sgatazmy | SGA Rewatch: The Queen

My thoughts after rewatching The Queen:

Again, I remember nothing of this episode. What is it about season five that none of it really stuck in my memory?

Teyla made an amazing Queen. It really freaked out Bestie who kept saying, "Not okay. So not okay."

I expected Ronon to complain more in the beginning about the plan. Instead, Rodney seemed to be the voice of reason even if everyone treated him like he was overreacting. I'm sorry, but dealing with Wraith is just not a good idea.

I love Todd! I really do. I consider him part of the team which my Bestie is horrified by. I'm fairly certain he is on Atlantis when the series ends so I would love to read some fics post-series with Todd.

Never trust Todd. When will we learn? He is crafty and political and way too smart for our own good. He completely used the team to give him power.

I like how the Wraith were aware of all of Teyla's 'irrationalities' as a queen. It made the whole episode far more believable.

So there you go. Not an episode with a lot of squee but not a bad episode either. I can see why I forgot most of it.

The fic I just finished, by the way, takes place after Ghost in the Machine. I'm very excited to post it but I'm waiting on a beta who tends to take several weeks. It may drive me crazy waiting to see if the story is any good! (I have written bad stories before. I've thankfully had Betas with the good sense to tell me 'Uh, no'.) Crazy enough I'm already thinking of the sequel. It's kind of a second chapter but has such a different feel and theme that I think it needs to be a completely separate story. While thinking of this story, it might help to offer a prompt for comment_fic to get your take on what might happen:

Assuming Rodney is somehow trapped somewhere for three months and in need of entertainment, what different ways would members of the expedition choose to entertain him. By the way, he can't have any laptops or play with alien tech.