Category: Reviews
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Review: Miller’s Crossing
An intelligent and thought-provoking episode Some of the best stories are ones that are not afraid to stir up controversy and ask the audience to examine the morality of the decisions made by the characters. Miller’s Crossing does this in spades and the result is a first class drama of…
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Review: The Seer
Carter faces her Zero Hour With so much embedded into the plot of The Seer, it would have been easy for the episode to lose its way, yet The Seer manages to deliver each nuance, preparing the way for character and season arcs without losing anything of its own storyline…
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Review: Missing
Are Teyla and Keller really ‘Thelma and Louise’? Heralded by Joe Mallozzi as the ‘Thelma and Louise’ of the Stargate world, Missing’s only real similarity with that film is that two hunted women have to fight against the odds to survive. Ultimately Missing has less in common with that classic…
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Review: Tabula Rasa
Finding out what irritates in an otherwise accomplished piece When an episode is as accomplished as Tabula Rasa, it is difficult to find what it is that causes the slight feeling of dissatisfaction after the credits roll. Great direction, good acting and an overall polished production quality surrounds the episode;…
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Review: Travelers
Leaning into the cliché The hero getting kidnapped by a beautiful woman? As Jack O’Neill would say that would be a cliché and we all know how Jack feels about those…me, on the other hand, well, I don’t mind the odd cliché if its done with some style and panache.…
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Review: Doppelgangers
An invitation to get to know the characters Sophisticated story-telling married with a smorgasbord of special effects makes ‘Doppelganger’ an entertaining outing for the SGA gang. The action and emotional angst are nicely balanced with the main jarring notes being the chemistry between the new cast that is still in…
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Review: Reunion
Accepting change as Sam Carter takes the helm Reunion is as much about accepting change as it is about revisiting the past dealing within its major and minor plotlines with the reunion of Ronon with his Satedan buddies and the formal introduction of Samantha Carter as the new Atlantis commander.…
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Review: Lifeline
An emotional ending to the trilogy The strength of this particular outing for the SGA team is the emotion that seeps through the story and bleeds through the screen. It is a combination of good direction, solid writing, and excellent performances that provides a fitting conclusion to the trilogy despite…
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Review: Adrift
Suffers the usual fate of the middle part The trilogy is a well-worn format in sci-fi and fantasy literature with a common issue: the second book is never as good as the first and its storyline always suffers because its primary task is to build tension for the concluding part.…
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Review: First Strike
Scores on every level If there is one thing Atlantis does very well it is season finales, and First Strike assumes its rightful place as the best to date. The story scores on every level and with such a solid foundation, the characterisations and performances are assured with the guest…
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