Love how when Gen Hammond says "request denied" he shifts forward to get up and the light catches all three of his shiny general stars on his shoulders. Even if nobody planned it, it still looks like a flex move on Jack's one star.
To be fair, Hammond was always The Man that Jack was sticking it to (tongue-in-cheek in the later seasons of course). Now he's the one on the receiving end of it and it just so happens the previous The Man is the one doing the sticking to him.
Child: can we get some ice cream please. Parents: no Child: please Parents: not happening *door bell rings* *parent opens the door to their dad* Child: grandpa! Grandpa: taking my grandchild to the ice cream store Parent: .......
But it's grandpa...you still get parent points for saying no and they get grandpa points for telling you to get over it...and kids get ice cream...everyone wins!
Yup, even Gen. Landry mentoned that he likes yelling at people but couldn't get the chance in Stargate Command because everyone there are the best of what they do. I miss this show.
I love how when Daniel says "we miss you around here, sir" Jack (who is currently in command of the SGC) is like "hey!" and Daniel quickly moves on. The dynamic between those two is unparallelled.
I think Jack just doesn't want to let his friends go because he is lonely. Since he doesn't get to go on missions anymore, Jack wants to have his friends close by. So he uses his authority to keep them near (much to the annoyance of Daniel).
Definitely. But he did have a good point on why Daniel's expertise was important on Earth, too. They were still finding Ancient ruins and artifacts there, some of them being used by the Go'auld. 8th season was really a long farewell to the team. Was good. I still enjoy 9 and 10 immensely, though.
I think it was because as team lead he could at least protect his friends on the team, as a general behind a desk, he can't do that anymore. Also from a professional stand point, yes Jack was right, you don't send the most qualified person into a situation where you could lose said most qualified person. It's called being too important to lose, it's why the higher in rank you go the less time you spend in the field till all you command is a desk.
ultramegaman555 1 year ago god i miss seeing such a chemistry and interaction between so many beloved and believable characters^^, don't worry, you have all the new woke shit to enjoy now
@@elizabethjansen2684 Oh my God, I've never noticed the similarities between O'Neill and Hawkeye before! I mean, they're total opposites but also the same 😂
Taking Daniel ... Ah, well, won't be the same but we do have other experts who can figure out Ancient well enough. Taking Walter ... Ah, crap, this is bad, I'm not sure anyone else on this planet knows how to operate the Stargate.
@@user-yo8ab1ys9e First Weir, then Carter and then Woolsey? If they'd sent Hammond, he would have stayed in charge the whole time. He would have whupped the Wraith, deprogrammed the replicators, and brought back the Ancients, all with style.
this episode presumably takes place at the same time as "Gemini" where we're introduce to Replicator Carter as Daniel is scene in only in the teaser and later in a dream sequence.
It's a pity that Don S. Davis is no longer around, he was a good actor and general Hammond was one of my favourite Stargate SG-1 characters. I actually got to meet Don S. Davis at the Auckland Armageddon Expo 20 years ago in 2004.
Let's be honest, the number of times Hammond gave SG-1 a go for stupid missions he really should not have authorized, it was nice finally getting to see him tell Jack no. But how's Jack supposed to run the Cheyenne Mountain Complex without _Walter?_ That's like trying to fly the Millennium Falcon without Chewbacca!
They really did Atlantis a disservice not sending him.... or even seeding a few linguists into a team that Daniel taught before Atlantis Team left. Don't you think it left my attention that Harriman was going as well. He'd been left out of the action FAR too long.
There were behind the scenes business reasons why Jackson couldn't go to Atlantis which is also why Carter and Teal'c were absent from the pilot of Atlantis. But this episode could've been an Atlantis episode that tied into Siege Part 3 and the return trip where they meet Vala. It would've made a great cross-over and to see Hammond taking reigns in Atlantis for even an episode.
Did at least of the Atlantis personnal receive some course in ancient? I mean who sends a long term mission to the city of the Ancients and doesn't make sure that at least a couple of those people know the language...
If I remember right sometimes the ancients would hide their secrets behind codes and clues. This was to keep their research a secret and Daniel had a knack for putting those clues together. Like when he and Makay figured out how to get into that secret lab with the music and lamps
Actually, Dr. Elizabeth Weir was probably the person who was the most proficient in the Ancient language right after Daniel Jackson. That's one of the reasons she was the head of the Atlantis expedition. Also Rodney could translate a fair bit of Ancient, but mostly the technical stuff.
I think yes, sometimes it is asked in the show from random characters that how are their ancient or wraith. So I think they did but didn't become fluent
I think just knowing the words doesn't help you, you kinda need someone with a deeper understanding to interpret the meaning of a sentence, which was mostly what Daniel was good at, filling the gaps to make a proper sentence out of it...he was usually wrong too tho, till the right meaning hit him in the face.
Yeah but its Vala. I mean really worse things than having a gorgeous woman fall for him have happened to Daniel. Most of his romantic encounters resulted in the woman being a murderous mad woman. Valas just gonna pick his pockets or run up his credit cards at worst.
I'd really like to see a new Stargate series...but I maybe forced to re-watch the old ones... I don't usually watch shows more than once... getting desperate for more Gate stuff.
I’m genuinely curious, but is this *supposed* to be written like a comedy and not a genuine piece of science fiction? It has all the charm of an ALF episode, or M*A*S*H.
Overall? No. It's an action adventure, and it's similar in tone to other action adventures of the era, like Buffy, or Heroes, or Doctor Who. Which means that it's a combination of plot/action, silly comedy, and heart-wrenching drama. Different episodes will more into one direction than the other. This is a comedy-heavy episode.
