As someone with an archaeology degree, I had a similar response!
The episode also features the first appearance of a JMS stock-in-trade, the annoying reporter (still featured in Lost Tales.) I have to say this bothers me in retrospect
Yeah - that caught my eye this time through as well. It's not that I *necessarily* disagree with any given portrayal, but the cumulative effect... journalists and archaeologists are always evil? *g* I particularly disliked the incident in the Lost Tales, because that was just unnecessarily petty. JMS obviously has some... issues with journalism, which is a shame, because, as you say, it's important, and it could have added an interesting extra layer to the show.
no subject
The episode also features the first appearance of a JMS stock-in-trade, the annoying reporter (still featured in Lost Tales.) I have to say this bothers me in retrospect
Yeah - that caught my eye this time through as well. It's not that I *necessarily* disagree with any given portrayal, but the cumulative effect... journalists and archaeologists are always evil? *g* I particularly disliked the incident in the Lost Tales, because that was just unnecessarily petty. JMS obviously has some... issues with journalism, which is a shame, because, as you say, it's important, and it could have added an interesting extra layer to the show.