Stargate 10x1

[lyore]

Well, my computer finally came through for me and I got to see Stargate.

OK, we still didn't manage to have all SG-1 in the same location (apart from 2 seconds at the end, which included Vala), but pretty much everyone got at least some screentime - at least enough to advance their section of the plot. I tend to find whenever they split up the team, at least one person's story gets shortchanged. Not in the sense of them getting less screentime than the rest, but in that their plotline never gets properly developed/finished etc. I didn't find that so much this time, perhaps because even though they split the team, there was still only really two stories.

Oh, and Teal'c got tortured. Again. Ho hum. It's like the Daniel-dying thing - hard to take seriously after the first 5 or 6 times. Might also be worth noting that only Vala was in a hospital bed, so he can't have been too bad off. Speaking of Daniel dying/going missing, it was nice to see the team showing concern for one another. See? Being worried when someone is missing/being tortured does not ruin your macho image :)

Speaking of Vala, I liked her in this episode. Very much toned down from before (which is consistent with her last appearance in Season 9). As long as we avoid any romantic entanglements, and refrain from shoving her in every scene with SG-1, I'll be happy. We'll see.

The Ori plot is begining to grow on me, and so far, the whole kid thing is working. I'll admit, this was definitely what I had the most reservations about. I liked the way they tied the invasion of the Ori to the Ascended beings - for some reason, I was worried they were going to ignore all that. Anyway, the Ori are getting to the stage of villains I can really warm to, unlike the replicaters, for instance. But I still want more Goa'uld

But I think they need to do something about the reliance of 'beaming' to get people out of tight spaces. Once or twice was alright, but now it's happening once or twice per episode, which is getting a bit ridiculous, not to mention ruining all the dramatic tension. I mean, did anyone think they would not get the beaming tech working on time? At least when you want to escape through the Stargate you have to physically get to the Stargate.

I had more thoughts, but my mind has gone blank. Anyway, while it wasn't perfect (any episode where the team is separated drags a little for me) this episode has left me feeling optimistic about the rest of the season, which is something I haven't felt about a new season of Stargate for a while.

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Perhaps that's the real reason. *g*

I think it probably was :)