I noticed a lot of you guys have complained about the Replicators being overused, but have they? When I think of Replicators, I think of the mechanical bugs that seem like evil legos. Those Replicators have only been seen in eight episodes of SG-1 and one movie. Now, I can understand comparing the Human-form Replicators to the Asurans. Different names, different origins, but they serve the same purpose. I think the burn-out comes from being used in too many episodes per season, not so much that they were brought to Atlantis.
In SG-1, they appeared once or twice a year in Seasons 3-6, each featuring 22 episodes. Then they returned full force in Season 8 for 5 of 20 episodes. We didn't see them again for two years where they'd return as a subplot in The Ark of Truth. The stories were spread out, so when we saw them again, they were welcomed. In Season 8, we got a lot of episodes, but that's because their story was coming to an end. Ark of Truth was more of a new breed, one that was short lived.
In Atlantis, they're in 5 of 20 episodes in the third season. They dominated the first half of the fourth season. Now they'll return for tonight's episode which might bring that story to a close.
Were they over used in SG-1? Not really. Were they overused in Atlantis? I'd say so. They would have been more interesting had we gotten individual Asuran villains like Obereth. They could have had longevity if we only saw them a few times a year as a secondary villain who mostly thrived in the shadows, only stepping out when they had something to gain.
In SG-1, they appeared once or twice a year in Seasons 3-6, each featuring 22 episodes. Then they returned full force in Season 8 for 5 of 20 episodes. We didn't see them again for two years where they'd return as a subplot in The Ark of Truth. The stories were spread out, so when we saw them again, they were welcomed. In Season 8, we got a lot of episodes, but that's because their story was coming to an end. Ark of Truth was more of a new breed, one that was short lived.
In Atlantis, they're in 5 of 20 episodes in the third season. They dominated the first half of the fourth season. Now they'll return for tonight's episode which might bring that story to a close.
Were they over used in SG-1? Not really. Were they overused in Atlantis? I'd say so. They would have been more interesting had we gotten individual Asuran villains like Obereth. They could have had longevity if we only saw them a few times a year as a secondary villain who mostly thrived in the shadows, only stepping out when they had something to gain.
Comment