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Convinced it's their last hope for finding the Lost City,
O'Neill allows the knowledge of the Ancients to be downloaded
into his consciousness once again, even though the first time
this happened it almost killed him. Whilst his mind slowly
deteriorates, SG-1 must race against time to uncover the secret
of the Lost City of the Ancients. But then Anubis attacks
in what could be the final conflict for the people of Earth...
Lost
City sets up the background for the launch of SG-1's
spin-off series Stargate: Atlantis. I wasn't really
sure why the actress who plays Elizabeth Weir (Jessica Steen)
in this double length episode was not the actress (Torri Higginson)
who plays here in the actual series, and there is no explanation
given on any of the DVD's extras.
This
episode sees Richard Dean Anderson appear for the duration,
which is a rarity as he has been noticeably absent for much
of this season. In fact, Hammond makes a rather amusing joke
when O'Neill is late for a briefing: "Nice of you to
join us." In fact, this episode made me realise how much
O'Neill's (and Anderson's for that matter) unique sense of
humour has been largely absent from this season. And there
are plenty of very funny scenes which provide the icing on
the cake to this episode. Anderson
is also responsible for providing more Simpsons references
in this episode than usual - including a very amusing discussion
comparing Mr Burns to Anubis.
Why
does Teal'c goes all soft on his comrades? The second the
earth is threatened by Anubis's invasion fleet he quickly
volunteers to leave our planet and travel though the Stargate
in search of a ship to help SG-1. Hmmm! Couldn't Bra'tac
have done that on his own? Teal'c seemed a bit quick to tell
everyone he was off sharpish.
This
episode also has one of the best visual effects battles seen
so far on SG-1, and you can almost (but not quite)
forgive the producers for saving cash with the clips show
that was Volume
36's Inauguration. This fact is mentioned
in the audio commentary for Lost City, and I think
that the result speaks for itself.
There
is also a cameo from the real U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff,
General John P. Jumper, who plays himself, and does a great
job of delivering his lines believably.
Like
volume 31, there are less extras than normal for the season's
concluding disc. From seasons 2-5 fans were really spoilt
with each season's final discs - which were full to bursting
with extras. But there are some quality extras including:
SG-1
Directors Series: Lost City with Martin Wood
(13 mins); Preview
of Stargate Atlantis (23 mins); Inside
Lost City - 3 part behind the scenes look at the last
episode (14 mins)
and
a very short Easter Egg - entitled My Life As a Mime (but
I won't spoil that for you).
Without
a doubt this is the next best thing to having a theatrically
released Stargate: SG1 movie.
Darren
Rea
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