Window of Opportunity - A Stargate Rewatch Podcast

In Revelations, SG1 has their first mission without Daniel. Emotions are weird and difficult and how is a person supposed to feel when a friend is gone but not really dead? The new CGI Asgard look much better than the previous ones. If the Asgard are all clones, why do they sound different from each other? Anubis has a Stargate face!  INSTAGRAM: sg_rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EM...

!!HANKY WARNING!! Please be advised there is much crying by Kerri during this week's discussion of Meridian. You may need Kleenex handy as you listen. (As a reminder, the Enkaaran homeworld has no Stargate.) As horrible as what happens in this episode is, everyone acts their butts off which makes this episode a really great episode of Stargate.  INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL ABOUT LEAVING THE SHOW: https...

While The Sentinel has some interesting plot points, it's still not one of SG1's best episodes. The way the Sentinel and its force field work are just way too complicated for their own good. Also, why are there new NID people that we haven't met and have no relationship with in this? But the commentary for this episode is a real high point. Go listen to it. And Henry Gibson! He's always a delight....

Menace brings us the origin story we never knew we wanted - THE REPLICATORS! Once again, STOP BRINGING THINGS BACK TO EARTH. The main question of this episode that remains is, did Reese know she was a robot and for how long? Once the SGC knew that Reese was the creator of the replicators, why didn't they immediately get her off of Earth?    INSTAGRAM: sg_rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzB...

In The Warrior, Teal'c is super excited to have finally found someone who can lead his long-dreamed Jaffa rebellion. But things aren't exactly as they appear to be… The name Imhotep will always make us think of The Mummy. Apologies to Brendan Fraser for the mispronunciation of his name. There's also continuing discussions about how the goa'uld still don't know what SG1 look like. But they know the...

It's Armageddon week as SG1 try to stop an asteroid from hitting Earth in Fail Safe. Even when things don't go exactly to plan, it all somehow works out in the end. It's almost like their lives are scripted or something… What would you do if there were only 11 days left before Earth was destroyed? CARGO SHIPS DO HAVE BATHROOMS!! At least one of the other engineers that fixed the cargo ship should...

Does the SGC have a Fallen Soldiers Memorial like the FBI does? If not, they should. Also, brace yourself for ALL the Yu jokes and puns. Sam manages to give one of those succinct summations of what happens every week on this show. Is what the System Lords do with eating the symbiotes considered cannibalism? How long does that Reole chemical last? At the very end, when does Zippy figure out what's...

Daniel goes undercover to try and destroy the goa'uld in Summit. The whole plan almost goes up in smoke when his ex-girlfriend shows up! It must be really hard to date when you work at the SGC because how do you tell your partner what you do for a living? We finally get to meet more of the System Lords and great to see them expand the religions and mythologies involved in the goa'uld pantheon. Whi...

48 Hours really should have kept its working title: Teal'c Interrupted. Also, they do A LOT of stuff in 48 hours. It takes a full 24 just to travel to Russia! Whenever Teal'c is carting around that massive cannon as a gun, he needs a cigar. Why do we like Maybourne so much now?? Oh, Rodney McKay. You are such an ass… David Hewlett's episode watch along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQLd8nQoCmc&...

In Proving Ground, SG1 is set aside in favor of training some new recruits! They're not that bad, although Grogan would make a better target than soldier with how often he gets shot. Also, where are the Pentagon staff that Sam mentions? None of the people we see work for the Pentagon. Unless General Kerrigan got a promotion. They should have had Davis back! If they do get approval to create an off...

Get your DVDs loaded up because this week we watch Wormhole X-Treme! commentary style!! It's Stargate's AND our 100th episode, so pop some champagne and watch along with us! There will be fun facts and shenanigans galore. It's all in the name of plausible deniability…. INSTAGRAM: sg_rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

In Desperate Measures, Sam gets kidnapped with the intention of dissecting her brain to learn about how to extract a goa'uld symbiote even though the symbiote she carried was not extracted. Also, Desperate Measures could be the title for like 90% of Stargate's episodes. We also have another round of Live Googling as we trace the origins of "slipping someone a mickey." What exactly is the deal Simm...

