Window of Opportunity - A Stargate Rewatch Podcast

We finish up the season 8 premiere with New Order, Part 2. We get our first introduction to Colonel Lionel Pendergast, commander of The Prometheus who might have one of the best character names ever.  We find it odd that none of Sam's team members have much of a reaction to learning she is most likely dead. How exactly would asylum for a Goa'uld System Lord work considering they're basically war c...

It's time to start the soft reset of Stargate SG1 with the season 8 premiere, New Order - Part 1. There are some big changes right off the bat - Don Davis is out of the credits and Teal'c has hair!! We discuss the recasting of Elizabeth Weir and the probable retirement of all Yu jokes and puns.  There's a sound effect that Rachael would now like to investigate - the replicators. And we still don't...

Before we jump into SG1 Season 8 and Atlantis Season 1, we thought we'd do something a little different. This week, we watched Space Milkshake starring Amanda Tapping and a whole bunch of other awesome scifi actors. This movie is not good. It just didn't go far enough with how funny/silly it should have been. It really needed the Spaceballs treatment. INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISC...

It's our Season 7 Wrap-up!! We get into all the bests and some WTFs. We also discuss recasting the show and what crossovers we would like to see. Make sure you check in on our Discord to vote in the polls! Also, Kerri squeaks when she laughs really hard….. (And mixes up subjective vs.objective. Whoops.) Do we need merch? #stargate #sg1 INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://dis...

This week SG1 try to find the Lost City and save Earth once more from impending doom.   These are two of the best episodes Stargate has ever done. But, what is wrong with Kinsey? He's the absolute worst. We love the introduction of the Stargate glyphs having sounds associated with them to give the planets names. Unfortunately, it never comes back into play.   How does Anubis know where the White H...

The newly elected President of the United States is debriefed about the Stargate program in one of the most plot-heavy clip shows, Inauguration.  It seems like many of the things Woolsey brings up could have come from discussions among fans about what has happened on the show. Because, at times, he does have a point. LAVA LAMP SECURITY: https://youtu.be/1cUUfMeOijg?si=UDnLVl3nNFWsn9aP   INSTAGRAM:...

Daniel once more tries to bond with a young woman in an attempt to save her life this week in Resurrection. Unfortunately, it was all for nothing. This one of those strange episodes that isn't necessarily bad per se. There are definitely things that occurred but nothing really happened and we can't help wondering what the point of it all was.   Can we bring back worshipping of Sekhmet? She sounds...

THIS EPISODE COMES WITH A HANKY WARNING. This one really got to Kerri. So, if you're a sympathetic crier you may want to have some tissues handy and not listen to this in public.  The documentary team continues their investigation while the NID joins in with their own in Heroes, Part 2. Everyone definitely brought their A-game in this episode and they sent Janet off with the honor she deserved. Th...

A film crew has arrived to document the 1000th trip through the Stargate in Heroes, Part 1. But does anyone really want them there? Some interesting things happen during the interviews they do manage to get. Except for Teal'c's…. Also, Sam's interview session where all they talk about Jack was not necessary and could definitely have been cut. We are a little confused about why the crew can't film...

The SGC tries to keep the Earth-Tok'ra-Jaffa alliance alive and Sam tries to keep herself alive this week in Death Knell. We do like that they finally address a lot of these dangling storylines throughout the series. It's also interesting that we never find out how exactly Anubis knew where the Alpha Site was and that the SGC was developing an anti-super soldier weapon. And we end this week with l...

Sam finally gets a boyfriend and Daniel's former girlfriend returns in Chimera. What is the plural of DeLuise? While we like the Daniel and Sarah/Osiris storyline in this episode, we're not as on board with Pete at this time. And there's a really easy fix for the things that bug us. Also, he's a cop! He should totally understand classified things exist that he has no clearance to know about. And h...

It's the final appearance of Jonas Quinn this week as he tries to save his planet in Fallout. We really like that this episode answers the question of why naquadria is not found anywhere else in the galaxy. The actors who play the three ambassadors are so great at doing all the bickering that's scripted for them. How would you redecorate the Gate Room? Do other planets have flags? What might a Tok...

