SG1: Season 4
Episode 79: Apollo 13 But Stargate (Tangent)
Silvana and Tegan watch Season 4, Episode 12 "Tangent". The ladies speculate that this episode was a part of why Stargate got funding from the US Military as propaganda. This episode has Steven Williams, star of "21 Jump Street" as well, which makes Silvana excited. The rest of this episode is essentially Apollo 13 with Jack and Teal'c stuck in space and Stargate Command becomes Houston.
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? Yes, Watch Apollo 13
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 78: Does He Know How to Make Eggs? (Point of No Return)
Silvana and Tegan are joined by Eric for Season 4, Episode 11 "Point of No Return". All three are very excited that we have reached this epsidoe and the first episode with Martin Lloyd and Murray. This is one of the few episodes that takes place entirely on Earth. Teal'c has learned a lot about being an earthling; enough to go undercover as a short order cook! Teal'c also tries on his alternate persona: Murray. How would the NID get someone's eye perscription? How long have these aliens been on Earth? Are "Sex in the City" and "Stargate SG-1" the same universe?
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 77: Chekov's Planet (Scorched Earth)
Silvana and Tegan watch Season 4, Episode 9 "Scorched Earth". The ladies love this episode and suggest it as a great one to start people on Stargate. The SG-1 team are helping a group of people settle a new planet, but another civilization has already started terraforming it! How will the team solve this one? Answer: with the Daniel Jackson we've all been waiting for! With a little conversation, Daniel is able to solve everyone's problems. How is this advanced civilization not one of the original four races? This is rather like Horizon Zero Dawn, from the perspective of the Gadmere. Maybe it is just because Silvana is an Agile Coach, but this episode provides a great example of agile culture vs command/control structure.
Relevant to main story line? We think so
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 76: This is How I Met My Father In Law (The First Ones)
Silvana and Tegan watch season 4, episode 8 "The First Ones". Daniel Jackson is kidnapped by an Unas as a sacrifice, and the SG-1 team has to track them to rescue him. Silvana and Tegan speculate about how the Jaffa could use this world to their advantage. What exactly is Chaka?
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 75: You'd Think It's Water (Watergate)
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!
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 74: Mainlining (Window of Opportunity)
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.
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 73: Za'tarc-Itis (Divide And Conquer)
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.
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? Yes
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 72: A Sunburn and Sand In Her Belly Button (Crossroads)
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.
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? Yes, listen to our episode instead
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 71: Let Them Eat Steak (Upgrades)
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?
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 70: Tau'ri Behaving Badly (The Other Side)
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.
Relevant to main story line? No
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot
Episode 69: Dr. Carter's Consultation (Small Victories)
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".
Relevant to main story line? Yes
Skip it? No
Comedic effect
Emotional Impact
Non-Earth cultures/aliens
Enjoyability
Scientific and Historical Explanations
Technical quality
Plot