The good, the bad and the awesome!

[katikat]

The good: I finished watching Stargate Atlantis' S2! All done - the commentaries, the special features etc. - except for the commentary done by Peter DeLuise and Gary Jones. Sorry but those two yap about nothing the whole ep through. And it's too bad that they did the commentary to one of my favorite ep of S2 - Inferno. Puh :( Oh well...

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The bad: I found out that the DVDs with SGA's S4 that I downloaded via BT and burned out are corrupted. Not working at all *sigh* Well, at least S4 will be out in a month...

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The awesome: SGA's ep Inferno! It was even better than the season finale - Allies. I didn't even mind Brandy Ledford that much (I can't stand the actress otherwise because she basically serves as a big breasted blow-up doll on every show). The episode was so good, the special effects awesome and the banter between Sheppard and McKay simply hilarious!

SHEPPARD: Ah, don't be so hard on yourself. It took Doctor McKay years to figure out all things Ancient and he still doesn't completely understand.
McKAY (defensively): I have a very firm grasp of Ancient technology.
SHEPPARD: You've blow up entire planets, Rodney.
McKAY: That wasn't my fault!
SHEPPARD: Well, it didn't do it by itself!

SHEPPARD: (talking about McKay)Uh, I'm gonna get back there now -- uh, make sure he's not distracted.
WEIR: Distracted?
SHEPPARD: Ah, well, the lead scientist, uh, she's very, um ...
WEIR: ... hot?
SHEPPARD: I was gonna say attractive. But McKay is acting very, uh ...
WEIR: ... smitten?
SHEPPARD: I was gonna say pathetic. (He turns to leave.)
WEIR: Wait. I should head back with you and begin negotiations with the Taranan leader. What's he like?
SHEPPARD: Oh, you know. He's a guy. Didn't pay much attention. Sorry! (He turns and walks away.)

SHEPPARD: The ship in the hangar. Maybe McKay can fix it.
McKAY: Oh, maybe I can fix it(!) Place the pressure squarely on my shoulders for a change!
SHEPPARD: Well, I've discovered you're pretty good under the threat of impending death!
McKAY: I am, actually. (He turns and runs out of the room. The others follow him.)

McKAY: And I have, uh, discovered the ship's name. (He looks at his computer tablet.) It's the, um, Hippaforalkus.
SHEPPARD: The what?!
McKAY: Yeah, well, it appears to have been named after an Ancient general ... Hippaforalkus.
SHEPPARD: Well, we're not calling it that!

SHEPPARD: Yeah, well, whether or not we live or die is all up to Rodney.
McKAY: This is so unfair!

SHEPPARD: Time for a military solution.
McKAY: For which problem?

SHEPPARD: How are those engines coming?
McKAY: I’m not even close.
SHEPPARD: Well, then, I guess we’re all gonna die.
McKAY: Oh, you’re doin’ that on purpose!
SHEPPARD: What?
McKAY: You’re creating an impossible task that my ego will force me to overcome.
SHEPPARD: Oh, yes, yes, that’s exactly what I’m doing. It has nothing at all to do with saving the lives of these people. It’s all about you. (deliberately making his voice angry) Now get your ass back to work and fix those damn engines! (turning to Norina) He’ll fix ‘em! Trust me.

McKAY: This ship will be ejected along with the magma and stream several thousand feet into the air.
SHEPPARD: The ship can survive that?
McKAY: For exactly 4.1 seconds, yes. Look, the hangar should disintigrate. The moment we're clear we open a brief hyperspace window, jump to space before the explosion depletes our shields and incinerates us.
SHEPPARD: Okay.
McKAY: What?
BECKETT: Very clever, Rodney.
McKAY: Hmm. Well ... don't thank me 'til it works ... which it probably won't. 'Scuse me.

McKAY: I’ll take a repair team back to the Orion: get the engines fixed.
SHEPPARD: I thought you told Norina you couldn’t fix it.
McKAY: It was never a question of whether or not I could fix it; it... (He turns and sees John’s smug expression and the others grinning)

So so so much fun! *VBG*

ETA: Spoilers for S5 in comments!

Comments

[suzvoy.livejournal.com]

I LOVE INFERNO.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too! That was one of the best McShep eps of the whole series :D

[kirusai.livejournal.com]

I LOVE. JUST LOVE.

John was soooooo jealous of Norina in Inferno, and he was completely, 100% cockblocking Rodney :D

I love McShep so so so soooooo much.

Rodney might be 'arrogant', but he's so endearingly lost when it comes to saving all their lives. His arrogance is all a blunder. GOD, I can't love him more.

I believe it's because of David Hewlett's acting technique - he makes Rodney come alive.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I love how John knows exactly what buttons to push with Rodney. They are too cute for words.

BTW - did you read the spoilers for ep 5x15 yet? I'm looking forward to and dreading the ep at the same time O.O

[kirusai.livejournal.com]

Nooo, I'm not sure what the spoilers are! TELL ME. OMG, is it Rodney or John, or the rest of the team??

[katikat.livejournal.com]

The spoilers say: "Marty G. objected to my brutal treatment of Sheppard while Paul took issue with one particular Holy Sh*t Moment in that regard. I agreed that the scenes are dark, but I argued they're necessarily so. No clean and comical this time out for our hero as the chickens come home to roost. Or, in this case, one particularly bad-ass rooster." and "The only one that worries me is what I'll be doing to Sheppard at the end of the third act. I suspect more than one person in the room will say something to the effect of: 'Are you nuts?!' Should make for an interesting debate." This has me quite worried. I like Shep!whump but this sounds rather permanent *bites nails*

McKay will have a second storyline together with Zelenka.

[kirusai.livejournal.com]

OHHHH SHIIIIIT.

I hope they don't maim him or anything, oh jeez. OMFG, NOOOOOO.....JOOOOOOHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.

I'm worried ALREADY. And we aren't even going to be seeing that episode until a year later -_-;;;

JOHNNNNN. DON'T WORRY, RODNEY WILL BE THERE TO COMFORT YOU LATER.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I'm worried too. A lot! I mean, it's one thing to have him whumped for one episode but as he said there would not be a "this time out". And: "From the cover notes, we moved on to the page notes. Some discussion on the mechanics of the transporter scene, the mainland intro, the off-world fooferah, the short list, the 'convincing' gloves, the infirmary scene, and the reveal." So obviously, there will be some reveal AFTER the infirmary scene. I'm so scared, luv! O.O