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Outsiders is the 12th episode in Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis.

Review

Moral ambiguity is tackled every so often in Stargate Atlantis and Outsiders definitely tackles it in spades. It provides a good, solid outing for the Atlantis team and the story is a nice mix of action and drama with a great pairing with McKay and Beckett. That’s not to say that it is without flaws; the pacing is a little off, there is some confusion around details at the end of the episode and ultimately the moral questions while raised are never fully answered.

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Inquisition is the 13th episode in Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis.

Review

Clip shows are never a welcome surprise in my book. No matter how much pretty wrapping goes around the clips, no matter how many sparkles it’s dressed up in, at the end of the day, a clip show is a clip show is a clip show. Having said that, both the clips chosen and the wrapping do make a difference on whether it ends up being a bad clip show. With Inquisition, the jury is still out. Let’s take a look at the evidence…

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The Lost Tribe is the 11th episode in Season Five of Stargate Atlantis.

Review

The question after First Contact was whether The Lost Tribe would provide a satisfying conclusion to the two-part story. The answer to that question is not at all simple. On one hand, the answer is yes as it successfully entertains and answers the questions raised by the first part. It provides action and danger galore that grabs the viewer and rushes them through to the end. However, on the other hand, the answer is no as The Lost Tribe serves to highlight the underlying issue: the whole story just doesn’t work.

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Fata Morgana is the 3rd episode in Season One of Sanctuary.

Review

Fata Morgana provides a good continuation for Santuary delivering a cohesive, action packed story along with some good character moments as the audience sees Will Zimmerman begin to settle into his new job. The acting, directing and story are top notch and the overall production is high but the graphic backgrounds do get a little shaky here and there.

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First Contact is the 10th episode in Season Ten of Stargate Atlantis.

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There is so much right about First Contact that it is difficult to explain my dissatisfaction with the episode. The story is tightly constructed and works well as a set-up, the actors perform with gusto and the production sparkles from music to costume, make-up to special effects. So what’s wrong with it? Well, I was bored.

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All my Stargate SG1 reviews. As I only started to review in Season Ten - there's not a lot of them! I may get round to doing the other Seasons eventually though.

Season Ten

Flesh and Blood, Morpheus, The Pegasus Project, Insiders, Uninvited, 200, Counterstrike, Memento Mori, Company of Thieves, The Quest I, The Quest II, Line in the Sand, The Road Not Taken, The Shroud, Bounty, Bad Guys, Talion, Family Ties, Dominion, Unending

Season One

Children of the Gods (Recut)

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Unending is the 20th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1 and it is the last episode ever of the sci-fi show.

Review

It’s almost impossible to review something that has so much sentimental value tied to it. I’ve watched SG1 since the first episode and I’ve now watched its last weekly TV episode, Unending; given how great the start was, the finale had a lot to live up to. In the end, there is much to enjoy in the story and the performances, with some lovely nods to canon, but the story misses in the balancing of the characters and the shock exit of one of Stargates most loved creations, the Asgard.

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Dominion is the 19th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

Dominion is a roller-coaster ride of an episode. Twisting and turning at breakneck speed, there is little time to catch a breath before the ride ends and the viewer is left wondering what exactly happened. As a potential series finale for the Ori storyline or even for Ba’al, it exudes the air of cancelled-TV-show, but as a book-end to Flesh and Blood, it works very well, placing Vala’s relationship with Adria at its centre.

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Family Ties is the 18th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

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An opportunity missed is the best way to describe the rather disappointing and lacklustre Family Ties. The main story flounders with the main theme of father and daughter relationships undone by a lack of charm, depth and history. It falls flat as a comedy and doesn’t have enough substance to stand up as a drama. It is only the one hilarious end scene with Teal’c and the rather more successful execution of the subtext of Vala’s acceptance into the team which saves the episode from complete ignominy.

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Talion is the 17th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

An old school Jaffa episode, Talion resonates with echoes of the show’s past as Teal’c’s history and character are explored in depth. It is all at once a homage to the Jaffa storyline and a fascinating insight into Teal’c. The issues with the episode are not minor though; it fails in the examination of Teal’c’s relationship with the rest of SG1, with the characterisations of General Landry and guest Jaffa villain, and with a small plotting/pacing issue right up front.

