1x13 Hot Zone
Apr. 14th, 2011 10:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
schneefinkI borrowed the SGA season 1 DVDs from a friend and am now going through all the episodes I haven't seen yet. (I try to tell myself it's fic research.) Fun!
It must have been fun to discuss the episodes when they aired. Watching "Hot Zone" some things jumped out so I thought I'd try to do an episode review of sorts. And by that I mean write down everything that comes to mind. That is how episode reviews are done, right?
First, yay science team! And science team with military escorts, because that's sensible. Poor Ford, though. Rodney complimenting his science team, awww.
Notice how Rodney is the first one to run to help Johnson and Wagner? I don't know where fanon cowardly!Rodney comes from, he's actually quite brave even in season 1. He's not even particularly hypochondric with Carson, later. And he obviously cares about his scientists. Most of whom do as he says, even the military escorts. Love the little exchange between Petersen and the soldiers.
Wow, John's in a bad mood. Sniping to Teyla, impatient, demanding... I wonder what happened.
They really don't know how to separate professional and private. Calling him "John" while trying to appear professional didn't help, would be my guess. That said, I mostly like Elizabeth here.
The hallucinations really are scary. Poor Petersen.
What the heck, John? And for that matter, what the heck, Teyla? Is she just standing there all the time, not saying anything? That doesn't seem like Teyla.
And Bates is just standing there to stare at Weir and then override her command. He never offers advice, she never asks for it. What a waste. Elizabeth should have known he had to obey Sheppard (though I do think his apology is mostly sincere), but she takes it personally and she's pissed. No love lost between those two.
She should have send someone to stop Petersen, but I think it's somewhat reasonable that she thought he could be stopped in other ways and there were still several hallways between. I was surprised Rodney admitted Petersen is almost as good as he is, and she probably was, too.
Sure, now Teyla tells him he shouldn't have done it. Too little, too late. I do get the feeling there's some tension between them, did they have a fight the day before or something? I think I'm starting to get where the John/Teyla shippers are coming from.
"I've been seeing things." Oh, well done.
Guns?! John, are you crazy? You had sticks, they would have been much better! Less threatening, less, y'know, lethal, and just as effective. Guns?! And not even closing the transporter door, did he suddenly become stupid? And Teyla just went along with it? Seriously bad mood and/or stupid pills. "I wish we would've thought of that", omg.
Petersen's dramatic stagger into the mess hall. Hee.
I'd forgotten how pretty the Ancient stained glass is.
Heee, Biro! I'm also beginning to understand why Rodney calls Carson a voodoo doctor if Carson didn't find the hallucinations unusual.
Hewlett really is a good actor. That almost dying scene was great. Suddenly he's talking about Jeannie, Ford's "don't talk like that", Zelenka's nod, and later, "Interesting." "Interesting?!!"
Okay, I bought the "sensors were damaged in that area", but the city recognizing hazmat suits is kind of ridiculous. Moving on. Oh, and Teyla is so empathic. Ugh. Didn't the people in the mess hall have their radios?
Elizabeth having no idea what nanotechnology is = another hint she's not as smart as the writers want her to appear. Otoh this was filmed several years ago, so maybe I just have skewed expectations.
How come even Biro has better characterization than Ford? He's so generic it's remarkable.
The "everyone gets crazy at the same time" thing is a bit ridiculous (and also not consistent). And why are they all doing strange things with their arms over their head? And now we're supposed to worry about Teyla. Oh, the drama. Isn't Ford almost dying dramatic enough? Maybe the writers realized that people cared less about Ford. To be honest, in this episode even Ford is more interesting than Teyla. This is not a good sign.
Heh, "good of the many vs. good of the few"? Another point for "Elizabeth is personally attached to John." Apparently John finally got over himself. And fast, because just a minute before he double-checked he wouldn't be harmed by the pulse. "Get as far away from the nuclear explosion as possible." The countdown was a bit tedious, but I liked how scared John looked. (Um. That sounds a bit strange.)
John, SHUT UP. He really doesn't respect her properly, does he? Because I think she asked the wrong question: he does trust her, he just doesn't respect her. Now where was that kinkmeme episode tag where Elizabeth fantasizes about spanking him in punishment?
Was it ever made clear who created the virus? I guess it could've been the Replicators. And the Ancients got a sample and studied it. But their containment protocols suck.
Overall, I felt like it was a very good Rodney & scientists episode. I didn't like the John & Teyla parts - I think it would've worked better if we'd gotten a more obvious clue why they're so tense, maybe? Admittedly it might have been difficult to do, but that's their job. The guns were just stupid, though.
