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There was no SGA talk. I mean, I could have said something, but I figure you guys sometimes get tired of hearing me burble.
It does sort of suck that they can't figure out a way to make characters interesting *before* they write them out, rather than during. They did it to Ford too. But I'm glad Elizabeth got to go down saving everyone and kicking some replicator ass, and I suspect we'll see her again, probably around the mid-season break.
I did like her steely showdown with the Faith Heritage guy. She'd been not much of anything for most of the series so far. So that was kinda nice.
Now, if they could only make Teyla interesting, that'd rock.
Was there any meta about Ford being written out?
Was there any meta about Ford being written out?
Eh, I don't know. I think it was probably not a good match on both sides, but I don't know who initiated what, if anything. I do know that based on interviews and commentaries, I'd find Rainbow Francks really irritating in person.
It's weird. SGA just hasn't gotten rid of people emotionally effectively. Ford, Weir, doctor guy--I didn't get any of the impact or sadness of losing Doyle or Oz or even the snitch demon whose name escapes me.
I guess it's not weird. It's SGA. SG1, bless them, got me almost every time they killed the team. And they killed them a lot.
Was there any meta about Ford being written out?
I thought I had heard that he was too similar to Shep's character (boyish, fun-loving, irreverant, blah blah). So... why did they write that character in the first place? And I didn't find them similar. And I liked that he sorta hero-worshipped Shep. He was so much more of a kid than Shep. Shep was the charming, immature, lonely outsider who transferred mid-term to another school with no family or friends, and Ford was the bright and chipper sophmore who thought he was cool but thought the new kid was cooler and latched on. I liked their dynamic.
BTW, I watched the second episode of Moonlight - it was the one written by David Greenwalt and was quite a lot of fun. Unfortunately, given that this was the only one he was involved in (I think) - I have my doubts that the fun will continue. One thing: at least Beth knows that Mick is a vampire.
crap, forgot about Moonlight! Streaming it now.
The title card makes me laugh. I think of Sesame Street when they're teaching you how to say a word.
Moon.....Light.
Moon...Light.
Moon.Light.
Moonlight!
I thought it was a pretty good swan song for the Weir character on SGA, despite being very unhappy with the behind-the-scenes situation that resulted in her departure "needing" to be written. The character was well-served by the story, and her sacrifice (lethal or not) actually meant something rather than being the pointless result of a drive-by tumor explosion.
But things did irritate: despite it making sense for Teyla to be left out of the action since someone needs to be around to lead in the absence of everyone higher in the chain of command than Chuck, it still felt like just one more marginalization of her character to throw on the pile. And checking my watch, I see it's half-past time for Rodney to shut the fuck up.
Really love how creepy this episode of Torchwood is.
Oh, this should be Countrycide. Heh.