yappichick | (no subject)

You know, if you take a step back from the oh no! There's no JT, this season really isn't too terrible...

Are there problems? Totally. (see below) But, I think season 5 improved over last season. (Actually, in my ideal world, they would take parts of season 4 and mesh it with season 5, LOL)

The good:

Woolsey. I love him. I wish he was there from the beginning as the IOA's representative. It would have been great interaction and I would have loved to see him play off Elizabeth more.

Carson. Unlike just about everyone else, he has had the most character development. Though he's only been in three episodes so far, I know more about him and his goals in life than Lorne who has been in three times as many episodes. Or Keller who is--well, again, see below for my "What stinks".

Teyla. I know, people are upset at the lack of her. But, I think she has had some of the best (and believable) storylines this year--becoming a Wraith Queen, killing Michael, and taking care of her son. I know, people are annoyed at the lack of Teyla--that she would stay back and watch Atlantis during TLT, her concern in TDV, her waiting so long to make a decision in BT, but really...it's realistic. When you have a kid, perspectives change. And since we don't see how much Kanaan is there, one would have to assume that her priority is the welfare of her child. It doesn't mean she can't still kick butt--look at The Seed and The Prodigal.

Secondary/guest characters. I love Todd--I think he is freakin' awesome. Radek, thankfully, is not the "creep" they painted him out to be in Season 4. Lorne--ok, well, I learned more about him in season 4, but it's always nice to see a pretty face. LOL. I like Banks, but I miss Chuck. I thought Daniel was really good in the mid-season two parters.

The bad:

I only have three major complaints.

One, and it's the biggest one, is the lack of team episodes. Remember those? Sateda? The Long Goodbye? Letters from Pegasus? Home? I could go on and on and on. The whole team doesn't have to be in every scene together, but it's nice to have them weaved through the episode--unlike this season when, if you're looking for someone that probably isn't in the story, look at the beginning or the end: Rodney in Whispers, Ronon/Teyla in Remanants, Teyla in TLT. Or you can suspect they are missing from the entire episode: Ronon/Teyla in Whispers and Teyla in Tracker. Woolsey and Keller have been MIA in several as well. I can't remember an episode back in the early season where Elizabeth just wasn't there...

Keller. I understand Carson isn't coming back. Fine. But, her character is so all over the place, it drives me crazy. One episode, she's scared, the next, she's beating off a wraith with a stick. And let's not even get into the whole love triangle thing.

Ronon. I know people are mad about Teyla. But look at how they treated Ronon all season. In Tracker he was shown as the intelligent man he is, in TLT, he's "Caveman", shooting everything inthe control room. Where's the character growth for him? No wonder JM wanted to leave after this season. And please, someone take the wig away from the man. LOL

Overall, I'm glad that this season is its last. While I enjoyed it a lot more than last season, you can feel the actors getting tired. And while J/T won't ever be cannon, I can enjoy the episodes because I wasn't ever like Oh my goodness! If they never get together, I'm going to hate the show forever!!!!!!! It's always been about the snark for me. :D :D

Alright, I'm done giving my input now.

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I agree, for the most part. In fact, I agree with just about everything... except that this season is better than last. The biggest downer for me this season is the ship. TPTB just can't, no matter how hard they try, write decent romance. They can do sex (Shep's Kirking is testament to that) but real romantic relationships are beyond them. Not that I'm a shipper by any stretch of the imagination, but if it were at least done well enough that the characters didn't have to be so out of character that you wouldn't recognise them with the costumes (and wig!) it might be bearable.

I miss Ronon :(

Best thing of all this season, Woolsey is made of win :)

Indeed.

The thread won't appreciate my thoughts on Season 5.

At all.

*sneaks in* Is the resident heretic on your flist allowed to speak up? I'm gonna risk it. One thing I was afraid of was another baby of doom popping up, like Adria on SG - 1 but for a change Teyla got to have a normal baby, and that is probably most realistic and the best thing they have done with this season. I love Teyla and I wish those guys had an idea what to do with her from the day one. They didn't. At least I'm not convinced. But you're absolutely right, when you have a child priorities change completely.

I've heard that demons that haunt John are still being mentioned, but we still lack an explanation. Considering that he's my second favorite character, and the favorite to write about, that makes me pissed. Psychologically, he is a package of opposites and contradictions. What made him so vulnerable? What happened between him and his father? Why is he a loner, but at the same time so fiercely loyal to his people and ready to give his life for them? We'll probably never get answers to those questions.

And let's not start on the topic of what was done to my favorite character. I'm not going to forgive them that. Replacing Elizabeth with Carter was bad enough because Carter became something she wasn't supposed to be (and to me she was never at the top of my favorites list. I was never too interested about her), but having Woolsey as the leader? The man who usually came carrying accusations, the same one who wanted to kill Daniel? Oh, please. To me he is a comic relief, and nothing else. Elizabeth was the leader.

On Ronon - his wig beats Rachel's wigs from S1. That thing he has to wear is absolutely hideous. One would think that a show like SGA can afford a decent wig?

Overall, I miss SGA, the way it was in its golden days.

Yeah the wig is bad. Very bad.

Urrggh! My laptop is evil! I just wrote out an incredibly long reply and my internet cut out as I tried to post it so I lost it all :/ I'll see if I have time to write it out again tomorrow! Whether I'll be able to capture the same genious is another matter ;) :P