So much word on all of that. I could handle disagreeing with the characters actions/morality if I think it is in-character (say for Sheppard and Beckett), but the stupidity burns.
My other big disappointment is how they developed Weir's character. I feel like Kavanaugh half the time. Ignoring the rampant stupidity of how they achieve their goals, it has really been the complete breakdown of who Weir was set up to be that has been the greatest disappointment of the series for me (and I don't even like Higginson's Weir! I would kill to have Jessica Steen back in that role). She had so much potential and they just whitewashed it.
Without Weir as the moral/ethical center for Atlantis, the show is just a morass and the more they try to make her 'strong' the more I want to hit things. Throwing your weight around in the most nonsensical situations and emphatically agreeing with Sheppard is not being a strong leader. Weir and Sheppard *need* to be at odds for her to lead effectively since he is firmly in the 'go boom, think later' camp and Atlantis needs her to see the big picture (and I don't just man the Pegasus Galaxy picture, but also the 'Our actions not only have consequences on those we hurt, but on who we are' picture that Daniel saw, particularly in the early seasons). I really hate that they only allowed Sheppard and Weir conflict in Rising and Hot Zone during the First Season but then dropped it in order to make 'Weir and Sheppard get along.' They can have contrary views and promote different solutions without being enemies or one being right and the other wrong. They managed it for Jack and Daniel, what was so hard about doing it this time?
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Date: 2006-07-25 09:28 pm (UTC)My other big disappointment is how they developed Weir's character. I feel like Kavanaugh half the time. Ignoring the rampant stupidity of how they achieve their goals, it has really been the complete breakdown of who Weir was set up to be that has been the greatest disappointment of the series for me (and I don't even like Higginson's Weir! I would kill to have Jessica Steen back in that role). She had so much potential and they just whitewashed it.
Without Weir as the moral/ethical center for Atlantis, the show is just a morass and the more they try to make her 'strong' the more I want to hit things. Throwing your weight around in the most nonsensical situations and emphatically agreeing with Sheppard is not being a strong leader. Weir and Sheppard *need* to be at odds for her to lead effectively since he is firmly in the 'go boom, think later' camp and Atlantis needs her to see the big picture (and I don't just man the Pegasus Galaxy picture, but also the 'Our actions not only have consequences on those we hurt, but on who we are' picture that Daniel saw, particularly in the early seasons). I really hate that they only allowed Sheppard and Weir conflict in Rising and Hot Zone during the First Season but then dropped it in order to make 'Weir and Sheppard get along.' They can have contrary views and promote different solutions without being enemies or one being right and the other wrong. They managed it for Jack and Daniel, what was so hard about doing it this time?
So disappointing.