I'm beginning to think the one word titles to each episode aren't really titles at all. I'm beginning to think they represent the totality of each episode's script. Either that, or it is some kind of Stargate Mad Libs:
The Stargate crew needs NOUN or the SOMETHING IMPORTANT will VERB. A(n) MILITARY RANK gets in trouble and only SOMEONE'S NAME can help. The Macguffin (or non-Macguffin) of this week's story was that, even though they stated last week that the star they passed through had completely recharged the ship, this week we quickly learn they has misspoken, and they didn't have enough power to dial the stargate back to Earth. That seemed to me like whoever wrote the previous episode had accidentally created a great, big box of Hamdingers (a little reference for the MST3k fans out there) that the showrunners failed to notice, then had to fix in the subsequent episode (or else the series would have been over). From there they segued to water, or the lack thereof. And the next Macguffin, or the lack thereof. It was nice to see the character of TJ move to the center ring, not because her character is better than any others, but because the actress who plays TJ is attractive, so there was at least something to look at. Not wild about their choice of villain in this episode: Dust. And viewers of "Stargate: Atlantis" thought the wraith were devoid of character. How, exactly, does one make dust emote? There was a little bit more humor in this episode, which was far too long a time in coming. One episode left for the series to wow me. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
