Journey's End & The Daedalus Variations
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annundrielI got my temporary certificate for emergency substitute teaching in the mail today. Basically they're saying that I'm recommended for it in the school district and my actual certificate should arrive in the coming weeks (two to nineteen, I think they said). So that's exciting. Sort of. I mean, I think the substitute teaching will be a good experience for me, but at the same time...I'm really not that interested in pursuing a teaching career anymore. Which is why I was dragging my feet about the whole thing in the first place. But now I've come this far and I might as well just give it a go and see how it suits me. A lot of people, generally teachers I had growing up, seem to think I'd be good at it. We'll see.
Doctor Who - "Journey's End"
Donna Noble is my favorite companion so far. And the ending of this one...Yeah. It just killed me. Even more than "Doomsday" did, I think. Because Rose may have gotten stuck in another universe, but at least she had her memories. While that may be worse to some, basically hitting the reset button on Donna broke my heart. I felt like the season was a lot about Donna discovering her potential, learning that she was special even if she was "just a temp," and then in the end it's all taken away.
Plus, there's that whole non-recognition of the Doctor. He's just John Smith, some guy. She has no idea what they meant to each other. She could pass him on the street and never give him a second thought. Which is as it should be, to save her brain. But it's still awfully sad.
When the Doctor part of her appeared, I knew that the end was going to be horrible because she was brilliant and she shone and I just knew that it was all going to come crashing down. So there I was, a little teary just because I was stupidly proud of her and dreading what was to come.
I get really attached to characters, obviously.
And I loved the way both Doctors beamed at her over the Dalek console thing.
I also loved when the Doctor told Donna's mom she should treat Donna a little better. I hope that happens.
It was nice seeing Mickey and Jackie again. And I always enjoy Martha and Sarah Jane. I'm sure after being incinerated Jack would like to go home and, oh, relax a bit.
And then there's Rose. I don't really have anything to say about her or her ending at the moment. Just that I think it was the right one. But I do wonder about how much angst there is on that end with him being the Doctor but the human version.
Anyway, yeah. I basically sobbed through the last ten minutes. I'm going to miss Donna a lot. It was also interesting that the season ended without something weird popping up at the very end before the cut to the credits.
SGA - "The Daedalus Variations"
Loved it. I was really happy to be getting back to just the Team. Not the Team + one. Or two.
Randomly:
- Rodney and John opener. I love when episodes start and end on them. And this one had both. Yea! Poor Rodney dropped Torren. And then claimed he jumped. Heh. And he himself was apparently dropped a lot as a child. Hmm.
- I liked that when they were in the 'jumper heading toward the Daedalus, John and Rodney's movements were in sync while looking up at it. Just a detail. And then John paired Rodney with Ronon and the episode immediately became about the two of them having a bit of a marital spat and John needing some time apart. Because usually the two of them go off and do things.
- Teyla and Ronon. I always enjoy them together and I especially liked Teyla asking him about the other them, how she couldn't stop thinking about them. And Ronon asking her if she was going to be worrying about the millions of Torren's out there. Sometimes he really knows just what to say.
- John and Rodney. Just...in general. I liked that John was pushing Rodney to work, like he does, but he was doing it in a way that felt, I don't know, more gentle? I kept thinking back to "Inferno" and the way he'd get pushy and a little harsh about it. Here, the way he kept calling him "Rodney" and the tone of his voice was much more calm. Or something. In fact, John's whole attitude seemed pretty calm to me throughout.
- John's "I just suggested that two hours ago." Followed by:
McKAY: ...I had to think opposite of me and it doesn't get more opposite than you.
SHEPPARD: I'll take that as a compliment.
- Rodney's attitude in the second half made me really happy. How he figured out a solution and was all "this is what we have to do and I'm going to go do it," very focused and determined without too much prompting. Also, omg his arms.
- Loved smart Teyla. First John's whole "You know how to do this stuff?" and then Rodney's little "Ah. Sure" when she figured things out before him. And then the whole, "It's your first mission back. I'm not going to let it be your last, okay." Aww.
