Not a good first impression if they're going to return (and if anyone confirms or denies this to me outside of Mallozzi's blog, I will not be happy!).
Yeah, I agree -- I fully expect we'll see them back, and have no clue beyond random speculation that we WILL see they back, but they don't give me great hopes for a fun and interesting new enemy. (On the other hand, the Replicators had all kinds of potential as an enemy, and I found the whole idea of the Wraith -- at least past the first episode -- pretty dull, but the Wraith have turned out to be quite interesting, at least IMHO, while the Replicators fizzled. So who can say.)
I did think it odd that he heard noises, went to investigate, had his gun out, but not aimed as he opened that door. Really didn't seem right. Ronon's usually the first to be up and aiming.
He also just blundered blindly into that ambush last episode. Oh, Ronon. XD I do think it's one of those situations, like Elizabeth and her non-existent diplomacy skills, or Teyla with her uber-woodcraft building a fairly obvious fire, at night, while being pursued by enemies -- the writers really do try to make him badass but they don't cover all the possibilities.
On the other hand, I am very easily distracted by shiny. And this episode was very shiny!
Re: Longer than I'd planned...oops!
Yeah, I agree -- I fully expect we'll see them back, and have no clue beyond random speculation that we WILL see they back, but they don't give me great hopes for a fun and interesting new enemy. (On the other hand, the Replicators had all kinds of potential as an enemy, and I found the whole idea of the Wraith -- at least past the first episode -- pretty dull, but the Wraith have turned out to be quite interesting, at least IMHO, while the Replicators fizzled. So who can say.)
I did think it odd that he heard noises, went to investigate, had his gun out, but not aimed as he opened that door. Really didn't seem right. Ronon's usually the first to be up and aiming.
He also just blundered blindly into that ambush last episode. Oh, Ronon. XD I do think it's one of those situations, like Elizabeth and her non-existent diplomacy skills, or Teyla with her uber-woodcraft building a fairly obvious fire, at night, while being pursued by enemies -- the writers really do try to make him badass but they don't cover all the possibilities.
On the other hand, I am very easily distracted by shiny. And this episode was very shiny!