Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe

[Happenstance]

Just finished watching "Light" (I was weak)

This was finally an episode I totally got behind. Some very good character building moments, including Greer who up until this point I really didnt like. Yes I think we still need more action in the show but im hoping thats coming up and its just been a slow building start to the series.

The one thing I still dont like:

Spoiler

Chloe hooking up with Scott, once again we see more of a connection between her and Eli than weve ever seen with Scott. Im hoping that showing them hooking up this early is deliberate on the writers part to actually show shes better suited to end up with Eli.

 

[Kent]

I sure do hope they bring back aliens to this. I mean, I guess it doesn't have to be quite as familiar aliens as before, but still... give me some motherlovin' aliens!

 

[wiegeabo]

Just finished watching "Light" (I was weak)

This was finally an episode I totally got behind. Some very good character building moments, including Greer who up until this point I really didnt like. Yes I think we still need more action in the show but im hoping thats coming up and its just been a slow building start to the series.

The one thing I still dont like:

Spoiler

Chloe hooking up with Scott, once again we see more of a connection between her and Eli than weve ever seen with Scott. Im hoping that showing them hooking up this early is deliberate on the writers part to actually show shes better suited to end up with Eli.

It's the same old 'girls are attracted to bad/damaged guys' thing. That's mostly what Scott's going for him. She's probably confusing her feelings with the intensity and the promise of forgetting all the crap she's gone through for a short time.

She see Eli as nothing more than a friend. Which doesn't bother me. Makes Eli the underdog we can all root for.

 

[wiegeabo]

I sure do hope they bring back aliens to this. I mean, I guess it doesn't have to be quite as familiar aliens as before, but still... give me some motherlovin' aliens!

There were the desert aliens...

 

[Happenstance]

I think its just the fact that weve seen pretty much nothing between her and Scott, nearly all scenes with them have felt forced even if I take Eli out of the picture at this point.

Now what would have been interesting is if the weird whirlwind thing on the planet had altered Scotts DNA and he could no longer get it up, for a character who has now slept with 2 characters (that we know of) on Destiny it could actually give him some depth

 

[wiegeabo]

I think its just the fact that weve seen pretty much nothing between her and Scott, nearly all scenes with them have felt forced even if I take Eli out of the picture at this point.

Now what would have been interesting is if the weird whirlwind thing on the planet had altered Scotts DNA and he could no longer get it up, for a character who has now slept with 2 characters (that we know of) on Destiny it could actually give him some depth

*snickers at the double entendre*

 

[Gilpesh]

Spoiler

Chloe hooking up with Scott, once again we see more of a connection between her and Eli than weve ever seen with Scott. Im hoping that showing them hooking up this early is deliberate on the writers part to actually show shes better suited to end up with Eli.

Why would you think showing the reason that they shouldn't end up together....... is reason that they should end up together?

 

[RetroNaz]

Exactly, Gilpesh.

 

[C. Lee]

Why would you think showing the reason that they shouldn't end up together....... is reason that they should end up together?

Perhaps he means, by having her jump into bed so soon with him....she will realize that he cares more for getting laid than in her feelings....and so she will notice how much more Eli is suited for her.

But I personally think they just wanted to show two pretty people getting it on and Eli will only be screwed emotionally.

 

[Gilpesh]

Perhaps he means, by having her jump into bed so soon with him....she will realize that he cares more for getting laid than in her feelings....and so she will notice how much more Eli is suited for her.

And I hope by then Eli has grown a pair and will tell her off good.

But I personally think they just wanted to show two pretty people getting it on and Eli will only be screwed emotionally.

That's actually why I hated that turn so much. It was so obvious, so poorly written, and such a clear attempt to set up a drama love triangle... that I couldn't take it seriously at all.

 

[RetroNaz]

They rushed the love triangle (if that's what they're going for).

If my dad killed himself to save lives on a ship, I wouldn't be banging some chick mere days later...No, I'm not gay lol.

 

[The Squirrel]

That's actually why I hated that turn so much. It was so obvious, so poorly written, and such a clear attempt to set up a drama love triangle... that I couldn't take it seriously at all.

