Bad things:
-- Ancient seeming to consist of Latin words. (Granted, this is already
established)
-- The whole replicator subplot
-- Using the replicator subplot to do a Terminator riff, which really
doesn't belong in a serious story
-- Being able to pump replicators with hundreds of bullets, without
hurting
any of the machinery behind them (Granted, this is already established
too.)
-- Teal'c being *within walking distance* of the Ori stronghold. It's
fortunate they didn't build it on a cliff or on an island or something.
-- And have I mentioned the stupidity of the reokicator subplot yet?
Good points:
-- Teal'c's comment about how he too has killed innocents. I was saying
to
myself "the writers had better have thought of that". They did.
-- Sending the Ark to Area 51 instead of the usual reset button where the
magic device is conveniently destroyed at the end of the episode.
(Besides,
it's not powerful against anyone except Priors, since, say, Wraiths aren't
linked in the same way.)
-- Sam's untied long hair, showed very briefly.
Also, the whole Ancients unable to intervene except in whatever tiny way
is convenient for the plot thing is really old. I don't see how they
could
have done it anyther way, but I'm hoping future stories (movies, Atlantis,
or whatever) lower the power of the threat and make it something that the
team can actually handle itself.
--
Ken Arromdee / arromdee_AT_rahul.net /
http://www.rahul.net/arromdee
"In a superhero story, Superman jumps off buildings and flies. In a
realistic
story, Superman doesn't jump off buildings and can't fly. Deconstruction
is
writing a story where Superman can't fly but he still jumps off of
buildings."
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