We Shall Not Cease From Exploration
Jun. 23rd, 2007 11:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annundrielSeattle was lovely. Didn't do much, but it was marvelous to have sun and blue skies without the 95 degree weather of central WA. Or the mosquitoes. And now I'm back home until next Friday when Mom and I will once again make the trip across the Cascades. I'll be house- and dog-sitting (added birds and fish - hey, remember when I took care of the crayfish? And cleaned its home? That smelled awful.). Mom will be there until Monday. And then the fam will be back July 5, but I don't think I'll be going home until the weekend. Which is fine by me.
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Friday was the series finale of Stargate SG-1. Before I say some stuff about that, however, I'd like to get some general issues with the SciFi Channel off my chest concerning their handling of both SG series as well as spoilers. Putting it all under a cut because it does concern some casting spoilers and I don't know who is and isn't avoiding those anymore. Though I'm pretty sure everyone knows the one I'm going to talk about.
First off, I'm annoyed that SciFi thinks it's a good idea to make fans wait a stupid number of months for the second half of seasons. It's dumb. That's really all I have to say about that.
Secondly, I'm annoyed that SciFi thinks it's okay to show promos of Amanda Tapping on SGA when they haven't even 1) finished airing SG-1's finale or 2) shown SGA's. Because, hi, obviously now we know who makes it through the end of the seasons. Which is kind of an issue I've had with casting spoilers since earlier this year. Generally, I don't care. But when it came to finally seeing "Unending," some of the suspense was taken away because I knew the team was going to make it. And, y'know, yea! But, geez, when it comes to a series finale, you could do anything with that. Fans could be genuinely worried that their favorite characters are going to die (and stay dead). Not so if they've already heard that so-and-so will be appearing next season on the spin-off.
And that leads me to Sam on Atlantis. I really like Sam. I am a fan. Not a big fan of her in serious romantic relationships (I'd kind of like to leave this off shows, as much as I crave them sometimes), but I like Sam and her smarts and her humor and her attitude. However, I will admit to being a tiny bit afraid that she'll be made Saint Carter (arguably, they've already done this), thus resulting in making McKay look incompetent and bad (and we know how I feel about him and the writers doing that) and so bringing me to dislike Sam. I don't want that. I don't really think that's what I'll get. And I truly believe in letting the episodes speak for themselves instead of making judgments beforehand. But I can still be a little nervous about it.
Plus, for whatever reason, the promos for season four made me squirm a little. Maybe it was all the shots of the new people and not enough showing of the core group.
Now, as for SG-1's finale...
SG-1 - "Unending"
While both of my parents are apparently unsatisfied with it, I loved this episode. It worked well for me. But I am kind of a sucker for lifetimes lived in the blink of an eye.
As I predicted after the show was canceled, I cried. I can't help it! I was mostly fine through most of the episode. Both music-montage things got me a little misty. And Landry dying. Especially after we got to see him be domestic with his grandpa-sweater and his plants. When I realized Daniel and Vala weren't going to remember anything also got me.
But the part that actually made me cry was Walter announcing chevrons. So I'm sniffling on the couch and Mom is all silent and I'm all, "omg, that means no more Walter." And I know that's stupid because 1) he's fictional and 2) they're making movies and he could be back. But these characters grow on you and while I only started watching the show when SGA started, I have loved it and the characters.
So Walter and his chevrons made me cry. And Teal'c's "indeed." And the final walk up the ramp through the 'gate.
Speaking of Teal'c. Oh, Teal'c. (That's what she said.) When I started watching the show, I already knew I liked Daniel and I had a strong suspicion I would like Jack and Sam, but I had no idea how much I would end up liking Teal'c. He's fantastic. And the whole episode just cemented that fact for me.
As for Daniel/Vala. I'm good with it. No objections here, except for the part of me that perked up at his refusal and Vala's question about whether or not he liked girls. Because I will always be rooting for Jack/Daniel. But I feel like that Jack/Daniel is pre-season...something. Things changed. And while I'm still rooting, I'm absolutely fine with the show finally giving Daniel something good. And while his speech made me flail at how mean he was being, I totally get where he was coming from and what was behind it. The sweet smile before the kiss also helped make up for it.
I like to think that, like Daniel and Vala seeming to vaguely remember things about life being to short, maybe one day Sam will see a cello and her fingers will itch to play and she'll take it up and find it comes naturally to her. I found Sam just all-in-all lovely.
And poor Cameron. A man raised under wide blue skies, trapped for fifty years on a spaceship. A pilot who can't fly. Running forever in the same circles. I did like that there were a few times that he actually almost got Teal'c as they were sparring. And the look of surprise this caused.
What I want to know is, are the Asgard really gone? Really? Did they recall Hermiod? Because I'm really not happy about that development.
So, there you have it. Random impressions of various parts of the finale. There may be more at some other time.
As for SGA's finale, well I'd already seen that. But I stayed up and watched it with Mom anyway because I still love it. Now, if only they would stay lost in space for awhile. I don't know what TPTB are planning on doing, but obviously if they've got Carter around then they don't stay lost. Which would be so much more interesting I think.
