Common Ground rocks!
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katikatOh my, SGA's Common Ground is one of the best eps ever. I mean, it has a lot of John!whump, it has a strong plot and amazing guest stars... What else could one want?
Things that I especially loved:
- The chemistry between Todd the Wraith and Sheppard, like really. Chris Heyerdahl never had this chemistry with Joe Flanigan when he played in S1 Halling. Here it worked perfectly though!
- I loved Ronon's anger due to Sheppard's torture. I mean, we know that he considers John a good leader and a good friend too, but here we could see how deep is his relationship with Sheppard first hand.
- The leather outfits! Call me shallow, but Sheppard black leather jacket? Ronon's brown leather coat? They make me swoon like whoa!
- The discovery of what the Wraith can actually do! That was so surprising and so intriguing. I loved it!
I also loved the commentary by the episode's director and the director of photography. They said that Joe and Chris had a blast with this episode and especially with the scenes in the prison cells. Also, that Jason Momoa had a torn muscle in his abdomen during the filming of that episode - the scene in the woods where Jason winces while kneeling down? Yup, he really was in pain at that moment. And Ryan Robbins who played Laden Radim had a food poisoning while they were filming the last scene with him sending the analog feed through the stargate, the poor thing. And btw, Radim is a Czech name, a first name I mean, like Radek is for Zelenka :)
Awesome, awesome ep! McKay and Mrs. Miller next!
Things that I especially loved:
- The chemistry between Todd the Wraith and Sheppard, like really. Chris Heyerdahl never had this chemistry with Joe Flanigan when he played in S1 Halling. Here it worked perfectly though!
- I loved Ronon's anger due to Sheppard's torture. I mean, we know that he considers John a good leader and a good friend too, but here we could see how deep is his relationship with Sheppard first hand.
- The leather outfits! Call me shallow, but Sheppard black leather jacket? Ronon's brown leather coat? They make me swoon like whoa!
- The discovery of what the Wraith can actually do! That was so surprising and so intriguing. I loved it!
I also loved the commentary by the episode's director and the director of photography. They said that Joe and Chris had a blast with this episode and especially with the scenes in the prison cells. Also, that Jason Momoa had a torn muscle in his abdomen during the filming of that episode - the scene in the woods where Jason winces while kneeling down? Yup, he really was in pain at that moment. And Ryan Robbins who played Laden Radim had a food poisoning while they were filming the last scene with him sending the analog feed through the stargate, the poor thing. And btw, Radim is a Czech name, a first name I mean, like Radek is for Zelenka :)
Awesome, awesome ep! McKay and Mrs. Miller next!
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Date: 2008-06-29 12:22 pm (UTC)The discovery of what the Wraith can actually do! That was so surprising and so intriguing. I loved it!
Once Sheppard started getting too old I knew what was coming since they had to reverse the process but it still added a nice dimension to the Wraith. And Todd is love. I`m always happy to see him.
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Date: 2008-06-29 12:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-29 12:33 pm (UTC)Hee. But als true.
I hope that they'll bring Todd back in S5!
I think they will. He seems to be a popular character.
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Date: 2008-07-02 04:46 pm (UTC)Definitely! It is one of my favourite SGA episodes because like you, I loved the dynamic between Todd and Sheppard ^_^!
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Date: 2008-07-04 09:07 pm (UTC)