Window of Opportunity - A Stargate Rewatch Podcast

Vala is on the run when her memories are accidentally wiped by The Trust in Memento Mori. We really like this episode. Especially everyone's treatment of Vala and how they're actually starting to appreciate her and make her a full member of SG1. We have fun imaging what Teal'c said to Weaver in that interrogation scene and also what Christopher Judge said to the actor.  There's also a brief detour...

An old foe finally returns when John is taken by Kolya as a ruse to trade him for Ladon Radim in Common Ground. We still wonder if there will ever be an episode of a show like this where the whole expedition risks everything for Dave from the cafeteria, and just when it's one of the Big Names at risk. What would you all do if you were in Ladon's position? It's not an easy decision because right no...

The Jaffa take the battle to the Ori this week in Counterstrike.  We get back into discussing interior design (which Ori is responsible for their ships?) and wondering if the SGC actually has a seamstress on staff. If they do, we want to see that series. There is a lot that happens in this episode, and the arrogance of the Jaffa and what they're doing is rather frustrating. We do appreciate the de...

Weir is in a psychiatric hospital and told that the Stargate isn't real in The Real World.  This is not our favorite trope or scifi plot. We always know from the start that what the character is told is the truth isn't the truth and there's too much time spent there when we would much rather get to what's actually happening and spend the episode there. Rodney and Beckett are really fun together in...

It's Stargate's 200th episode, and we're doing this one commentary style! Grab a drink, grab a snack, and buckle in as we get into all the insanity that is this very special episode. Happy 200 SG1!! INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN MERCH: https://showclub.redbubble.com/ EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

An unlikely enemy is discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy this week in Progeny. We do start off with some sad news and the cancellation of the recently green-lit Stargate sequel/reboot. We don't understand why this happened or what changed since it was given the go-ahead back in November. We think there were perhaps some missed opportunities to hint at what was going on before the big reveal. Perhaps...

Unknown mutated creatures are attacking people off world and on Earth in Uninvited. Are the two related? What's causing this? The casualness of the death of all the people that are killed by these creatures is kind of upsetting to us. It just seems like the SGC writes it off as, "Oops. Our bad." Everyone being so dismissive of Vala is also confusing. She has actual relevant experience in what's ha...

Ronon is taken home by the wraith and made into a runner again in Sateda.  This is just a great episode overall and we're glad we got this part of Ronon's story where he revisits a planet he had been to previously. Rachael really wanted this episode to be a two-parter so we could have gotten more of Ronon's past, though.  How does the gate know when to shut off? Is this just another "Because TV!"...

Great Ba'als of fire!! The SGC is overrun with Ba'als (and we're overrun with puns, sorry) as SG1 gather up all the clones in exchange for information on how to find Merlin's weapon. Of course, things don't go as expected. It's Insiders. We really like that little conversation Mitchell has with Landry about how much control he doesn't have over SG1. He's just gotta hope everyone is in line with th...

Richard Kind returns as the absolutely Irresistible Lucius in this week's sitcom version of Stargate Atlantis.  As much as we really like this episode (and we do genuinely think it's a lot of fun), there are a couple of plot holes that we wish had been dealt with. First off, where exactly is the gate for this planet? Is it in orbit or not? And then, what Lucius is doing does have some date rapey v...

Dr. Jackson finally makes it to Atlantis this week in The Pegasus Project. There's A LOT that happens in this episode, and it actually ends on a very big win for both SG1 and Atlantis.  We really like seeing all the interactions between the SG1 characters and the Atlantis. Everyone is really well written and we can't wait for more crossovers. Does the SGC have a stockpile of gates lying around or...

Stargate Atlantis' Misbegotten leaves us with many questions. A lot of them are about the wraith's hair and how culturally important it might be. And do hive ships float? Why does it seem like Atlantis has learned nothing from its past mistakes? Yes, they really didn't have a lot of options with transforming the hive ship full of wraith into humans. It just seems like they've never had a larger di...

Sleep becomes a dangerous thing while SG1 are off searching for Merlin's weapon in Morpheus. Back at the SGC, Landry has to decide if Vala can become a member of the SGC given her past. We actually really like these two storylines being in the same episode. The silliness and weirdness of Vala's escapades really help balance out the seriousness of what's happening off-world with SG1. We do wish the...

