This episode reminds me of some tabletop RPG games I played. I had a GM that loved to do the exact same thing... look at all these wonderful toys and backstory opportunities. Oh, and they are about to be destroyed and you won't get to use them or learn from them. He was a real asshole like that.
For supposedly smart people they sure are dumb. The first place I went when they didn't have power was a lightning rod. Much to my surprise that isn't where the supposedly smart people went. We already knew DC power was the proper method of powering the device and there is a constant flash of lightning. How come O'Neil was the one to actually put 2 and 2 together? And why did it take so long?
I found it hard to suspend my disbelief that the Pentagon just happened to declassify and send the files to SGC, and Daniel just happened to discover that someone had gone through the Gate before, the very day that a storm would destroy the fortress in which Ernest had been sheltering for 50 years. But other than that, good episode, despite Jackson's illogical behavior concerning the "book".
Keene Curtis was an unexpected tie to the Star Trek universe, as he played a bit part in Voyager once, but the reason I kept staring at him was really because I forgot he played John Allen Hill, the cantankerous restauranteur upstairs in Cheers.
A brilliant episode. And the one that absolutely cements my belief that Hammond has lost people in the field in the past that he truly regrets. A close friend most likely, which is what drives his unerring need to never leave a soldier behind, despite the cost or risk.
A little different on this rewatch having seen Origins now. But still as good as I remember. A shame the Furlings never got a proper chance to shine among their former allies.
Interesting episode.
He was alone for 50 years. How could he survive, i could not understand but he used a imaginary friend around her, catherine to be strong.
Now we saw there are 4 developed races in all universes who contacted each other probably. It is interesting.
A very cool expansion of the lore and backstory. I love that they brought back the character of Catherine (even if the actress was different), and the self-contained problem solving nature of the episode is great. I particularly like Daniel here, his joy and fascination at what he discovers in the ruins is wonderful to watch. Later, his obsessive behaviour feels genuine, especially his resentment towards the rest of the team.
The "universal language" room teases a lot and always piqued my interest. Ernest was a fun character that I would have happily seen more of. It's also funny to see Paul McGillion in a small role given his larger place in the franchise later down the line. This episode is easily one of the high points in the first season.
The stupid nonsensical behavior of Daniel just ruined the entire episode.
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I’ve not watched this one in a while, but it occurred to me, in the movie when they go through the gate, its painful, everyone gets frost on them, Daniel is on the ground writhing, it’s a rough ride. Even episode 1 of SG-1 has Carter on the ground “I think I’m gonna be sick”. But Jack, walking Catherine, a 75ish year old woman through the gate says, “It’s a piece of cake”. I know in later episodes they walk people through it (first timers) all the time, not a hiccup or a blip. I get there are discontinuities going from a movie to a series. But I would have thought someone should have thought in episode 1 - Hey, we’re gonna be doing this a lot, we should probably not make gate travel too rough for children, elderly, civilians, people we like who we don’t think it would be funny to see them suffer. Just a nit pick.
I do love these early episodes for doing such a great job of laying foundations for so many great seasons in the future.