holdouttrout | Continuum--spoilers abound

I wasn't going to watch it, I wasn't. I should have gone to bed, because I was up late the night before last, too, writing not!porn, and I had this work thing last night, and I have family night tonight, and then work thing, and then birthday party...but Annerb told me I should watch it, and so I did.

Okay, first of all, I have to say that the scene at the very beginning, with SG-9 arriving, and everyone working, and milling around, and the corridors nice and full, and then SG-1 coming through? Absolutely awesome. It set me in a nice squeeing zone, right off the bat. Also, can Amanda Tapping get any more beautiful? Seriously?

I have not much to say about Jack through the whole first bit, here, except that there were a couple of nice glances between teammates, and he stood next to Sam. YAY! (Really, that made me entirely too happeh.) Oh, and he mentioned cake, which, actually, I was all for.

Shows generally do time travel badly, but honestly, this was one of the most egregious examples of time travel in the history of science fiction. And that's including the episode of Flash Gordon where they only have 30 minutes in the future for the people in the past to fix things. Actually, that's rather like what they did here, a bit. People disappearing one by one! I was laughing so hard at the badness I had to pause the DVD for a few minutes, watch some more, pause again, and go and tell my roommates. Seriously. Bad.

You can tell how much I love this show, because the badness just made it endearing.

I loved the idea that they ended up in the ship, though, in the ice and with no time to really figure things out. And I ADORED Sam's reaction--just perfect, and devastated, but not overdone, and gah! *hearts* This whole next part, with them trying to explain as if it's going to make a difference, and then realizing that they don't have any RIGHT to change the timeline back..ouch. I loved the little touches of character here, although I would have liked a bit more angst from Daniel after his initial flippancy. I liked the initial flippancy, though--it seems very Daniel. "Oh, well, I could have died again." Bwah!

AMANDA TAPPING GOT MORE GORGEOUS HERE.

Ahem.

The only thing I didn't like about this was that, well...SG-1 knows better. They know Ba'al is coming. Why didn't they attempt to circumvent the restrictions on them? Why wasn't there hot, angsty Sam/Daniel or Sam/Cam or Sam/Cam/Daniel secks? Really!

(Or even Sam/Jack, which would be heinous, because I am assuming he's still married--but it would have been really interesting to see that connection play out. Eesh. Fandom has ruined my morals.)

Qetesh was awesome, and so was AU!Teal'c, and it was absolutely amazingly lovely to see all the System Lords again. And Ba'al. ! He was deliciously evil. And smart. And he died...TWICE (thrice?). LOTS. Yay.

I did wish Teal'c could have been himself more, but it WAS an interesting look at making a deal with the devil to get what he wanted. Ba'al knew which button to push, and Teal'c went along with it. And then, Sam telling him that they could help. GAH.

Daniel died, AGAIN, which, you know, was a nice homage. Sam's gotten to do a lot of heroic AU deaths recently, too, and the look on her face was just...yeah. Much angst, people?

Teal'c, once again, ROCKED.

After that it was Cam time, and reset time. I was pretty shocked that the whole thing reset, which I shouldn't have been, I guess, since this is Stargate. But honestly, would it kill them to have consequences for once? Really?

Still, a very decent ending for Ba'al, and a good moment for Vala, and hopefully they all went off and had cake and then started a food fight.

The End.

Wait. The end? NOOOOOOO! I think that was my biggest problem with this movie. It ended.

And that's what I think about that.

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yes to the AT gorgeousness.

and i enjoyed it a lot more than Ark. I guess I consider time travel to be pretty much crack, so I don't sweat those details too much....

Oh, the time travel did not in any way inhibit my ability to squee. In fact, I think I enjoyed its badness a little too much.

If AT gets much more gorgeous, the world will implode.

(Or even Sam/Jack, which would be heinous, because I am assuming he's still married--but it would have been really interesting to see that connection play out. Eesh. Fandom has ruined my morals.)

Yeah, I had no such problem with the idea... particularly I totally saw attraction between the two before he, y'know, thought she was nuts... (he called her "m'am!")

Besides, Jack could easily be not married or separated or anything... and poor Sam, all on her own with Froot Loops for a year.

Wait. The end? NOOOOOOO! I think that was my biggest problem with this movie. It ended.

Ditto. Also, could Amanda Tapping be more awesome? I don't think so.

I think you could read it as attraction, or just, "but you're supposed to be DEAD!" Either way works for me, depending on how I want to ship it.

