Crossroads
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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 morality and whether they are good allies the humans hope they are.
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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 morality and whether they are good allies the humans hope they are.
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Fascists in space! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this story that raises questions about how much you are willing to overlook when you are desperate for help and the limits of tolerance.
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When you have an advanced alien problem, sometimes what you need is a “stupid” human solution. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the parallel story lines that both lean on simple solutions to complex and scary problems.
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Replicators! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the introduction of the new threat, the Replicators, in a cliffhanger episode that combines all the elements to make a great SG-1 story.
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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 Daniel’s grandpa who is much like him; and the SG team has to rescue Daniel from doing something dumb.
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Trust! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this story of learning to trust and acknowledging your limitations, as well learning to let go of your own desires for the good of others.
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What if the SG team encounters an advanced religious extremist state? Jack Baruzzini, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this story that proposes humans who fundamentally reject the idea that life originated elsewhere.
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Jack is throwing Shades of Grey at his friends. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this undercover story where O’Neil apparently goes bad and wonder how quickly his friends forgave him later.
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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 or never giving up on going home.
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Brain-tagged! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams discuss one of the fan favorite episodes, starring Dom DeLuise as the annoying, yet lovable AI implanted in SG-1’s brains to garner the team’s life experiences.
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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 Goa’uld Klorel or his unwilling host Skaara, and inevitable treachery.
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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 how the story subverts expectations making the good guys into bad and vice versa.
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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 SG-1’s descent in hell with a laugh-filled discussion of the mind manipulation; the utility of Jaffa weapons; and whether the Tok’ra are good guys.
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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 SG1 encounter the alien playing at being the Devil; struggle with transferred identity; and meet an old friend.
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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 the witty dialogue and good characterization for both the primary players, but also the guest spots.
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Daniel is confronted with a difficult choice. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the Inception-like twists and turns of this episode that presents an opportunity, a choice, and a sad farewell.
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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 War spycraft, the Mel Brooks style punch-up of the script, and the fate of poor SG-11.
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SG1 stumbles into a medieval Christian village right out of Hollywood tropes. Jack Baruzzini, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss what the episode does right and then provide a steady stream of Monty Python references.
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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 SG-1 and then trades barbs with O’Neil until he eventually does what you think he will. Is that enough for a good story?
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Back through the looking glass. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams talk about the two Sams; more Carter-O’Neil shipping; and the upside of the classic episodic show that doesn’t have to support a season-long story arc. Plus Teal’c’s self-therapy.
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