Lockdown - woohoo!

[castalie]

Just watched "Lockdown" and before I start, I have a question... how the hell do you survive all those break commercials? It's insane! I mean, thank God they are cut in the versions I have but seriously...how is it possible to have so many break commercials in an episode from a tv show? I know, you're used to it, and that's how it works, well it's just really different over here. Wanna know how many breaks we have in France when SG airs? One... We only have one break commercial for tv shows or movies - unless the movie lasts real long, then we have two, and we have none when it's cartoons, comics or sitcoms. And we still find a reason to whine because those commercials take over our telly. Mind you, we're French so whining and bitching is an art for us.

Anyway, back to more interesting things now - well, for me, I mean lol

Okay, I never got to read all the reviews that were posted on LJ since it was during the ever-so-tiring-and-bad week so I don't know whether people actually liked it or hated it, but I know that I, for one, definitely loved that episode, so there *g*

Sure the whole alien-entity-possesses-SG-personal is like old news, but frankly, it didn't bother me in the least. Maybe because it was Anubis, which was sort of a nice touch since I love the Big Bad Anubis, maybe because of the way it was dealt with, I don't know, all I know is that this old-news actually was pushed in the background for me to concentrate on other stuff.

So, what was on the foreground for me was the interaction between the members of SG-1... or should I say between the members of SG-1 and the General, and I enjoyed it to the fullest - they were great together! This is the team I'm fan of, if you know what I mean.

I laughed or cheered on several scenes, but my favourite? Has to be the Who Shot Me? scene because this one? So cracked me up! Daniel looked and more important sounded so indignant and whiny, he was too cute for words! And the looks Sam, Teal'c and Jack exchanged? Priceless - loved that scene *g*

It didn't hurt that said scene followed the scene in the gateroom with evil&possessed!Daniel being zatted by Teal'c first then shot by Jack... no, I don't have issues, I just like intense situations and somehow friends shooting each other definitely belongs to that category... also, loved how Teal'c was actually going to zat Daniel a second time which huh... would have been really bad, because my Daniel? I don't want to see him killed by Teal'c, thank you very much! So it musn't have been easy for Jack to shoot him, even if he knew he wasn't going to kill him per se, but there was no other choice.

Speaking of Jack... absolutely loved him in "Lockdown", which I find ironical considering not two days ago I was talking about how I usually feel indifferent toward this character because Jack's goofy act gets on my nerves and turns me off too much for me to ever become a fan of his [/blasphemous]

Well, the Jack in "Lockdown" is actually the kind of Jack that would make me change my mind, and serious!Jack is seriously one of my kinks. I say 'kink' because I don't get to see enough of that Jack and I regret it. I know how everyone loves witty and funny and goofy and irreverent Jack and I get that - I actually like it too don't get me wrong, but to a certain extent and I need for the goofiness to be balanced and usually, I don't get said balance. But in that episode, I got the Jack I craved so I was a happy camper... even if the beginning worried me a bit. I couldn't help thinking that goofy!General didn't exactly demand respect, but whatever, Jack showed his serious and efficient side, so yeah!

Actually, I was really a happy camper because I loved seeing everyone on the team, from Teal'c to Sam passing by Jack and Daniel - well, duh, being the Daniel fan that I am lol

Sam was great... sometimes I worry that I could forget how I originally enjoyed her character, but episodes like "Lockdown" reminds me that I do like her. Teal'c was his usual self - and something I liked? How he reassured Colonel Vaselov. That was really nice of him, in particular considering the welcome the poor guy received *cringe* The beginning of the episode when Teal'c is talking about his new home with Daniel and Sam was cute too - and it got better when Jack arrived - I laughed at the interaction between Jack and Daniel in that one. Oh and the other scene between those two in Jack's office? When Daniel talks about his plan and everything... I couldn't help thinking that he looked real comfortable in the office.

Speaking of my fave, I also got to see the Daniel I like - you know the diplomatic one, the one who's usually trying to make things better? It was really IC for him to go and find Col. Vaselov at the beginning of the episode and I liked that we saw him do that, indeed - like when he tried to show Jack that the Russian had their own reason to be demanding and everything. Besides, his little speech about how Vaselov shouldn't take it personally because Jack is an equal opportunity offender cracked me up. That's a nice description of the guy, all right. Jack is usually pretty disrespectful toward... anything or anyone, so why not this new Colonel who was bold enough to ask for SG-1? But hey, the poor guy didn't know, so it was nice of Daniel to fill him in *g*

I really liked the scenes between Alexi and Daniel as a matter of fact. I liked Vaselov's character very much to tell the truth - too bad he sacrificed this way at the end, but it was him or Jack, so I guess it was a given? lol Still, I liked that Jack was saved by him...

A last thing... this SG-1 will stay a three-person team thing? I don't know what to think of it. I mean, I always thought four wasn't a lot to start with but three? What are they going to do?

