Dial the Gate: Descent

redial_the_gate does Descent this week! This is exciting for me, because I only read the transcript for Descent once, and that was back in 2006! So yes, this is really new Stargate. I know four things going in: this is the ep with the "Do not meddle in the ice cream of Jaffa" scene, Thor is involved, Paul Davis finally gets off-world, and Sam and Jack almost drown (and that's more from music vids than memory from the ep, heh). No coherency, just reactions. Onwards!

( Liveblogging Descent )

Well! I was wrong about the ice cream scene, so I'll look forward to that whenever it shows up. (Don't tell me - I want to be pleased and surprised!) I would like a clear explanation as to why Paul Davis was there. Not that I minded having him there at all, and he was delightfully competent, but why?

A fun, solid ep, in which everyone got a chance to shine. Nice stuff.

To keep discussions in one place, I'd be delighted if you'd comment over at the mirrored post on LJ.

Taking Tally (PG)

sg_betty made the following request for the Fall Fandom Free-For-All: The aftermath of a failed mission. Any season. They can still be in harm's way, on a ship, or back at the SGC. She also once quoted this line of dialogue for Teal'c: "The Tau'ri spoke too much of their defeats, and not enough of their victories." She said she'd like to use it in a fanfic one day, and she has given me permission to use it here. I'm grateful to her for the prompt as well as the compelling quote, which inspired much of this story.

Summary: SG-1 doesn't always win. It's a good thing they have each other to help pick up the pieces. Jack POV, Daniel-centric, Teal'c awesomeness.

4,350 words. Rated PG for Goa'uld atrocities. Set in S2 immediately after Secrets, with spoilers for that episode.

I'm grateful to Random, the queen of betas, who wouldn't let me take shortcuts and helped me get the beats right. Any remaining mistakes are wholly my own.

( Taking Tally )