WARNING: Major Atlantis Spoilers.
I am very, very sad. I finally saw "The Ark" and "Sunday" last night. "The Ark" was good--funny, good things happened, etc. But "Sunday"--well, words fail me. It's incredibly depressing.
Of course, Mom and I had been reading all over the Internet that they were going to write Carson Beckett out of the show, and for the longest time, we didn't know when, how, or why. We still don't know why. There was already tons of stuff by the time we saw the episode that confirmed that "Sunday" was in fact the episode where Carson "disappears"--and that he wasn't just being written out, he was getting killed off. We spent the whole episode hoping that it was somehow all a big mistake, but he does die at the end. The worst part is that they set the whole episode up with tiny details that, if only one of them had been different, Carson would probably be alive. At the end, they really screw the fans--he was just a few steps away from being away from the bomb enough to survive.
I feel like the writers have let me down. I thought he was safe when he made it into the opening credits season two, but apparently I was wrong. This sucks. Mom and I were crying pretty much from when he went into surgery until about half an hour after the episode was over. Why are they doing this to us? It was one thing to kill off Grodin in season one, then get rid of Ford in season two (where the hell is he now, by the way?), but killing off Carson is almost like killing off Sheppard or McKay. Mom also told me that they're writing Weir out of the show and replacing her with Carter from SG1! That really, really makes me mad. I love Carter, don't get me wrong, but she does not belong on Atlantis. Weir has been in charge for three years, and she is the most qualified to run that base. Not to mention that if Carter really takes over, Sheppard will be outranked and no longer in charge of the military operations. I think that's just shitty. He's been ranking military officer since about halfway into the first episode, and he deserves it.
I used to watch SG1 and be amazed at how in tune they seemed to be with the fans. They made jokes at their own expense, they brought up things people had said, they even spoofed Daniel Jackson's return to the show via the fans. A lot of times lately though, when I watch SGA (which is probably my favorite even over SG1), I feel like they're really letting us down. I used to defend the writers' decisions because I believed that they were truly trying to do things for us, but I definitely don't feel that anymore. Killing off Beckett was almost as pointless as killing Wash in the last twenty minutes of Serenity.
I guess I'm just scared that, with all of these negative changes and stupid moves, the Stargate franchise may really be over soon. That makes me incredibly sad. It was my very favorite of all shows, and it helped me escape from my problems in the world for awhile. Now, though, it's becoming another problem for me.
When I watch TV shows, I don't want to see a lot of death and sadness. I watch TV as an escape from death and sadness in the real world. I don't need it thrust upon me in my shows. Some characters are okay to kill--but only if they're extras, and you need to label them as such so we know that they aren't going to make it. (Just do it like SG1--if you're some high number team, like SG13, you're probably not going to make it.)
Mom and I made a pact that, if for some outrageous reason, they ever kill off McKay or Sheppard, we will stop watching. That's a pretty big deal for us. Mom's been watching SG1 for ten years, and I am so in love with Stargate that I have a tattoo on my wrist of the origin symbol for earth. But without our guys, the show is truly over for us. Fortunately, I doubt that will ever happen (although after this, I'm not entirely certain anymore).
We will miss you, Beckett. You were a good man, and a good friend. You will always be remembered.
Of course, Mom and I had been reading all over the Internet that they were going to write Carson Beckett out of the show, and for the longest time, we didn't know when, how, or why. We still don't know why. There was already tons of stuff by the time we saw the episode that confirmed that "Sunday" was in fact the episode where Carson "disappears"--and that he wasn't just being written out, he was getting killed off. We spent the whole episode hoping that it was somehow all a big mistake, but he does die at the end. The worst part is that they set the whole episode up with tiny details that, if only one of them had been different, Carson would probably be alive. At the end, they really screw the fans--he was just a few steps away from being away from the bomb enough to survive.
I feel like the writers have let me down. I thought he was safe when he made it into the opening credits season two, but apparently I was wrong. This sucks. Mom and I were crying pretty much from when he went into surgery until about half an hour after the episode was over. Why are they doing this to us? It was one thing to kill off Grodin in season one, then get rid of Ford in season two (where the hell is he now, by the way?), but killing off Carson is almost like killing off Sheppard or McKay. Mom also told me that they're writing Weir out of the show and replacing her with Carter from SG1! That really, really makes me mad. I love Carter, don't get me wrong, but she does not belong on Atlantis. Weir has been in charge for three years, and she is the most qualified to run that base. Not to mention that if Carter really takes over, Sheppard will be outranked and no longer in charge of the military operations. I think that's just shitty. He's been ranking military officer since about halfway into the first episode, and he deserves it.
I used to watch SG1 and be amazed at how in tune they seemed to be with the fans. They made jokes at their own expense, they brought up things people had said, they even spoofed Daniel Jackson's return to the show via the fans. A lot of times lately though, when I watch SGA (which is probably my favorite even over SG1), I feel like they're really letting us down. I used to defend the writers' decisions because I believed that they were truly trying to do things for us, but I definitely don't feel that anymore. Killing off Beckett was almost as pointless as killing Wash in the last twenty minutes of Serenity.
I guess I'm just scared that, with all of these negative changes and stupid moves, the Stargate franchise may really be over soon. That makes me incredibly sad. It was my very favorite of all shows, and it helped me escape from my problems in the world for awhile. Now, though, it's becoming another problem for me.
When I watch TV shows, I don't want to see a lot of death and sadness. I watch TV as an escape from death and sadness in the real world. I don't need it thrust upon me in my shows. Some characters are okay to kill--but only if they're extras, and you need to label them as such so we know that they aren't going to make it. (Just do it like SG1--if you're some high number team, like SG13, you're probably not going to make it.)
Mom and I made a pact that, if for some outrageous reason, they ever kill off McKay or Sheppard, we will stop watching. That's a pretty big deal for us. Mom's been watching SG1 for ten years, and I am so in love with Stargate that I have a tattoo on my wrist of the origin symbol for earth. But without our guys, the show is truly over for us. Fortunately, I doubt that will ever happen (although after this, I'm not entirely certain anymore).
We will miss you, Beckett. You were a good man, and a good friend. You will always be remembered.
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