Sam : Teal'c, Daniel, we're going to make two teams; one team of two and one of huh one. No wait, let me think - let's try again, we'll make three teams of one. Yeah that's it, three teams of one. No, that's not safe, let's make one team of three then - yes, let's not separate, we'll do everything we need to do together. Go us!

I get that TPTB don't want to destroy SG-1 uniqueness, unity and whatnot but I just don't know lol

Anyway, all in all, I really liked this episode - I couldn't get enough of my beloved team *g*

You know, I'm an easy fan. I never really expect anything from a show, apart from being entertained - I don't expect anything more. When something doesn't go as I'd like to, I just shrug it off because well, c'est la vie, and it's not even that because it's not life but a show... well to me, anyway, I know we all have a different way of dealing with it and we all have our own vision of fandom. That being said, when everything goes well and I get to see my favourite characters act as I hoped they would, I can't help being a 120% happy and bouncy fangirl *g*

ETA: Doesn't have anything to do with SG but yami_tai? I bought S1 of Saiyuki today. Cheaper-than-cheap boxset was still at Virgin Megastore, so... it's now in my possession. Thanks again for sending me all those episodes the past week *kisses*

ETA2: Btw, forgot to ask. Didn't this Kearney guy already played in an SG episode? I could swear he played in "1969", you know, young!Hammond? And I know I could look it up on line but I'm sure someone on my flist knows that bit of info?

Comments

[nicci-mac.livejournal.com]

You know, I'm an easy fan. I never really expect anything from a show, apart from being entertained - I don't expect anything more. When something doesn't go as I'd like to, I just shrug it off because well, c'est la vie, and it's not even that because it's not life but a show.

I applaud your attitude. I watch to be entertained, and if it don't go the way it should have - that's what fanfic is for, no? We all need to take a step back occassionally and remind ourselves that health and happieness in our RL and making sure that our friends and families come first is the priority here.

Reading, writing and watching are all wonderful escapes, but the danger comes when we start to find it more important than what's going on in the real world. So angain... ::stands up and starts clapping:: I applaud your attitude Mouse.

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Well thanks *g* I know that we all deal with fandom differently and no way is better than another, but I'm always a bit baffled when I saw people who take it so seriously, as if it was RL indeed because this behaviour is alien to me. Then again, if that's what they need, they shouldn't deny themselves... but it's not my case, I can't forget that a tv show is just that a tv show *shrug* No matter how much I enjoy it obviously *g*

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

I bought S1 of Saiyuki today.

Excellent, you'll love it, I am sure ^_^! *is curious* Are they region 1 discs??

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I loved what I saw so far too much to resist *g* And no they're region 2, none of my DVD players can read region 1 yet.

Your icon? so kawaiiiiiiiiii!

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

And no they're region 2, none of my DVD players can read region 1 yet.

*looks confused* But I didn't think they had released the region 2 version yet??

Your icon? so kawaiiiiiiiiii!

*grins* Thanks, I couldn't resist it when I saw it today!

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Saiyuki (http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000WNL4U/qid=1092084280/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1_1/402-4242386-7008967) region 2 has been released in France at least - you weren't lucky on that one *eg*

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

Saiyuki region 2 has been released in France at least - you weren't lucky on that one *eg*

Interesting! Not that it matters to me because I tend to buy the region 1 dvds of any anime I like. That way I get them a lot quicker ^____________^!

[madralaoi.livejournal.com]

Yes to the Kearnyey guy. Cute young Hammond! :D

*snuggles just because*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I knew it! Thanks *g*

snuggles deeper just because too*

[crystalskull.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, young Hammond.

How about the scene in Jack's office, with the "I know, you shot me" line?

[castalie.livejournal.com]

That's the one I was talking about, when he talks about his plan afterward *g* I adored it too, definitely!

[crystalskull.livejournal.com]

Theyrelovesotranscendsbulletwounds!

[whitevanilla.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed this episode as well. I'm so happy for you that you get to watch SG8 now and not wait for..how long would you have to wait for? Too long anyway. But yeah. Huzzah for Stargate!

[castalie.livejournal.com]

When lerefuge offered to burn all the episode for me and send them to me on a regular basis, I couldn't believe my eyes. Not that I was surprised she offered exactly since she's the kind of girl to do that for others, but I was so bloody excited *g* And I think we'll get S8 next year, so yeah it would have been sooooooooo long *shudder*

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I love your discussions about SG so much. But I think what I love the most is your delight in the shooting scene. So cool *g*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Eeee thanks *g*

And I'd be the kind of gal to like a shooting scene between lovers friends, wouldn't I? lol

[circeoflatium.livejournal.com]

Just watched Lockdown and before I start, I have a question... how the hell do you survive all those break commercials?

