Category Archives: Secrets of Stargate

A discussion of the hidden themes and deeper meanings found in the Stargate movies and shows, including SG-1, Atlantis, Universe, and whatever comes next.

Upgrades

Beware of Tok'ra bearing gifts. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams discuss how absolute power tends to corrupt; how Tok'ra arrogance ... Read more

Crossroads

Are the Tok'ra really any better than the Goa'uld? Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the flexible Tok'ra ... Read more

The Other Side

Fascists in space! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this story that raises questions about how much you are ... Read more

Small Victories

When you have an advanced alien problem, sometimes what you need is a "stupid" human solution. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and ... Read more

Nemesis

Replicators! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the introduction of the new threat, the Replicators, in a ... Read more

Crystal Skull

Is it an Indiana Jones movie? Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this plot-heavy episode, in which we meet ... Read more

Maternal Instinct

Trust! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this story of learning to trust and acknowledging your limitations, ... Read more

New Ground

What if the SG team encounters an advanced religious extremist state? Jack Baruzzini, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this story that ... Read more

Shades of Grey

Jack is throwing Shades of Grey at his friends. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this undercover story ... Read more

A Hundred Days

Stranded in paradise? Fr. Cory, Lisa, and Victor discuss Jack O'Neil's conundrum of either accepting his fate of living in a bucolic simplicity ... Read more

Urgo

Brain-tagged! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams discuss one of the fan favorite episodes, starring Dom DeLuise as the annoying, yet ... Read more

Pretense

Space court! Jack Baruzzini, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the trial of a system lord, the debate over who owns a host body, the ... Read more

Foothold

SG-1 takes a twist on the base-under-siege and bodysnatcher tropes. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Henley Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss ... Read more

The Devil You Know

Do we count this one as a win for Apophis or not? Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams conclude this two-parter of ... Read more

Jolinar’s Memories

If Hell were a theme park in space? Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams delve into this first of a two-parter where ... Read more

Past and Present

It's a classic SG-1 story that gives a new twist on a classic scifi trope. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss ... Read more

Forever in A Day

Daniel is confronted with a difficult choice. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the Inception-like twists ... Read more

Rules of Engagement

SG-1 stumbles onto a secret infiltration training camp. Fr. Cory Sticha, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams discuss this story and its homage to Cold ... Read more

Demons

SG1 stumbles into a medieval Christian village right out of Hollywood tropes. Jack Baruzzini, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss what the ... Read more

Deadman’s Switch

It's a very quippy episode!Jack, Lisa, Fr. Cory, and Victor discuss this story of a bounty hunter with a heart of gold who gets the drop on ... Read more