Stargate and Stargate SG-1 Discussion- "Children of the Gods: Final Cut" out now on DVD!

Vala is great. I can see where she would come across as anyoing though.

Still, better then Jonas

I like her because she adds levity that is normaly missing. Just a simple girl trying to make her way in the world, as opposed to everyone else who comes across as perfect all the time.

 

It's the repetitiveness of her hilarity that makes her annoying. It just gets old. I'm not saying I hate her, I just wish we had a bit more levity in face of such a grave threat.

 

We can't have everybody deadly serious, it makes things boring.

 

Who else is deadly serious? You have Daniel's constant neuroticism, Mitchell's boyish enthusiasm, and Te'alc's dry humor. Couple that with Vala's non-stop chattering, and you have a three-ring circus, not a serious show.

Now, again, I'm not saying I hate Vala- I loved her in the last few episodes, but the routine is getting old, just like when Jack got ditched into the comic-relief role during season eight. He lost his personality for the sake of a good laugh, and that ultimately failed, character-wise. Right now, I don't see much of Vala as a person; I see her as a joke, because that's how the show is largely treating her.

 

You'll get your deadly serious when Sam coms back next episode. This is the calm before the storm so to speak.

 

And all I'm saying is, "It's about time."


Stupid pregnancy.

 

I don't think I'd consider her a running joke. I think that maybe in the first two or three that's all she was but with the last two you're getting more character development out of her then some characters have gotten in the entire run of the series.

Shes kind of paralleling the whole Ori threat in a way. Like how some people thought of Jar-Jar in the PT. As the naivety of the galaxy/universe/whatever scale we are on fades as does her's.

 

Let me repeat:

"I loved her in the last few episodes."

 

Vala's grown on me a bit.

 

Daniels starting to bother me. Everytime he delivers a line thats supposed to be some sort of revelation, he delivers it the exact same way, with the exact same emphasis and everything.


After 8 seasons of it, its becoming to pronounced! MICHAEL SHANKS!!! Mix it up a little!

 

Agreed.

 

I hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it.

Now its probably going to drive me crazy.

 

Well atleast you'll have company!

 

Just a reminder (or just to let you know if you didn't already) Sci-Fi is again running a poll for a SG-1 Viewer's Choice Marathon (Friday, Sept. 2).

Pick your favorite episodes and see which ones make the cut.

You can pick up to ten or pick fewer if you want.

I just watched Heroes for the first time the other day and I had to make that two of my choices. Very strong episode. Probably the best SG-1 ever.

 

cool thanks for the info

 

I thought I posted a link but i guess not.

 

I rather think Michael Shanks is consistently excellent in his performance- notably in Abyss.

 

nice pics quest. I picked mostly two parters dealing with the replicators.

 

He's consistent all right, I'll give him that.

 

Awesome episode. The humor flowed well, the action was good (if a little heavy-handed on the explanation side- I figured out what was going on before the Pryor had even placed his hand on the Stargate). And Vala was excellent. "Sending a message:" Hee.

 

I didn't particularly care for it but I was distracted for a lot of it. I'm watching the encore right now and I'm already picking up some good stuff that I missed earlier.

 

This was the best episode of the season so far. I like how vala has evolved as a character. I think if any one needs convincing that the ori are threat, this episode has done it.

 

Yeah Cam had some good lines in there. I also liked the whole "Shaft" exchange (and Vala's later explanation that not everything she says is innuendo).

Still even after a second viewing I didn't think this was one of the better episodes from season 9.
The force field devoid of life was good until it turned into a force field fed of the energy of the weapons fired at it.

I really didn't get the giant gate thing either. I actually thought that it took away some of the threat of the Ori. You went from the insidious threat of last episode to a giant stargate transporting an armada ? An armada of what, priors?

It was an impressive display of power destroying a planet like that but I think that would of worked as the end game. You know "witness the power of the Ori. If you don't follow us not only will we kill off your people but we'll wipe your planet from the Galaxy". The addition of black holes and giant stargates didn't really add anything IMO.

I wasn't thrilled with Vala's death either. Not just because I enjoyed the character (we all knew it was a temp thing) but because all the spoilers had said that she "valiantly sacrifices herself" but it didn't come across that way to me at all. It came across as a step back for the character. She wasn't sacrificing herself to stop the Ori threat she was trying to prove how great she was and wasn't fast enough on the rings. Still it could prove for some interesting interactions if and when Vala makes a comeback.

Overall though still a good hour of television and really only pales to the other episodes in what I consider a very strong season.

Edit: I'm also missed Daniel's beard .