I have been watching SGA over the weeks as it came out rather than in one big blob like you seem to have done. To get the point of disagreement out of the way first, I'll let you know I cannot stand Weir. I think she's a terrible excuse for a leader, female or otherwise - Teyla is much better. Then again, I've found that the SG writers really don't seem to have much of a clue what good leadership is, so this isn't a change for them. I tend to ignore Weir as much as possible, and when she's featured in an ep I'll just not watch too closely. I loved the first choice of actress, so I think part of the problem is I can see how the first actress would have risen above various of the poor lines Weir gets while the current actress just doesn't seem to make quite the right choices. Ho hum.
On the good side, I adore Rodney completely. He's absolutely wonderful, intelligent, sharp-witted, sharp-tongued and is played by a fantastic actor who I love to bits. I've now seen him in Treed Murray and have just ordered Boa vs Python (which sounds like a really dodgy B-movie) just to see the actor. I am pathetic, but I'm happy in that patheticness.
Overall, I found S1 better written than S2; I think the writers lost their focus somewhat in S2 and I'm very much hoping it'll come back in S3. The characterisation and depth of personality of many of the characters is great, but sometimes the writing is falling into the SG-1 trap of fitting the characters into the plot rather than the other way around. The characters have mostly ridden that wave - Rodney, Beckett, and Zelenka especially - but at times it's very hard to believe that the characters I thought I knew would behave as they do in some of S2. The bad writing choices seem to have happened when the writers are either going for funny or edgy, and they don't appear to be able to keep the characters in character while they do that.
Overall, though, I'm sticking with the show. It's possible lots of that is due to fanfic, where I can get the bits of McShep that I don't see on-screen i.e. the sex. I see absolutely everything else on-screen, and the "they're *so* doing it" practically screams from every scene those two are together in. Until the volcano ep (still to come for you) I didn't see any ship, thank goodness (other than the obligatory 'hero gets girl' nonsense), and the volcano ep showed how good Teyla and Ronon would be together. Bless. I'll stick to my McShep, and be happy with it.
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On the good side, I adore Rodney completely. He's absolutely wonderful, intelligent, sharp-witted, sharp-tongued and is played by a fantastic actor who I love to bits. I've now seen him in Treed Murray and have just ordered Boa vs Python (which sounds like a really dodgy B-movie) just to see the actor. I am pathetic, but I'm happy in that patheticness.
Overall, I found S1 better written than S2; I think the writers lost their focus somewhat in S2 and I'm very much hoping it'll come back in S3. The characterisation and depth of personality of many of the characters is great, but sometimes the writing is falling into the SG-1 trap of fitting the characters into the plot rather than the other way around. The characters have mostly ridden that wave - Rodney, Beckett, and Zelenka especially - but at times it's very hard to believe that the characters I thought I knew would behave as they do in some of S2. The bad writing choices seem to have happened when the writers are either going for funny or edgy, and they don't appear to be able to keep the characters in character while they do that.
Overall, though, I'm sticking with the show. It's possible lots of that is due to fanfic, where I can get the bits of McShep that I don't see on-screen i.e. the sex. I see absolutely everything else on-screen, and the "they're *so* doing it" practically screams from every scene those two are together in. Until the volcano ep (still to come for you) I didn't see any ship, thank goodness (other than the obligatory 'hero gets girl' nonsense), and the volcano ep showed how good Teyla and Ronon would be together. Bless. I'll stick to my McShep, and be happy with it.