I think the tone of the whole thing might have been different had she been doing that, instead of the exercycle. I read it as "not comfortable getting whacked (possibly in the abdomen)", or maybe "knows others won't be comfortable whacking her", which made the rest of the episode seem contradictory and John seem to be reading the situation correctly.
Well, lady, I must say-- You're my kinda stupid.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.
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DebetEsse - Jan 12, 2008 5:17:19 am PST #9262 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Theodosia - Jan 12, 2008 5:53:22 am PST #9263 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Rachel Luttrell is so very beautiful, which is what I came away with...
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2008 6:54:14 am PST #9264 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm kinda on John's side with this--or more that I don't see why Teyla wasn't on John's side with this. She's not going to be as balls to the wall as before, and they're all going to treat her as more delicate, and the baddies will treat her as a more valuable hostage, and they'll be right.
It's like the false reason not to have women on the team--I don't believe a woman is more delicate or more valuable a hostage, but the "two lives and one is an infant" thing? Kinda persuasive.
As for the fetal boost, I figured it was two Wraith-enhanced Athosians working in synchronicity which made things easier for her.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 12, 2008 7:03:45 am PST #9265 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
I get that if we're talking another set of wraithy genes making the Hive ship respond to her more easily, as it would to a real Wraith. I just don't buy a 3-month-old mind (if there's any consciousness at all at that point) making her psychic abilities that much more powerful. The last time Teyla was the one helplessly taken over by a queen, and even when the latter was sedated and wounded she could barely preserve the integrity of her own mind against it.
Note also that the queen would have had at least one male and many, many drones around her in the hive mind, theoretically giving her a lot more psychic support than Teyla had available.
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2008 7:20:48 am PST #9266 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, point. Piloting the ship and piloting the queen are different magnitudes.
I find Teyla a mess at the best of times--I was kinda happy to get the two minds thing, even for a second.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 12, 2008 5:11:41 pm PST #9267 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
It could have been saved for me if she'd taken over the frowny majordomo Wraith instead, as he struck me as more of a toadying follower type than the queen (or Todd, for that matter), and the males have been shown to be less psychically powerful than the females.
Laura - Jan 13, 2008 5:49:24 am PST #9268 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Am I ready for The Sarah Connor Chronicles? Oh yes I am.
Squinting past the SGA comments because I haven't watched yet. I did watch last week's last night. Enjoyed the action and tension. It was like real SciFi stuff.
JenP - Jan 13, 2008 1:30:46 pm PST #9269 of 10001
Totally ready for it, too, Laura. I should probably check to find out what time it's on, eh?
Laura - Jan 13, 2008 1:39:14 pm PST #9270 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
We've been watching football on Fox, so the commercials have been taunting me for hours. 8pm EST. After the game.
JenP - Jan 13, 2008 1:42:32 pm PST #9271 of 10001
Thanks! I just got back in and am watching a Mark Destillcan'tspellitcascos movie on Sci-fi - really, I'm watching because I came in mid-movie, and the sky is on fire, but I don't know WHY. Very frustrating.
And also, Mark D is very pretty.