I’d forgotten how sad this episode is 😭 (SGA S03E17, “Sunday”)
I can semi watch shows I have seen before while at work (can’t focus on a new show, but if I already know what’s going on it’s nice to have going) and when I got to this episode, I had to skip it.
I knew there was no way I could keep it together that day, not with that episode.
I can’t even imagine the guilt Rodney must have felt daily.
“I should’ve just gone fishing with him…”
Yeah there is no way I don’t have a bit of a cry if I watch “Sunday”. Poor Rodney; even though it’s not his fault, I personally couldn’t imagine not feeling guilt in a similar situation. And Elizabeth’s speech was so nice.
Such a good episode though. I’m a sucker for entertainment that makes me feel “difficult” emotions too, although there’s a few movies – like Dancer in the Dark – which I think are fantastic, but which I probably won’t watch more than once.
I can highly recomment Dancer in the Dark though if anybody hasn’t seen it and is the sort of person who enjoys the emotional equivalent of listening to Björk while your puppy is murdered and you’re being repeatedly kicked in the head
Of course you have absolutely no way to know this, but comparing it to a murdered puppy is just about the worst thing to do today of all days, so that is just about as unappealing as it could possibly be to me. (family pet was put down and the person who took her to the vet didn’t tell anyone else it was happening today)
The only other episode, I think, that could top the emotional feels for me anyway, is the episode in S05E06, The Shrine.
Losing my memory and intellect is a huge fear of mine, and my grandfather was starting to show signs of alzheimers for years before he died. So not only is it stabbing at a fear of mine, it also pokes that “it’s someone YOU’VE SEEN BEFORE so it’s RELATABLE” feeling.
I like to think of myself as kind of like McKay. Even the arrogance, unfortunately, although I like to think I improved upon that since my 20s… Maybe nowhere near as smart, obviously, but the personality traits and such. And his difficulties he has getting close to people, the emotions he conveys when talking to/about Dr. Keller, it’s just all a big woefully well woven tapestry of perfectly crafted shit storm that doesn’t just on my heartstrings. It straight up snaps them.
“my name is MISTER Rodney McKay”
“come on, You’re DOCTOR Rodney McKay. Remember?”
“No, I’m not anymore… I’m not smart anymore and doctors are smart… I’m mister now.”
I can’t even make it to the opening theme.
I told my wife when we get to “a certain episode”, I’m gonna go do something else. She has to watch it because it’s an important episode, but I can’t watch it with her.
Oh no, so sorry about your pet. It’s terrible that you didn’t even get to say goodbye, like losing a pet doesn’t hurt enough already.
I definitely understand what you mean about how terrifying the thought of losing your memory and cognitive function is. Alzheimer’s runs in my family; my dad’s pretty much on his last legs because of it, and I can’t watch anything that has a character with Alz or something similar, it just hits way too close. Knowing that I’ll probably get it too just makes it even more painful
