SGA meme - day 8

Day 8: An episode you've watched more than three times

Considering that SGA is one of my most favorite shows ever, you can say that I watched almost all the eps more than once - the hated ones excluded, of course. So, I will just name one ep per season:

Season 1, The Brotherhood: There's Kolya and his obsession with John, there's exploration, there's banter... And let's not forget this is the episode where Rodney finds out that John passed the MENSA test!

Season 2, Inferno: Fantastic episode. Exploration, suspense, action, amazing special effects - and the banter, the banter!!!

Season 3, Common Ground: This episode is Shep!whump pure. John's tortured while the others have to watch, he meets Todd the Wraith and there's Kolya again! Awesome!

Season 4, Adrift: Love it because it feels more like a mini-movie. Another thing I love is that with Elizabeth hurt, it's John and Rodney as Atlantis' leaders - and they WORK TOGETHER! There's no military vs. civilians stand-off, they are one big family and in this together which is simply rockin' awesome.

Season 5, Search and Rescue: This whole episode is teamness pure. And it's not the grand gestures but the subtle things, like when Ronon pokes Rodney to make him ask John if John's alright or when John finds out Rodney is alive or Teyla's absolute conviction that John will rescue her or when Rodney and Sam work side by side to repair the ship... This is what SGA should be!

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William C. Dietz's "McCade for Hire", #3

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Review: Two books in one, "Galactic Bounty" and "Imperial Bounty", depicting the adventures of a bounty hunter in space, Sam McCade. I liked the 2nd story better because there was more space exploration and the planets that Sam visited were truly intriguing.

But there was one thing that really bugged me: the abrupt changes of POV which became more and more frequent as the book neared its end. In my humble opinion, it's a bad story telling when you lose your readers and they suddenly have no idea who's "talking".

Nonetheless, I would definitely read the next book, if I got my hands on it. The stories are fast paced and Sam, Phil, Rico and all the other characters are very likable, even though Sam tends to think with his downstairs brain whenever a woman is present.

Watching ST:TOS

These two eps didn't really click for me, don't know why *shrugs*

The Return of the Archons: Best part of the episode? Spock in that black hood. Man, he looked stunning! And Kirk's fisticuffs with McCoy.

Space Seed: Ah, Ricardo Montalban as Khan. I loved the scene where Khan threatened McCoy with a scalpel and McCoy didn't even blink, just took it and told Khan to aim for the artery. Wow, that was cool! And Kirk in the decomp chamber reminded me of SGA's Common Ground where Kolya tortured John to force Elizabeth to hand over their guns. But Kirk's decision to leave them stranded on that planet - I think it should come back and bite them in the ass. To let a tyrant loose...