|
During a meeting with Ishta's rebel Jaffa faction on planet
Haktyl, Teal'c receives some distressing news: his son, Ryac,
intends to marry one of Ishta's warriors. Refusing to give
his blessing to the marriage puts Teal'c at odds with Ishta...
even as they are ambushed by enemy forces...
Sacrifices
sees Enterprise's Jolene Blalock guest star as
the beautiful Ishta. This episode was written by Christopher
Judge - which explains why he gets to kiss the girl as well
as having loads of really interesting scenes. This is yet
another episode that proves, if proof is needed, that Judge
is not only a fine actor, but an incredibly talented writer.
While
Blalock's acting is far from awful, it's not overly convincing
either - probably due to years portraying the emotionless
T'Pol in Enterprise. Thankfully she has Judge to play
off, and the end result is not half bad.
Those
wanting an action packed episode or one bursting with humour
may be disappointed but, as a self contained episode, this
is pretty satisfying. And it's always good to see Tony Amendola's
Bra'tac.
When the Stargate disappears in a flash of light, Carter and
Jackson's investigation leads them to an industrial warehouse
storing VX rockets and vials filled with what appears to be
nerve gas. Meanwhile, Teal'c discovers the mass deaths of
Jaffa, spread across four planets. Could this horrifying event
be connected to the gas?...
Endgame
starts of with a bit of a recap on events that have gone
before. Sadly this recap spoils the identity of those responsible
for taking the Stargate (it's pretty obvious if you have a
recap on a certain organisation/race that they will play a
major part in that episode). This is a shame because it means
that the
opening scenes, where the SGC are trying to work out who has
cleverly removed the Stargate, are not really as suspenseful
as they should have been.
This
episode has a great opening - giving, at long last, Gary Jones's
Walter Harriman character something more to do than say: "Chevron
one encoded..." They really should do a Walter based
episode - Jones is so under used and this episode proves (like
the audio commentaries last season) that he is a natural comedian.
This
episode also drags the Prometheus out of mothballs
for no other reason, it would appear, than to remind viewers
that it exists before it is used extensively in the next episode
Prometheus Unbound.
Jackson embarks on a mission to search for the lost Atlantis
team aboard the starship Prometheus. But when an unseen
Super Soldier boards the Prometheus and incapacitates
the crew, only Daniel is able to escape. And if he is to save
the Prometheus, he must now face the Super Soldier
alone...
Prometheus
Unbound puts a whole new spin on the Super Soldier plot
thread. It also brings back George Hammond - who finally gets
to charge into battle. There are some uncomfortable scenes
between him and O'Neill - which you could argue mirrors real
life. If Richard Dean Anderson had not wanted to take more
of a back seat this season then his character would not have
been promoted and Don S. Davis would still be a regular in
the show.
There
are plenty of comedy moments in this episode - mainly through
Michael Shanks's and Black's interaction. But the best line
sees Jackson telling a couple of aliens that his name is:
"Olo... Hans Olo."
It's
also great to see that the writers left the ending open, so
that Claudia Black's character could return (which she does
in more than a few episodes next season).
Extras
include a 14 minute featurette on the origins of the Super
Soldier; as well as two featurettes that follow Shanks and
Amanda Tapping as they make appearances at conventions.
Not
content with depriving fans of audio commentaries and more
features (as we've come to expect after being spoiled in previous
season releases) MGM decide to drop one episode for this volume
so we only get three shows. Oddly enough it is the episode
that aired between Endgame and Prometheus Unbound
that has been pulled from this release. This is presumably
to ensure that the last release this season has more than
two episodes (which has become the norm).
While
the episodes are all above average the lack of audio commentaries,
the cutting back of extras, not to mention one less episode,
will leave some fans feeling a little cheated. This volume
is still worth purchasing though.
Darren
Rea
Buy
this item online
We
compare prices online so you get the cheapest
deal!
Click on the logo of the desired store below
to purchase this item.
|
|
|
£14.99
(Amazon.co.uk) |
| |
|
|
|
£16.99
(MVC.co.uk) |
| |
|
|
|
£19.99
(Moviemail-online.co.uk) |
All prices correct at time of going to press.
|
|
