Window of Opportunity - A Stargate Rewatch Podcast

SURPRISE! It’s our first very special episode where we have watched the 2011 Michael Shanks Christmas movie, The Christmas Lodge. As far as Christmas movies go, this one is fine. But, we never get to actually see these two people fall in love. They tell us that has happened, but we never get to see it. There are just general timeline issues with this movie that could use some work. Still, it’s fine. You don’t really need to watch this one, though. If you really want to watch this it is on Amazon Prime, Hoopla, and Tubi. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/fyHKjl8u2C4?si=v6bflwhh-DEyl6wl INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Sam is stuck alone on The Prometheus this week in Grace. Or is she? This episode is not one of our favorites. It just seems like it’s too little a little too late. No shade to Amanda; she’s fantastic with the material she’s been given. There are some interesting conversations, but putting them in this scenario where they all happen with hallucinations is a bit of an odd choice.   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

We finish up Daniel’s Central American Adventures and Sam’s Outer Space Quest in Evolution Part 2. This is the one episode where we finally see the small, casual intimacy between Jack and Sam that we really should have been seeing all along. Enrico Colantoni as Burke is just the best thing ever. We love him. Why don’t Stargates have caller ID? That would be helpful. Annoying from a plot perspective, but helpful for the receiving gate. We’re still not entirely sure how ring transporters work, but the scene where the Kull Warrior gets wooshed away in mid-air is just awesome. And thanks to a listener email, we find out whether or not the Stargate could actually exist. And a few more jokes…. We Didn’t Start the Fire: https://youtu.be/OyLPa20tziM?si=PwTLUaSKYzIqQP5L (This is not Bri’s YouTube channel, for some reason. That can be found at Brihana25 if you want to check out all the other amazing vids she’s done.) INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Christopher Judge takes charge of the writing this week on Birthright, aka Stargate: Warrior Princess. The idea behind this episode is interesting, but the execution falls a little short. It really didn’t need the love story element between Teal’c and Ishta. But, hey. You can’t keep a horse in a bathtub!   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Avenger 2.0 has some major issues for us. Felger is TOO bumbling. How does he still have a job? Why don’t the stranded teams manually dial the gate to get back to the SGC? Ba’al has a computer hacker in his ranks? And how would he have even come to the conclusion that there was a virus in the DHD? None of this makes any sense. There’s some interesting ideas here (the virus really could be a useful thing), but the execution leaves a lot to be desired for us.    And that ending daydream scene was really not necessary.   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

This week Sam takes on the Kessel Run, I mean the Loop of Kon Garat when she joins her new alien friend Warrick for a Space Race. The episode where Sam is suddenly an adrenaline junkie even though we’ve never seen any proof of that before or since. While this episode is mostly just okay, the sports commentators are fantastic. Rachael thinks this episode could have been more interesting if Sam had been forced into the race against her will. Patrick Currie playing Eamon like he’s the Niles to Warrick’s Fraiser is amazing.  INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

This week’s episode on Enemy Mine comes live with sound effects as Kerri was dealing with a major thunderstorm during recording. So, apologies if this sounds a little rushed. Even if the plot of this episode isn’t entirely new, it’s always nice to see the Unas and Chaka again. Even if this is the last time we see them. Michael Rooker is excellent casting as Col. Edwards, the hard-headed military man present in every show. We also enjoy the double meaning of this week’s episode title. INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

It’s an acting master class from Michael Shanks (and Teryl Rothery) as Daniel Jackson gets a dozen other consciousnesses downloaded into his brain in Lifeboat. Also, the actor who plays Pharrin does an absolutely incredible job. Would it have worked if all the members of SG1 had also had passengers downloaded into their brains? As much as we do love this episode, SG1 is always at its best when it’s The Team vs. The Problem. This episode is definitely one that we would have liked a better wrap-up for. Did they find the other ships? Were they ever able to make it to Ardena? INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

People's memories are being altered when SG1 visits a civilization that lives under a dome in Revisions. And Rachael actually remembered this one!! You will also probably learn more about Celtic mythology in this episode than you ever wanted to know. Rachael has a fascinating thought that it’s entirely possible the Council never actually held elections and the computer just appointed people to those positions. We really like this episode. As shows go on for longer, it’s nice to have these one-off episodes that are outside the huge mythology that’s been established.   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Teal’c and Daniel both go through their own personal hell this week on Orpheus. We do start this episode with Kerri ranting about something that gets pointed out as a goof that is really not a goof at all. There’s also a rather thorough discussion of Jaffa anatomy as it pertains to their symbiote pouch. We are both very glad this episode was made. It was definitely necessary to dive deeper into what Teal’c on tretonin is like, both physically and mentally. The SGC knew many other Jaffa were in that camp besides Bra’tac and Rya’c and yet their plan didn’t seem to include any sort of rescue for them. We did want more of the explosions of the ship crashing into the planet. INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