Looking forward to the next episode! I'm not watching them in order; I'm thinking of watching "38 minutes" next, because it has scientists in it and less of them die, which is good. I don't think I'll do write-ups for every episode, but this was fun.
It must have been fun to discuss the episodes when they aired. Watching "Hot Zone" some things jumped out so I thought I'd try to do an episode review of sorts. And by that I mean write down everything that comes to mind. That is how episode reviews are done, right?
First, yay science team! And science team with military escorts, because that's sensible. Poor Ford, though. Rodney complimenting his science team, awww.
Notice how Rodney is the first one to run to help Johnson and Wagner? I don't know where fanon cowardly!Rodney comes from, he's actually quite brave even in season 1. He's not even particularly hypochondric with Carson, later. And he obviously cares about his scientists. Most of whom do as he says, even the military escorts. Love the little exchange between Petersen and the soldiers.
Wow, John's in a bad mood. Sniping to Teyla, impatient, demanding... I wonder what happened.
They really don't know how to separate professional and private. Calling him "John" while trying to appear professional didn't help, would be my guess. That said, I mostly like Elizabeth here.
The hallucinations really are scary. Poor Petersen.
What the heck, John? And for that matter, what the heck, Teyla? Is she just standing there all the time, not saying anything? That doesn't seem like Teyla.
And Bates is just standing there to stare at Weir and then override her command. He never offers advice, she never asks for it. What a waste. Elizabeth should have known he had to obey Sheppard (though I do think his apology is mostly sincere), but she takes it personally and she's pissed. No love lost between those two.
She should have send someone to stop Petersen, but I think it's somewhat reasonable that she thought he could be stopped in other ways and there were still several hallways between. I was surprised Rodney admitted Petersen is almost as good as he is, and she probably was, too.
Sure, now Teyla tells him he shouldn't have done it. Too little, too late. I do get the feeling there's some tension between them, did they have a fight the day before or something? I think I'm starting to get where the John/Teyla shippers are coming from.
"I've been seeing things." Oh, well done.
Guns?! John, are you crazy? You had sticks, they would have been much better! Less threatening, less, y'know, lethal, and just as effective. Guns?! And not even closing the transporter door, did he suddenly become stupid? And Teyla just went along with it? Seriously bad mood and/or stupid pills. "I wish we would've thought of that", omg.
Petersen's dramatic stagger into the mess hall. Hee.
I'd forgotten how pretty the Ancient stained glass is.
Heee, Biro! I'm also beginning to understand why Rodney calls Carson a voodoo doctor if Carson didn't find the hallucinations unusual.
Hewlett really is a good actor. That almost dying scene was great. Suddenly he's talking about Jeannie, Ford's "don't talk like that", Zelenka's nod, and later, "Interesting." "Interesting?!!"
Okay, I bought the "sensors were damaged in that area", but the city recognizing hazmat suits is kind of ridiculous. Moving on. Oh, and Teyla is so empathic. Ugh. Didn't the people in the mess hall have their radios?
Elizabeth having no idea what nanotechnology is = another hint she's not as smart as the writers want her to appear. Otoh this was filmed several years ago, so maybe I just have skewed expectations.
How come even Biro has better characterization than Ford? He's so generic it's remarkable.
The "everyone gets crazy at the same time" thing is a bit ridiculous (and also not consistent). And why are they all doing strange things with their arms over their head? And now we're supposed to worry about Teyla. Oh, the drama. Isn't Ford almost dying dramatic enough? Maybe the writers realized that people cared less about Ford. To be honest, in this episode even Ford is more interesting than Teyla. This is not a good sign.
Heh, "good of the many vs. good of the few"? Another point for "Elizabeth is personally attached to John." Apparently John finally got over himself. And fast, because just a minute before he double-checked he wouldn't be harmed by the pulse. "Get as far away from the nuclear explosion as possible." The countdown was a bit tedious, but I liked how scared John looked. (Um. That sounds a bit strange.)
John, SHUT UP. He really doesn't respect her properly, does he? Because I think she asked the wrong question: he does trust her, he just doesn't respect her. Now where was that kinkmeme episode tag where Elizabeth fantasizes about spanking him in punishment?
Was it ever made clear who created the virus? I guess it could've been the Replicators. And the Ancients got a sample and studied it. But their containment protocols suck.
Overall, I felt like it was a very good Rodney & scientists episode. I didn't like the John & Teyla parts - I think it would've worked better if we'd gotten a more obvious clue why they're so tense, maybe? Admittedly it might have been difficult to do, but that's their job. The guns were just stupid, though.
Looking forward to the next episode! I'm not watching them in order; I'm thinking of watching "38 minutes" next, because it has scientists in it and less of them die, which is good. I don't think I'll do write-ups for every episode, but this was fun.
