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[autisticburnham]

Had a dream that in the 80s a rich superfan had produced three of his own animated episodes in the style of tas, largely consisting of the tos crew except that Geordi and Riker were also there, and he also produced his own accompanying doll line. And while the dolls were relatively easy to find, there were only a few vhs copies of the episodes and Paramount did their best to wipe it everytime they got uploaded to the internet, but I found one episode.

And I was like "This is a pretty alright, especially for a fan series. It could pass for a normal episode; I wonder why Paramount cracks down so hard on it," and through dream logic, everyone was even voiced by their actors. And then completely unprompted, Kirk said "I think we should have some fun," and then for the rest of the otherwise normal episode, every character had naturals bigger than Gandalf's and were wearing crop, halter, and bikini tops without it ever being commented on

[wolfsong-the-bloody-beast]

10 characters, 10 fandoms

rules: list your ten favorite characters from ten separate fandoms then tag ten some people!

Thank you, @celamity, for tagging me!

In no particular order:

Vala Mal Doran (Stargate)

Ifan ben-Mezd (Divinity: Original Sin 2)

Cassandra Pentaghast (Dragon Age: Inquisition)

Astarion Ancunín (Baldur's Gate 3)

Aeryn Sun (Farscape)

Spock (Star Trek)

Lara Croft (Tomb Raider - my childhood hero!)

Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead)

Vetra Nyx (Mass Effect)

Valen Shadowbreath (Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark)

Tagging: @nerdalmighty, @flower-khajiit, @illusivesoul, @paladinsofqueer, @bellaral, and whoever else wants to participate. No pressure. Hopefully you haven't been tagged already, sometimes I miss these things. 😅

[autistic-danieljackson]

I'm pretty sure Wayne Brady just pocket sanded Teal'c and it wasn't supposed to be but it was the funniest thing that's happened on this show

[mylittleredgirl]

staring into space having stargate "point of view" feelings like i do sometimes, and it just occurred to me that they still have their quantum mirror. so really, there's nothing to prevent them from continuing to connect with other realities, either on purpose (they seek assistance for the needs of their now fucked up world) or by accident (they get randomly dialed up by others). entirely within the realm of possibility that sam carter could meet another jack o'neill on the run from his even more fucked up world. she's grieving her husband; he's grieving a planet. i'm just saying there's a wide-open option there for them to help each other and then fall in love in the ashes and then i don't have to be sad about alternate sam carter anymore. win across the board.

[volixia669]

“Stargate SG-1 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

Though, to be honest, if Indie’s kid was replaced with even a young Daniel the movie would probably have been improved multiple times.

[agayconcept]

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[stinalotte]

Happy 19th Birthday, Stargate Atlantis!

On July 16th, 2004, the pilot aired. Here's a handy little primer for anyone who doesn't know what the heckity heck this show is about. Everything is totally accurate, 100% true and very, very serious.

So.

This is the lost city of the Ancients, Atlantis, in the Pegasus galaxy, about 3 million light years from Earth. (The Ancients can go fuck themselves. Long story.) Atlantis is a city/spaceship approximately the size of Manhattan. She's semi-sentient, but not really, except actually yes, maybe, sometimes, totally. The whole city can go underwater or into hyperspace. Loves her humans. Home. Declaration of independence imminent.

The Atlantis expedition consists of civilians and military from at least 34 countries (in later seasons, the original expedition was just over a dozen). In no particular order:

Dr. Elizabeth Weir. The first leader of the expedition. The only adult. Sometimes. Okay, not very often. Is not above a little war crime for the good of the galaxy—or at least, for the good of Atlantis. Left a boyfriend and a dog on Earth, but we all miss the dog more than the boyfriend. Eats UN representatives for breakfast. Is terribly awkward on dates and really good at solitaire. Loves her chaos children. Which are:

Lt. Colonel Suicide Mission John Sheppard. Walked through the Gate and Atlantis said, "dibs". Thinks people who don't want to fly are crazy. Not good with emotional stuff. (He's getting better.) Loves his found space family and would die for them, often literally. Stop that. Also loves Ferris wheels, things that go fast, and Rodney McKay. And no, we don't know how he gets his hair to go like that.

Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay. Four degrees, two of which are PhDs, none of which are in social skills. Smartest man in two galaxies. Used to be an asshole, but got himself some friends who loved him such a stupid amount that he had no choice but to change. Still a work in progress. We love to see it. Blew up three quarters five sixths of a solar system. (It was uninhabited.) (Mostly.) Deathly allergic to citrus. Loves fully charged ZPMs, arguing with Dr. Zelenka, MREs, and John Sheppard.

Lieutenant Aiden Ford. Went ass first through the Gate with a grin and a whoop on his very first trip. One of the youngest members of the expedition. Is not allowed to name anything, ever. Mild case of hero worship when it comes to his commanding officer, which is totally understandable. A cautionary tale of how addiction messes up not only you, but the people around you.

Ronon Dex. Used to be hunted by the Wraith, lost his people in a terrible war, and is now a member of Sheppard's team where he gets to shoot things and beat up bad guys. Doesn't talk much, but when he does, he has something to say. Good friend. Excellent hugs, but have Carson check you out for any cracked ribs after. Is one bottle of Athosian wine away from staging an intervention regarding the Sheppard/McKay situation.

Teyla Emmagan. In possession of the team's one brain cell. Leader of the Athosian people. Will rock a baby to sleep and then go outside where a Wraith is dangling from the highest tower of the city and stomp on his hands until he falls 800 feet. Can either beat you up in the gym or force you to meditate on your problem, your choice. Has the aforementioned bottle of wine ready and loaded.

Dr. Radek Zelenka. Keeps the science team sane because Rodney sure as hell doesn't. Loves pigeons, cursing in Czech, and overseeing the thriving black market underground economy that has developed in the city. (Thanks @shaddyr for that lovely headcanon). Zachránil všechny naše zadky víc než jednou.

Chuck the Technician. Aggressively Canadian. Doesn't have a last name, doesn't need one. Is ALWAYS in the control room, seriously man, when do you sleep? Reads trashy sci fi novels on night shifts and organized a betting pool in 5 different currencies when Ronon was fighting Teal'c. Needs to share his eyelash routine because we're jealous.

Dr. Carson Beckett. The most Scottish Scot to ever Scot. Brilliant medical doctor who is not above the occasional unethical unorthodox treatment method. Sweet cinnamon roll of a man. Beloved by all. Loves his mom and wee baby turtles. Someone should take him fishing soon. 🥹

Colonel Samantha Carter. Member of SG-1. Legend. Awesome. Boss. Absolute BAMF. Punched a Goa'uld system lord in the face once. We all have a crush on her.

Dr. Jennifer Keller. Is very doctor-y, for better and for worse. Was all of us when she freaked out being on an alien planet for the first time, like a normal person would. Should totally have gone on a date with Captain Vega in that one deleted scene. [WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAALL]

Jeannie Miller. Rodney's sister. Gave up a career in science to be a mom. Solved Rodney's math problem in her spare time, with finger paints. Loves her brother even when he's being an idiot. Fanfic canon says: her house is always open for him and certain Air Force Colonels to crash in. Don't you dare get a hotel room. Yes, the guest room has Only One Bed, Mer, what's your point?

Major Evan Lorne. If you are a moron and get yourself captured and imprisoned off world, he will swing by real quick with a couple Marines and bust you out. Co-parents Atlantis with Dr. Weir. Is actually a really talented painter. Needs a raise, a holiday, and a drink.

Colonel Steven Caldwell. Grumpy. Has to deal with Elizabeth's chaos children on a regular basis. Will make the enemy ship go away with a big boom and save your sorry ass in space. AGAIN.

Richard Woolsey. Used to be a New York City lawyer, one of the most ruthless creatures in the universe. His wife got the Yorkie in the divorce. Broke his heart. Is actually pretty cool if you let him do his thing (like get you out of an intergalactic war crimes trial by bribing the judges).

I know some characters and all the villains are missing, but this post is already longer than a trip on the Daedalus, so there you have it.