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Bad Guys is the 16th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

Bad Guys is a wonderful reminder of the classic Stargate era as the team go off-world, run into trouble and have to resolve the situation through their own ingenuity, bravery and skill in order to return home. The story is simple yet well-told, played straight with a lot of the comedy arising naturally from the situation of SG1 acting as kidnappers, with all of the characters present contributing to the team. While there are questions over season production, the rest of the episode is accomplished and the cast deliver a good performance.

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Bounty is the 15th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

Romantic comedy is the theme of the day while the actual bounty hunt that gives Bounty its title ends up nothing more than an amusing sub-plot as the Lucien Alliance is once again reduced to a joke and the Ori arc forgotten. Still, the story is mostly well-constructed with good performances all round even if it never shifts out of ‘cliché’ mode and the surprises are never a surprise. While it won’t be setting the universe alight, in the end, Bounty is good fun with some laugh-out-loud moments and there is a definite feel-good factor when the end credits roll just as at the beginning.

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The Shroud is the 14th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

Sometimes expectations about an episode can be a bad thing. With the news that The Shroud would feature the return of Daniel Jackson as a Prior and a guest appearance by Richard Dean Anderson, memories of Abyss – one of the best SG1 episodes in its history – ensured that the episode had a lot to live up to. Further, with two SG1 team dynamics to cater for, there was always the potential the episode would go horribly wrong and fail to satisfy a significant proportion of its fan base. In the end, The Shroud is no Abyss yet it does manage to deliver an intriguing story and just about balance all the characters.

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The Road Not Taken is the 13th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

The Road Not Taken is the latest offering in the Stargate sub-genre of alternate universe tales. It’s always fascinating to explore the possibilities and this window into another universe doesn’t disappoint. While the story doesn’t quite manage to last the distance, it is elevated by a tour de force performance by Amanda Tapping that showcases her character, some great guest appearances and a lovely team moment between SG1 back in our usual Stargate universe.

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Line in the Sand is the 12th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

After a complete miss with Insiders and a solid effort with Company of Thieves, Alan McCullough finally manages a home run with Line in the Sand. With a couple of minor quibbles around the usual suspect of characterisation, this episode scores on every level; great story, good use of canon, teamy character moments, excellent guest performances and neatly executed special effects.

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The Quest Part II is the 11th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

If ever there was an episode where Stargate SG1 got its mo-jo back, it’s this one. The Quest Part 2 is everything Part 1 wasn’t; tightly associated with the mythology, tense and dramatic, exciting with lots of character moments and nods to canon that make the whole thing highly enjoyable. For the first time in a long time, Stargate SG1 ticks all the right boxes and then some to produce an amazingly great episode.

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The Quest Part I is the 10th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

The first part of The Quest takes SG1 from sci-fi to unimaginative fantasy in one fell swoop as the show returns to the Ori arc. While the story retreads fantasy standards such as mazes, riddles and dragons, it does manage to do the almost impossible of balancing the contributions of all of the SG1 team and the two villains who are added into the mix.

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Company of Thieves is the 9th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

Company of Thieves is a decent outing for the SG1 team; the story is cohesive and well-planned and even manages to keep an element of humour in an otherwise sobering tale. Unfortunately, what it does miss is decent characterisation for the majority of the SG1 regulars.

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Memento Mori is the 8th epiosde in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

Identity crisis is an appropriate summary both for the storyline of Memento Mori and the actual episode. While the story struggles to find its niche, Claudia Black turns in an outstanding performance which ultimately makes the episode incredibly watchable and even enjoyable.

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Counterstrike is the 7th episode in Season Ten of Stargate SG1.

Review

Counterstrike provides a return to the Ori arc in a story that illustrates the vast superiority of the enemy and the comparative weakness of Earth and its allies. Its purpose is to further the arc and it is never meant to be an uplifting episode but under the expected down-note of the ending is a sense of disappointment with the overall dramatic effect, (or lack thereof), despite the acting talents of the cast and great special effects.

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