Felger was a horrible character the first time. He's even worse this time. Ugh...
The basic premise is actually really good, but everything else is horrible.
The comedy here works far better than it did in the previous episode, 'Space Race'. This is more grounded and character-based, and it's a fun opportunity to see the workings of the SGC from a different perspective. I'm not sure that Jay Felger is a character that I can say I enjoy spending time with, but the stories he gets mixed up in are very entertaining.
It's surprising that the notion of a virus to infect the Stargate system hasn't come up before, because it's a very cool concept. Carter doesn't have great chemistry with Fulger (on purpose, that's a part of the episode) but I really like Amanda Tapping's kind of awkward performance here.
The final scene is just comedy gold. I'm also really noticing that they've split the main characters up for several episodes in a row now.
Shout by dgwVIP 9BlockedParent2021-06-13T03:50:55Z— updated 2021-07-02T05:15:31Z
Not sure what SHA hashing and DES encryption in C# have to do with writing a virus to target the DHD dialing program, but that's what appears to be written on the whiteboard when Felger offers Carter a donut.