AT couldn't possibly be more awesome, although the dark hair she's got now--GUH.

AT is utterly gorgeous. And completely stole the show.

(Or even Sam/Jack, which would be heinous, because I am assuming he's still married--but it would have been really interesting to see that connection play out. Eesh. Fandom has ruined my morals.)

Morals? Who needs morals?! This, I would read. I don't think it actually happened or anything (because Sam's all busy being lonely and frustrated and buying fruit loops), but I could absolutely buy it . . . angsty AU Sam/Jack. 'Cause that's not a fickink or anything.

Um, yes, Continuum rocked. :)

angsty AU Sam/Jack. 'Cause that's not a fickink or anything.

Naaaah. *g*

I can actually really see this. I think what with the way they were looking at him--I mean, he was dead--he'd be curious. And it would be totally reasonable for him to seek one of them out. Might as well be the not!dead astronaut. And then they have long talks about time travel, and au histories, and awkward pauses where Sam doesn't quite tell him about them, and then one day they have an argument and end up having sex, and then it's this thing, and eventually they save the world.

No, I haven't thought about this too much.

And you're going to be writing this soon, yes? Because, uh, that would be an awesomeawesome story.

kthx :)

Um. Might be that I am already attempting it. Telling you this will probably kill it dead.

No, no fic death! Fic death bad. *sends good fic-writing thoughts*

Srsly...all of your free time from now on will be taken up by writing this fic, for me! er...I mean all for fandom! Hint Hint Hint.

Oh, dear. Not like I haven't been attempting to write it all this morning.

*sighs*

*sends happy fic writing thoughts at you*

Le sigh ... :P

You're so good at being supportive.

I try. :D You know I jest.

Hee.

*loves you*

I'm completely and totally obsessed with AstronautSam and how much AU Jack knew her? Or not? Or wished he did?

Yeah. Pretty much. :-) What was she like? Did Jack meet her at some meet-and-greet thing? SO MANY QUESTIONS.

Oh, I totally feel that itchy sensation coming on, the one that forces me write fic... !

Hm. Fancy meet-and-greet that'd be understandable and interesting. Or how about previous space missions she was on? Do they have military security around the shuttles and crew at Kennedy Space when they're launching or returning home from missions?

Maybe he just got to go because he is that cool? Or maybe it's the other way around...

*uses powers of persuasion to increase fic-writing in her vicinity*

Speaking of cool... Also I wonder how geeky Astronaut Sam was? It feels like she should be cooler than the AU Sam we saw in Mobeius. (maybe?) Hmmmm....

Oh, I definitely get the impression she's cool. I don't know why, but I got that impression.

Maybe her mother didn't die, or she had a best friend with STYLE or something. *g*

Wait. The end? NOOOOOOO! I think that was my biggest problem with this movie. It ended.

Right back at you!

No kidding! Way too little of the movie. I want MOOOOORE.

Yes. That beginning sequence, with the everyday stuff and the West Wing-esque camerawork, was absolute, utter LOVE.

And everything else you said, too! I don't have many thinky thoughts yet - mostly just glee. And lots of, ooh, I'm going to go rewatch this bit for the fourth time! *g*

lots of, ooh, I'm going to go rewatch this bit for the fourth time! *g*

Hee! I haven't made it to a rewatch yet...but soon!

I think that was my biggest problem with this movie. It ended.

YES! It could have been perfect if not for that one pesky detail. :)

Also, yes to the Amanda getting more gorgeous. It's almost scary. But mostly it's just hot.

this was one of the most egregious examples of time travel in the history of science fiction

You know, I love time travel stories so much I don't even notice things like 'how completely ridiculous it is that people would just vanish' anymore. I never claimed to be a scientist, though. :)

Why wasn't there hot, angsty Sam/Daniel or Sam/Cam or Sam/Cam/Daniel secks?

Clearly, you need to write fic to rectify this situation.

Time Travel is special. It's one of those pet peeves, I think because time travel that breaks brains in a good way is such a kink for me. Eh. I'm okay with it, mostly, just because I love SG-1 so much that they can't do much that I won't be on board with (providing the characters stay awesome.)

I think because time travel that breaks brains in a good way is such a kink for me.

Ah, I believe this is where we differ. Because time travel good or bad breaks my brain so I tend to just handwave it all. But I can see how the bad stuff would annoy you.

I'm okay with it, mostly, just because I love SG-1 so much that they can't do much that I won't be on board with (providing the characters stay awesome.)

That, however, we agree on completely. :)