It’s Honey, We Shrunk O’Neill when he wakes up a teenager in Fragile Balance. While we do have some issues with this episode, you gotta give it to Michael Welch for being a fantastic Jack O’Neill. He really hit it out of the park. Would you guys like to be 15 again? We are frustrated, though, with the lack of respect Sam gets when giving the F302 briefing. And the whole clone swap thing never really made much sense. But remember, if you ever need to sit up straight, just clench your butt! INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Season 7 continues and we say goodbye to Jonas Quinn in Homecoming. It turns out, the cast make the same Yu/You jokes we do! And that’s always funny. How exactly do the rings work? They can be moved, which seems kind of weird. And if one stops working, do they all stop working? What do you guys think about Jonas joining Atlantis? Would that have worked? INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

We’re finally back with the season 7 premiere, Fallen. A Naked Michael Shanks is truly one of the best ways to hook a gal on a show. It is a little strange, though, how trusting SG1 are when Daniel just shows up and why they didn’t just think it was Ascended Daniel dropping in. Despite the fact that many of the character moments had to be left on the cutting room floor due to the demands of this being a TV show, we still like this. It really sets up what’s to come and gets the ball rolling. INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Let’s talk season 6! All the highs and lows. Who was the Best Dressed? What are our favorite episodes? And who had the Best Kiss? And remember it’ll all be okay because, “Look everybody! He’s got Coombs with him!” Don’t forget to check back on our Threads account (https://www.threads.net/@sg_rewatch) to vote in the polls and let us know what you think of our choices. What are some of your favorite moments from this season? Drop by the Discord and let us know! We’ll be taking the next few weeks off to get through the holiday season and see you back in January as we start season 7 with Fallen.   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

We’ve reached the season 6 finale, Full Circle. An episode that could have been a series finale if need be. The conversation between Jack and Daniel in the elevator at the SGC is the best thing ever because it’s how friends actually talk and have conversations. But what exactly has Daniel been doing while he’s been ascended because the fact that he hasn’t met anyone besides Oma is quite strange. We get confirmation that The Ancients are the ascended beings! And Anubis is an ascended being!! Sort of…. But why does Daniel make Jack give Anubis The Eye? It makes no sense.    INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Hang on to your butts, folks. Things get a little weird with Prophecy. We’re live and in person! And with a special guest(s)! And we had margaritas!   As we learn about Lord Mot, it brings back up the question of which came first - the System Lord or the god they impersonated? When a person starts having prophetic visions, the context is very important. Why exactly would Hammond just spill the information about the vision Jonas saw over the radio without confirmation that one of his soldiers is actually listening?    Rachael wants to know how you all would feel if the entire episode was just a prophetic vision and none of it ever actually happened. But this episode does bring up the interesting conflict between if someone has prophetic visions of the future, will that future always come to be because that person may change what they do because of what they saw.   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

On this week’s episode, we have a very special guest to discuss the episode Memento (not the movie). It’s Rachael’s nephew Adam!! This is only the second episode ever that Adam has seen. And he has opinions on Teal’c. It’s interesting that the Prometheus while an Air Force staffed vessel is using Naavl protocol. Why didn’t the Prometheus have the necessary parts to repair the thing that makes the ship be able to travel in hyperspace? It’s kind of an important part of the ship and its operations. The airship mounted guns that Tagrea has are pretty awesome.  Are you Team Ashwan or Team Kalfas? INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Is Teal’c the titular Changeling in this week’s episode? Either way, this episode is excellent and it’s always nice to have Daniel Jackson back on our screens. Do people actually get called Probie in real life or is it a TV thing? The best thing in this episode is all the transitions between the two dream worlds. They are so smooth and so good. It’s a crime that Martin didn’t win an award for this episode. He directed the hell out of it. And now Teal’c is Junior-less. What will that mean for our favorite Jaffa from here out?   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

For some reason, Forsaken is the one episode Rachael actually remembers! But does she? If the people from Hebridan are descended from the Celtic people, what does that mean as far as when that happened? Was Ra the first for the last goa’uld to take people from Earth? They finally take back-up with them!! It’s about time. Also, getting Reynard to just send them back to the SGC is such a power move and it’s awesome. There’s also a listener email that leads to an interesting discussion about the Great Alliance of the Four Races and how the Furlings fit in with them given that we know virtually nothing about them. Do you guys have any headcanons about the Furlings? Let us know! INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

This week we’re getting things done commentary style for the season 6 clip show Disclosure. As far as clip shows go, this one is pretty good because there’s an actual plot supporting all the clips. There’s also commentary on the commentary, just to confuse everyone a little more. So, grab a snack, grab a drink, and get ready to hit play as you watch along with us! INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com