List of facts about Stargate SG-1 Children of the Gods.
I think the series premier of Stargate SG1 strikes a good tone by being campy and light. The interaction of the main characters is fun, and we get a sense of history, if not for the Stargate (forgotten under a tarp in an empty room), then history between the main characters. Stargate SG1 “Children of the Gods” features some pretty wooden action from the supporting cast. The beginning gunfight brought back memories of the ‘A-Team’ and unending ammo clips emptied at point black without any accuracy. Although cheesey, that gunfight is a fun way to kick off the series.
USAF Major General George Hammond, acting on the orders of the President of the United States, forms nine Stargate teams who’s duties will be to perform reconnaissance, determine threats, and, if possible, to make peaceful contact with the peoples of these worlds.
To put it short, this episode was a loaded gun. Something was constantly happening and all fronts were ablaze, especially when we take into consideration that everything was happening only in the Cheyenne Mountain complex.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jackson helps deliver a healthy baby boy, after which the whole team is invited to a festival and rejoice. This festival is run by a civilization of beautiful people who happily celebrate while the Sun is up, but strangely enough fall asleep once darkness falls. One woman in particular is drawn to O’Neil and offers him a cake, which later has some strange effects on him. The team soon realizes that O’Neil has acquired some traits of the natives, most alarming their extremely short lifespan which counts only a hundred days, precisely the amount of time the festival is active.
