Yep, and that's the rub. Mo was a computer specialist, and then they gave that role to Riley. Her role as confidant to McBride, and partner in the field to Connor. They didn't do anything with her character because they didn't *want* to.
So I finally saw the episode, and like I thought the whole death was totally anti-climactic because Mo we never really got to know Mo because of the reasons you mentioned above. She really did go out with a whimper, just like she was barely seen or heard on the show. I thought Lokinator did a good job with the 'crying by Mo's corpse' scene, but at the same time I was like "you two barely interacted!" and the feeling of 'meh, going through the motions' only intensified with Jane's "I can't really say we were friends" part of her speech.
Just such a hack job of a death for a character they obviously didn't give a shit about.
But boy I'll bet the PTB won't *ever* get rid of Connor, or McBride, or Riley
And I'm so angered by that because it's totally true. McBride and Connor especially are such dead weight, but the writers flove Connor so much. Connor is totally becoming the Marcus Van Sciver of this show, the male substitute character for the writers to live out their fantasies on screen. He's totally a Gary Stu, and they will never lose their hard-on for him.
They've taken a concept about a female character and her female partner and turned it into a 'boys club that *allowed* the girl in'. Fuck that!
I second that 'fuck that'! The show is now completely different than the concept which got me watching it in the first place, and other than checking out Palmiotti's episode I'm done with this show. I tried for the Lokinator, but as exec. producer she's now part of the problem and I wash my hands of it.
I'm looking at *you* Atlantis!!
Female character on Atlantis ... hmmm, oh yeah there was this chick that was supposed to be like the leader right, short brown hair, apparently had lots of degrees and was internationally respected ... and ... oh yeah, Weir! I love it when she shows up on screen for like 5 seconds to tell someone do something obvious and then disappears again so that we can see Rodney be arrogant some more and John can make some more jokes.
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Date: 2007-07-08 08:58 pm (UTC)So I finally saw the episode, and like I thought the whole death was totally anti-climactic because Mo we never really got to know Mo because of the reasons you mentioned above. She really did go out with a whimper, just like she was barely seen or heard on the show. I thought Lokinator did a good job with the 'crying by Mo's corpse' scene, but at the same time I was like "you two barely interacted!" and the feeling of 'meh, going through the motions' only intensified with Jane's "I can't really say we were friends" part of her speech.
Just such a hack job of a death for a character they obviously didn't give a shit about.
But boy I'll bet the PTB won't *ever* get rid of Connor, or McBride, or Riley
And I'm so angered by that because it's totally true. McBride and Connor especially are such dead weight, but the writers flove Connor so much. Connor is totally becoming the Marcus Van Sciver of this show, the male substitute character for the writers to live out their fantasies on screen. He's totally a Gary Stu, and they will never lose their hard-on for him.
They've taken a concept about a female character and her female partner and turned it into a 'boys club that *allowed* the girl in'. Fuck that!
I second that 'fuck that'! The show is now completely different than the concept which got me watching it in the first place, and other than checking out Palmiotti's episode I'm done with this show. I tried for the Lokinator, but as exec. producer she's now part of the problem and I wash my hands of it.
I'm looking at *you* Atlantis!!
Female character on Atlantis ... hmmm, oh yeah there was this chick that was supposed to be like the leader right, short brown hair, apparently had lots of degrees and was internationally respected ... and ... oh yeah, Weir! I love it when she shows up on screen for like 5 seconds to tell someone do something obvious and then disappears again so that we can see Rodney be arrogant some more and John can make some more jokes.