It definitely was the weakest part of the episode.

 

[C. Lee]

And I hope by then Eli has grown a pair and will tell her off good.


That's actually why I hated that turn so much. It was so obvious, so poorly written, and such a clear attempt to set up a drama love triangle... that I couldn't take it seriously at all.

Maybe the female soldier he was screwing in the first episode will find out about him and Chloe....and then hit on Eli for revenge.

 

[Gilpesh]

and then hit on Eli for revenge.

But I'm afraid for Eli that the hitting would be actual hitting. Cause that James lady is pretty cranky.

 

[RetroNaz]

Whose the blonde chick that made it onto the shuttle in the last episode?

Eli, sir you need to tap that!

 

[C. Lee]

But I'm afraid for Eli that the hitting would be actual hitting. Cause that James lady is pretty cranky.

But it still might be the closest he's been with a woman in his life.

 

[Gilpesh]

But it still might be the closest he's been with a woman in his life.

No. That's going to be when James puts her foot up his ass for spying on her in her pajamas.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Thinking back on the "What if he knew" line from Young

From past episodes Rush was irritable(part smoking/caffeine withdrawal) and just annoyed at everyone else.

In this episode, not so much. Which leads me to thing "If Rush isn't going off on someone, something's wrong."

He was cooperating with Eli

Overjoyed at the Destiny going into the star's plasma

"I've never been pleased to be wrong in all my life"

It seemed liked he was passing time in his quarters waiting for The Destiny to make it's move.

 

[wiegeabo]

Hmm...

Could also be that with some actual sleep (10 hours TJ said?) and the worst of the caffeine withdrawal behind him (and actually being on Destiny rather than being continually frustrated by the ninth chevron), he's finally eased up a bit. At least until the nicotine withdrawal gets worse.

I think Eli is the first one to actually earn a little of Rush's respect. First he shows him Destiny from the outside, with Rush was thankful for. Than he stands up to Rush and basically says 'My math kung fu is strong'. The only thing that Rush respects seems to be intelligence. And Eli's shown more of that than any of the other scientists other than Rush. That's even earned some respect from Young since Eli was working the problem while the other brains were just complaining how hopeless it all was.

 

[wiegeabo]

Hmm...

Could also be that with some actual sleep (10 hours TJ said?) and the worst of the caffeine withdrawal behind him (and actually being on Destiny rather than being continually frustrated by the ninth chevron), he's finally eased up a bit. At least until the nicotine withdrawal gets worse.

I think Eli is the first one to actually earn a little of Rush's respect. First he shows him Destiny from the outside, with Rush was thankful for. Than he stands up to Rush and basically says 'My math kung fu is strong'. The only thing that Rush respects seems to be intelligence. And Eli's shown more of that than any of the other scientists other than Rush. That's even earned some respect from Young since Eli was working the problem while the other brains were just complaining how hopeless it all was.

 

[Happenstance]

Why would you think showing the reason that they shouldn't end up together....... is reason that they should end up together?

Its just that in the same episode we get Chloe and Scott hooking up after very little build up apart from a couple of scenes which had nearly zero chemistry and then later we get scenes with Chloe and Eli where it looks like they have more of a connection and we get the shots of her head on his shoulder and the hand holding.

Just to clarify this isnt really about wanting Eli to get with her, its more complaining that they dont have any chemistry and she does with another character. It just feels weird, unless as I said, this is all part of a bigger plan to show who she actually has a connection with on the ship.

 

[Gilpesh]

Happenstance. It's not a plan. It's bad writing.

 

[Happenstance]

Well as we are only 5 episodes in im not going to jump to any conclusions or condemn them for bad writing. Especially since we know that Scott sleeps around and that could end up being all this is.

 

[Kent]

There were the desert aliens...

Seeing as how Scott was the only one to see that it seemed pretty unclear whether or not that was any kind of alien. My own interpretation, even though I want there to be aliens, was that it was a hallucination.

 

[Happenstance]

Nah I think that was an alien. I think it was leading Scott to where he needed to be and if it was all in his head then how did the water just magically spring up under his head?