Category: Reviews
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Review: Company of Thieves
So close but not close enough 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…
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Review: Memento Mori
Identity crisis saved by Claudia Black 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. The main…
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Review: Counterstrike
If the quality of the story had matched the rest, this would have been so much more than solid 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…
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Review: 200
A bittersweet love letter In light of the recent cancellation news watching SG1’s 200th episode was a bittersweet experience with the jokes of TV movies and cancellation/renewals of a TV series seeming oddly prophetic even though the reference is to SG1’s past not future. Setting this aside, 200 provides an…
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Review: Uninvited
Solid outing for a dip into the horror genre Battling creepy monsters or spending time with the boss? This is the question posed in Uninvited which juxtaposes the surreal horror of monsters against the real horror of forced team bonding sessions. It ends up as a decent, solid story but…
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Review: Insiders
ABC of bad storytelling If The Pegasus Project was a lesson in how to write a good Stargate episode, how not to is covered by Insiders. It suffers from poor characterisation and an obvious plot that makes a meal of its relatively simple objective in terms of the Ori arc.…
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Review: The Pegasus Project
ABC of good storytelling The ABC of good Stargate SG1 storytelling is followed to optimum effect in The Pegasus Project. Ambition with the complex storyline; Balance with the characters; and importantly, the show’s Canon being used to great effect. All these aspects tie wonderfully together to create a highly enjoyable…
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Review: Morpheus
A suspension of disbelief above and beyond the call of duty Morpheus combines a return to Stargate’s classic formula while addressing Vala’s continued presence at the SGC. While the story flounders, the episode retains an enjoyable quality thanks to the excellent characterisations of the individual characters and the SG1 team…
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Review: Flesh and Blood
A lot of winning by the bad guys ‘Flesh and Blood’, or as it could have otherwise been entitled ‘A Lot of Winning by the Bad Guys’, provides a satisfying start to the new season delivering a well-constructed story that subtly focuses on the reuniting of the SG1 team and…
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Review: The Big Bang
Living up to expectations “The Big Bang” is a resounding finish to what has been a great season of Doctor Who under the new regime. Having left the story with the Doctor locked in the Pandorica, Amy dead, River trapped in the exploding TARDIS and Rory looking at a new life in…
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