By Wolfen Moondaughter

I know I’m terribly overdue with this, the final edition of this Stargate Atlantis recap-and-review column. Part of it is due to other commitments, of course (and the lure of other fandoms, like Underworld), but there’s also the simple fact of this being then end. I’m reluctant to say goodbye, coupled with the odd conundrum of not being satisfied enough with the finale to have been eager to watch it again. Creature of dichotomy, me.

By Wolfen Moondaughter

I feel like I’m suffering from Bipolar Disorder when watching this Rob Cooper-penned episode: I both love and dislike aspects of it at the same time. Happily, though, while I don’t count it as an all-time fave exactly, there’s never a point where I actually hate it. But I haven’t felt this conflicted over an entire episode of something since the final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

By Wolfen Moondaughter

I have to admit, I was braced for this one to be a terrible experience, considering that it’s another episode where Keller is both a fairly major player (though thankfully not until the latter half) and a plot device (well, half of one). It therefore turned out to actually be fairly decent — maybe not my fave of Carl Binder’s eps, or even a fave in general, but better than many of his, and certainly better than I’d hoped it would be, so I can’t complain.

By Wolfen Moondaughter

This episode painted Sheppard as a bit harsher than I was comfortable with, but it paid off in a very poignant ending. Of course, I was deliriously happy that Todd was in it, and was quite happy with his characterisation. Writer Alan McCullough also wins points for succeeding somewhat where Gero didn’t in “Brain Storm” — he made McKeller tolerable for me!

By Wolfen Moondaughter

All do respect to Gero, Staite, and most especially Hewlett and my McKeller-loving readers, but I am declaring this edition of the column to be a severely “Anti-McKeller” zone. Those who would be bothered/offended by such perceptions should turn back now …. My sincerest apologies to the above parties, but in the immortal words of Popeye, “I yam what I yam” — I see what I see and feel what I feel.

By Wolfen Moondaughter

Before I get into the column, let me offer my apologies to my readers for the extreme lateness of this. To paraphrase an old saying, life is what gets in the way when you’re trying to carry out other plans, ‘ey?

By Wolfen Moondaughter

This ep, as I suspected, proved a fairly strong follow-up to the first half of the story arc; bravo, Gero! Lots of cleverness all around, from Todd’s decision to use the Daedalus itself as a weapon, to John’s idea to save the Daedalus, to Rodney’s idea to save the galaxy! I’m proud of our guys!

By Wolfen Moondaughter

Daniel Jackson being my fave SG-1 character (aside from Vala), you can imagine how excited I was to hear, months ago, that he was finally coming to the show — and I was in no way disappointed by his appearance!

By Wolfen Moondaughter

While it didn’t really turn out to be the Ronon/Rodney friendship ep I was hoping for, overall, I’m pleased with this ep, especially in regards to the development of Keller. She proved herself very capable, both physically and mentally, having come a long way since “Missing”.

By Wolfen Moondaughter

I was looking forward to this Alan McCullough-penned ep almost as much as “The Shrine”, and I was not disappointed! It was interesting to see the more forceful side of Todd — he’s usually so easy-going, like he’s constantly bemused. And yet it didn’t seem at all out of character — we’ve seen hints of this more aggressive, authoritative side before. Of course, I’m biased — I adore “teh Hyerdahl”! Todd is easily my fave character outside of McShep, so this ep was a great treat.

By Wolfen Moondaughter

Sorry for my extreme tardiness! I spent the last week editing four gig worth of photos and vid footage from Dragon*Con, and only just finished Sunday night. I’m still exhausted from the con (which had, unofficially, expanded to five days and requires running around between four hotels — I only went to three, though). And I’ve been hard at work at the Save Atlantis campaign, of course!

By Wolfen Moondaughter

*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

I have waited several long months in eager anticipation for this ep, ever since Joe Mallozzi and David Hewlett mentioned it in their blogs, and it did not disappoint! (I’m still squeeeing as a type! To quote Eddie Izzard, I’m “so velly exciteeed!!”)

By Wolfen Moondaughter

Okay, I have to say, while it was a fairly watchable ep, not without it’s charm, it wasn’t one of writer Carl Binder’s best. There’s a sizable amount of fuzzy logic (of the non-mathematical variety) involved, and the science is a little hinkier than usual.

By Wolfen Moondaughter

That was quite a thrill-ride — almost too thrilling. It was exhausting to watch, with the constant tension (I’ve never been so grateful for commercial beaks), and the hour seemed to fly by! But it was good: interesting concept; nice psychological scariness (my fave kind of scary); some great lines; and some really nice character moments, especially between Rodney and Teyla. (I do, however, confess to being a little disappointed that we didn’t get to see Rod again.)