SG-1: The Shroud

[moonshayde]

Here we go...



Okay, so...not a bad episode. It held my interest. One of the better eps of the season. This was a highly anticipated episode for me, so it will never meet my expectations, but it wasn't bad.

The GOOD
*Jack
*Jack and Daniel scenes
*Jack and everybody scenes
*Team feel
*Abyss confirmation between Jack and Daniel
And probably most importantly...
*The element of suspense ran throughout the episode. I never really knew if Daniel was Daniel or not.

The BAD
*Not enough Sam and Daniel friendship scenes. Boo.
*Not so great acting. Okay, the acting in this episode didn't impress me. AT was just sort of there. BB was okay. CB was a bit annoying with the overly done facial expressions. RDA was better than I've seen in a while (like SGA), but not as dramatic as I would have hoped for. And MS...not even sure what was off about it. I understand Daniel was messed up, but dunno. I didn't really like anyone's acting but CJ and Robert Picardo in this.

The WEIRD
*Adria and Daniel. I had a feeling that was coming though


Personally, I would have liked for more gray area. Maybe Daniel not being totally in control of himself. I think that would make it richer. But with the time limits, I can understand why.

I think I need to watch again to get the full impact as I don't catch a lot during first viewings. But I was really satisifed that TPTB kept us guessing as to Daniel's intentions throughout. That was very important to make the episode work and they pulled it off well. I just have standards that can't be met sometimes ;) But it was a good episode. I might not have been impressed with the acting, but it felt good. The episode felt right.

I really miss Jack and the team :(

4 out of 4!!!! Yay! I...don't think we'll make 5 out of 5 though. The preview for next week. Oh...eek.

Comments

[crazymadjo.livejournal.com]

*Not enough Sam and Daniel friendship scenes. Boo.

There was a perfect place for it, too. The second time Jack went in there - to ask Daniel to give them the intel Sam needed for the team to complete the mission in Daniel's place. I mean, come on. Are we really supposed to believe Daniel told it all to Jack?! And then ...

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SCENE: Jack walks into Sam's lab, where the rest of SG-1 is waiting.

Sam: So ... did he tell you, sir?

Jack: Oh, yeah. He said you had to hook up your thing to that thing with the lights, and then ... do stuff. Something like that.
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Riiight. It would have made a lot more sense for Sam to at least have come with Jack. Not that I didn't *love* the scene the way it played out (I'm never going to complain about a Jack and Daniel scene really), but still ....

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

No, I will never complain about Jack and Daniel scenes. The more, the better. I cringe a bit at forced banter, but I can handwave it for this episode. All I can say is that there is no excuse to complain that TPTB don't ever think of Jack and Daniel fans, whether you slash them or just see them as friends.

But the lack of Sam and Daniel was glaringly obvious and it puzzled me, especially after The Road Not Taken where she asked about Daniel like three times. The Quest had a couple of Daniel and Sam moments. I would have expected just a little bit more. I can always come up with rationalizations for it in meta and in fic. I'm just tired of having to do it.

And I really missed her at the end when he woke up. But then I realized, well someone does have to fly the ship or stay on the lookout, so sometimes there is a good reason.