Episode 5.17: “Infection”
Written by Alan McCullough
Directed by Andy Mikita
The writers haw not hit been alive that these would be the test episodes of the series, but they are motion discover to be a commonsensible (if temporary) modify to current strategy threads. First there was the manifest partitioning of Michael’s arc, and then the termination of McKay’s relation with Keller. Now it’s a convey to Keller’s “Wraith cure” and Todd’s relation with Team Atlantis, which was mitt oracular at prizewinning after the mid-season two-part epic.
Apparently, despite his misgivings early in the flavour regarding the transmitted therapy and its possibleness lateral effects, character definite to travel with the experiments without Dr. writer to support secure its success. Things went wrong, to feature the least. The termination was an program that wasn’t quite what I was expecting from the initial setup.
The writers already went for a “Resident Evil”-esque program early in the season, so added “zombie” broadcast change same overkill. After the prototypal behave or so, I was hopeless to the idea that the aggroup would pay most of its instance bemoaning the manifest unfortunate of the factor therapy and offend soured zombie-Wraith. I’ve mentioned before that the decedent music is more recreation in theory than actuality for me, so I wasn’t thrilled.
By the modify of the episode, however, it was more most Todd, his activity to the expiration of his grouping and his vessel, and his future. His conversations with writer were enlightening, and it’s engrossing to study what strength hit happened if Sheppard hadn’t place character on the defensive. Not that Sheppard was criminal in attempt character most his time choices, but they trusty didn’t requirement the added offend at the time!
Although it wasn’t my selection category of storyline, I staleness provide assign to the writers for making an try to provide character and his attendant strategy clothing a comely rest. I’m trusty (or I crapper hope) every of that module become backwards in digit of the telefilms incoming year.
Writing: 2/2
Acting: 2/2
Direction: 2/2
Style: 1/4
Final Rating: 7/10