SG-1 Event Horizon

Silvana and Tegan Watch Season 4, Episode 7 "Watergate."

Marina Sirtis is a major highlight of this episode and gives us one of our favorite scenes of the episode. Her russian accent isn't half bad either, at least according to the hosts.

The writer's transplanted Jack's sense of humor to Daniel in this episode with mixed results. Making jokes at the expense of other cultures doesn't seem like it'd be Daniel's thing to be honest.

Maybourne is back and has been up to some treasonous activities, he's not on screen for nearly long enough, more scenes with Jack and Maybourne please!

Silvana's other podcast White Lotus Radio covering the Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action Netflix Series is coming soon! Stay tuned for updates.

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Silvana and Tegan are joined by their friend Eric for Season 4, Episode 6 "Window of Opportunity". This is a fan and podcast favorite! 

Have you ever wondered what Teal'c was doing while Jack was getting up to shenanigans? Find out what everyone's favorite parts were and just how much Tegan and Silvana hate the Jack/Sam moment. 

Eric has some theories about time loops. Silvana makes an observation about Stargate SG-1 and the West Wing.

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 4, Episode 5 "Divide and Conquer", and lament that they must watch yet another Anise/Freya episode. Thank goodness this is her last episode on the show; this poor actress was given such a bad character. Silvana and Tegan elaborate on how make-up is a no-win situation.

Silvana really likes how this episode starts and ends, it's all the bits in between that the ladies do not like. There is a massive plot hole in this episode that involves pockets. They try to ship ALL the wrong people.

They have updated their music library in Season 4! No more child's theme for lady friends!

Yes, all wrong, Sophia. 

Martouf dying at the end is the worst part! And how limited Fraiser is by Anise/Freya each time the Tok'ra come to the base. 

Referenced Boob Armor Video

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 4 episode 4 "Crossroads." The Tok'ra are at it again, the Tok'ra train has totally derailed at this point, even Tegan can't deny it anymore.

An old flame from Teal'c's past - Shan'auc - comes to the SGC with a truly unbelievable claim, that she has convinced her goa'uld symbiote to be a Tok'ra. Silvana and Tegan speculate on the status of Teal'c's marriage and question why no one on SG-1 brought any attention to the fact that Teal's is partnered as far as the audience knows.

Teal'c is willing to leave the Tauri to help the Jaffa on Chulak, not to start the rebellion Silvana has proposed before, but to embark on a mission of brainwashing goa'uld symbiotes into being good, actually?

How shocking that the symbiote (Tanith) was not reformed at all! The death of Shan'auc results since the Tok'ra did nothing to protect her from the very real possibility that Tanith had misled her and meant her harm! Do better, Tok'ra.

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 4 episode 3 "Upgrades" where their Tok'ra allies finally offer technology to give them an edge over the goa'uld, but with a notable cost. 

Both Silvana and Tegan are not big fans of Anise and the way Jack and Daniel act when she comes to the SGC.

Anise brings technoology which accelerates everything about SG-1's (minus Teal'c) bodies and minds. She bulldozes Dr. Fraiser and Tegan has some issues with the methodology she uses in her human trial.

Stargate really hits its stride here and the team dynamics really shine. Unfortunately, the hubris of human and Tok'ra-kind is really highlighted in this episode as well.

Teal'c and Hammond are the stars of this episode.

Did Anise know about the mission beforehand? 

And how did Apophis rise to power again?

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 4 episode 2 "The Other Side" which is an apt title for this episode where SG1 get involved in a world war and end up committing a genocide against white supremacists.

Jack, focused so heavily on shiny new technology, misses all the red flags despite Daniel's obvious concerns until their leader, Alar, is clearly racist aginst Teal'c, prompting Jack to finally allow Daniel to ask some more questions about what this war is really about. But not until after telling Daniel to shut up in front of their hosts.

A pretty balanced episode in terms of each of the team members having something to do. However, some of Jack's "jokes" did not land for Silvana and Tegan.

Listen to find out which scene is stamped into Silvana and Tegan's memory for all time. Also, finally the members of the military are actually shooting the enemies. More of Sam being involved in combat please!

What do smut novels and fan fiction have in common with this Stargate episode?

Also, Silvana has a suggestion on how Maybourne could use Alar on earth.

TW: discussions of genocide and Nazis 

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 4, Episode 1 "Small Victories".

Stargate Command is visited by Thor asking for help in defeating the number one enemy of the Asgaard, the Replicators. 

Jack, Teal'c and Daniel are focused on defeating the Replicators that are on Earth from the previous episode while Sam goes off with Thor to save the Asgaard home world, since he needed someone dumber than him.

What does this episode have to do with the Blair Witch Project? 

Why is Major Davis waiting for Daniel to give him orders?

Why do men so rarely get redemption arcs?

Silvana explains the origin of the term "cliffhanger". 

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Silvana and Tegan complete their season 3 tier ranking. Check out the final rankings in our Linktree!

Silvana and Tegan discuss the potential this season had and some of the worst and best episodes of Stargate SG-1.

They also discuss the new film, Leave the World Behind and what the hell was going on with the deer?!

