Archive for ‘April, 2011’

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spirits
Apr30

Season 2, Episode 13: Spirits

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 30th, 2011 at 10:44 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 2, Stargate SG-1

SG-1 is in the briefing room where General Hammond shows them a recently found element called Trinium, which is a hundred times lighter, yet also stronger than steel. SG-11 found the element on the planet PXY-887 and now they have been sent back to extract some more, but they have failed to return since then. The Stargate activates and disturbs the briefing, so while looking through the control room; the glass breaks due to an arrow made of Trinium which has been shot through the gate. Sadly, O’Neil was hit with it and was put in the infirmary, so it has fell on Carter to lead SG-1 on the upcoming mission. Once on the planet, the team finds an empty camp which was set up by SG-11, but no members in sight. After discovering a totem of sorts, SG-1 gets ambushed and knocked unconscious.

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emancipation
Apr30

Season 1, Episode 3: Emancipation

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 30th, 2011 at 1:52 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 1, Stargate SG-1

It is baffling how the writing team managed to fail with this episode and so early on in the lifetime of SG-1. But then again, maybe it is better for bad ones to finish while the show is still young. “Emancipation” requires a dose of willpower and concentration, but hopefully it is not bad enough to make viewers abandon the show.

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Touchstone
Apr29

Season 2, Episode 14: Touchstone

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 29th, 2011 at 10:50 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 2, Stargate SG-1

The episode begins in the briefing room, where Carter explains details about a startling piece of technology SG-1 encountered. While on a mission on PX7-941, also known as Madrona, the team discovered that the local population has a device, also known as the Touchstone that can alter the weather. SG-1 pleas for a new mission to go back to the planet, so that Carter can further study the device. Once they go back, they realize that a group posing as SG-1 stole the Touchstone and now the climate begins to drastically change to the worse. The team goes back to Earth and begins an investigation, quickly realizing that a second Stargate has been used in order to steal the alien technology under the nose of SG-1, despite the fact that the gate has been officially shutdown. Meanwhile, the weather on our planet begins to deteriorate.

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the broca divide
Apr29

Season 1, Episode 4: The Broca Divide

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 29th, 2011 at 2:00 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 1, Stargate SG-1

This episode takes some time to buildup, but once it gets there it is quite entertaining. It provides real refreshment in contrast to the previous filler episode, action packed and most importantly it provides enough plot information to make the viewer satisfied. The explanation for the plague, as well as the investigation concerning it, is quite solid and plausible with minimum plot holes.

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A matter of time
Apr28

Season 2, Episode 15: A Matter of Time

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 28th, 2011 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 2, Stargate SG-1

At the start of “A Matter of Time” we see a scene in space, where a black hole opens and begins to consume everything in its path. The next shot shows us team SG-10 on the desert planet P3W-451, where they run to the Stargate and activate it as quickly as possible. Back on Earth, their incoming signal is received with an extremely slow speed, but once the personnel recognize it and open the gate no one comes through. O’Neil immediately asks for permission to go on a rescue mission. SGC activates the gate and becomes exposed to the gravity pull of the black hole on the other side. As the gate’s power is shut down massive explosions ensue and badly injure Daniel and Teal’c. The Stargate is still working however and SGC continues to be sucked in, losing contact with the outside world in the process.

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the first commandment
Apr28

Season 1, Episode 5: The First Commandment

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 28th, 2011 at 2:03 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 1, Stargate SG-1

It is worth mentioning that “The First Commandment” lacks the standard “SG-1” action that we are used to see, but on the other hand it offers a good story and interesting arcs to back it up. For some reason, back in the day, this was a much hated episode, but once I cast a second look, it is definitely one of the better filler episodes out there.

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The Fifth Race
Apr27

Season 2, Episode 16: The Fifth Race

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 27th, 2011 at 11:08 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 2, Stargate SG-1

The episode begins with Daniel explaining to the rest of the team and General Hammond about an ancient text found by a probe. The inscription seems to look like one of the texts found in the meeting chamber in the episode “The Torment of Tantalus”. SG-1 is dispatched to that world in order to study the text. The “world” is actually a room with the Stargate and a circle in the center of it. At first there is nothing of importance, but once O’Neil passes over the circle a strange formation appears on the wall. When Jack moves closer to inspect, the formation extends and grabs his head, soon letting him go and making him unconscious. Back on Earth when he wakes up, strange alien words start to appear in his speech. As time passes, his mind is infiltrated by knowledge which makes no sense to the rest of the team. Daniel theorizes that Jack acquired the knowledge of the Ancients, a race that created the Stargates, but that the knowledge is far to complex for humans to understand.

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cold lazarus
Apr27

Season 1, Episode 6: Cold Lazarus

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 27th, 2011 at 2:04 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 1, Stargate SG-1

In a way, this episode is hard to describe. It provides extremely good narrative feats with a lot of flashbacks from Jack’s life, which are well composed and are actually quite powerful scenes.

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Holiday
Apr26

Season 2, Episode 17: Holiday

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 26th, 2011 at 11:14 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 2, Stargate SG-1

“Holiday” begins with SG-1 exiting through the Stargate and appearing in a vast, lifeless chamber. The chamber is filled with unknown technology that even Teal’c can’t recognize. Soon they meet the only denizen of this foundation, a great enemy of the Goa’uld known as Ma’chello. Despite the fact that he is an old man now, Teal’c remembers him and the tales about him. Ma’chello appears senile and probably insane, so O’Neil suggests a trip back home. Before they return, Ma’chello showed them a machine which both he and Daniel touched, the old man falling unconscious. Unknown to the team, the device is a body swapping machine and now Ma’chello resides in Daniel’s body and vice versa. Once the team realizes what is going on, they try to bring back the machine, but in the process O’Neil and Teal’c managed to swap their own bodies. They find the real Ma’chello finally, but he reveals that the process of body swapping can’t be reversed.

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the nox
Apr26

Season 1, Episode 7: The Nox

by xmoonxhowlerx on April 26th, 2011 at 5:56 am
Posted In: Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Stargate SG-1, Episodes, Season 1, Stargate SG-1

there is a creature which possesses the powers of invisibility. Without a second thought, SG-1 is dispatched to retrieve the being and its powers. Once on P3C-177, a world covered in lush forests, the team encounters Apophis himself and three personal guards who are also looking for the creature. They try to capture him in hopes of acquiring information both about the creature and Skaara and Sh’re, but after they clash only Teal’c is left standing alive, the rest of the team dead. Unexpectedly, the invisible creature arrives to help.

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