In 2001, the Aschen are back and SG1 meets them for the first time. These guys really know how to play the long game. What exactly was the SGC intending to do if they did manage to find the Aschen home world? Why are the Aschen so rude? Sure, they're a serious people, but why the rudeness? What exactly makes Kinsey think that the SGC trying to stop this agreement with a race of mass murderers is a...

In Between Two Fires, we bid farewell to Tollana because of some probably dumb decisions. But we don't know because we don't really know what led them to make the decisions that led to Tollana being in this situation. We also revisit how time zones work when someone travels between planets. Does seeing the actor's name of a recurring character in the opening credits spoil what may be a surprise re...

We're still totally perplexed by what happened with the quality of the episodes available on Amazon… But anyway, this week on The Tomb, SG1 is trapped with some Russians and an alien monster with an appetite for human flesh! The SGC finally gets called out on representing the entire world in dealing with very dangerous alien species. How does Marduk have a personal shield when he's been dead for 4...

SG1 basically fail to complete their mission in Beast of Burden. They intended to save Chaka and instead have incited a war? Maybe? It does make a nice change of pace, though, that they don't just go in guns blazing and try to lay low and feel out the situation a bit first. According to Burrock, theft of an Unas is punishable by death. These people obviously stole Chaka, so why is he so adamant ab...

In Rite of Passage, Cassandra is changing. For good? There are a few moments that are a little Lifetime movie-esque for us. Why didn't the fire get transported via the ring transporter? Is it possible to program one to only transport certain types of matter? Also, why couldn't they go back to Hanka with Cassandra? If she really needs to go back and there is something on the planet, why not go and...

SG1 are really in it this time when they doom a whole planet to destruction in Red Sky. Dialing protocols exist for a reason! Why are you bypassing them? But Sam can fix it, right? She did blow up a sun… It would have been very interesting, though, to see SG1 NOT fix it.   INSTAGRAM: sg_rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

SG1 need to rescue Jack and the non-existent Lt. Tyler this week on The Fifth Man. Have we uncovered the reason that Lt. Tyler HAD to be played by Dion Johnstone? Just what is Simmons up to? Is he really trying to shut down the SGC? It would have been really interesting if everyone "remembered" a different face for Lt. Tyler. Also so many missed opportunities to play into the 5 of this episode.  Q...

Sam gets another alien boyfriend this week on Ascension. Daniel is also super quippy and we love it. Who took Teal'c shopping for Earth clothes? Where did they find his wardrobe? Why is wearing a cowboy hat? Do we care? No, cos it's amazing. Is Colonel Simmons retired? And we should probably be more creeped out by Orlin's actions, but he's just too adorable and earnest.  INSTAGRAM: sg_rewatch DISC...

In Threshold, SG1 and Bra'tac do their best to get Teal'c out from under Apophis' brainwashing. Why was the Rite of M'al Sharran originally created? What was its intended purpose? We still need to know what sound effect was used to make the symbiote squawking noise. There's also lots of conflict for Dr. Fraiser in this as she tries to do what is best for Teal'c but that may not actually be what is...

We're kicking off season 5 with Enemies! It's SG1 vs. Apophis vs. Replicators. Oh, and Teal'c has been brainwashed. Apophis has also gotten a new designer with his swanky new Jaffa armor. Listen in to hear how everyone voted in our season 4 polls. DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

It's our Season 4 Wrap-Up! What are our favorite episodes? Who's the best alien? And how well do we score in each others' games? Tune in and find out! Don't forget to check our Twitter or Instagram stories for polls and tell us who you agree with. Also, Teal'c. TWITTER: @SG_Rewatch INSTAGRAM: sg_rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

In Exodus, Sam does The Greatest Thing Ever - she blows up a sun. Why can't the Tok'ra and the SGC just talk to each other? They're supposed to be allies. Do you have a theory about how the Tok'ra know where the rings are buried in the sand on Vorash? Does the naquadah tingle make sense? Why won't Apophis just die?? Next week is our Season 4 Wrap-Up episode! Let us know if you have any questions o...

We had some internet issues during recording this week. Apologies for the roughness of some bits of this episode. Michael Shanks' interview on directing: http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/interviews/ms/01fallmsfrontier.shtml In Double Jeopardy, SG1 team up with themselves(?) to take down Cronus. When did the SGC get touchscreen computers? Was that a thing back then? Are Robo! Jack and Robo! Sa...