Stargate Atlantis. A show about wormholes, life-sucking aliens, ancient civilisations, space battles—and family, friendship, allowing yourself to love and be loved, and what it means to be home.

Happy birthday, fam.

[hedgiwithapen]

DHD: Stargate coordinates lead to [DC Comics-based dimension of your choice]

(as per messages, they are going somewhere not DC....)

The Malp showed that P-zero-K-EEE had a breathable atmosphere, decently variable temperature within acceptable range for visiting, and spectacular stone ruins. None of it looked familiar to Teal'c

"Should be fun," Jack said, putting an extra tissue packet in his pocket for Daniel. Even with the allergy medications, the poor guy could really sneeze up a storm after gate travel. 

"I can't wait to get a closer look at some of those fallen statues. They could give us an idea of what, if any, goa'uld have been there, but also so much about the civilization that existed there... If they had stoneworking technology long enough ago that--"

"Save it for after we get planetside and you actually see these rocks," Jack advised. 

The trip through the Stargate was a jolt, as always. Only it usually took mere moments, and ended with the team on solid, or solid enough, footing. 

This time, the journey continued as everyone plunged from the sky.

"Brace," Sam called a moment before they hit the sand.  

Teal'c rolled up onto an elbow. "Hm."

"Hm?" Jack groaned, sitting up himself. "That's all you got? Is hm?"

"A fall like that should have killed us." Teal'c replied. "I am uncertain as to why it didn't."

"Oh, look." Sam pointed  skyward. A massive dark spiral hung over the top of a mountain, spitting bits of lightning. "That thing must have interfered with the Stargate."

"What is it?" Jack asked.

"Well, sir, if I knew, I wouldn't have called it 'that thing', now would I?"

"She's got a point," Daniel pointed out, sneezing sand out of his nose. "No sign of the Stargate or Dial Home Device, but obvious signs of civilization..." he gestured to the dock, a single moored rowboat and shack, and in the distance, a bit of smoke over the trees and hills. "Probably a town..."

"Hello!" called a voice. A man in a white coat and purple hat ran down what had to be a path towards them, panting. "Are you alright? I saw you fall from the sky."

"We did do that." Teal'c said. 

"Are you all alright?" the man asked.

"Peachy," Jack said.

"I'm Dr. Daniel Jackson," Daniel intervened. "Sorry, could you tell us where we are? And if you've seen a Stargate--that is, a big--"

The man cut him off with an answer. "You're on Prelude Beach, of course. My, you are an odd bunch. Such unusual clothing!"

"Sure," Sam agreed. "Now, about the Stargate...?"

"Stargate," the man repeated. "I can't say that I've ever heard of that. Stars...Celestial...  oh! Do you mean the Celestica ruins?"

"Yes!" Daniel grabbed on. "Could you take us there?"

"First, could you tell us your name?" Jack said, pointedly.

"I'm Professor Laventon. And...I would, but I'm quite busy with my own research right now. Speaking of-- oh, dear." He looked around, as if trying to spot something. 

"What is it?" Sam asked.

"Three of the pokemon I was studying seem to have eluded me. Again. Would you mind helping me gather them?"

Jack coughed. Everyone turned to glance at him, sidelong. 

"I'm sorry," he said. "Pokemon? Like... Pikachu?"

"I haven't managed to catch a pikachu for my studies yet," the professor said, a little down cast.

"What is a pokemon, and how is it that you know of them,  Colonel O’Neill?" Teal'c asked.

"I don't," Jack said, his voice tight. 

"Oh, they're the little... creature...things." Sam said, frowning. "I think they were on a box of poptarts Cassandra had last time I babysat."

The professor beamed. "They are fascinating creatures, indeed! I do not know what a pop tart is. I'm after three of them, but I'm simply... not as skilled at this as I'd like to be. my hand-eye coordination....eh." he wiggled a hand. "Would any of you assist me? I'm sure I can convince the commander to give us an escort to the Coronet Highlands and the ruins if you help with the pokedex project..."

"Pokedex?" Daniel asked. 

