Post by Ahryantah on Aug 31, 2004 20:27:11 GMT -5
Review of the Stargate SG-1 episode "Affinity," first airing on the Sci-Fi channel on August 20, 2004.
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I honestly don't know what to think of this one.
Seeing Teal'c out in public was cool. Seeing Teal'c interacting with normal people was cool. Seeing Teal'c beat the crap out of people who deserved it was cool.
Everything after that was not cool.
All in all, this episode felt like a sequel to last season's "Chimera," only it wasn't as good. And Teal'c was the one who got to dally around with a potential romantic interest instead of Daniel. So the gist of the storyline is this: Teal'c, tired of living in Cheyenne Mountain after eight years, gets permission to move into his own apartment off-base, provided he doesn't attract undue attention to himself. Of course, he does so almost immediately. Even though he becomes the local hero for the people in his neighborhood, the Powers That Be aren't happy that he's perpetually this close to blowing his cover. So they complain to O'Neill, who sends Daniel out to do his dirty work, and nothing really gets resolved.
Meanwhile, Pete is back and he wants Sam to marry him. She beats around the bush, drops into a fugue that's very unbecoming for a woman her age, practically rubs O'Neill's nose in it, and then decides to accept Pete's offer at the worst moment possible. I suppose that is also a follow-up to "Chimera," where Pete interrupts Sam in the middle of a top secret and dangerous mission in order to talk about their relationship.
This episode didn't feel like Stargate. I have to admire it for its decently complicated storyline (there aren't just two sides here, folks), and Teal'c-out-in-public stories always have the potential for humor. But his relationship with his neighbor (who looks about twelve, by the way) was just way out of left field. Doesn't he remember Ishta? Ditto for Sam's brooding over Pete's marriage proposal, with her rants about the media's negative image of single women. This seems like something that would be more appropriate from a young twenty-something, not a nearly forty (or already forty) year old woman who until this point has apparently had no problem defining herself by her work rather than by her man. Sure, she's had a crush on Jack of years, but sappy Sam isn't fun to watch at all.
The episode does raise some interesting questions: who are the Trust? What are they up to? Is Kinsey involved? How many times is Daniel going to be shot this season? Hopefully the answers are coming soon.
In short, this episode sinks. It didn't ask any questions that couldn't have been asked in another episode, and it lacked good writing and plot. I am thrilled that Sam is engaged, though. The Jack/Sam stuff is fairly disgusting. Though I would like to mention that I'm taking bets on how soon Pete's going to die. Because we can't have a married Sam. The fact that he's engaged to her doesn't mean he's safe, it just means his death will be particularly gruesome.
4 out of 10.
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I honestly don't know what to think of this one.
Seeing Teal'c out in public was cool. Seeing Teal'c interacting with normal people was cool. Seeing Teal'c beat the crap out of people who deserved it was cool.
Everything after that was not cool.
All in all, this episode felt like a sequel to last season's "Chimera," only it wasn't as good. And Teal'c was the one who got to dally around with a potential romantic interest instead of Daniel. So the gist of the storyline is this: Teal'c, tired of living in Cheyenne Mountain after eight years, gets permission to move into his own apartment off-base, provided he doesn't attract undue attention to himself. Of course, he does so almost immediately. Even though he becomes the local hero for the people in his neighborhood, the Powers That Be aren't happy that he's perpetually this close to blowing his cover. So they complain to O'Neill, who sends Daniel out to do his dirty work, and nothing really gets resolved.
Meanwhile, Pete is back and he wants Sam to marry him. She beats around the bush, drops into a fugue that's very unbecoming for a woman her age, practically rubs O'Neill's nose in it, and then decides to accept Pete's offer at the worst moment possible. I suppose that is also a follow-up to "Chimera," where Pete interrupts Sam in the middle of a top secret and dangerous mission in order to talk about their relationship.
This episode didn't feel like Stargate. I have to admire it for its decently complicated storyline (there aren't just two sides here, folks), and Teal'c-out-in-public stories always have the potential for humor. But his relationship with his neighbor (who looks about twelve, by the way) was just way out of left field. Doesn't he remember Ishta? Ditto for Sam's brooding over Pete's marriage proposal, with her rants about the media's negative image of single women. This seems like something that would be more appropriate from a young twenty-something, not a nearly forty (or already forty) year old woman who until this point has apparently had no problem defining herself by her work rather than by her man. Sure, she's had a crush on Jack of years, but sappy Sam isn't fun to watch at all.
The episode does raise some interesting questions: who are the Trust? What are they up to? Is Kinsey involved? How many times is Daniel going to be shot this season? Hopefully the answers are coming soon.
In short, this episode sinks. It didn't ask any questions that couldn't have been asked in another episode, and it lacked good writing and plot. I am thrilled that Sam is engaged, though. The Jack/Sam stuff is fairly disgusting. Though I would like to mention that I'm taking bets on how soon Pete's going to die. Because we can't have a married Sam. The fact that he's engaged to her doesn't mean he's safe, it just means his death will be particularly gruesome.
4 out of 10.
