5x06 Grade - The Shrine

[Australis]

I haven't bothered grading the other eps this season, because I thought they were a bit ordinary, but this was an excellent, based mostly on David Hewlett's performance. Who knew he could act that well?

Some of the tech stuff was a bit ordinary, but most of the other characters had some good stuff to do as well.

Moving.

 

[Brent]

I haven't bothered grading the other eps this season, because I thought they were a bit ordinary, but this was an excellent, based mostly on David Hewlett's performance. Who knew he could act that well?

Some of the tech stuff was a bit ordinary, but most of the other characters had some good stuff to do as well.

Moving.

I knew he could act that well, I've seen him in several things including "Nothing", "Cube", and "A Dogs Breakfast", he is an excellent actor with a lot of talent.

 

[Jax]

I have to put David's performance up there with Mike Shanks in the episode Lifeboat.

 

[broberfett]

Average.

Water can't pass through a gate. The pressure from water can't keep a gate open, certainly not about 25 feet of water. The Stargate episode where Deana Troi is a Russian and takes the team to the Russian gate mentioned that water won't pass through and it was the weird life forms keeping that gate going. Without that rule you can move entire oceans from world to world.

 

[Jax]

Average.

The Stargate episode where Deana Troi is a Russian and takes the team to the Russian gate mentioned that water won't pass through and it was the weird life forms keeping that gate going.

I thought the only reason the water didn't pass through the gate back then was because of the lifeforms ? Makes no sense why water could not pass through the gate since it states all matter can go through a wormhole in SG-1, water should be no different.

 

[DWF]

Water can't pass through a gate.

It can't? Then how does water in their canteens make it though, leet alone a human body that's made of mostly water?

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Average.

The Stargate episode where Deana Troi is a Russian and takes the team to the Russian gate mentioned that water won't pass through and it was the weird life forms keeping that gate going.

I thought the only reason the water didn't pass through the gate back then was because of the lifeforms ? Makes no sense why water could not pass through the gate since it states all matter can go through a wormhole in SG-1, water should be no different.

Wasn't it stated that it was something to do with the pressure? I seem to remember that in Watergate it was because the constant pressure on the gate mean the gate compensated. So flood waters with increasing pressure wouldn't be compensated against.

 

[broberfett]

Samantha Carter says it. It is a safety system built into the gates. It doesn't magically block all water like in a canteen or human body. It blocks a large volume like an ocean or lake. I forgot Carter's explanation, but I remembered the episode immediately. It makes me think that they got new writers that never watched the other episodes or they just don't care anymore.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Samantha Carter says it. It is a safety system built into the gates. It doesn't magically block all water like in a canteen or human body. It blocks a large volume like an ocean or lake. I forgot Carter's explanation, but I remembered the episode immediately. It makes me think that they got new writers that never watched the other episodes or they just don't care anymore.

So did I, it was the main problem I had, but I seemed to remember it was something to do with the pressure, so flowing water is different to submerged in the sea.

 

[broberfett]

The wikipedia entry for the device mentions that gases or water molecules won't pass through an active gate. The gate somehow "knows". It is under Complexities of Function under the section Matter Transmission.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(device)

it mentions the pressure issue, but what if there is a current? The pressure wouldn't be constant. Once a flow started it would never stop.

The footnote listed the episode as Upgrades, but the real name of the episode is Watergate.

 

[Broccoli]

I gave it an above average.

Keller just was just so irritating or at least the way the actress played it.

And did McKay's "I love you" seem to come out of nowhere? Even within the episode, they state that their entire "dating" consisted of one drink. I dunno...it seemed kinda sudden and forced.

 

[DWF]

And did McKay's "I love you" seem to come out of nowhere? Even within the episode, they state that their entire "dating" consisted of one drink. I dunno...it seemed kinda sudden and forced.

And last that one drink had people around here calling Keller a slut. But I do think it happened organically, she really had effect on him in Trio and a few other eps.

 

[Quo Vadimus]

Rodney was crushing on a Keller a good bit. Whether or not 'love' was the right word, he was kind of in the moment. Moreover, he didn't know if he was going to get better. I would probably do the same thing in such a grave condition.

 

[Hermiod]

The wikipedia entry for the device mentions that gases or water molecules won't pass through an active gate. The gate somehow "knows". It is under Complexities of Function under the section Matter Transmission.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(device)

it mentions the pressure issue, but what if there is a current? The pressure wouldn't be constant. Once a flow started it would never stop.

The footnote listed the episode as Upgrades, but the real name of the episode is Watergate.

I imagine it's the same reason all the air in a room doesn't get sucked out when you connect to a space gate.

However, if there was a strong current, which there didn't appear to be in "Watergate" the Stargate might have interpreted that as the water becoming an active traveller.

 

[broberfett]

With an ocean, if they are at any depth, you can have tons per square inch. Even minor currents would put tremendous pressure on the gate in comparison to any sort of flood.

 

[Hermiod]

^Hmmmmm, I'm reaching here because this is clearly a mistake, but maybe it measures the "normal" current and only allows anything through if it exceeds the normal pressure.

Markov did say in "Watergate" that they had to push the mini-sub's engines hard to go through the Stargate.

What we saw in this episode, however, wasn't an ocean, it was a valley that had been flooded due to the somewhat sudden effects of global warming.

 

[Brent]

Oh, BTW, I loved the scene of them sitting on top of the Stargate with it underwater, that was neat.

Also, I loved the shots of the city at night when Shep and McKay were sitting on the bridge, it was very awesome seeing it in the background, and put it more to scale.

3 ZPMs from me, what a really awesome episode, David rocks, and his sister is really really cute, they have a good chemistry working together.

 

[David cgc]

With an ocean, if they are at any depth, you can have tons per square inch. Even minor currents would put tremendous pressure on the gate in comparison to any sort of flood.

Maybe because the gate was only partially submerged, it decided that the air part was the normal pressure, and that the water was traveling.

 

[BigFoot]

I finally got around to watching this ep and I absolutely loved it. One of the best episodes the show has ever done. And yeah, David Hewlett totally kicks ass.

 

[Samurai8472]

"my brain is not some new deck off the back of your house!'



good thing they didn't see "House" with the shop drill

The late night Budweiser chat with John and Mckay was great. They have a better connection than Jack and Daniel who only hugged in season 2