Whoakay, so I gather this week's A story is drenched in SG-* continuity that I'm not up to speed on. Hence the rushed intro of Robert Picardo and the general political setup. I'll just take it without question that everyone is (or looks like) a human despite everything set in present day earth. The story held up on its own, it's just fairly clear that there's a back story on several of the characters involved.
Moving to the B-story, I saw the Ginn/Amanda "twist" coming a mile away, and I imagine the rest of you did too. And the resolution is a bit weak as well - partioning from the main computer? Well, I guess that means they're off the show...for a whole 2 episodes.
I suppose I should give credit for SGU actually showing Eli actually *doing* math for once (at a blackboard no less), instead of everyone just talking about how he's such a math sooper-dooper-genius. Sheez. Yeah, I just never bought the whole "Eli the genius" thing. I realize math and science aren't really TV-presentable, and that it's hard for actors to sound smart with technobabble. But the right actor can pull it off - witness Henry from Eureka, or, well, Rush! Yeah, for me Eli just never came off as anything other than the everygeek*, the scared D&D nerd.
* - I.e., extension of the "everyman". Everymen/everywomen irritate me - I view it as pandering, sometimes to the point of celebrating mediocrity. I'd much rather hear an interesting story or character sketch than be able to "relate" to or get validation from regular joes/janes.
Moving to the B-story, I saw the Ginn/Amanda "twist" coming a mile away, and I imagine the rest of you did too. And the resolution is a bit weak as well - partioning from the main computer? Well, I guess that means they're off the show...for a whole 2 episodes.
I suppose I should give credit for SGU actually showing Eli actually *doing* math for once (at a blackboard no less), instead of everyone just talking about how he's such a math sooper-dooper-genius. Sheez. Yeah, I just never bought the whole "Eli the genius" thing. I realize math and science aren't really TV-presentable, and that it's hard for actors to sound smart with technobabble. But the right actor can pull it off - witness Henry from Eureka, or, well, Rush! Yeah, for me Eli just never came off as anything other than the everygeek*, the scared D&D nerd.
* - I.e., extension of the "everyman". Everymen/everywomen irritate me - I view it as pandering, sometimes to the point of celebrating mediocrity. I'd much rather hear an interesting story or character sketch than be able to "relate" to or get validation from regular joes/janes.
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