"Yes! a collection of studies and notes on the habits and abilities of all kinds of pokemon to be found in Hisui! I have some, of course, already, but it's not proving to be a very easy task. I was studying a rowlet, cyndaquil, and oshawott, but.."

Teal'c surveyed the grassy field to the right. "Do you mean the creature that appears to be an owl, made spherical?"

"Yes! That's rowlet. Oh, could you catch her for me?"

Teal'c rolled up his sleeves.

"Oh for cryin' out loud, with a pokeball," Jack said. 

"A what, sir?" Sam asked. 

"The thing that guy's got--sorry, professor Laverton, was it? The--thing--" 

"Laventon," the professor said offering Teal'c a small reddish orb. "It's a new invention. You simply throw it at the pokemon and--well, something happens. They appear to shrink down and sit comfortably inside!"

He passed out the remaining orbs. 

"So we catch these three, uh, pokemon," Daniel clarified, "and then you take us to the Ruins?"

"After we talked to the head of the survey corps. And probably some lunch. And I can secure housing for you! the village really could use more--"

"Oh, we're not staying long," Jack said.

"I have caught the rowlet," Teal'c announced. Not to be out done, Sam searched for one of the other creatures, a shrew looking creature that somehow produced fire from its back and caught it. 

"Amazing," she said, opening the pokeball to look at the creature. "How does it do that?"

"That, my dear, is exactly what I'm trying to figure out," the Professor said, clapping Daniel on the shoulder when he managed to drop a pokeball directly on the clown-otter-thing's head. "This way to the village, come with me.”

"Oh," Jack said. "We are staying long. Great."

(note: using the show’s timeline place the events of the movie in the year 1996, which makes it theoretically, technically  possible for Jack’s dead son to have been interested in pokemon right when it started to be a thing)

[ovulatingwatermelon]

I'm rewatching stargate and I think we need 2 pay more attention to the weird barbarian guy from episode one. He was one of the refugees and instead of running he started throwing rocks at the jaffa and ngl he needs more attention. (I like 2 minute screentime nobodies)

Also when Teal'c was getting him through the stargate they looked like they would've been chaotic besties <3

[jadelotusflower]

Stargate rewatch: 2x02 - In the Line of Duty

Finally, we get a good Sam-centric episode!

Written by Robert C Cooper and directed by Martin Wood, absolute stalwarts of the show, setting up some pretty foundational lore.

We cold open on this funny little guy, in-media-res as the team is mid-rescue of an unknown populace of indeterminate origin, although based on the costuming and all the red-headed extras, I'm guessing they were going for a Celtic-inspired culture, even if this dude's beard and mustache are giving Edwardian.

Daniel rescues the man we will later find out was held as the host of the Askrak- badly burned, Daniel says to the medic "he's alive but I think he's going to wish he wasn't" - the irony being that after everything that happens, SG1 are going to be the ones who wish he wasn't.

Meanwhile, Sam is performing CPR on the man who was the unknowing host of Jolinar, who jumps into her.

It's a great opening, actually.

Briefing scenes get a lot of grief but this is a particularly good one - we get exposition on the background to the attack, but Daniel is absolutely correct there was a reason the Goa'uld attacked the Nasyans, and Jolinar knows that she was the reason but needs to deflect suspicion. We think the reason Sam is cold to Teal'c is because she's a Goa'uld, and even though we find out later that the Tok'ra are different, they still have a certain superiority and condescension/resentment towards Jaffa so it still makes sense. This tension will be mined effectively in later seasons.

We also see Jolinar doing a pretty good job of emulating Sam, and yet not quite getting it right. It's a great performance by Amanda Tapping playing Sam, Jolinar, and Jolinar pretending to be Sam.

A note on pronouns - in this episode Jolinar is referred to a "he" because they were originally inhabiting a male host and everyone (including Sam) just assumes the symbiote is also male. We find out later that symbiotes (presumably, other than queens) don't really have a gender, but can have a preference as to the gender of their host, and use the corresponding pronouns. It is revealed in a later episode that Jolinar prefers female hosts and is thereafter referred to as "she" so I will use she/her in this post and going forward.

