Fairly good albeit incredibly violent Teal'c episode. *remembers the shish ka-jaffa at the end*
I did have a couple of problems with it. Like the hand-to-hand fight with Mitchell, for instance. It would have been a lot more powerful had Teal'c and Daniel fought, or Teal'c and Sam...because they all share a 10 year history together and it would have resonated a lot more with me personally. I didn't really care that Mitchell was getting his butt kicked and frankly, Teal'c didn't seem all that conflicted about beating Mitchell to a pulp.
And how about that recovery time? Mitchell was up and running just in time to rush into the building with the others...and he looked fresh as a daisy too.
I suppose we're supposed to be okay with Mitchell lying on his report. Are to then assume that Sam, Daniel and Vala also lied? Don't get me wrong...I don't mind them protecting one of their own like that. It's just that after getting into a major fight with a friend and fists are flying, it would have been nice to see some sort of aftermath between the team members. Instead, it was just kinda swept under the carpet.
I didn't care a whole lot for seeing Teal'c resort to truly evil tactics to get what he wanted though. He's supposed to be one of the good guys. Now we all know that Teal'c is relentless when on one of his JRT kicks...but serious lines were crossed in this one. In the past he was willing to at least consider putting the needs of others ahead of his personal vendettas...but here he wouldn't even budge. Further, he was more than committed to getting what he wanted. I'm sorry...but I have a hard time cheering him blowing someone up like that. Dedication is one thing...but seriously...
I loved the scenes with Bra'tac though. They added that nice bit of pathos we've missed for a while. His scenes with Teal'c were heartfelt and compelling and truly, he is one of the staples of this show. I'm also relieved that he didn't get killed off here.
So, definitely a VAST improvement over the last two weeks...but it still missed the mark by missing some obvious opportunities for team angst and tension.
And of course, we never found out who was camped by Teal'c's bedside all that time. I suppose that fits with the new mindset...which is, don't actually tell people a story; leave it vague so that everyone can interpret things however they want to.
I did have a couple of problems with it. Like the hand-to-hand fight with Mitchell, for instance. It would have been a lot more powerful had Teal'c and Daniel fought, or Teal'c and Sam...because they all share a 10 year history together and it would have resonated a lot more with me personally. I didn't really care that Mitchell was getting his butt kicked and frankly, Teal'c didn't seem all that conflicted about beating Mitchell to a pulp.
And how about that recovery time? Mitchell was up and running just in time to rush into the building with the others...and he looked fresh as a daisy too.
I suppose we're supposed to be okay with Mitchell lying on his report. Are to then assume that Sam, Daniel and Vala also lied? Don't get me wrong...I don't mind them protecting one of their own like that. It's just that after getting into a major fight with a friend and fists are flying, it would have been nice to see some sort of aftermath between the team members. Instead, it was just kinda swept under the carpet.
I didn't care a whole lot for seeing Teal'c resort to truly evil tactics to get what he wanted though. He's supposed to be one of the good guys. Now we all know that Teal'c is relentless when on one of his JRT kicks...but serious lines were crossed in this one. In the past he was willing to at least consider putting the needs of others ahead of his personal vendettas...but here he wouldn't even budge. Further, he was more than committed to getting what he wanted. I'm sorry...but I have a hard time cheering him blowing someone up like that. Dedication is one thing...but seriously...
I loved the scenes with Bra'tac though. They added that nice bit of pathos we've missed for a while. His scenes with Teal'c were heartfelt and compelling and truly, he is one of the staples of this show. I'm also relieved that he didn't get killed off here.
So, definitely a VAST improvement over the last two weeks...but it still missed the mark by missing some obvious opportunities for team angst and tension.
And of course, we never found out who was camped by Teal'c's bedside all that time. I suppose that fits with the new mindset...which is, don't actually tell people a story; leave it vague so that everyone can interpret things however they want to.
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