Atlantis 106: Childhood's End

[trishkit]

Atlantis 106: Childhood's End (spoilers)

Now that's the way to have small children in an episode! Let them act like kids, not precocious little moppets who have a degree in mechanical engineering and dispense sage relationship advice while helping the hero learn A Very Important Lesson. I am, of course, referring to the littlest rascals in this episode, not the Lost Boys gone terribly wrong.

Yay obnoxious little runts!

And yay Rodney! It's also so refreshing to have a character that isn't afraid to be unlikeable (if you count dislike of or discomfort around children as unlikeable - I don't). I love Rodney for the same reasons that I often end up rooting for the villain in the movies: he's just so much more fun to watch.

I was actually glad that Teyla was along for the ride this week. She seemed to be the only one with a clue after the jumper crash. She was calm, cool, collected and knew exactly what to do at a time when Sheppard didn't appear to be too on the ball (too cute to think, perhaps). I could believe that she was a leader in her own right.

Ford? So adorable. That character has really come to life in a very short time. He and McKay had very different interactions with the rugrats, but they were both very natural and believable.

And dear, sweet Sheppard. He seemed a little gobsmacked by this one. That's ok, it's a good look on him. I like how, even though you believed that he was horrified by the suicide pact thingy, he remained low key and tried a mellower approach instead of a Kirkian or Picardish orgy of bombast. My first instinct would be to shriek "What the f***? Are you insane?!!!" and then to run around flapping my hands uselessly and tripping over things as I tried to convince the kids of the error of their ways in an incoherent speech riddled with mixed metaphors and split infinitives (and a run-on sentence or two). It's just my way. The well-medicated Sheppard approach seems to works better.

Oh, and Shep? Shave wouldya? The stubble looks sexy and all, but I hate razor burn.

This episode dragged in places (and poor, dead Elliott looked a little cross-eyed), but had enough good bits to leave me with a very positive impression. Great teamwork, too!

Comments

[suzvoy.livejournal.com]

*snuggles Rodney* When he started fighting with the boy! BWA!

[trishkit.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend nearly fell off the couch during the "fight". So funny.

I loved the bit at the end when he was slapping away the kidlets as they scrabbled at his pockets. Love how they weren't intimidated by him at any stage of the proceedings.

I wonder if he realises how many people can see right through him?

I doubt it. I think he's pretty delusional with the self-delusions.

[suzvoy.livejournal.com]

I loved the bit at the end when he was slapping away the kidlets as they scrabbled at his pockets. Love how they weren't intimidated by him at any stage of the proceedings.

Oh heck yeah. HEE!