SG1's Scorched Earth (anyone surprised that Mallozi/Mullie wrote it?) had unnatural sex with SGA's Phantoms (a far superior story written by Carl Binder) and we got Remnants.
I loved the (improbable) physical whump and I can accept that, since the AI was reflecting Sheppard's unconscious self) that there was actually some psychological whump. But the AI's inexplicable change of mind and the complete lack of acknowledgment of Sheppard's angst (another happy-go-lucky breakfast scene?!), completely destroyed whatever impact Mallozi was hoping for.
And it wasn't hard to spot that McKay was "hallucinating" from the start; if they wanted to truly hide it from us, they should have had Zelenka act like himself instead of an overly helpful myrmidon. Binder did a better job in Phantoms.
I wish Mallozi/Mullie would acknowledge that they have nothing new to contribute, writing-wise, and stick to producing.
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Date: 2008-11-15 05:45 am (UTC)From:I loved the (improbable) physical whump and I can accept that, since the AI was reflecting Sheppard's unconscious self) that there was actually some psychological whump. But the AI's inexplicable change of mind and the complete lack of acknowledgment of Sheppard's angst (another happy-go-lucky breakfast scene?!), completely destroyed whatever impact Mallozi was hoping for.
And it wasn't hard to spot that McKay was "hallucinating" from the start; if they wanted to truly hide it from us, they should have had Zelenka act like himself instead of an overly helpful myrmidon. Binder did a better job in Phantoms.
I wish Mallozi/Mullie would acknowledge that they have nothing new to contribute, writing-wise, and stick to producing.