Lethal weapons
Jan. 7th, 2005 11:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenay::bounce:: I had my first archery lesson tonight :-) It was tres cool. Woo! I'm gonna be an archer. I even got the arrows to go in the target ::feels pleased::
Still no work, but I did sign with another temping agency. Also no more interviews and couldn't find anything to apply for today :-( I tried to find a new shirt for the interview on Tuesday, but the local stores sucked majorly due to the sales. So tomorrow I'm going to a bigger town with bigger stores and I'm taking a friend to help. We'll find me an interview shirt if it kills me :-)
I'm now itching to write Telya/Weir, but I need to re-watch The Eye first. The next fic picks up with the final few moments of the episode and it's been a couple of weeks since I saw it. I did get to see The Defiant One last night :-)
First I have to squee a little over Elizabeth. Decisive! Anticipatory of Sheppard and MacKay's ability to get in trouble! Sure of herself! And, damn, she's beautiful when she's being commanding :-)
So far there hasn't been an unwatchable Atlantis episode. Yay! The Wraith ship was suitably creepy, the Wraith was believably un-killable and it was great fun to see Shep trying to out-think and out-gun it. I recognised Nyan's actor immediately, but he convinced me that he was playing a different character, which was good. I've heard comments about the actor-recycling that's been happening between Atlantis and Stargate and I'm in two minds about it. I can see why people don't like it - yes, we do recognise them and it would be daft if TPTB didn't realise this. But OTOH there is a limited pool of actors available for short, one-off appearances. I'd guess that 80% of fans, at least, wouldn't have recognised Nyan. Especially the ones who don't know the early seasons well. It's the long-term fans who have seen each episode several times who immediately recognise re-used actors.
So I'm conflicted on it and conflicted I will stay.
Anyway, I liked the character that Nyan-actor was playing. I knew from reading spoilers how his character ends, but it was still a little shocking. Atlantis is already showing itself to be, at times, a little darker than Stargate. That's something that I hope they keep because it helps to differenciate the two.
I loved the idea that the Wraith had only partially fed on him, so he was considerably aged and dying. It made the whole Wraith-feeding thing a little creepier. The Wraith canabalism thing was even creepier ::shudders:: Yeah, they're bad guys, but eating each other? Wrong, on so many levels. Definitely a nasty group of bad guys.
The final sequence, McKay running to the rescue and Ford blowing up the Wraith, was a great resolution. Team effort, guys! Plus...yeah, Nyan-actor was right. McKay has changed and it shows. His character has been given growth, in good directions, without losing the essence of what makes him McKay. I hope they continue in that vein - good character development is vital to any show and I love these characters :-)
Only niggle? Not enough Teyla. She did get a couple of nice moments in Atlantis and the Jumper, but I'm looking forward to the promised Teyla ep. There was a brief look and nod moment between Elizabeth and Teyla that made slashy little heart pitter. Yay! I can work with that :-)
Confession time: have three Stargate episodes backed up and just haven't found time to watch them. Bad Sel. I regard this as a bad sign. Must recapture the Stargate love and try not to let the shiny new fandom take over completely.
I tried to make icons today. They were *bad* ::sigh:: Maybe I'll have more luck tomorrow...
Still no work, but I did sign with another temping agency. Also no more interviews and couldn't find anything to apply for today :-( I tried to find a new shirt for the interview on Tuesday, but the local stores sucked majorly due to the sales. So tomorrow I'm going to a bigger town with bigger stores and I'm taking a friend to help. We'll find me an interview shirt if it kills me :-)
I'm now itching to write Telya/Weir, but I need to re-watch The Eye first. The next fic picks up with the final few moments of the episode and it's been a couple of weeks since I saw it. I did get to see The Defiant One last night :-)
First I have to squee a little over Elizabeth. Decisive! Anticipatory of Sheppard and MacKay's ability to get in trouble! Sure of herself! And, damn, she's beautiful when she's being commanding :-)
So far there hasn't been an unwatchable Atlantis episode. Yay! The Wraith ship was suitably creepy, the Wraith was believably un-killable and it was great fun to see Shep trying to out-think and out-gun it. I recognised Nyan's actor immediately, but he convinced me that he was playing a different character, which was good. I've heard comments about the actor-recycling that's been happening between Atlantis and Stargate and I'm in two minds about it. I can see why people don't like it - yes, we do recognise them and it would be daft if TPTB didn't realise this. But OTOH there is a limited pool of actors available for short, one-off appearances. I'd guess that 80% of fans, at least, wouldn't have recognised Nyan. Especially the ones who don't know the early seasons well. It's the long-term fans who have seen each episode several times who immediately recognise re-used actors.
So I'm conflicted on it and conflicted I will stay.
Anyway, I liked the character that Nyan-actor was playing. I knew from reading spoilers how his character ends, but it was still a little shocking. Atlantis is already showing itself to be, at times, a little darker than Stargate. That's something that I hope they keep because it helps to differenciate the two.
I loved the idea that the Wraith had only partially fed on him, so he was considerably aged and dying. It made the whole Wraith-feeding thing a little creepier. The Wraith canabalism thing was even creepier ::shudders:: Yeah, they're bad guys, but eating each other? Wrong, on so many levels. Definitely a nasty group of bad guys.
The final sequence, McKay running to the rescue and Ford blowing up the Wraith, was a great resolution. Team effort, guys! Plus...yeah, Nyan-actor was right. McKay has changed and it shows. His character has been given growth, in good directions, without losing the essence of what makes him McKay. I hope they continue in that vein - good character development is vital to any show and I love these characters :-)
Only niggle? Not enough Teyla. She did get a couple of nice moments in Atlantis and the Jumper, but I'm looking forward to the promised Teyla ep. There was a brief look and nod moment between Elizabeth and Teyla that made slashy little heart pitter. Yay! I can work with that :-)
Confession time: have three Stargate episodes backed up and just haven't found time to watch them. Bad Sel. I regard this as a bad sign. Must recapture the Stargate love and try not to let the shiny new fandom take over completely.
I tried to make icons today. They were *bad* ::sigh:: Maybe I'll have more luck tomorrow...
