SGA: 5x01 - Search And Rescue
After just having watched the Stargate Atlantis episode Search And Rescue again, I thought I'd leave some thoughts behind in my journal. Together with some nice quotes.
First of all: the opening scene. John being so delusional that he's thinking Teyla's sitting right in front of him, having a 'romantic' dinner with him. I find it very strange that some people actually jump into the air because it is 'shippy' to them. I don't see anything shippy about it. The acting is strange, or should I say 'the mood,' Teyla doesn't even seem comfortable with the whole situation, and let's look at the barf-worthy dialogue, shall we?
Teyla: I never gave up hope because I knew. I knew that you would come for me, John.
*Barf*
And they used the same line again later in the episode, when Sheppard, who according to the shippers is madly in love with her, rather plays video games than talk to her...
And, shouldn't Kanaan be there? Of course not! We'll find out where he is next week! Pfft.
But back to the beginning, for now.
***
The sequence with the planets? Hmm. I've read comment about this on GW. Some seem to very much like it, some others think it's not meant to be for Stargate... I'm somewhere in the middle. Lol.
Anyway, Kanaan brings Michael word on the explosion of the compound:
Michael: Change of plans. We're setting a new course. Our compound has been compromised.
--- Gotta admit that Mikey's newest hair cut, or uncut hair, makes him look slightly insane? Okay, a bit over 'slightly'. But that all changes when he's with his beloved Teyla... Or what did you expect? The only place he can truly be himself. And don't us M/T shippers know it? Listen to this:
Michael: Excellent. This is all very good. Your son should be making an appearance any day now. I thought that would make you happy. I can't imagine carrying a child inside of you is very comfortable.
--- Aawwee! He wants to see her happy! *g* The sweetheart.
Michael: I will not harm him. Why can't you just accept that?
Teyla: Because I know you.
--- Do you? Truly?
Michael: All these worlds filled with people, busying themselves with their pathetic lives. They come and they go, they live and they die and the galaxy is no better for it. But your son - your son will be an instrument of change. He will be remembered for the ages.
--- Awe! Michael's speech of DOOM! *g* It was rather yummy, no? The timbre of his voice? Now, was there anything vital information in there? Should I listen to it again? :o
Teyla: And what of his mother? You speak often of his future, but never of mine. Why is that?
*Kanaan enters room* --- SHUT UP!!!
Michael: I had hoped that you would ... I had hoped that you would understand ...
--- That I was going to kill you and toss you on the floor like with a candy wrapper after you take out the best part of it? Nope, doesn't really work...
That you would be ruling the galaxy by my side, as My Queen, and My Queen alone? Oh yeah, now that can work. And of course, after she sees that Michael is WAY better for her than that stupid Kanaan, she offs him. Or they do it together. Muahahahaha.
Kanaan: It is time. --- Didn't I tell you to SHUT UP?!? I could have sworn I did. No, butthead has to ruin Michael expressing his feelings of eternal lurf to Teyla... ARGH!!!!!!!!!
Michael: Very well. Remove the restraints and post a guard outside this door.
Teyla: I must escape before our child is born. He will kill me once I am of no use to him. --- Huh? Why? :P
Kanaan: I can't. --- Oh really?
Teyla: Kanaan, why?
Kanaan: It is too dangerous. --- Because I'm a chicken sh*t...
Teyla: For who?
Kanaan: He will kill us. Kill us all.
Teyla: Yes, he will, whether you help me or not.
Teyla: You are disposable to him. Can you not see that? --- As you are, to me... Muahahaha...
Teyla: Listen to me.
*Exit Kanaan*
Teyla: Kanaan! Please! Please!
--- GREAT CHOICE you made there, Teyla. Did you have to break poor Michael's heart for *that* thing? :rolleyes:
***
Now, let's rewind a bit again, for some funny quotes, and stuff:
Lorne: What are you doing?
McKay: I'm claustrophobic. I'm trying to keep my mind busy - which is hard ‘cause, you know, it's ... it's my mind.
Lorne: Well, there's no way anything useful survived that implosion.
McKay: Speak for yourself.
--- Ouch. Both Rodney and his Ego are trapped under debris... I feel sorry for Lorne. ^^
***
Carter: Are you OK?
McKay: We're fine!
Lorne: Hey, Doc!
McKay: Right, right, right. OK, Lorne's got a broken leg!
--- Ah Rodney, always your own 'selfless' self.
***
McKay: Michael's database! There's a large chunk of it, maybe the whole thing too. I mean, we've got base schematics, medical research information, list of planets. You know what this means?
--- Nothing much? We've only seen 2 things of that explored, so far... And we're at episode 10. And now that you mention it, where is all that nifty information you got on Michael from The Last Man? Nothing's been done with that except for setting this episode up. Right?