None of this was controversial in the 90's, I don't recall it ever even being discussed in any way other than pertaining to continuity. If the show had come out today social media and youtube would probably be covered in "woke agenda" ragebait. Sometimes a show being a product of it's time can had positive implications as well as negative ones.

There's a nice touch in the scene between Dr Frasier and Sam, the post-mission protocols we never need to see but know must happen offscreen, with Janet checking the back of Sam's neck but of course finding no implantation scar because Jolinar entered through her mouth/back of the throat.

There's some really effective dramatic irony at play here where we know Sam isn't Sam but the characters don't, and yet we don't know that Sam had been taken host by a Tok'ra and not a Goa'uld. Lulling the audience into thinking they know what's going on only to reveal they actually don't can be very effective storytelling.

The Nasyans have been taken to the US Air Force Academy hospital - I suppose it was necessary as they needed medical care the base couldn't provide, but where are the quarantine protocols? What's the security clearance level of this facility?

Janet's assessment of burned man from the cold open hints that something is off as he's still alive after third degree burns to 80% of his body with no signs of infection. We see Sam clock him but it's unclear if she suspects he's host to the Ashrak.

Cassie returns and since she once had a naquadah bomb in her heart, can sense the symbiote in Sam. This is sadly the last time we'll see Katie Stuart as Cassandra, and the character won't reappear at all until season 5 - it's a shame since as Janet's adopted daughter and her closeness to both Jack and Sam she really could have been utilised more.

Jolinar threatens to kills her if she tells anyone, playing into our knowledge of how a Goa'uld would act, but with the benefit of hindsight an indication that while the Tok'ra aren't evil like the Goa'uld, they're not particularly nice either. Doubtless Jolinar never intended to follow through on her threat, but that's hardly the point.

Would she have let off the grenade in the gateroom however? The standoff is ended when the tranquilizer kicks in.

There's a nice Jack and Teal'c scene where Jack is clearly struggling with the situation - he's already lost his surrogate son and best friend to Goa'uld possession, now he's facing losing a member of his team, and we get glimpse of his and Teal'c's relationship as well, where in the same situation Sam might try to comfort him and Daniel might try to get him to talk it out, Teal'c instead gives advice and a harsh but necessary truth: "When you speak to her, do not see your friend."

Meanwhile, Daniel talks with Talia, the wife of Jolinar's previous host. She's played by Judy Norton, who was apparently Mary Ellen on The Waltons, a show I've heard of but never watched.

The facial decoration/tattoos the Nasyans have also kind of resemble a Celtic knot design. Or they could be an extrapolation of Nordic runes.

Daniel is particularly sympathetic because of Sha're, but his personal investment also tends to make him push a bit too far, as we've seen before. It is revealed however that Jolinar was lying dormant for months which is the first clue all is not as it seems.

You might wonder why Jolinar buries the lede on the whole Tok'ra thing, but I think it makes sense - the Tok'ra a secretive by nature and necessity, and Jolinar most of all given her work as an infiltrator and spy, she did not want to reveal her true nature unless she'd tried everything else first.

And try she does - it's unclear whether the glimpse of "Sam" we see is actually Jolinar allowing her to come though or a feint - I lean towards the latter because "Sam's" pleading doesn't seem like how she would act and she calls him "Jack" which she wouldn't do.

Next up is Teal'c - with Jack she tried to barter with Sam's life and the promise she would leave her as a host, with Teal'c she reminds him of the threat the Goa'uld pose and the help she could give them. It's only when that doesn't work she reveals her name and that she is a Tok'ra.

"It seems this Jo-linar is wanted in Gould town." The way RDA delivers dialogue is just chefs kiss.

There's a nice little transition of Daniel's reflection in the briefing room glass, as he points out they don't know what the Ashrak looks like, to the reflection of the Ashrak disguised as a doctor in the Air Force hospital. I see you, Martin Wood, and I appreciate you.

