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memento1And brief mention of spoilers for Chimera, too. So...hmmmm. What can I say? Felt like I was watching Star Trek at the beginning there. *LOL* As Sam episodes go, this was fantastic. Her acting was FABULOUS, and she played sick!Sam so well. Poor girl. And they did close-ups on her eyes really well. And the MUSIC whenever Grace appeared...it fit the mood perfectly. Love all the friendship ties shown in this episode. Especially Teal'c/Jack. Brothers...exactly. Hallucinated!Daniel was so perfectly spot-on. Wanted to hug the poor guy *G*. Jake...wow. I don't even know how to approach that one. It was so touching, and it was so heart-rendering to see Sam trying to avoid the implications of what he's saying with humor. He made her face her feelings, which set everything up perfectly. Now, the whole talk was...either the shippiest part of the whole episode, or the hardest. If the thing that is stopping her is the air force regulations, ship-o-mania. If it is Jack himself...it makes me wanna cry *L*
And then...there was ship. My my. What can I say? I'll just put it out there: I was slightly disappointed. Not because of what it implies and what-not...I'll get to that later. I think what I'm mostly disappointed about is...a vision WITHIN a vision? I never saw that one coming. I wanted to see...what directly led to the kiss. And then what happened after. They managed to avoid that very soundly by popping in a clip. Wait...that sounds familiar...oh right, we'd SEEN that clip. A second or so shorter, but we'd had the make-out gigglies already. I wanted to see her lean in. I wanted to see the look on his face. I wanted to see them lean back and look at each other. Of course, I'm needy like that *L*
And really, don't get me wrong, I was jumping up and down in excitement. And Hallucinated!Jack called her Sam, and she actually called him Jack (loved that). And worried!Jack was so cute. And they actually...talked. About IT. Although...I'm a bit confused here. "What if I quit the Air Force? Would that change anything, or is it just an excuse?" What does she MEAN here? Really, I'm confused. Someone explain it to me like I'm a 2-year old. And then...
Jack: "What's stopping you, if you really want to know? (how he feels)"
Sam: "I'm trying."
Is that what's said? What does that MEAN?!? I feel so stupid. And oh-my-gawd, I could just KISS Jack when he says "I will always be there for you, no matter what." *dies in shippery happiness* And then...ta-ta-ta-daaaaa....the KISS...clip. So...let me get this straight here...he obviously cares for her...deeply (as evidenced by Hallucinated!Jack and worried!Jack), and she obviously has an attraction to him (as evidenced by her subconscious kiss). Sooo...lesse...affection, check. Attraction, check. How can she move on to another guy? She could try, but could she really be happy when she knows...she left behind THAT? In fact, this could be the angle they take in Chimera. We'll see. I am in fact hopeful about it, and I truly believe TPTB have more in store for us...this is not the end of the line. In that sense, I'm excited about the possibilities for this season, now that this is out there.
Moving on to...saving her ass! I LOVE how all three show up for her at that point, and it becomes so clear there that they are in fact the different sides of herself. It is in fact her debating with herself; it has been the whole time, and the implication that she has, in some ways, internalized her three best friends, I thought was a wonderul angle. And then the end...shippy in and of itself, of the "Jack", and the long drawn-out stares...and then there's that
"thank you." I just...don't know what to think about that, but it's sweet anyway. So...overall? I'm a bit bitchy about the lack of pre-and post-kiss scenage, but a very thought-provoking episode none the less. And I cannot WAIT for the rest of this season to unfold.
Off to...try to find some post-Grace fic. Wish me luck!
And then...there was ship. My my. What can I say? I'll just put it out there: I was slightly disappointed. Not because of what it implies and what-not...I'll get to that later. I think what I'm mostly disappointed about is...a vision WITHIN a vision? I never saw that one coming. I wanted to see...what directly led to the kiss. And then what happened after. They managed to avoid that very soundly by popping in a clip. Wait...that sounds familiar...oh right, we'd SEEN that clip. A second or so shorter, but we'd had the make-out gigglies already. I wanted to see her lean in. I wanted to see the look on his face. I wanted to see them lean back and look at each other. Of course, I'm needy like that *L*
And really, don't get me wrong, I was jumping up and down in excitement. And Hallucinated!Jack called her Sam, and she actually called him Jack (loved that). And worried!Jack was so cute. And they actually...talked. About IT. Although...I'm a bit confused here. "What if I quit the Air Force? Would that change anything, or is it just an excuse?" What does she MEAN here? Really, I'm confused. Someone explain it to me like I'm a 2-year old. And then...
Jack: "What's stopping you, if you really want to know? (how he feels)"
Sam: "I'm trying."
Is that what's said? What does that MEAN?!? I feel so stupid. And oh-my-gawd, I could just KISS Jack when he says "I will always be there for you, no matter what." *dies in shippery happiness* And then...ta-ta-ta-daaaaa....the KISS...clip. So...let me get this straight here...he obviously cares for her...deeply (as evidenced by Hallucinated!Jack and worried!Jack), and she obviously has an attraction to him (as evidenced by her subconscious kiss). Sooo...lesse...affection, check. Attraction, check. How can she move on to another guy? She could try, but could she really be happy when she knows...she left behind THAT? In fact, this could be the angle they take in Chimera. We'll see. I am in fact hopeful about it, and I truly believe TPTB have more in store for us...this is not the end of the line. In that sense, I'm excited about the possibilities for this season, now that this is out there.
Moving on to...saving her ass! I LOVE how all three show up for her at that point, and it becomes so clear there that they are in fact the different sides of herself. It is in fact her debating with herself; it has been the whole time, and the implication that she has, in some ways, internalized her three best friends, I thought was a wonderul angle. And then the end...shippy in and of itself, of the "Jack", and the long drawn-out stares...and then there's that
"thank you." I just...don't know what to think about that, but it's sweet anyway. So...overall? I'm a bit bitchy about the lack of pre-and post-kiss scenage, but a very thought-provoking episode none the less. And I cannot WAIT for the rest of this season to unfold.
Off to...try to find some post-Grace fic. Wish me luck!