Our Season 3 related episodes

Episode 1 - Hathor's Vision Board (Into the Fire)

Episode 2 - Song of Absent Fathers (Seth)

Episode 3 - Kelno'reem for Grown-ups (Fair Game)

Episode 4 - Ma'chello Boogers (Legacy)

Episode 5 - No Child Left Behind (Learning Curve)

Episode 6 - Stop Trying to Make This a Thing & Using Male Bodies (Point of View)

Episode 7 - A Waste of Time (Deadman's Switch) 

Episode 8 - He's a Witch! Drown Him! (Demons)

Episode 9 - War Games (Rules of Engagement)

Episode 10 - Fear and Loathing in Cheyenne Mountain (Forever in a Day)

Episode 11 - They Remember Patriarchy (Past and Present)

Episode 12 - Tok'ra Train Derailed (Jolinar's Memories)

Episode 13 - Tok'ra Rumspringa (The Devil You Know)

Episode 14 - An Idiot Every Day of the Week (Foothold)

Episode 15 - Tollan Debate Club (Pretense)

Episode 16 - I Want to Experience the Universe and Eat Pie (Urgo)

Episode 17 - No One Is Getting Any Sandwiches! (A Hundred Days)

Episode 18 - Moral of the Story: Don't Steal Fish (Shades of Grey)

Episode 19 - Is Teal'c Batman Now? (New Ground)

Episode 20 - Nobody Puts Bae'tac in a Corner (Maternal Instinct)

Episode 21 - "Giant Aliens!" (Crystal Skull)

Episode 22 - One Small Step for Jaffa (Nemesis)

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Tegan and Silvana watch Season 3, Episode 22 "Nemesis". 

Silvana and Tegan have a lot to nitpick in the first two minutes of this episode because of the flirting between Sam and Jack. We're not here for these shenanigans. 

This episode introduces a new enemy: the replicators! 

Silvana gets real "media philosophy" for part of this episode. Both wonder why the Stargate writers aren't exploring the individual motivations of team members versus the team itself. Teal'c has so much potential in this episode that is unexplored! 

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Tegan and Silvana watch Season 3, Episode 21, "Crystal Skull". This episode is Daniel-heavy and features Daniel's grandfather, Nick. Nick is not a fan of Daniel's theory about the pyramids, and Daniel doesn't really believe that Nick saw giants after looking into the eyes of a crystal skull he found on earth.

Silvana is concerned the CGI in this episode is bad enough that children will judge us if we show it to them now. Like we did our fathers for old Doctor Who and aliens dressed in bubble wrap. 

It appears archaeology runs deep in Daniel's family. Is archaeology only possible if you have a family legacy of it? It's Indiana Jones, Nathan Drake, and Lara Croft too! What's that about?

How is Daniel so bad at presenting with slide decks?

Silvana and Tegan discuss the issue of the "magical black person" who is typically a person who helps a white main character achieve their goals. These characters are often not human themselves too. 

The ladies wonder what has happened to Nyan, and also worry about Grandpa Nick staying with gas giants. Will they know what to feed him?

It's not Unsolved Mysteries, but here is an Ancient Aliens episode about the crystal skulls.

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 3 Episode 20 "Maternal Instinct" - an episode which is ironically extremely lacking in focus on women. It doesn't even pass the Bechdel test!

The SGC get an unexpected visit from Bra'tac and a gravely injured Jaffa reporting that Apophis is back and attacking Chulak looking for the Harsesis child. Luckily Daniel has been keeping his promise to Sha're and looking for Kheb this whole time right? Wrong!

We encounter Oma Desala for the first time but she only speaks and acts through a male monk on the planet. Sam Carter is sidelined and Silvana and Tegan rewrite the episode and Sam is now taking a vacation with her girlfriend, Janet Fraiser. 

This episode could have been so much better if prior seasons had taken the direction of Teal'c and Shak'l forming a rebel alliance together.

As it is, Bra'tac is the star of this episode, and Silvana and Tegan wish there had been more exploration of what Kheb means to elderly Jaffa and what's next for Bra'tac.

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 3, Episode 19 "New Ground". The Bedrosians and Optricans are at war over their origin story, and SG-1 ends up in the middle of it. 

Like in the "Bane" episode, Teal'c's make-up is a little off, and this is an episode that provides an example of how the lack of diversity in the TV and make-up industry can impact the quality of the end product. A lot of the technical details are not great, and parts of this Stargate SG-1 episode drag. 

Also like in "Bane", Teal'c is seriously injured. In this episode he is blind and spends a great deal of time in a cave. 

The new characters on this planet are having their religion questioned by the very existence of SG-1 and the Stargate. Where are the tortured souls who are discovering their religion is based on a lie?!

You should really explain how Zats work when you give them to people! I don't need to know all the details about these goddamn eye treatments but give me one blessed line saying "the second shot kills!"

A character is introduced to the SG-C but Tegan and Silvana don't recall seeing him again. Where in the world is Nyan? 

Why didn't Tegan and Silvana enjoy The Crown or House of Dragon?

