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Since I've been watching this diligently in efforts to watch fewer shows at a time and finish them more quickly, and I've got a bunch of thoughts and am procrastinating on my current writing projects, SGA opinions, early season three.
First, season three has done a satisfying 180 in terms of giving the characters meaningful interactions that have moved beyond quippiness - it's still there, only it leads to more substance (either that or the characters are finally gelling in my brain). For instance, Ronon and McKay having an argument about what to do with their last minutes of life aboard a Wraith ship, or Sheppard awkwardly explaining to Teyla that the team is the only family he has, or Weir starting a board meeting by expressing relief that her presumed-dead teammates actually survived - in stark contrast to stuff like the volcano episode, which ended up using a third of its runtime to depict all the separated team members thinking each other dead with the following reunion scene being limited to a quick smile and a bunch of plot boilerplate. So this is dazzling improvement and I hope it continues.
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First, season three has done a satisfying 180 in terms of giving the characters meaningful interactions that have moved beyond quippiness - it's still there, only it leads to more substance (either that or the characters are finally gelling in my brain). For instance, Ronon and McKay having an argument about what to do with their last minutes of life aboard a Wraith ship, or Sheppard awkwardly explaining to Teyla that the team is the only family he has, or Weir starting a board meeting by expressing relief that her presumed-dead teammates actually survived - in stark contrast to stuff like the volcano episode, which ended up using a third of its runtime to depict all the separated team members thinking each other dead with the following reunion scene being limited to a quick smile and a bunch of plot boilerplate. So this is dazzling improvement and I hope it continues.
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