This week the team (Tor, Sam and Ash) talk about the season 2 episode "The Intruder". Join us for a wild ride of us ruining (improving) more characters, appreciating the Leadership Trio, making up scenarios of Hermiod's interaction with the Atlantis personnel and more!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
02:40 John's promotion
03:56 Elizabeth's extremely strong start into season 2
06:32 Elizabeth & Caldwell dynamics + some affectionate Caldwell slander
15:12 Retraumatizing Rodney 18:57 Ash's crossover ships
19:57 The return of Simon (analysis of the Elizbaeth&Simon relationship)
28:28 Teylabeth appreciation
33:01 Elizabeth&Simon (again)
37:26 Teylabeth (again)
39:36 Praise for the first scene of the episode (Elizabeth & John)
44:05 Rodney's cat would be a bitch and/or would be a therapy cat
49:28 Wraith are still scary
52:40 Rodney saves the day!
55:04 Rodney&Elizabeth and Leadership Trio loving times!
59:52 Ford haunts the narrative through John
01:05:36 That damn Deus Ex Daedalus (Sam finally gets to rant about the Daedalus coming in too early)
01:14:56 What if Hermiod became a permanent member of the Atlantis expedition?
01:20:08 lil bit of SG-1 - SGA - SGU discourse
01:31:18 diving into the treasure trove of McShep content that is this episode
01:40:17 The wonderful attention to detail in this ep
01:41:41 a few additional thoughts on Teylabeth, Rodney&Elizabeth, and John
01:48:16 Bechdel test, behind the scenes and good byes
FIC RECS:
Teyla tries to court Elizabeth: "Of Courting Practices (Athosian and Otherwise)" by A_Storm_of_Roses https://archiveofourown.org/works/41563845
Teyla and Elizabeth attempt cooking an Athosian dish: "Tuttleroot Soup" by stargatelover https://archiveofourown.org/works/41555568
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