Daniel is deep in his feelings as he goes to see Jolinar but acting very deliberately, not looking at Sam-as-Jolinar and trying to be businesslike by claiming he only came to get a description of the Ashrak - Shanks always brings the subtext to his performance which I appreciate. It's also interesting that Daniel brought Teal'c for support - or maybe Teal'c took it upon himself to be that support for him.

"I will know his face only in the moments before he tortures me to death" is a great line, Tapping does a fantastic job of distinguishing Jolinar's dictation and cadence as different from Sam's.

Daniel tries so hard not to be affected by her (admittedly reasonable) arguments, keeping himself a step removed, until he can't anymore, stepping closer and finally making eye contact to address Sam and say he's sorry. And that's when Jolinar knows to bring out her big guns - she knows where Sha're is.

I think we're meant to believe Jolinar here, and based on what's to come, can assume that she knows Sha're is on Abydos which is what fits the timeline (I know there's a tie-in book that implies otherwise but I haven't read it). It does make me wonder how Jolinar knew where she was - perhaps she was a spy in Apophis and Amaunet's court?

It is interesting the different ways she tries to manipulate the team - with Jack she is borderline disdainful, refusing to answer questions but making promises, to Teal'c she gives orders but does reveal her identity knowing her it would mean more to him, and with Daniel she plays to the personal, dangling what she knows he wants most. Jolinar accurately pinpoints these three men, their relationships to Sam, and the information they'd be most receptive to. It's really well done.

However it's clear that Jolinar does not completely understand human nature or how to best get what she wants from them - if instead of promises and the insistence on blind trust, she had given them some information in good faith, for example told Daniel where Sha're was rather than hold the knowledge hostage, they may have been more willing to treat with her. You give the chocolate bar to get invited to dinner, you know?

But it's worked on Daniel at least, even though he agrees with Jack that Jolinar is playing on his greatest weakness, he points out that they have no other way of saving Sam. Teal'c supports him, although how much this is rational and how much is due to his own compromised emotions when it comes to Sha're is debatable.

LOL, Daniel removing his glasses to make an impassioned point is such as tv production the-glasses-are-reflecting-in-camera thing you just have to go with, since as a glasses wearer myself it’s not a thing that happens irl.

"I will never, never trust a Goa'uld." Heh, this line has some irony going forward.

Security at the SGC is terrible - a failure at the checkpoint doesn't set off a an alarm, really? This very high value prisoner being guarded by two men, and anyone with a keycard can access the cell? Especially when they know the Ashrak is on the loose.

The Askrak kills Jolinar, Teal’c kills the Ashrak, but now Sam has to live with the trauma of the symbiote dying inside her.

This is a great episode, and at least we do see at the end that Sam doesn’t just snap back to normal but struggles deeply with what she went though. Even though Jolinar was a Tok’ra, she still took Sam as a host without consent, trapped and suppressed her mind within itself, and bargained with her friends for her life. It’s Goa’uld coded behaviour! For Jolinar the ends justified the means and perhaps Sam understands that, but it’s still a massive violation, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Sam is forever changed by this experience down to a cellular level.

But you know my favourite thing about this episode? It doesn't revolve around Sam's love life - sadly this will not be the case for most Sam-centric episodes going forward.

[brigitoshaughnessy]

Stargate SG-1

Touchstone > S2.14

First of all, this is one is near the top of my "yeah, it was pretty good" (i.e., the middle) list of earlier season episodes. Actual weather manipulation done by the US Military aside, it's just fascinating to me to see the impact that something we so take for granted has on a society.

Second, Major Reynolds!!! One of, if not my favorite minor characters. He changes a lot over the course of the series, and I really can't imagine the S5 Reynolds saying "meaning of life stuff." Also... isn't SG-3 a Marine unit? But he appears to be in USAF duds in Season 2. That's pretty weird. Anybody know? Did SG-3 cease to be a Marine unit after Makepeace was dethroned?

Third, Teal'c to Maybourne: "In my culture, I would be well within my rights to dismember you."

Fourth, Jack's hair can't decide what color it wants to be. All of the colors is apparently the correct answer. Could also just wear a backwards cap with the bill flipped up to avoid questions about the hair color.