- The argument about making the Daedalus go faster reminded me a lot of Star Trek and Kirk and Scotty. Like, a lot.
- SHEPPARD: Easy, Chewie! Those buttons are your friends.
DEX: I'm trying!
Haha. Ronon's frustration with the guns was pretty funny. They should sit him down and play some video games with him. Just in case something like this happens again.
- Sheppard and Sheppard! And John kind of freaked out. I thought the other Sheppard was kind of chatty, all things considered. Their mutual back-patting and everyone rolling their eyes was funny.
- "I got shot!" That caught me by surprise. I think I actually gasped.
- I like Lorne and Zelenka working together. And how Lorne calls him and Rodney, and I'm assuming other scientists, "doc." Also loved their relief.
- And then we get John and Rodney in the infirmary. Rodney all laid up and John keeping him company and playing his DS. (For some reason the DS thing cracks me up a little.) Then Teyla came in and Rodney kind of lit up at the prospect of being allowed to hold the baby again. Aww. Of course then Teyla had to tell him she thought he'd make an excellent father one day which, oh, just made me laugh. Then there was the wonderful, brief side-glance to John and John's fantastic face at "father" and, oh, those two are so married and not having kids any time soon.
- "I've seen a lot of scary things in my day, but that thought scares me the most."
- "Watch out, they wiggle."
So, yes, I really enjoyed this one. I love the Team.
And from my little Sheppard/McKay POV over here, there's just something about John that reads as though he's realized a few things about his feelings and has the knowledge of Rodney and Jennifer in that alternate future and is now trying to figure out what he wants to do about it all. Basically, I can either read this episode as that or as they're already an old married couple. Both work. And, y'know, they're not even really exclusive, since that old married couple behavior has pretty much been there since the beginning.
Doctor Who - "Journey's End"
Donna Noble is my favorite companion so far. And the ending of this one...Yeah. It just killed me. Even more than "Doomsday" did, I think. Because Rose may have gotten stuck in another universe, but at least she had her memories. While that may be worse to some, basically hitting the reset button on Donna broke my heart. I felt like the season was a lot about Donna discovering her potential, learning that she was special even if she was "just a temp," and then in the end it's all taken away.
Plus, there's that whole non-recognition of the Doctor. He's just John Smith, some guy. She has no idea what they meant to each other. She could pass him on the street and never give him a second thought. Which is as it should be, to save her brain. But it's still awfully sad.
When the Doctor part of her appeared, I knew that the end was going to be horrible because she was brilliant and she shone and I just knew that it was all going to come crashing down. So there I was, a little teary just because I was stupidly proud of her and dreading what was to come.
I get really attached to characters, obviously.
And I loved the way both Doctors beamed at her over the Dalek console thing.
I also loved when the Doctor told Donna's mom she should treat Donna a little better. I hope that happens.
It was nice seeing Mickey and Jackie again. And I always enjoy Martha and Sarah Jane. I'm sure after being incinerated Jack would like to go home and, oh, relax a bit.
And then there's Rose. I don't really have anything to say about her or her ending at the moment. Just that I think it was the right one. But I do wonder about how much angst there is on that end with him being the Doctor but the human version.
Anyway, yeah. I basically sobbed through the last ten minutes. I'm going to miss Donna a lot. It was also interesting that the season ended without something weird popping up at the very end before the cut to the credits.
SGA - "The Daedalus Variations"
Loved it. I was really happy to be getting back to just the Team. Not the Team + one. Or two.
Randomly:
- Rodney and John opener. I love when episodes start and end on them. And this one had both. Yea! Poor Rodney dropped Torren. And then claimed he jumped. Heh. And he himself was apparently dropped a lot as a child. Hmm.
- I liked that when they were in the 'jumper heading toward the Daedalus, John and Rodney's movements were in sync while looking up at it. Just a detail. And then John paired Rodney with Ronon and the episode immediately became about the two of them having a bit of a marital spat and John needing some time apart. Because usually the two of them go off and do things.
