Aquarium 4.18-19: "Kindred"

[hth_the_first]

I'm trying not to be online too terribly much because I'm in the middle of a big project that will last the rest of the month -- but I do want to talk just a little, wee bit about "Kindred" (and presumably the season finale, as well -- but that's it! Other than that -- work!)

Comments

[utterfrivolity]

I see that Mr. Mallozzi has responded to your post with his usual intelligent consideration of the issues presented.

[hth_the_first]

God almighty. You know, in general I find that no time is a good time to listen to things that Mallozzi says. So this installment is pretty much more of the same for me.

[viciouswishes]

You're going to post the part about the problems in the comments on Joe Mallozzi's blog, right?

[hth_the_first]

I'm really, really not. The more I think about engaging with Mallozzi on any level, the less appealing it sounds. He's not interested in discussion; he's interested in proving his intellectual superiority to his fans. That's what he's always cared about, that's what he cares about now, and I don't feel any urge to play that game with him at all.

[viciouswishes]

It was more rhetorical.

He's totally an ass.

And I saw what he wrote to you. *spits on him*

[hth_the_first]

Well, as we learned on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, pregnancy-in-jeopardy is a ratings draw. These aren't really writers who are going to pass up a cheap shock tactic in favor of realistic and empowering depictions of women having agency and leading successful lives. That's just not the kind of drama that appeals to them, unfortunately. They want the explosions, lit and fig.

[castalianspring]

And I bet Carson's family was really sweet to Ronon, and his mom stuffed him full of food, and Ronon felt sort of shy around them because he's not really supposed to say anything about anything, but he went to Carson's mom and kind of looked at the floor and said that Carson saved his life -- three times -- and was a really nice person. And then Carson's mom probably hugged him, and Ronon never gets enough hugs, ever.

Okay, the rest of your post makes me nod my head in agreement and just get angry all over again about the huge issues I have with the show lately (read: always), but the above? That made me happy. That made me tear up just a little and I think I may have to friend you. I need someone on my flist who does more talking about this show beyond "OMG the Rodney and John HoYay Hour!". /bitter

Oh well, at least there's a new SG-1 movie this week.

[hth_the_first]

I'm glad it made you happy! It's not really my only goal in life to make people angrier and more depressed about this show *g* -- I'm actually a fan of getting people to notice the little happy-making things, as well!

[hth_the_first]

I'll still write in the universe because there's still stories I want to tell in it but at this point, I won't be rushing home on Friday nights to catch the show. I can record it and watch it later but my investment won't be that high as far as the source material goes.

That's sort of my approach -- except that I really do still rush home for it! I just am aware that the show I'm looking forward to seeing is going to be messy and unsatisfying in some ways, and that what I'm really rushing home to do is to crack it open and mine it for the juicy potentialities.

But also, it would be great if it were consistently more fun to watch! Sometimes it's *hella* fun to watch, and sometimes it's like running meat forks under my fingernails. I'll still do it, because of my investment in the characters and the universe, but if it *weren't* sometimes sheerly torturous -- that would be awesome! *g*