Category: Reviews
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Review: The Kindred Part II
An emotional conclusion which is bittersweet Strong emotion runs through the second part of The Kindred as the theme of reunions, and how they are never quite what you expect, weaves through the story. It is an unexpected story in some ways; the ending bittersweet and unpredictable yet it is…
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Review: The Kindred Part I
A good first part which sets up for the next Two-part episodes are always a difficult challenge; each part in itself has to provide enough cohesion and interest as a story to keep the audience engaged while fulfilling a function either as a set-up or as a conclusion. Additionally, in…
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Review: Midway
A story in need of better construction Midway provides the setting for the meeting of Stargate’s two alpha male warriors, Teal’c and Ronon. The story provides a solid back-drop for the encounter which delivers everything that is expected. Yet in meeting expectations, the episode fails to exceed them and this…
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Review: Trio
Back to basics for a good Stargate story Trio is a surprisingly engaging tale that goes back to the basic core of many a good Stargate story; a planet, a problem and teamwork to get a solution and save each other. The set design, direction and camera work are excellent;…
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Review: Outcast
Not the usual Atlantis story In many ways Outcast doesn’t feel like an episode of Stargate Atlantis. With the action happening back on Earth and the absence of so many of the regular cast, the whole tone and pace is changed with the only Atlantis constants really being Sheppard and…
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Review: Harmony
A surprisingly successful story A fantasy tale of McKay and Sheppard escorting a child through a forest on a quest to become queen really had the potential to be a complete disaster, yet Harmony turns out to be a surprisingly successful story. The writing is tight; the direction and photography…
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Review: Quarantine
A good old-fashioned Stargate story The basic premise of Quarantine is a good old-fashioned Stargate story; a new planet brings new challenges and the team have to find a way out of it, the twist of course being that the planet is the one the entire city is now based…
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Review: Spoils of War
Finally a Teyla focused masterpiece Reproduction forms the theme of Spoils of War and subtly weaves the connection between the main plot dealing with the Wraith’s plans to create a super-army and the ramifications of Teyla’s pregnancy revelation. The mix of a very character driven sub-plot and the action driven…
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Review: Be All My Sins Remembered
A memorable outing Be All My Sins Remembered will undoubtedly be remembered as a classic Atlantis episode; a well-constructed plot filled with intrigue, conflict and snippets of personal interaction that’s a joy to watch and complemented on every level by every aspect of the production. It is not flawless; the…
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Review: This Mortal Coil
A philosophical debate which is never explored As the mid-season teaser This Mortal Coil is subdued dealing as it does with the duplicates and the suggested death of Atlantis’s former leader Elizabeth Weir. Everything seems downbeat from the story to the actors who do their best with the limited material,…
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