Watching SG1 and SGA in chronological order, I reached S3:E5 Progeny last night. I'm not doing any long-winded meta at this point because I found that it was sucking the joy of the show right out of me. I couldn't watch the show to relax and it took me an hour to two hours to watch each episode. So if you found me and followed me for my SGA meta, sorry.
But, what I will say is that this episode hits so hard. It's the beginning of the end for Elizabeth. She doesn't know that. The team doesn't know that, but we do, and that tinges everything with the weight of sorrow. Watching this in chronological order also makes it hit harder because SG1 has only escaped fighting the Replicators. (Also, we are apparently unable to stop breaking their trust. We always promise to do one thing and then we do the total opposite. Sam Carter did this and now so did Elizabeth. I don't actually really disagree with the choices they made, but it is a cycle of trust-breaking.)
I love the fact that when we see Sheppard's mind invasion by the replicators, we see Ronon from his perspective thinking up a plan to help them escape. Sheppard trusts Ronon to act and have his back. But, what made me actually cry was that in Sheppard's fake scenario, Rodney is brave. Rodney protests Sheppard giving his life for everyone and Rodney offers to flip a coin. In Sheppard's mind, as frustrating as Rodney can be, he is ultimately courageous. Also, the "No, no, no, no," from Rodney when he realizes Sheppard is going to sacrifice himself broke my heart.
Last but not least, while we don't know what horrors the others were forced to endure, we do know that Sheppard would willingly give his life for all of them, which is exactly what he said he would do in Sateda. This man wasn't kidding. They're his family and he will protect them with his dying breath and no hesitation.
...and here I am doing exactly what I said I wasn't going to do.
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♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight!
Oh!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯
To all mutuals, readers, lurkers, and friends! ❤️
&
Have tons of fun...
and stay safe! 🎄🎁🔔
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Today is Christopher Heyerdahl's 60th Birthday. So I have a wee post spam ready to go. If you don't want to see it then it can be blacklisted by using the stargate spam tag.
Thanks to @colonelshepparrrrd for reminding me it was his birthday today.
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Daniel and Rodney dynamic makes so much more sense when you remember that Daniel is Sam's brother
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I’M
Helga from Atlantis?? Is also
Captain Maynard from 9-1-1??
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