2x21 1969

Great fun. Possibly the first episode to go full comedy and really use that side of the franchise to its fullest. It works extremely well as it's been clear all along that tone of the show is suited for exactly this kind of stuff, and that the cast themselves were seemingly well up for it. Even with the comedic tone, this never changes the character's behaviour for laughs, and instead just has them deal with a crazy situation as they would.

Teal'c really does well here, helped by Chris Judge's continually stoic demeanour but also the addition of his wig and clothing. Daniel utters the fantastic line, "I speak 23 languages, pick one" which inspired me years ago to try and dive into learning (with limited results!), plus his fake German scene is great. Meanwhile Carter's scientific side keeps things grounded.

The guest stars are also also strong here, with one notable exception. The young version of Hammond does well (a shame that the actor has notably different coloured eyes to Don S. Davis!), and the two hippies are a joy to hang out with. There's a sense of really wanting to know what happened to them at the end. The low point is the unfortunately poor performance from the actress playing the elderly version of Cassandra, who seems to be behaving as if she's a children's TV presenter.

"Nyet."