Stargate

No Spoilers Please

I made a post a few days ago generally talking about how much I like this series. I decided to make at a post at the end of each season to write about things I liked or didn't like.

Since I did not do this for Season 1 or 2, I will post more generally about them and focus on Season 3.

Up until now, I still think everything has been great. Most episodes are good and I can't think of a single one that I would not rewatch.

Season 1 The first episode was really hard for me to get into due to the drastic differences between the characters and their movie counterparts. I also had trouble due to how silly the snake head costumes looked. It made the show feel like Power Rangers. I am happy that they hardly make an appearance again. At least not so much in season 3.

I typically make myself watch 3 to 5 episodes of shows that are highly recommended before making my decision about them, but episode 3 was difficult for me to get into and I quit Stargate for a few years at this point.

This year, I have been picking up an interest in history, especially ancient history. I am not sure what it was, but I decided to watch episode 4 and it was about Minoan's. Wow! I literally just read about them and with that I was sucked into the show.

I also liked episode 9 where there is something that ages the population. I particularly like it when Daniel was talking about Linear A. This is what I was reading about when I read about the Minoans, and I was so psyched I knew what he was talking about.

Just going back through the season 1 episodes listed on Wikipedia are bringing back tons of memories and really shows how great season 1 was.

Season 2 The introduction of the Tok'ra was great. I enjoyed the episodes and I like that Carter's dad was saved and became a member. Any time I see him appear in an episode, I know it will be good.

I do not think I have as many memories of season 2. Maybe it was not as good as season 1 and 3. I still didn't see a bad episode in the list, just nothing extremely special. I liked the episode where Teal'c starts to turn into an insect, but I bet that is not a fan favorite.

Season 3 I think the world really opens up in this season.

• Episode 2 "Seth" was really fun to watch. It's fun to think about cult leaders being aliens.

• Episode 5 "Learning Curve" was a bit dark, but it showed the kids just being normal kids after they transferred their knowledge. That is fine, but the show built it up to seem like the kids were being harmed in some way. I think this could have been a great episode, if there was some tragedy.

• Episode 8 "Demons" When I saw that they were going to use Christian gods for this episode, I was curious how they were going to pull it off without offending people. I'm not religious in any way, but I was still interested. When the demon was the devil, I realized that this was the safe way to do it. I was only half paying attention to this episode, but I got the impression that they could have escaped a few times but kept making bad choices.

• Episode 9 "Rules of Engagement" This was fun to watch, but I thought it was strange that the recording of Apophis dying was just accepted so easily.

• Episode 14 "Foothold" I really liked this one. At first, I thought it was aliens, then I started to think, "Oh, Carter is just affected by the chemicals." I kind of wish that would have been the story, but I still enjoyed it.

• Episode 15 "Pretense" Finally, there was a legal episode like we occasionally get in Trek. I thought the Goa'uld's argument was pretty weak, but I guess their plan was to stall and attack anyway. I'm happy the Vox didn't stay passive the entire time. I was kind of hoping the Tollan's would give Earth one of those cannons. I know they do not share tech, but maybe it could be manned by a person from that world.

• Episode 16 "Ergo" This was just a silly episode, but it was really fun.

• Episode 17 "A Hundred Days" This episode must have won some awards, the acting was great and the story was a bit heartbreaking. There is really an emotional conflict that I think people can relate to when watching it.

• Episode 18 "Shades of Grey" It was a great plot, but it should have been a two part episode. It was all rushed and resolved too quickly.

• Episode 19 "New Ground" This is my favorite episode so far. What a great concept. The leader of their military unit refusing to believe the evidence and not face it due to his faith is, sadly, quite believable. This is another episode that I think deserves some awards. I wish there was more help from the second in command girl who seemed to be open minded. They took someone back with them and I haven't seen him again. I wonder if he will make another appearance.

Conclusion The last few episodes were good, but nothing I particularly want to write about. I am looking forward to starting season 4 tonight after I finish work. If there is something else you would like me to include in these write-ups, please let me know. I will try to do one at the end of each season.