Yes, I'm still bloody watching this.

[boji]

I congratulate the boys at SG PTB as Time is probably the first episode that worked as a sci-fi adventure. In part it's because it was the closest thing to a working emsemble episode we've seen. In part it was - and I never thought I'd use this term again - basically noromo. Yes, I am ignoring Eli's confession.

Light on soap and heavy on monsters.

Mind you, if SG:U were to become the dark and adult show they proclaim themselves to be they could have done without the... handwave at the end of the episode which utterly obliterates any dramatic gains made from Chloe's death and TJ's heart wrenching sobs (and yes, seeing her huddled against a corridor bulkhead, at the end of her tether and utterly distraught did endear me a little.) Death could stand and not be retconned via solar flare.

The two conversations Rush had also work for me in some small way, though I really question one thing: Wikipedia claims that at the close of Sg-1 Season 10 (and I wasn't watching by then) Daniel Jackson is alive and working at the mountain with Doctor Nicholas Rush. If Rush's goal is Acension then why the ship? Why the Destiny? Why couldn't Daniel just bloody teach him to shrug off his mortal coil if that's what scratches his itch???!!!

On and if you're watching and you missed RC's pose, when he stands hands on hips in jeans, in the middle of the jungle set - have yourself another eyeful. Omg, tis thudworthy. Also worth noting is how the jungle set seems to be used by him as a stage in terms of stillness and commanding of the space when he's in an ensemble scene.

Such a frigging shame about the handwave that ties up the plot! The show might have made itself worth watching if they hadn't done that.

X-posted from my dreamwidth, because hey - conversation!

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[djaddict]

It just felt like it had been done before, too many times. Although the toxic lizzards and contaminated water were a nice touch as different ways to die.

The ending frustrated me completely.