"Do you ever give up?"
"Not until I'm dead". "And sometimes not even then"
Absolutely the best line in the entire season. Worth sitting through Ethon just for that alone. There wasn't much else though. Normally, watching with a group of stargate fans makes an episode a lot more fun than I might have found it if I'd been watching alone. Not this week. I'd really gone to a lot of effort to avoid spoilers, not even touching the Season 9 folder on the forum (apologies to the other mods). But perhaps I should have read a bit about it as I didn't realise it was based on Icon - an episode I haven't seen. So I am not going to judge this episode properly until I have.
Stargate Tuesday was held around at SailorSue's posh West Ken pad this week. She laughed when she saw that I'd called it posh, looking around at her antique bathroom fixtures and severe lack of furniture. It is a rental place, as Sue and hubs actually live elsewhere. So for work reasons it is up to London during the week, then home at the weekends. It has the most bizarre layout for a flat. The kitchen is located so far away from the living room that the first few visits I was scared of making the trip without extra provisions and sherpa guides.
We all met up in the usual spot. Aren't mobile phones great? Especially if you're trying to get a gaggle of girls together in the same place. There's a very special effect we have on underground passengers. I notice that whenever we get on the tube and start gabbing away, it gets quieter and quieter around us. Perhaps they're wondering about our bizarre conversation? It is rather like being in a long meandering thread on the forum that goes off topic, veers sharply back on again, and then takes off into an alternate universe somewhere. I love it.
Step D is job hunting, and feeling a bit fed up about not having any money. It has only been a week - ah the impatience of the young. Rather than having one big 21st party she's having three different events. Saturday is a limo to the theatre, restaurant and clubbing with her best mate, Sunday is a family birthday dinner with her grandparents and Monday (her actual birthday) is a chinese nosh up and clubbing with all her friends (student night so very cheap). Looking forward to seeing what this limo is like and whether it can fit down our street!
Baby G is just thrilled having everyone there. When Step D went off to Kenya, he used too spend a lot of time looking at the lounge door, as if he was expecting someone else to come through. It's his day at home with dad today. Mr G does one day a week so Baby G is only at nursery 4 days. Thank goodness. Couldn't afford it otherwise. London prices are extortionate. And the second tooth has finally broken through! He looks so much happier today.
Gipsy joined GateWorld when it was STARGUIDE in January 2001, and has
been watching Stargate since the movie. Originally from New
Zealand (specifically, Wainuiomata), she started backpacking around the
world in 1989 and hasn't stopped yet. Life is spent mostly in London with
husband Mr G and baby G, born in 2005. She is also blessed with a
beautiful step daughter and wonderful step son.
Cool to see you blogging G! I've been in a limo for a mate's 21st that fit down a norrow suburban street before now so it should be OK!
Wow. All I did for my 21st was go bar hopping with my hubby and some friends.
I'm glad that baby's tooth broke through. No wonder he's happier. No doubt mum is too. ;)
Spoilers for Ethon ahead
As for Ethon I pretty much liked it though it seemed to drag a bit at times. I felt the appropriate "holy crap!" moment of shock when they actually blew up the Prometheus and killed Pendergast but I didn't like Icon at all and so didn't really give a fig about the storyline so much.
Hey Matt, here's hoping!
Shipperahoy, I had a 21st party. They're traditional in NZ.
Spoilers Ethon
Blowing up Prommie was a shock, and it was a great special effect. None of the rest of the story worked for me, which is why I thought I should see Icon. I didn't understand why Daniel thought he could talk to them, I didn't get why they didn't take the Prommie out of range at first chance, they could have come back when they knew more. And so forth. There were lots of things. I don't think Daniel was being Daniel here. I know they had to end it with the two leaders resolving things for the storyline, but Daniel wouldn't have stood by. They needed to have had him restrained in some way for that to work. I couldn't help but compare it to New Ground, and that showed up all its short comings.
And this from someone who's been enjoying Season 9 up till now (so not moaning for the sake if it!).
I've only been in a limo once. And that was going from the BEST WESTERN hotel to Vancouver airport in 2003. Me and my friends were traveling to the airport together, and I decided to ask about a limo. It only cost $CN 20. Sue_the_lurker was with us, and she paid for the limo!!!
(((((sue))))))