Stargate S3 Roundup 1

So I was supposed to spend this weekend making a significant dent in my WIP. And then my Stargate S3 DVDs showed up. Fate or something like it. The stories so far:

Into the Fire
A little disjointed, like I've found most Stargate two-parters to be. Plus with everyone split up, the story got pretty splintered. But oh, on Chulak when General Hammond pulled down the cowl of his robe, I melted. I so love him. Some nice Star Wars moments, with carbon-freeze Jack, tractor-beam disabling Sam, and Millennium Falcon Teal'c and Hammond.

Seth
Fun. Some good academic babble from Daniel. Nice to see more of BC than the forests for a change. Eunuch jokes are always funny. I think the father of the cultist boy should have been played by Terry David Mulligan, though.

Fair Game
Thor. Jack. Jack and Thor. Thor and Jack. *sigh* Oh, and the plot was kind of dumb. But who cares? Jack/Thor 4EVA!

Legacy
God, but Daniel Jackson gives good crazy. When he apologizes for being such a head case and starts to cry -- *gulp*. And some lovely Jack/Daniel interaction with the chess and cards and wrestling in Daniel's bedroom. I loved the Stargate-in-the-closet -- very Chronicles of Narnia.

Learning Curve
I'm not much for "kid" episodes, but I liked this one. I liked the kids, I really liked Jack. He just cares about people and he won't be reasoned out of it. That's attractive. And I thought Sam was just so smart and lovely too. I ♥ her. And Daniel with his headscarf and his archeology! And Teal'c had the greatest stares in this ep.

Point of View
Hmm. I loved seeing Kawalsky again and I wish he could have stayed. But I was much more interested in seeing how the two Sams interacted with each other than the weird Alt!Sam/Jack plot. That was squicky and no doubt about it. Many good trademark blank looks from Daniel.

In fact, this season so far has been rich in Daniel's blank looks, where he just sort of stares, sometimes with his mouth open a little, and the cut comes a second later than it should. I love them. They kind of remind me of Joel Robinson.

Also, both Jack and Daniel have bad hair.

And now I must watch some more. Or write. Aargh, the dilemma!

Stargate S3 Roundup 2

More Stargate eps. I love getting to watch so many at once. Earlier this year, I got DVDs of all of Blackadder and I watched through those in much the same way. When the boy would comment, I would say, "I'm allowed to watch as many episodes as I want!" And I still am.

Deadman's Switch
I confess, I don't understand what the title had to do with the episode. The bounty hunter was an interesting character, but the plot was -- was there even a plot? If the bounty hunter shows up again, my enjoyment of this ep will retroactively increase. I think Daniel had some nice blank looks, though.

Demons
[insert every possible witch joke from Monty Python, Blackadder, Wizard of Oz, and Good Omens here] It was kind of interesting to see them dance around Christianity on this planet, actually. Too bad they had to go with the standard "corrupt cleric" thing. As soon as we lay eyes on the -- what was his title? -- cleric, we see him drinking (or it could have been eating) and that's our sign that he abuses his authority. Too flat. Oh, and if everyone you trepan dies, you're doing it wrong.

Rules of Engagement
This episode charmed me utterly. What a great idea! Train as SG members and infiltrate the Tau'ri! Teal'c was so enjoying himself, especially when he got to call Jack "underling". And those freshfaced boys were so cute. I wanted to slash Rogers and Nelson. It was a little odd that they didn't treat these kids as an actual security risk though, just deprogrammed them and let them go.

Forever In A Day
I admit to still being confused at the end about what was real and what wasn't. But I also admit that when Teal'c stood in front of Daniel and said, "Is there not some form of human ritual in which I may ask your forgiveness?" I broke down and spent most of the rest of the episode crying. God. I can still feel this episode in the pit of my stomach. Good stuff.

Past and Present
Or, The Episode In Which Daniel Learns That Sex With Women Can Lead To Trouble. I suppose this ep was meant to be touching, but it just felt icky. Also, the whole Linnea thing was really, really super obvious. You know, Daniel is almost as much of a demon magnet as Xander.

Jolinar's Memories
God, Carter, shag Martouf already!

The Devil You Know
In which people's memories substitute for a plot. And Carter still doesn't shag Martouf. Apophis was kind of cool, though, with his nifty blade. Gosh, I hope none of those poor boys who stopped their wargame training and went home because they were told that Apophis was dead are going to get in trouble now

Foothold
Ooh, good creepy ep. I thought they handled the whole "who can we trust" thing very well. I loved seeing Teal'c taking out airmen left and right. And Maybourne! Yay him! Nice to see him in a non-obstructive role. The whole hanging from the ceiling thing was unnecessarily weird, though. Carter's recording of Puberty Love destroys the aliens and all is well again.

Pretense
God, Carter, shag Narim already!

Urgo
Very, very fun. The pie! Dom DeLuise! More pie!

And now to sleep and wait for people to post their Vividcon con reports.