- Teyla and Ronon. I always enjoy them together and I especially liked Teyla asking him about the other them, how she couldn't stop thinking about them. And Ronon asking her if she was going to be worrying about the millions of Torren's out there. Sometimes he really knows just what to say.
- John and Rodney. Just...in general. I liked that John was pushing Rodney to work, like he does, but he was doing it in a way that felt, I don't know, more gentle? I kept thinking back to "Inferno" and the way he'd get pushy and a little harsh about it. Here, the way he kept calling him "Rodney" and the tone of his voice was much more calm. Or something. In fact, John's whole attitude seemed pretty calm to me throughout.
- John's "I just suggested that two hours ago." Followed by:
McKAY: ...I had to think opposite of me and it doesn't get more opposite than you.
SHEPPARD: I'll take that as a compliment.
- Rodney's attitude in the second half made me really happy. How he figured out a solution and was all "this is what we have to do and I'm going to go do it," very focused and determined without too much prompting. Also, omg his arms.
- Loved smart Teyla. First John's whole "You know how to do this stuff?" and then Rodney's little "Ah. Sure" when she figured things out before him. And then the whole, "It's your first mission back. I'm not going to let it be your last, okay." Aww.
- The argument about making the Daedalus go faster reminded me a lot of Star Trek and Kirk and Scotty. Like, a lot.
- SHEPPARD: Easy, Chewie! Those buttons are your friends.
DEX: I'm trying!
Haha. Ronon's frustration with the guns was pretty funny. They should sit him down and play some video games with him. Just in case something like this happens again.
- Sheppard and Sheppard! And John kind of freaked out. I thought the other Sheppard was kind of chatty, all things considered. Their mutual back-patting and everyone rolling their eyes was funny.
- "I got shot!" That caught me by surprise. I think I actually gasped.
- I like Lorne and Zelenka working together. And how Lorne calls him and Rodney, and I'm assuming other scientists, "doc." Also loved their relief.
- And then we get John and Rodney in the infirmary. Rodney all laid up and John keeping him company and playing his DS. (For some reason the DS thing cracks me up a little.) Then Teyla came in and Rodney kind of lit up at the prospect of being allowed to hold the baby again. Aww. Of course then Teyla had to tell him she thought he'd make an excellent father one day which, oh, just made me laugh. Then there was the wonderful, brief side-glance to John and John's fantastic face at "father" and, oh, those two are so married and not having kids any time soon.
- "I've seen a lot of scary things in my day, but that thought scares me the most."
- "Watch out, they wiggle."
So, yes, I really enjoyed this one. I love the Team.
And from my little Sheppard/McKay POV over here, there's just something about John that reads as though he's realized a few things about his feelings and has the knowledge of Rodney and Jennifer in that alternate future and is now trying to figure out what he wants to do about it all. Basically, I can either read this episode as that or as they're already an old married couple. Both work. And, y'know, they're not even really exclusive, since that old married couple behavior has pretty much been there since the beginning.
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Date: 2008-08-02 04:46 pm (UTC)And SGA...
I quite liked this one. A lot of what you mentioned were highlights, though I reaaaaaally loved the way John said "What's that?" when referring to the alien ship that appears in the one reality. It was kind of a dumb "wut's dat".
I got this feeling throughout the whole episode, with Teyla being all "I can do stuff with electronics!" and Ronon having that glazed-over look on his face when he goes after the noise/alien and disappears... that something was up. Like they weren't themselves. It was odd.
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Date: 2008-08-02 08:42 pm (UTC)I thought everyone came off a little subdued on SGA. Even Rodney's freaking out seemed more calm. And, really, I loved when he got all kinda take-charge and "I'm doing this."
Maybe Ronon was just feeling a little out of his element. Like that episode where he tells John and Teyla he wishes there was something he could do but the science stuff isn't him. And then John compares them to the Fantastic Four.