I think it was from the blooper reel. Amanda Tapping ad libbed the MacGuyver line as a joke.
The Stargate Franchise - A First Timer's Watchthrough
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I think it was from the blooper reel. Amanda Tapping ad libbed the MacGuyver line as a joke.
It was from the blooper reel. Tapping also improved a line about how they "MacGuyvered" the dialing computer to run the Stargate in the pilot, but the special edition used a take where she said the scripted "jury-rigged" instead, because the special edition had no time for in-jokes or fun.
Thanks. That blooper reel is super hilarious. "We got belt buckle, shoe laces and a piece of gum. Build a nuclear reactor for cryin' out loud. You used to be MacGyuver, MacGadget. MacGimmick. Now you are MacUseless. Oh God! We're stuck a glacier with MacGyuver!" LOL.
I have a confession to make that might make me feel dumb. The Cheyenne Mountain Complex where this series takes place, I always thought was in Wyoming. Evidently it's in Colorado, even though I wonder if they have said that in the series in the first season yet. I was reminded about this because there was a news story about the Military hunkering down at the Complex during the COVID-19 outbreak. I only saw the headline, but I was like, that's appropriate.
As I see you've already realized, the episode becomes better in retrospect since you realize just how many important plot details it introduces. Indeed, over the course of the series there will be many more clip shows, but SG-1 has a unique ability to make them important to the story arcs and make the story themselves very engaging. Plus there's one from later on in the series (season 6) that has one of the best scenes of the show.
I have my own confession, I had no idea that Cheyenne Mountain was a real place until years after SG-1 ended.
Yeah. Politics actually did advance that storyline, and the new stuff actually elevated the older stuff. I'm not as harsh on clip shows as other people are (Heck, didn't Seinfeld have many Clip Shows in the 90s too?) but I was surprised they would do one in the middle of the final arc of the season. I guess it becomes a mainstay, so I have something to look forward to.
In the Line of Duty
Well, the episode that I thought was the second episode of the series was finally seen in the right context and I actually got a little more out of it this time around. It was a nice table setter for the season to come, especially the introduction of the Tokra, which I'm now looking forward to the double episode of that name. We also learn that the Goa'uld have different ways to infect the host, and there are even some good Goa'ulds, especially the Tokra who are the resistance. It adds another dimensionality to this storyline that I'm intrigued by. This was also the episode I was introduced to Cassandra and I really do hope we see more of the connection between her and Sam as the series goes on. I do hope Cassandra doesn't become like Kira from Orphan Black though, that "special" child that everyone wants because of her "abilities". It's not as good as the premiere, but I just love that it adds something to the storyline to look out for as I go. The world building continues.
Well, the episode that I thought was the second episode of the series was finally seen in the right context and I actually got a little more out of it this time around. It was a nice table setter for the season to come, especially the introduction of the Tokra, which I'm now looking forward to the double episode of that name. We also learn that the Goa'uld have different ways to infect the host, and there are even some good Goa'ulds, especially the Tokra who are the resistance. It adds another dimensionality to this storyline that I'm intrigued by. This was also the episode I was introduced to Cassandra and I really do hope we see more of the connection between her and Sam as the series goes on. I do hope Cassandra doesn't become like Kira from Orphan Black though, that "special" child that everyone wants because of her "abilities". It's not as good as the premiere, but I just love that it adds something to the storyline to look out for as I go. The world building continues.
Yes, "The Tokra" two parter is a sequel to "In the Line of Duty" and is a very important episode in the series' world-building.
Prisoners
I wasn't really a fan of this episode, but I did appreciate finally seeing Hammond go through the Stargate. The reason I don't really like this episode was because the team was too naive at the end to give this prisoner full access to their computer system despite her showing some suspicious behavior. I mean you have this underground military bunker pretty much giving this women full access to everything? That is a serious lapse in security.
Also I was confused about something. I can understand not getting into the woosh part of the gate opening, but why couldn't they escape after the woosh happens. The gate is supposed to be a two way trip.
I wasn't really a fan of this episode, but I did appreciate finally seeing Hammond go through the Stargate. The reason I don't really like this episode was because the team was too naive at the end to give this prisoner full access to their computer system despite her showing some suspicious behavior. I mean you have this underground military bunker pretty much giving this women full access to everything? That is a serious lapse in security.
Also I was confused about something. I can understand not getting into the woosh part of the gate opening, but why couldn't they escape after the woosh happens. The gate is supposed to be a two way trip.
^I'm not sure if I interepreted this correctly, but the gates aren't two-way. You can only go from originating gate to destination gate. So if Earth opens the Chulak gate, you can go from Earth to Chulak, but not from Chulak back to Earth without dialing from Chulak to Earth.
But it's a portal. If you're dialing it as if it's a phone number, doesn't that open two way communication?
The Gamekeeper
This episode was weird. It was interesting that the guy who played someone with a holoaddiction was cast here as a guy who created a simulation. It was almost like he played a more crazy version of Barcley. I also liked that the reason it didn't impact Sam was because of the remnents of Jolinar, meaning there are consequences to Sam being infected by the Goa'uld.
Prisoners was my first episode. My first exposure to the show was Sci-fi Network daily broadcasting it and that’s where I happened to jump in.
Yeah, it’s a thing that Stargates are one way. You can communicate two ways but only move one way.
Yeah, it’s a thing that Stargates are one way. You can communicate two ways but only move one way.
Ok, I hope they explain that in future episodes. I'm all for the series rule book, but watching the episode I kept thinking, these are portals why not use it as such. I'll accept that you can only go one way if they are consistent with it.
The idea is that energy can travel freely either direction through a wormhole, but matter can't; therefore, you can still have two-way communication while being restricted to one-way travel. The show is VERY consistent about that, and a lot of plot points depend on it.
I read somewhere that it's because the wormhole is microscopic and the matter-stream gets disrupted too easily when going the "wrong" direction — but I don't know if that explanation is canon, fanon, or what.
I read somewhere that it's because the wormhole is microscopic and the matter-stream gets disrupted too easily when going the "wrong" direction — but I don't know if that explanation is canon, fanon, or what.
Thor's Chariot
So Thor is a little Alien guy who looked like one of those Aliens from The X-Files who has made trips to Earth in the past. That's some revelation, but at least SG-1 has made another powerful Ally, like the Nox that came before. This is how you do a proper sequel. Oh, and at least the team didn't get captured again. I think it was 3 straight episodes where the crew was captured and I started to wonder are they really worth the "SG-1" label?
So Thor is a little Alien guy who looked like one of those Aliens from The X-Files who has made trips to Earth in the past. That's some revelation, but at least SG-1 has made another powerful Ally, like the Nox that came before. This is how you do a proper sequel. Oh, and at least the team didn't get captured again. I think it was 3 straight episodes where the crew was captured and I started to wonder are they really worth the "SG-1" label?
I always loved the STARGATE shows, particularly SG-1. El Rey network was airing SG-1 and ATLANTIS daily a whikd back... don't know if they still are since I no longer have that channel.
But I look forward to seeing more reviews. It's bringing back great memories.
But I look forward to seeing more reviews. It's bringing back great memories.
My favorite parts of this episode was how it used VR to explore some backstory with Daniel and O'Neill. And the painful memories of Daniel and O'Neill were well done and packed an emotional punch.
Really the GDO system should be far less effective than it is in the show. The gu'ald should be able to crack it just by capturing one SG unit and making any one of them a gu'ald before anyone knows they have been captured.
The Gamekeeper was a pretty good episode when it came to fleshing out the backstories for O'Neill and Daniel.
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