I bloody hate commercials. Even in the UK we're getting more and more breaks in our programmes! What's it all about?? We can cope with a 40 minute show without all the crap. Some of us still do have a concentration span of more than 5 minutes! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-there are some things which should be more European here ;0)

[castalie.livejournal.com]

It really feels like they can't cope with a 40 minute show without 51452 breaks, it's weird... poor guys! lol

We'd better not have more than one break commercial in our future because this? Would piss me off!

[stacy-l.livejournal.com]

Let me just tell you a little secret about those commercials...

Most of us HATE them and wish we could press the fast forward button. I tell you the commercials do seem to be extremely bad for this season of Stargate and Atlantis. I also noticed that Sci Fi used to give little "warnings" of when the show's returning (like an ad for another tv series or something) and this time there is no warning. They jump from a commercial directly into the show and it's such a pain! My friend who tapes the shows for me and mails them to me actually keeps all the commercials in my copies and hers because she said it's so easy to accidentily cut off a bit of the show due to the horrendous commercial breaks. I am envious of your television stations!

I liked "Lockdown" as well. It's my favorite so far this season and I loved the interaction between the team members. Now the episode after that "Zero Hour" I wasn't as crazy about too much Jack and not enough of the entire team for me. As for this past week's episode... I have another two weeks to wait before I get my copy in the mail so I'm learning to be more patient... *g*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

It's even worse if you actually hate them as opposed to being used to them and not really noticing them anymore. Also, why do they need to cut a 40 minute show? I mean, doesn't it break the rhythm all the fucking time? Or do people in the US have problem concentrating for more than five minutes in a row? From watching all those breaks, you'd think it's the case, really, which I know is not, but you see what I mean *g*

Remember 24? Before the show came to France, everyone was raving about how great and original it was since it was filmed in real time, ie an episode = an hour... yeah right, maybe in the US. Imagine our surprise when it was aired in France and we realised it wasn't the case at all. Bye bye originality lol

Anyway Lockdown was really great, wasn't it? I heard mixed stuff about Icon but it seems the slashiness was of the good, so I'm impatient to get that one as well *g* I also need to watch my SG: Atlantis CDs now.

[stacy-l.livejournal.com]

LOL you'd think we have such short attention spans after seeing all those blasted commercials. I have no idea where they came from or who even came up with the idea for commercials. You know they seem to get longer and longer and there seem to more of them as time goes by. They're multiplying like plot bunnies I tell you *vbg*

Yeah the episode for an hour thing... that annoys me so much. You take a program and say it's an hour long but neglect to mention that every ten minutes there's a five minute commercial break so your show is actually only about 42 minutes. Talk about a rip off! I then sit around thinking of all the things they could have covered and expanded on in the episodes if they had only filmed the show and played it non-stop FOR an hour. My I think there would be so much more to an episode if that were the case.

I've heard mostly good things about Icon, haven't seen it yet but I'm kind of looking forward to it. I have heard there's some romance or something between two characters...I only pray it's not Jack and Sam! I am so tired of that crap!

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I have heard there's some romance or something between two characters...I only pray it's not Jack and Sam! I am so tired of that crap!

Did you read the spoilers for Threads btw?

[stacy-l.livejournal.com]

For "Threads"? Um no not yet. Do I really want to?

[castalie.livejournal.com]

No you don't... you so don't. We're still trying to figure out whether it's fake or not because those spoilers sounded like badfic to pretty much anyone who had the misfortune to read them *cringe*

[x5-536.livejournal.com]

have so many break commercials in an episode from a tv show?
honey that's NOTHING. a tv show is 40 mins long, do you know how hard it is to watch a MOVIE? GOD. the best way to deal with it is to TAPE the whole thing and watch it afterwards. i do that so often that i know exactly when to stop pressing on forward when the commercial breaks end :)

i'll read your thoughts on lockdown tonight at home. i'm in class right now, hahaha.

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Ouch, never really thought about movies, but now that you mention it it's true that I remember Babycakes telling me she sometimes gave up on watching certain movies when she was in the states because it was so insane she could have broken something on sight!

In class and commenting on your LJ - that's the kind of school I like lol

[x5-536.livejournal.com]

Sure the whole alien-entity-possesses-SG-personal is like old news, but frankly, it didn't bother me in the least
isn't that, like the summary of season 8? well it is for me anyway. ok so maybe it bothers me a LITTLE but on the whole, i just don't care about the whole "been t here done that" thing.

i LOVED lockdown. i commented on it whenit first aired ... the team interaction is just so good, i wouldn't have cared if it had been the crappiest plot ever.

[castalie.livejournal.com]

If it's dealt with correctly, I have to say I don't care about the whole been there done that thing either, and Lockdown was of the good for me for that reason *g*

I'll have to go and read my flist thoughts on this episodes now *g*