Re: 4th Season Stargate Atlantis - The Kindred 1 - 5 star poll - SPOILERS AHOY !

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 "Jason Maxwell" <jasonrmax@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Anim8rFSK" <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >  "puzzlrr" <puzzzlrrr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > Andrew Venor <alvenor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > >> Anim8rFSK wrote:
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> > > >> > In article <62agttF21094mU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > >> >  "Eva" <eva1removethis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > >> >>"Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > >> >>>"George Avalos" <georgeavalos0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > >> >>>news:13rvhkbr1jh2142@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>>>"The Kindred 1"
> > > >> >>>>2-22-08 SGA
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>>5 stars (Julian Luna)
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>>0-1 stars (Eddie Fiore)
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>>-George
> > > >> >>>>
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>>4
> > > >> >>>
> > > >> >>>One point off for--yet again--dismissing visions or the "out
> there"
> > > >> >>>suspicions of one of the SGA team from dreams to rats. When
the
> frell
> > > >> >>>will
> > > >> >>>they learn? If it's odd, check it out. Don't diminish it.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>Well, they got there in the end. I was worried for a bit that
the
> > > >> >>writers
> > > >> >>would make Sam dismiss Teyla, which would make me really mad,
but,
> > > >> >>thankfully, that didn't happen.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > When Teyla told Sam that Sam couldn't stop her, Sam really
should
> have
> > > >> > replied 'the hell I can't'
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >> Sam could refuse to let Teyla dial a gate.  However Teyla is an
ally
> > > >> leader and not a subordinate in the chain of command.  So she is
free
> to
> > > >> leave if she likes.
> > > >>
> > > >> ALV
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, but she's in the middle of the ocean.  If Sam won't let her
use
> > > > the gate, she sort of stuck.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yeah, but she's playing the role of diplomat here, so why alienate
one
> of
> > > the friendlies?  She could have said, 'No', but that would have
pissed
> Teyla
> > > off and who knows when they're gonna need her in the future.  It was
a
> good
> > > call, imo.
> > >
> > > Puzz
> >
> > I disagree.  Teyla now thinks she can disobey whatever orders she
wants
> > whenever she wants, and that Sam is an incompetent and ineffectual
> > commander.
> >
> Or, Teyla drew the line in the sand of how long she would be willing to
work
> with the SGA team.  I got the impression that Teyla was saying "Either
you
> let me go, or I quit", we've seen Teal'c say the same thing in the past.
 I
> didn't get the impression that she was saying "I'm going to take a
couple of
> days of leave, ignore your orders, do my thing, then come back and work
for
> you again."
> 
> Jason

Sam still should have made it clear that in fact she damn well could 
make Teyla do what she wanted her to do, and was LETTING her go.

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