Ah well. Isn't that what always happens?
***
Sheppard: I need you to dig a hole so that the rescuers can come down and get me. That's the wrong way, chief.
--- Aaawwwweee!!! Ronon can sometimes be so sweet! *g* Pity they don't really give the boy something to put his teeth in. He can indeed act!
***
McKay: I'm reading over twenty Darts.
*Bit later*
Kanaan: What about the Darts?
Michael: Acceptable losses.
--- Shoulda sent out Kanaan... I wouldn't want him back, either.
So, Kanaan is his messenger boy, or what? *g*
Okay, 20 Darts being 'acceptable losses' isn't really nice to hear. But the Wraith might do the same with their Warriors. Plenty of those around...
***
Marks: He's running.
Caldwell: Not if I can help it. Target his hyperdrive.
--- Michael whump. Can I laugh at it? *g* I was almost screaming at this scene the first time I saw it. Sooo great to see that happening.
*Deeply ashamed*
***
Carter: Can you beam them up?
Caldwell: We'd have to drop our shields. I kind of think that'd be a bad idea right now.
--- This is the first time shields had to be taken down in order to beam people in. It's obviously just a plot thing, as they need to lose weapons and sublight/hyperdrive and hang out there in the open... And then they'll go do the same to Michael's Cruiser.
***
Caldwell: As a rule, I like to keep daring rescues down to one a day.
--- Lol, it's two, now. Or did I miss any?
***
Teyla: The pain is very great.
McKAY: Oh yeah. Yeah, I had a kidney stone once. Incredibly painful. Same kind of thing, from what I'm told, so I hear ya. Actually, my cat and I had one at the same time. We were not fun to be around, I'll tell you that much. He got his ‘cause he was eating too much of the dry cat food; I got mine ‘cause I wasn't drinking enough liquids. That's why you always see me hydrating - I have no desire to experience that kind of pain again. Oh, it was just the ...
Teyla: Fascinating story. Thank you(!)
--- He actually says "Yeah, no problem." back... :rolleyes:
Teyla: What are you doing?!
McKay: Well, it's Lamaze. It's supposed to help with the ... Look, I don't know what I'm doing. What do you need me to do?
*Another contraction comes, and Teyla captures Rodney's hand. And squishes it. Hard.*
McKay: OK, there, there. There, there you are. *Pats hand* There, there.
Teyla: The baby is coming.
McKay: You just - you just hang on. We'll get you back to the Infirmary on the Daedalus and Keller can pull it ... out.
Teyla: No. The baby is coming now.
--- The whole scene is actually pretty hilarious, and well done. Rodney got over his reluctance for about everything, after Teyla calmed *him* down, and he delivered the kid. Although there was a moment when he was screaming harder than Teyla was!
***
Michael: They're on board. How did they get on board?
--- Nah, he wasn't a Commander. Those would expect such a thing. Todd would.
***
Sheppard: Why isn't it decloaking?
McKay Let me see. What, did you break it?
Sheppard: No, no, we parked the Jumper right here.
McKay: Yes!
Dex: One hundred percent.
McKay: Someone stole the Jumper?
Sheppard: Oh, this is not good.
McKay: I told you you should have stayed here!
--- Lol, they misplaced a Jumper! *g* Clever boy, my Mikey. And yes, you're right. This isn't good. You know what it means, right? Oh yes. Michael now has the ATA Gene!
***
Teyla: Don't shoot! --- SHOOT!!!
Teyla: It's all right, John. This is Kanaan. He is the father. --- *That* thing? Yes, that one. John must want to pull the same face as Michael did when he saw him. *g*
***
Caldwell: Do you have Teyla?
Sheppard: Yes, and the baby.
Caldwell: You beamed a baby into Wraith storage?!
--- Awe! How sweet!
Sheppard: No. Got him right here. So feel free to do whatever you want to that Cruiser.
--- And did you notice that he wasn't crying? I'm surprised John had rather have Teyla run across half Atlantis instead of suggesting to take him out for a ride with a Dart? The 'bzzzz' sound must be nice to his hybrid ears. Awe! He'll do well within Michael's army. *g*
Caldwell: Major Marks, please make that ship go away.
Marks: Yes, sir.
--- Haha. Bye, Mikey's Cruiser!
***
After that, they return to Atlantis, and Sam has to go to Earth for her big 'you lead Atlantis for a year' review. Of which she won't come back from, but have no fear, the lovely, radiant Sam will be replaced by an even more 'radiant' Mr. Richard Woolsey, although she definitely doesn't seem she wants it. But what's a girl got to do?
