An
asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. With only days
before it hits, a broken Goa'uld cargo ship must be fixed to
allow SG-1 to travel to the asteroid and destroy it with a Naquadah
enhanced warhead...
Fail
Safe is a welcome change of pace from previous episodes
and with the current asteroid threats which have been reported
in the press recently it is also rather topical. Instead of
zipping around the galaxy, SG-1 face a very real threat to
their planet. There are a few problems with the episode and
the ending will leave you feeling cheated - it does work,
but only just.
Teal'c
and Bra'tac are attracted by a rebel group of Jaffa lead by
single warrior who, like Teal'c, killed his master to free
his people. But O'Neill is concerned that Kaytano is treating
his followers no better than one of the system lords. Teal'c
seems to be brainwashed by Kaytano and he is finding it hard
to define where his loyalties lie - with his Jaffa brothers
or the SGC...
The
Warrior is written by Christopher Judge, who plays Teal'c,
and is a very strong episode. There are many parallels to
be drawn with Martin Luther King and the conclusion is a nice
kick in the stomach. I particularly liked the fact that Kaytano
cleverly prevented a challenge to his leadership by sending
his strongest warriors on suicide missions.
There
is also a great Bullet Time style battle sequence that
is breathtaking. A great story, wonderfully executed. But
it would have been nice to have had Judge talking on the commentary.
Our
heroes visit an abandoned planet, with only one survivor,
an adult robot with the emotions of a child. Who is she and
why is she the only survivor? It soon becomes clear that she
harbours a secret which to her is nothing, but could destroy
the SGC and possibly Earth...
Menace
was written by James Tichenor, who is responsible for leading
the visual effects team. It is one of the best episode of
this season, possibly the entire show's run. While the episode
itself is fairly run-of-the-mill there are two nice twists
which are quite shocking. The conclusion is so unexpected
that it makes you question everything you every knew about
one member of the SGC, but it is an incredibly moving conclusion.
It
was also interesting to discover, on the additional commentary,
that parts of this episode were filmed as the tragic events
of 11 September unfolded.
Before
O'Neill managed to break up Maybourne's unofficial Stargate
project it managed to damage a sentinel device on a protected
planet. This planet is now under Goa'uld occupation. SG-1
manage to persuade two of the original team to go back to
the planet and help fix the machine...
The
Sentinel
is an above average episode which looks good, plays well,
but never actually manages to live up to its expectations.
The bad guys turned good plot device doesn't really work all
that well and the conclusion is a little rushed.
There
is an excellent commentary with director Peter DeLuise and
Gary Jones, who plays the Stargate technician, in which they
discuss Jones' eight week acting class on reaching - so that
he could learn to reach over and pick things up. This is particularly
funny as every time we see him on screen that is exactly what
he is doing.
The
extras include previews for the next disc, commentaries on
each episode and a pretty poor and pointless photo gallery.
A
mighty fine disc.
Darren
Rea
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