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Stargate SG1: tonight's episode



"It's possible she was pulled into the singularity and is now on the other side."

"So she could be alive, somewhere in the Ori galaxy."


Ben Browder just made a been there, done that, oh no not again face!

Heeehehheeehheeeheee.

Comments

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

There was an entire episode about the consequences of Daniel's poor judgement in dealing with the people on another planet.

I've seen that episode, in fact that's one of the ones I was thinking of when writing the comment. Because it wasn't real. Sure, it was potentially real because Daniel has that potential-- but in the sense of events in the show, it didn't happen. It was an exploration of his psyche... but it wasn't real. It didn't have any effects. He didn't kill anyone for real because of it, he didn't have a permanent personality change because of it... that's why Stargate is "safe" viewing to me. Sure he might do those things... but he won't. And the audience knows that.


I used to spend time wishing someone on Stargate would go evil, really willfully go evil, just because it'd be a change of pace. I'd like to see Daniel try to raise a hell temple and destroy the planet in the name of vengeance... or maybe contemplate giving evil tyrants the secret to controlling the galaxy just because it might save the life of one person that he loves, knowing the worlds he's dooming to death and slavery, because he's so far off the deep end that he thinks its a worthy trade.


Decisions have brought about consequences, albeit they were rectified in an episode or two or by the end of the season for the most part, and very few have never been addressed again.

The continuity aspect of Stargate has always seemed pretty good to me-- they do X and Y in this galaxy, maybe later Z occurs in that galaxy as a result. I just wish that it'd be less...safe. Although there's reassurrance in knowing that it'll all be okay in the end, sometimes you want a show that will happily tell you "All okay? You only wish you could be so lucky!"

As it is, this is why Stargate is my popcorn tv. I watch it, I enjoy it, I occasionally squee, but it rarely or never evokes particularly strong emotions from me.

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

I know which episode you're talking about, but it wasn't the one I was referencing. I'd have to get into an episode guide to fully explain the one I meant. There are several episodes where Jack and Daniel's personal views on how to handle situations create interesting drama, and that was good, but the thing about that was Jack usually turned out to be right. Now if that's because Richard Dean Anderson is/was a prodcuer on the series at the time and Jack O'Neill needs to be elevated to near God-like status for his ego, I dunno.

I agree with you about wanting it to be less safe. This is the series based on a movie where one of the main characters was prepared to nuke an entire planet to protect Earth. If Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin had a say in how the TV show went, I'm sure it'd be more intense, take more risks and still have my viewership. Roland and Dean aren't afraid to frickin' kill people off.