Trinity

Last night, I watched SG:A's ep Trinity. It hurts every frickin' time. No, no one dies but it's still one of the most painful episodes of this series. Why? Because of the misplaced faith Sheppard has in McKay in this episode. Rodney asks John to trust him and John does because it is Rodney. Sheppard goes against his better judgment, against the advice of the other scientists, against Elizabeth's wishes and decides to have faith in Rodney. And then Rodney is wrong and it breaks them both.

This episode feels like a punch every time I watch it. But it is also a very good ep. On SG-1, Sam Carter was never wrong. She was the ueber-scientist who got it right every time. On SG:A, people make mistakes because of their ego and arrogance - Sheppard did too, just like Carson. I think that the only person who feels infallible to me on this series is Weir and maybe because of that I don't really care much for her.

So yeah, it hurts a lot to watch this ep, to see the expression on John's face when he realizes that Rodney was wrong. Not even a very geeky Sheppard could lighten it up - although it was cute to see McKay floored by the fact that yes, John did understand his technobabble.

And I found an excellent coda to this episode:
GEN --> "In Return" by tigs. Rodney asks Zelenka to take his place on Sheppard's team. Words: 3.000.