As a viewer I love Vala. Were I anyone working in Cheyenne Mountain, I suspect I'd feign a bit of clumsy assault rifle dropping while the safety was off and the barrel pointed in her direction.
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 25, 2005 2:51:31 pm PDT #4959 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Betsy HP - Oct 25, 2005 3:01:50 pm PDT #4960 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
True. She's a bit Spikelike in that way. One-dimensional character, and the one dimension is annoying. She should have been sitting chained in the brig for the entire run of the character.
But... Claudia Black!
Consuela - Oct 25, 2005 3:10:07 pm PDT #4961 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
But... Claudia Black!
Yup!
With marginally better writing, she could have continued to be annoying (for the humor factor) while showing herself to be relatively trustworthy and a useful addition to the team. It wouldn't have taken much.
But, this is SG-1 we're talking about. ::sigh::
DCJensen - Oct 25, 2005 3:13:33 pm PDT #4962 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
With marginally better writing, she could have continued
No Margerine. Butter.
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2005 3:27:32 pm PDT #4963 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
SG1 has written entertaining characters before. In fact, it still entertains me.
Not with Vala, though.
Consuela - Oct 25, 2005 3:40:49 pm PDT #4964 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I suspect, ita, you have a low tolerance for annoying. Or annoying characters that don't bring anything else to the table.
I've got a low tolerance for embarrassing, but I don't mind annoying so much, so long as they're funny too. Hence my ability to put up with Rygel (but not Jool).
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2005 3:46:26 pm PDT #4965 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, if I'd found Rygel funny, ever, I mightn't have disliked him so much. But there was nothing there for me to like, not even despite myself.
Vala -- she just doesn't add up for me. I feel like I'm being sold a pig in a poke.
Consuela - Oct 25, 2005 3:51:30 pm PDT #4966 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I feel like I'm being sold a pig in a poke.
Ah, so that's what that piece of clothing is called...
ETA: pfeh, link didn't work.
quester - Oct 25, 2005 4:25:10 pm PDT #4967 of 10001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I liked Rygel from the first. He was such an evil puppet. But, he did a few things that showed me that even his character grew.
Vala was such a waste of Claudia.
Consuela - Oct 25, 2005 4:40:44 pm PDT #4968 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Vala was such a waste of Claudia.
I dunno. I mean, she had fun. That counts for something.