Will the wraith make it to Earth? Will Rodney and Ronon become wraith food? Is John alive? Find out as we move into season 3 with No Man's Land. Aren't the IOA just lovely? They're totally supportive of every decision that has ever been made. /sarcasm Did you realize Weir was stuck at the SGC after she walked through the gate? Because, at this point, the wormhole can only go one way between the ga...

We've made it to SG1 season 10 and it's time to see what the Ori's plans are with Flesh and Blood. Now, in general we don't remember a lot about season 10 so this is going to be a fun "rewatch" for us.  Did everyone make it out alive after the explosive season 9 finale? Where are the ori going? What's with Vala's daughter? Seeing the flashbacks of how everyone survived was really great but also no...

This week, we do something a little different before we jump into Stargate SG1 season 10. We venture back in time to watch the 2003 Michael Shanks classic, Sumuru. It's 900 years in the future, women rule the world, and men are used for slave labor, procreation, and sacrifices to the giant snake god. This movie is not as bad as it could have been. The general premise is quite interesting but it ki...

It's time to finish our discussion of Stargate Atlantis Season 2 with our annual wrap-up episode! What were the best episodes? Who was the best villain? What quotes do we remember? And WTF happened??  Also, what would happen if a wraith fed on a person who had a goa'uld parasite in them? Would it be like eating a double meal? Once more, don't forget to check in on the Discord to vote on the polls...

It's our SG1 Season 9 wrap-up! We get into all the nitty-gritty and why doing this episode for this season was a bit harder than previous seasons. We also talk about the changes the show went through this season and how we feel about Mitchell as the new commander of SG1. What did you all think of season 9 and what are your favorites for this season? Write in and let us know! Also, what do you call...

The Lanteans team up with the wraith in Allies to put Beckett's retrovirus to the test. Of course, things proceed exactly as expected. The beginning of this episode introduces a concept we hadn't though of before: does Atlantis drift around the ocean at all or is it big enough that it's mostly stationary? Can they use the star drive to move it around like a ship? The wraith's plan is truly fascina...

It's our FIVE YEAR anniversary, and we've reached the finale of SG1 Season 9 with Camelot. Luckily, they did get renewed for season 10; otherwise, that would have been one hell of a cliffhanger.  This is a fun episode with some really great guest stars. Of course, the kids know where the forbidden place is because kids always know where that stuff is. We did enjoy the running gag of the team getti...

We're very glad Inferno did not end on a cliffhanger of who was going to live and who was going to die. While this episode is a complete story, the set-up it gives us for next week is very interesting.  Why would you turn off alarms on very advanced technology if you had no idea what they were for? Alarms don't just go off for no reason. Usually… Also, it would have been really interesting if the...

We finally find out what happened to Vala as we catch up with her in Crusade. This episode is really well done. Getting to see the other side of the story before the war starts is really interesting. Add in the threat of Russia taking back the Stargate and you have one fully stuffed episode calzone. We really like the relationship between Vala and Tomin and how she does genuinely seem to care for...

This week's episode of Atlantis, Michael, brings up some interesting questions. Should Atlantis have even done this? Why did they make up a whole fake backstory that he could never remember because it didn't happen? Why did they do this on Atlantis?  It is interesting to see our "good guys" doing something that is truly horrifying. But what repercussions should they have experienced because of wha...

In Arthur's Mantle, there's some delightful callbacks and a melding of previous storylines that we really liked. It seems fairly obvious from the start that Sam and Mitchell have been transported somewhere, but the miniaturization idea is really fun! (And now we just want to watch Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.) But as much as we like Dr. Lee being used for comedic relief, it would help us understand w...

Major Lorne and his team are presumed dead this week as Ladon Radim tries to overthrow Cowen in Coup d'Etat. Unfortunately, the team makes some bad decisions this week that they really shouldn't have and Ronon is just pissed off that he's not a wanted man!  One of our lovely listeners will surely know the answer to this debate that Rachael and Kerri get into: are ZPMs lit up when they're not plugg...