Re: SGA--The buddy cop ep ("Midway" spoilers)

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 "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "puzzlrr" <puzzzlrrr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> jayembee <jayembeenospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> > jayembee <jayembeenospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> >> Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> >>> And they lose a full point for breaking Sam's leg last week,
> >>> >>> saying she was gonna be on crutches for weeks or months, and
> >>> >>> then promptly forgetting about it.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Maybe this episode took place weeks or months later.
> >>> >
> >>> > Then I'm not sure what the point of incapacitating Sam for weeks
> >>> > or months was in the first place.
> >>>
> >>> It wasn't a "choice". She broke her leg, which is going to take
> >>> some time to heal. The point to breaking her leg was to make their
> >>> predicament more problematic.
> >>
> >> And they promptly forgot it.  Wouldn't dialog like "I'll have her up
and
> >> around in no time" been better than "she'll be on crutches for weeks"
if
> >> you aren't gonna follow up on it?
> >>
> >
> > On one commentary, the producers/directors mentioned how this show is 
> > basically filmed for syndication, which means all the regulars have to
be 
> > put back whole at the end of each episode;  continuity problems and
all 
> > that.  Can't have Carter break her leg in one episode, in crutches the

> > next, because who knows how they'll be shown in syndication.  Btw, the

> > commentary track was on 'Conversion'.
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> >
> > Puzz
> 
> You could just start the ep mentioning Carter was still healing from a 
> broken leg from a previous mission (without mentioning said mission 
> details), much like they had Daniel recovering from an operation in one 
> episode when Shanks was recovering from some major illness.
> 
> -- Ken from Chicago 

Something about the broken leg -- It would have kept Carter from going 
with the strike force.  McKay was a stupid choice (of course the plot 
ending up making him a good choice, but still).  He's not a warrior, and 
Lee and Carter should know as much about Midway as he does.

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