No good Mom quotes from last night, though when "Sunday" aired I told her the good bits, avoiding actually watching it for the most part, which included Sheppard and his previous married state. The marriage didn't work out, as Mom said, "because of other men's husbands." Which isn't a phrase I, or she, can take credit for because a classmate of mine is writing a book by that title ("other men's husbands"). It just pleases me whenever she says stuff like that and sort of nudge, nudge, wink, winks at me because it means she gets it and it's all good.
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Friday was the series finale of Stargate SG-1. Before I say some stuff about that, however, I'd like to get some general issues with the SciFi Channel off my chest concerning their handling of both SG series as well as spoilers. Putting it all under a cut because it does concern some casting spoilers and I don't know who is and isn't avoiding those anymore. Though I'm pretty sure everyone knows the one I'm going to talk about.
First off, I'm annoyed that SciFi thinks it's a good idea to make fans wait a stupid number of months for the second half of seasons. It's dumb. That's really all I have to say about that.
Secondly, I'm annoyed that SciFi thinks it's okay to show promos of Amanda Tapping on SGA when they haven't even 1) finished airing SG-1's finale or 2) shown SGA's. Because, hi, obviously now we know who makes it through the end of the seasons. Which is kind of an issue I've had with casting spoilers since earlier this year. Generally, I don't care. But when it came to finally seeing "Unending," some of the suspense was taken away because I knew the team was going to make it. And, y'know, yea! But, geez, when it comes to a series finale, you could do anything with that. Fans could be genuinely worried that their favorite characters are going to die (and stay dead). Not so if they've already heard that so-and-so will be appearing next season on the spin-off.
And that leads me to Sam on Atlantis. I really like Sam. I am a fan. Not a big fan of her in serious romantic relationships (I'd kind of like to leave this off shows, as much as I crave them sometimes), but I like Sam and her smarts and her humor and her attitude. However, I will admit to being a tiny bit afraid that she'll be made Saint Carter (arguably, they've already done this), thus resulting in making McKay look incompetent and bad (and we know how I feel about him and the writers doing that) and so bringing me to dislike Sam. I don't want that. I don't really think that's what I'll get. And I truly believe in letting the episodes speak for themselves instead of making judgments beforehand. But I can still be a little nervous about it.
Plus, for whatever reason, the promos for season four made me squirm a little. Maybe it was all the shots of the new people and not enough showing of the core group.
Now, as for SG-1's finale...
SG-1 - "Unending"
While both of my parents are apparently unsatisfied with it, I loved this episode. It worked well for me. But I am kind of a sucker for lifetimes lived in the blink of an eye.
As I predicted after the show was canceled, I cried. I can't help it! I was mostly fine through most of the episode. Both music-montage things got me a little misty. And Landry dying. Especially after we got to see him be domestic with his grandpa-sweater and his plants. When I realized Daniel and Vala weren't going to remember anything also got me.
But the part that actually made me cry was Walter announcing chevrons. So I'm sniffling on the couch and Mom is all silent and I'm all, "omg, that means no more Walter." And I know that's stupid because 1) he's fictional and 2) they're making movies and he could be back. But these characters grow on you and while I only started watching the show when SGA started, I have loved it and the characters.
So Walter and his chevrons made me cry. And Teal'c's "indeed." And the final walk up the ramp through the 'gate.
Speaking of Teal'c. Oh, Teal'c. (That's what she said.) When I started watching the show, I already knew I liked Daniel and I had a strong suspicion I would like Jack and Sam, but I had no idea how much I would end up liking Teal'c. He's fantastic. And the whole episode just cemented that fact for me.
As for Daniel/Vala. I'm good with it. No objections here, except for the part of me that perked up at his refusal and Vala's question about whether or not he liked girls. Because I will always be rooting for Jack/Daniel. But I feel like that Jack/Daniel is pre-season...something. Things changed. And while I'm still rooting, I'm absolutely fine with the show finally giving Daniel something good. And while his speech made me flail at how mean he was being, I totally get where he was coming from and what was behind it. The sweet smile before the kiss also helped make up for it.
I like to think that, like Daniel and Vala seeming to vaguely remember things about life being to short, maybe one day Sam will see a cello and her fingers will itch to play and she'll take it up and find it comes naturally to her. I found Sam just all-in-all lovely.
And poor Cameron. A man raised under wide blue skies, trapped for fifty years on a spaceship. A pilot who can't fly. Running forever in the same circles. I did like that there were a few times that he actually almost got Teal'c as they were sparring. And the look of surprise this caused.
What I want to know is, are the Asgard really gone? Really? Did they recall Hermiod? Because I'm really not happy about that development.
So, there you have it. Random impressions of various parts of the finale. There may be more at some other time.
As for SGA's finale, well I'd already seen that. But I stayed up and watched it with Mom anyway because I still love it. Now, if only they would stay lost in space for awhile. I don't know what TPTB are planning on doing, but obviously if they've got Carter around then they don't stay lost. Which would be so much more interesting I think.
No good Mom quotes from last night, though when "Sunday" aired I told her the good bits, avoiding actually watching it for the most part, which included Sheppard and his previous married state. The marriage didn't work out, as Mom said, "because of other men's husbands." Which isn't a phrase I, or she, can take credit for because a classmate of mine is writing a book by that title ("other men's husbands"). It just pleases me whenever she says stuff like that and sort of nudge, nudge, wink, winks at me because it means she gets it and it's all good.