Okay, now turn off those lights, seriously... Before I'm practically blind because of his radiant-ness... ;-)
***
Transcript bits can be found @ GateWorld.
First of all: the opening scene. John being so delusional that he's thinking Teyla's sitting right in front of him, having a 'romantic' dinner with him. I find it very strange that some people actually jump into the air because it is 'shippy' to them. I don't see anything shippy about it. The acting is strange, or should I say 'the mood,' Teyla doesn't even seem comfortable with the whole situation, and let's look at the barf-worthy dialogue, shall we?
Teyla: I never gave up hope because I knew. I knew that you would come for me, John.
*Barf*
And they used the same line again later in the episode, when Sheppard, who according to the shippers is madly in love with her, rather plays video games than talk to her...
And, shouldn't Kanaan be there? Of course not! We'll find out where he is next week! Pfft.
But back to the beginning, for now.
***
The sequence with the planets? Hmm. I've read comment about this on GW. Some seem to very much like it, some others think it's not meant to be for Stargate... I'm somewhere in the middle. Lol.
Anyway, Kanaan brings Michael word on the explosion of the compound:
Michael: Change of plans. We're setting a new course. Our compound has been compromised.
--- Gotta admit that Mikey's newest hair cut, or uncut hair, makes him look slightly insane? Okay, a bit over 'slightly'. But that all changes when he's with his beloved Teyla... Or what did you expect? The only place he can truly be himself. And don't us M/T shippers know it? Listen to this:
Michael: Excellent. This is all very good. Your son should be making an appearance any day now. I thought that would make you happy. I can't imagine carrying a child inside of you is very comfortable.
--- Aawwee! He wants to see her happy! *g* The sweetheart.
Michael: I will not harm him. Why can't you just accept that?
Teyla: Because I know you.
--- Do you? Truly?
Michael: All these worlds filled with people, busying themselves with their pathetic lives. They come and they go, they live and they die and the galaxy is no better for it. But your son - your son will be an instrument of change. He will be remembered for the ages.
--- Awe! Michael's speech of DOOM! *g* It was rather yummy, no? The timbre of his voice? Now, was there anything vital information in there? Should I listen to it again? :o
Teyla: And what of his mother? You speak often of his future, but never of mine. Why is that?
*Kanaan enters room* --- SHUT UP!!!
Michael: I had hoped that you would ... I had hoped that you would understand ...
--- That I was going to kill you and toss you on the floor like with a candy wrapper after you take out the best part of it? Nope, doesn't really work...
That you would be ruling the galaxy by my side, as My Queen, and My Queen alone? Oh yeah, now that can work. And of course, after she sees that Michael is WAY better for her than that stupid Kanaan, she offs him. Or they do it together. Muahahahaha.
Kanaan: It is time. --- Didn't I tell you to SHUT UP?!? I could have sworn I did. No, butthead has to ruin Michael expressing his feelings of eternal lurf to Teyla... ARGH!!!!!!!!!
Michael: Very well. Remove the restraints and post a guard outside this door.
Teyla: I must escape before our child is born. He will kill me once I am of no use to him. --- Huh? Why? :P
Kanaan: I can't. --- Oh really?
Teyla: Kanaan, why?
Kanaan: It is too dangerous. --- Because I'm a chicken sh*t...
Teyla: For who?
Kanaan: He will kill us. Kill us all.
Teyla: Yes, he will, whether you help me or not.
Teyla: You are disposable to him. Can you not see that? --- As you are, to me... Muahahaha...
Teyla: Listen to me.
*Exit Kanaan*
Teyla: Kanaan! Please! Please!
--- GREAT CHOICE you made there, Teyla. Did you have to break poor Michael's heart for *that* thing? :rolleyes:
***
Now, let's rewind a bit again, for some funny quotes, and stuff:
Lorne: What are you doing?
McKay: I'm claustrophobic. I'm trying to keep my mind busy - which is hard ‘cause, you know, it's ... it's my mind.
Lorne: Well, there's no way anything useful survived that implosion.
McKay: Speak for yourself.
--- Ouch. Both Rodney and his Ego are trapped under debris... I feel sorry for Lorne. ^^
***
Carter: Are you OK?
McKay: We're fine!
Lorne: Hey, Doc!
McKay: Right, right, right. OK, Lorne's got a broken leg!
--- Ah Rodney, always your own 'selfless' self.
***
McKay: Michael's database! There's a large chunk of it, maybe the whole thing too. I mean, we've got base schematics, medical research information, list of planets. You know what this means?
--- Nothing much? We've only seen 2 things of that explored, so far... And we're at episode 10. And now that you mention it, where is all that nifty information you got on Michael from The Last Man? Nothing's been done with that except for setting this episode up. Right?
