i be immensely disappointed with the ark of truth . the plot be weak and the acting so so and the story be not engage and i find myself laugh hysterically at dramatic and or or serious moment . for example and there be a slow motion shot where cam be leap away from an explosion that be so over the top that i laugh so hard the movie have to be pause until i recover . the shot look more like a poorly do baroque paint than an action shot base on a good sci fi show . one complaint be that vala seem to be nothing more than comic relief . in the past and she have provide support and her skill and resource be useful to the sgc . in ark and she be just and sort of . there . her character be give little substance . the most grievous offense be what they do to samantha carter . for the past 10 year and she have be a strong character who have save sg 1 and earth collective as many time . in ark and her hair be long and even though they have make it clear in previous episode that air force policy require her hair to be short . the writer clearly be try to feminize her . she do not take initiative and repeatedly emphasize her support role . sam have no brilliant and save the day idea and in the end and she bake cooky and kiss cam on the cheek . it be sicken how much they dis empower what be previously a truly amazing character . samantha wasn not just the token woman and she be a smart and strong and essential character . the writer of ark assassinate this character .