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Let's Review Stargate with Layla and You

Let's Review Stargate with Layla and You

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Let's Review Stargate SG-1 The Serpent's Lair

With the opening of Season 2, we pick up right where that intense Season 1 cliffhanger left us: SG-1 stuck on a spaceship, ready to sacrifice themselves to save Earth… only for Apophis to come in and ruin everything. In this review, I get into why “The Serpent’s Lair” is once again the ultimate Stargate magic episode: high stakes, flying by the seat of our pants, and enough humor to make this a damn good watch. We’ve got Hammond showing us what real leadership looks like, Samuels still being pompous and assy, and Bra’tac and O’Neill showing us how these battle tested warriors can still learn from each other and grow as a person. Though it wouldn’t be a review by me if I didn’t also have notes. Obviously. So, strap in and join me for another review of Stargate SG-1. 🎵 Music credit: “Salty, Sugar, Sweet” — Jon Worthy Music

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Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Within the Serpent's Grasp

We have arrived: it’s Stargate SG-1 season finale time! And this episode reminds you exactly why this show is so damn good. In this review, I get into why "Within the Serpent’s Grasp" is such a strong follow-up to "Politics." SG-1 decide they can’t not act, so they go rogue — and good thing they did, because of course they were right. More right than even they knew. And just when the stakes couldn’t get any higher… Skaara enters the frame, and suddenly it becomes all the more personal. This is SG-1 at its best: heart, action, and inspirational moral courage all wrapped into one — only to leave us hanging on that epic cliffhanger. 🎵 Music credit: “Salty, Sugar, Sweet” — Jon Worthy Music

Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Politics

This is an episode disliked by many where Stargate SG-1 isn’t so much about the sci-fi, but dares to dig into Earth’s political power structures — and how they might become the real threat. In this review, I dig into why "Politics" is not only a good episode, but a necessary one — not just because of Senator Kinsey and how uncomfortably real he feels, but because the creators use this episode to question and justify their own existence and absolutely NAIL it. This is also the first time where the viewer is left feeling dejected and we don't get a nice, wrapped in a bow happy ending. It was intended to make us think on it. 🎵 Music credit: “Salty, Sugar, Sweet” — Jon Worthy Music 👉 Watching SG-1 face Senator Kinsey, and knowing the decision had already been made, would you keep trying to convince Kinsey like they did — or would you have handled it differently? Drop a comment and let’s talk Stargate!

Let's Review Stargate SG-1 There but for the Grace of God

This is where Stargate SG-1 stops playing around and genuinely goes dark. This review really put me through the wringer and had me digging deep into why There But for the Grace of God works so well. The more I sat with it, the more it proved exactly why this show is so damn good. We are taken to a very dark alternate reality, yes, with some genuinely funny moments too, but underneath it all, this episode shows that what changes everything is connection — not destiny, not divine favor, but the relationships that shape who we become. That is exactly the kind of writing that made me fall in love with this show in the first place. 🎵 Music credit: “Salty, Sugar, Sweet” — Jon Worthy Music 👉 If a few key things in your life had gone differently, do you think you’d still have become the same person? Drop a comment and let's talk Stargate!

Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Tin Man

This is one of those episodes that charms you at first, but then quietly turns into an existential crisis. In this review, I dig into why "Tin Man" works so well for me: beneath all the humor and lovable O’Neillisms, this episode is asking some deeply uncomfortable questions about what makes you you. Harlan is kinda cute, a tad creepy, and rather tragic all at once — which is exactly why his character works so well. So yes, this episode made me laugh, but it also got me thinking about what cyborg living would truly entail. 🎵 credit goes to “Emotional Mess” by Amy Lynn & the Honey Men 👉 Where do you land on Tin Man — gift, nightmare, or both? Drop a comment and let's talk Stargate!

Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Solitudes

This is one of those episodes where you can actually feel Stargate SG-1 leveling up. Solitudes is a pivotal episode in the series, with two whoppers of a reveal that expand the Stargate universe in a way that makes this franchise so damn good: there’s apparently a second gate on Earth, and the Goa’uld are definitely not the original gate builders. Yeah, those ain’t small peanuts, peepz. And even with two team members fighting for their survival, this one is still a true Stargate gem full of humor, wit, and the kind of character moments that remind you exactly why this team is the best. In this review, I look at where our team shines, and where they could maybe use a little improvement — such as their bedside manners and communication skills. "Be better than: 'Oh'.” Put that on a t-shirt, right ladies? 🎵 credit goes to “Emotional Mess” by Amy Lynn & the Honey Men

Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Enigma

This was one of the first times Stargate SG-1 made me truly think about what Earth could become if we keep destroying our own planet in the name of consumerism. The Tollans’ planet has become uninhabitable even though they’re technologically far more advanced than us, and unlike the Nox, they don’t mind hurting our feelings by reminding us of that. With the introduction of the NID and Colonel Maybourne, we see the kind of people who look at a crisis and immediately start thinking about how they can exploit it. Clearly, the NID need to sort out their priorities, and in doing so they force the SGC — and SG-1 in particular — to decide which path to honor. Though Enigma first aired in 1998, its themes still hit far too close to home — climate collapse, forced displacement, and governments causing and exploiting suffering instead of easing it. Watching it now, it’s hard not to be reminded just how much still needs to change if we actually want to leave future generations a livable world. 👉 When doing the right thing means standing up to authority, would you take the risk — or follow orders? 🎵 credit goes to “Emotional Mess” by Amy Lynn & the Honey Men

Let's continue to review Stargate SG-1 Cor-ai

In Part 2 of my Cor-ai review, we see Teal’c’s sentence handed down, and I return to the episode’s ableist framing. I unpack why the resolution frustrated me even more because the disability angle ultimately had nothing to do with it — and somehow that made it sting all the more. This is also where the Stargate SG-1 episode undercuts its own earlier justification. Teal’c’s survival has nothing to do with Hanno’s father’s disability, Teal’c’s presumed act of mercy or him “doing someone a favor.” It has everything to do with his integrity, honor, and willingness to sacrifice his life for the Byrsa people. That contradiction matters, and this is where I dig into why. ❤️ Christopher Judge’s performance, and those final moments of forgiveness, are powerful and a big part of why this story still hits, even decades later. 🎵 credit goes to “Emotional Mess” by Amy Lynn & the Honey Men

Let's review Stargate SG-1 Cor-ai part 1

“Cor-ai” unexpectedly hit closer to home than I remembered. This episode frustrated and moved me in almost equal measure. In this Stargate SG-1 episode, Teal’c comes face to face with the people he harmed while serving the Goa’uld, and that alone makes it one of the more powerful early episodes. But the disability angle? That hit wrong in a way I couldn’t ignore. Once I started unraveling that thread, I couldn’t unsee what it revealed — and I had to talk about it. This review is a heavy one. I stay with the discomfort, but rest assured, I still make plenty of space for what the episode gets very right, because “Cor-ai” is a powerhouse of cinematic performance. Kudos to Christopher Judge for sure ❤️ 👉 Where do you land on Teal’c’s redemption? What does accountability look like to you here? 🎵 credit goes to “Emotional Mess” by Amy Lynn & the Honey Men

Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Singularity

Some Stargate SG-1 episodes confront danger head-on. “Singularity” forces us to look at the damage left behind. What begins as a seemingly quiet mission quickly raises uncomfortable questions about exploration and unintended consequences. Cassandra’s survival becomes a focal point for fears Stargate Command has already been circling: that even with good intentions, they might still leave devastation in their wake. In this review, I spend a lot of time wrestling with what jumped out to me on rewatch — particularly the colonial echoes in how worlds are entered, renamed, and culturally appropriated. We also unpack the introduction of Nirrti, a Goa’uld who takes cruelty even further by weaponizing a child as a Trojan horse — and how the genocide was engineered rather than accidentally caused by Stargate Command. Still, the fact that these questions arise within Stargate Command matters, and I find myself oddly reassured that the show allows them to grapple, even imperfectly, with the weight of exploration. This is one of those episodes where I’m openly critical, occasionally nitpicky, and clearly wrestling with the material — especially given how relevant its themes feel in a world still reckoning with real-world genocides and colonial violence. And yet, even here, there are moments of unmistakable Stargate magic that remind me why I keep coming back. 👉 Be honest: how did Singularity land for you on rewatch? And… was anyone else a little annoyed with Daniel in this one, or was that just me? 🎵 credit goes to "Emotional Mess" by Amy Lynn & the Honey Men

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