Sam is stuck alone on The Prometheus this week in Grace. Or is she? This episode is not one of our favorites. It just seems like it's too little a little too late. No shade to Amanda; she's fantastic with the material she's been given. There are some interesting conversations, but putting them in this scenario where they all happen with hallucinations is a bit of an odd choice.   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rew...

We finish up Daniel's Central American Adventures and Sam's Outer Space Quest in Evolution Part 2. This is the one episode where we finally see the small, casual intimacy between Jack and Sam that we really should have been seeing all along. Enrico Colantoni as Burke is just the best thing ever. We love him. Why don't Stargates have caller ID? That would be helpful. Annoying from a plot perspectiv...

We're back and it's time for Evolution, Part 1!! Thanks everyone for sticking with us through this small hiatus. There's so much to get through in this episode with super soldiers and the Fountain of Youth. And so many fun facts! Though, this episode may have been a bit better if those two things tied together a little bit more. What would you call a Goa'uld Boy Band?  There's also so many emails!...

Christopher Judge takes charge of the writing this week on Birthright, aka Stargate: Warrior Princess. The idea behind this episode is interesting, but the execution falls a little short. It really didn't need the love story element between Teal'c and Ishta. But, hey. You can't keep a horse in a bathtub!   INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woos...

Avenger 2.0 has some major issues for us. Felger is TOO bumbling. How does he still have a job? Why don't the stranded teams manually dial the gate to get back to the SGC? Ba'al has a computer hacker in his ranks? And how would he have even come to the conclusion that there was a virus in the DHD? None of this makes any sense. There's some interesting ideas here (the virus really could be a useful...

This week Sam takes on the Kessel Run, I mean the Loop of Kon Garat when she joins her new alien friend Warrick for a Space Race. The episode where Sam is suddenly an adrenaline junkie even though we've never seen any proof of that before or since. While this episode is mostly just okay, the sports commentators are fantastic. Rachael thinks this episode could have been more interesting if Sam had...

This week's episode on Enemy Mine comes live with sound effects as Kerri was dealing with a major thunderstorm during recording. So, apologies if this sounds a little rushed. Even if the plot of this episode isn't entirely new, it's always nice to see the Unas and Chaka again. Even if this is the last time we see them. Michael Rooker is excellent casting as Col. Edwards, the hard-headed military m...

It's an acting master class from Michael Shanks (and Teryl Rothery) as Daniel Jackson gets a dozen other consciousnesses downloaded into his brain in Lifeboat. Also, the actor who plays Pharrin does an absolutely incredible job. Would it have worked if all the members of SG1 had also had passengers downloaded into their brains? As much as we do love this episode, SG1 is always at its best when it'...

People's memories are being altered when SG1 visits a civilization that lives under a dome in Revisions. And Rachael actually remembered this one!! You will also probably learn more about Celtic mythology in this episode than you ever wanted to know. Rachael has a fascinating thought that it's entirely possible the Council never actually held elections and the computer just appointed people to tho...

Teal'c and Daniel both go through their own personal hell this week on Orpheus. We do start this episode with Kerri ranting about something that gets pointed out as a goof that is really not a goof at all. There's also a rather thorough discussion of Jaffa anatomy as it pertains to their symbiote pouch. We are both very glad this episode was made. It was definitely necessary to dive deeper into wh...

It's Honey, We Shrunk O'Neill when he wakes up a teenager in Fragile Balance. While we do have some issues with this episode, you gotta give it to Michael Welch for being a fantastic Jack O'Neill. He really hit it out of the park. Would you guys like to be 15 again? We are frustrated, though, with the lack of respect Sam gets when giving the F302 briefing. And the whole clone swap thing never real...

Season 7 continues and we say goodbye to Jonas Quinn in Homecoming. It turns out, the cast make the same Yu/You jokes we do! And that's always funny. How exactly do the rings work? They can be moved, which seems kind of weird. And if one stops working, do they all stop working? What do you guys think about Jonas joining Atlantis? Would that have worked? INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DI...

We're finally back with the season 7 premiere, Fallen. A Naked Michael Shanks is truly one of the best ways to hook a gal on a show. It is a little strange, though, how trusting SG1 are when Daniel just shows up and why they didn't just think it was Ascended Daniel dropping in. Despite the fact that many of the character moments had to be left on the cutting room floor due to the demands of this b...