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The verilybitchie video about Doctor Who versus Women

The Pop Culture Detectvie video about the Adorkable Misyogyny of the Big Bang Theory

Silvana and Tegan watch Season 3, Episode 18, "Shades of Grey". In this episode, Jack goes undercover to root out the corruption in the NID who have been stealing technology across the galaxy.

Daniel speaks up for Sam when she can't advocate for herself and we love it!

What do we wish Teal'c had done this episode? How could this episode have been more meaningful in the context of the show? Where does the Jack/Maybourne fan fiction begin?

There is a Seinfeld reference in this episode! How random. 

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 3, Episode 17, "A Hundred Days". In this episode Jack gets trapped off world with a lady he likes while the SG-C and Sam try to find their way back to him.

Silvana finds this episode mostly romantic, surprising both her and Tegan! They both liked a lot about this episode and agree that there are men's consent issues, once again. What is this about, Stargate?

Silvana and Tegan take a detour discussing how Mr. Omoroca identifies. 

The most damning evidence yet for the Sam/Janet relationship reveals itself! We challenge Sophia of "Where's Beverly" to not love the plot line we devise. 😂

Tegan recommended "The Broken Earth" Trilogy by NK Jemisin. 

Silvana and Tegan find it a little difficult to believe the native population of this planet have no stories about caves. Why are there no signs??? 

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Silvana and Tegan watch season 3, episode 16, "Urgo". This is one of their favorite episodes. Dom Deluise guest stars!

Stargate SG-1 gets 'tagged' by a more advanced civilization. However a glitch in the AI technology means that SG-1 becomes aware of the tech and annoyed by the childlike personality of Urgo. 

A solid episode of Stargate SG-1 and one of the first 7's we give in our ratings! Tegan shares some fun facts about the making of this episode. Who couldn't keep a straight face with Dom Deluise around?

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Silvana and Tegan watch Season 3, Episode 15, "Pretense". 

Alexis Cruz guest starring! Who cares about the rest?

Silvana and Tegan discuss another Katharyn Powers episode that they both enjoy! When Skaara/Klorel crash land on the Tollan planet and asks for help, they reach out to Stargate Command to bring SG-1 into the defense of Skaara. They are invited to the triad where a philosophical debate ensues and the stakes are Skaara's body and life. 

Overall a solid Stargate episode that the ladies enjoyed! Can we have more Sam and Teal'c team ups, pretty please? 

Check out our first episode on the Tollan, "My Feelings are Ready". 

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TW: SA and suicide

Knowing Better's History of Vegetarianism in the US

Silvana and Tegan watch Season 3, Episode 14, "Foothold". The SG-C has been invaded and taken over, but Sam escapes to seek help from Maybourn. But then Maybourn is an idiot every day of the week, so things don't go as planned. 

We are once again introduced to aliens we will never encounter again!

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Silvana and Tegan are joined by Sophia from "Where's Beverly" to discuss the ideal Sam Carter relationship. 

Sophia argues for the Sam/Jack ship while Silvana and Tegan double down on their Sam/Janet ship. 

All are in agreement that a Sam/Daniel ship is not good and that there is a plethora of lesbian subtext. 

Sophia gives a good argument, but you decide! Who should Sam have been with, if anyone? Is the way Sam's character written an accurate portrayal?

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Spoilers for Good Omens Season 2. 

Links:

Article about women in STEM fields: "The 5 Biases Pushing Women Out of STEM" from Harvard Business Review.

Blackbeard crying on "Our Flag Means Death".

The Scully Effect

Pop Culture Detective "Boys Don't Cry (Except When They Do)"

"Women are not small men" - Women, fitness, and nutrition

Women are 47% more likely to be seriously injured in a car accident and 17% more likely to die

Silvana and Tegan discuss why they are no longer watching Marvel movies.

They don't watch DC movies either, but they never really started watching them in the first place.

We are sick of the bait and switch tactics with trailers and the poorly thought through character arcs between media. We demand better from our media! How does this relate to the writers' strike?

Movies discussed in this converstaion include:

1) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

2) Flash

3) Wandavision and Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

4) Barbie (how did she sneak in there?)

5) Saving Private Ryan (heroes of a different nature)

6) House of the Dragon (also unsubscribed)

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Check out Pop Culture Detective to learn more about the healthy masculinity of Newt Skamander and how Marvel maintains the status quo.

Justice for Wanda!

Silvana and Tegan watch Season 3, Episode 13, "The Devil You Know". How is Teal'c not there for the reveal that Apophis is still alive?

Silvana and Tegan are confused at the Tok'ra's seeming lack of self-preservation and why there is so much torture in this episode. 

Sam's flat character arc is even more clear in this episode. We love Dr. Samantha Carter, but where are her flaws? What does growth for Sam look like and what are the challenges she must have as a woman in the Air Force in the 90s?

The ladies discuss the trope of the bumbling husband. They also wonder at Apophis's poor interrogation techniques.

Tegan comments on how much fan fiction is likely associated with this episode. 

Why don't Tok'ra have harsesis children to have hosts and more allies?

Tegan schools us in compulsory heterosexuality!

Here's what YouTube started suggesting to Silvana.

We suggest not watching this two-parter for new Stargate fans. What do you think? Tell us on one of our socials.