Ah well. Isn't that what always happens?
***
Sheppard: I need you to dig a hole so that the rescuers can come down and get me. That's the wrong way, chief.
--- Aaawwwweee!!! Ronon can sometimes be so sweet! *g* Pity they don't really give the boy something to put his teeth in. He can indeed act!
***
McKay: I'm reading over twenty Darts.
*Bit later*
Kanaan: What about the Darts?
Michael: Acceptable losses.
--- Shoulda sent out Kanaan... I wouldn't want him back, either.
So, Kanaan is his messenger boy, or what? *g*
Okay, 20 Darts being 'acceptable losses' isn't really nice to hear. But the Wraith might do the same with their Warriors. Plenty of those around...
***
Marks: He's running.
Caldwell: Not if I can help it. Target his hyperdrive.
--- Michael whump. Can I laugh at it? *g* I was almost screaming at this scene the first time I saw it. Sooo great to see that happening.
*Deeply ashamed*
***
Carter: Can you beam them up?
Caldwell: We'd have to drop our shields. I kind of think that'd be a bad idea right now.
--- This is the first time shields had to be taken down in order to beam people in. It's obviously just a plot thing, as they need to lose weapons and sublight/hyperdrive and hang out there in the open... And then they'll go do the same to Michael's Cruiser.
***
Caldwell: As a rule, I like to keep daring rescues down to one a day.
--- Lol, it's two, now. Or did I miss any?
***
Teyla: The pain is very great.
McKAY: Oh yeah. Yeah, I had a kidney stone once. Incredibly painful. Same kind of thing, from what I'm told, so I hear ya. Actually, my cat and I had one at the same time. We were not fun to be around, I'll tell you that much. He got his ‘cause he was eating too much of the dry cat food; I got mine ‘cause I wasn't drinking enough liquids. That's why you always see me hydrating - I have no desire to experience that kind of pain again. Oh, it was just the ...
Teyla: Fascinating story. Thank you(!)
--- He actually says "Yeah, no problem." back... :rolleyes:
Teyla: What are you doing?!
McKay: Well, it's Lamaze. It's supposed to help with the ... Look, I don't know what I'm doing. What do you need me to do?
*Another contraction comes, and Teyla captures Rodney's hand. And squishes it. Hard.*
McKay: OK, there, there. There, there you are. *Pats hand* There, there.
Teyla: The baby is coming.
McKay: You just - you just hang on. We'll get you back to the Infirmary on the Daedalus and Keller can pull it ... out.
Teyla: No. The baby is coming now.
--- The whole scene is actually pretty hilarious, and well done. Rodney got over his reluctance for about everything, after Teyla calmed *him* down, and he delivered the kid. Although there was a moment when he was screaming harder than Teyla was!
***
Michael: They're on board. How did they get on board?
--- Nah, he wasn't a Commander. Those would expect such a thing. Todd would.
***
Sheppard: Why isn't it decloaking?
McKay Let me see. What, did you break it?
Sheppard: No, no, we parked the Jumper right here.
McKay: Yes!
Dex: One hundred percent.
McKay: Someone stole the Jumper?
Sheppard: Oh, this is not good.
McKay: I told you you should have stayed here!
--- Lol, they misplaced a Jumper! *g* Clever boy, my Mikey. And yes, you're right. This isn't good. You know what it means, right? Oh yes. Michael now has the ATA Gene!
***
Teyla: Don't shoot! --- SHOOT!!!
Teyla: It's all right, John. This is Kanaan. He is the father. --- *That* thing? Yes, that one. John must want to pull the same face as Michael did when he saw him. *g*
***
Caldwell: Do you have Teyla?
Sheppard: Yes, and the baby.
Caldwell: You beamed a baby into Wraith storage?!
--- Awe! How sweet!
Sheppard: No. Got him right here. So feel free to do whatever you want to that Cruiser.
--- And did you notice that he wasn't crying? I'm surprised John had rather have Teyla run across half Atlantis instead of suggesting to take him out for a ride with a Dart? The 'bzzzz' sound must be nice to his hybrid ears. Awe! He'll do well within Michael's army. *g*
Caldwell: Major Marks, please make that ship go away.
Marks: Yes, sir.
--- Haha. Bye, Mikey's Cruiser!
***
After that, they return to Atlantis, and Sam has to go to Earth for her big 'you lead Atlantis for a year' review. Of which she won't come back from, but have no fear, the lovely, radiant Sam will be replaced by an even more 'radiant' Mr. Richard Woolsey, although she definitely doesn't seem she wants it. But what's a girl got to do?
Okay, now turn off those lights, seriously... Before I'm practically blind because of his radiant-ness... ;-)
***
Transcript bits can be found @ GateWorld.