Fifth, I love you Daniel, my sweet boy, but why are you here exactly?

SIxth, is this the last time we see the Antarctic DHD used? Also, why wasn't it immediately brought to the SGC when it was recovered from Antarctica? Probably more efficient and accurate than 4 supercomputers that were MacGyver'd to work. No offense, Carter. I love you with all my heart. PSA: Tagging all of my... what do you call this? Live blogging? idk, when I summarize my thoughts about a Stargate episode, I'll tag it: #Brigit O Stargate. Just in case you wanna follow this, but not all my SamJack shippy madness.

[fyeahcompetentwomen]

Sophie Deveraux vs. Samantha "Sam" Carter

Remember: don't vote on "who would win in a fight", but on "who, when given a task that fits her skillset and talents, would do that task better: more comprehensively, faster, with more pizzazz, with less collateral, etc."

Endorsements! "What is she good at?"

Sophie Deveraux, Leverage: Give her the right stage, and she can be anyone. She can change character on a dime; she can read people from just a passport photo, she came to her own funeral - twice! - in the certain knowledge people wouldn't recognize her because she was acting. She oozes style (just not always the same style), and despite her good looks, she isn't just a pretty face - and in Leverage Redemption, well into her forties or even past fifty, she is still perceived to be hot and desirable, a woman in her prime!

Samantha "Sam" Carter, Stargate: #but sam blew up a sun#and punched ba'al#and (as i said up there) got between ronon and teal'c sparring#she beat the crap out of a warlord who saw women as property (we know the ep aged like milk but character building)#she built a particle accelerator!#she wouldn't stop until all her team got home#(ok shipper in me is like 'also cause she loved him' but roll with it)#she went up against her universe's version of a terminator and survived thank you tumblr user @tinknevertalks

[bamboo-biscotti]

3:44 PM - October 20th 2024 (Sunday)

Spoilers for EP 14 season 1 of Stargate sg-1

When there about to go again to this planet, daniel and sam discuss something that i don't understand and jack says something smart like an astronomical term, and daniel is shocked by this and sam mentions that during retirement he studied astronomy as a hobby. It would be really cool in a fic or episode where jacks the nerd of the episode and helps the group on a mission related to astronomy in a planet.

okay so i don't remember what episode this was but jack told teal'c to smile and it didn't look right because he doesn't do that at all. Anyway they find a kid hiding from them and because there wearing masks jack asks teal'c to go to them because they don't have a mask (probably due to his symbiote in him) and tells teal'c to be friendly or nice. and so he does that and its so uncharacteristic (its like the actor broke character), like i had to stop myself because I was so flabbergasted.

Bro so teal'c and jack stay on the planet to document a black hole while sam and daniel stay on earth. and the majority of this episode is sam and daniel watching this girl who survived on the planet on there earth to see why. and its nice and all but jack and teal'c have to stay on the planet until the black hole comes (which they said is 8 hours) and i want content of them but there's like one scene of them together and jack looks really bored. Also in that scene teal'c doesn't know what a black hole is so jacks explaining what it is and I don't know if he sucks at explaining things or has never had to explain to someone before what a black hole is and doesn't know how, but I was kinda mad because we just got a little character info on jack and the writers didn't incorporate it.

This episode is soooo good, I'm loving sam!!

[floundrickthewayfarer]

Hello :] Who is your most favoritest character as of right now? They can be from anything (a show, a game, from your head, etc.)

(This is also 100% an invitation to infodump, yes)

*goes to my podium and clears my throat*

My most favoritest character, forever and always, is Teal'c from Stargate. He will never be kicked from this position. There are others whom I also love (looking at you, Echo and Ronan Dex and Miles Morales and others) but he (and the other Stargate characters) are just so, so good.

Teal'c was raised to be a killer who obeys without question, yet he gave everything to save people he'd just met. He is honorable, determined, and kind. His make-up looks flawless no matter what situation they're in. Plus he's played brilliantly by Christopher Judge.

His line to a slimy senator has lived in my mind since the first moment I heard it as a kid. He's asked what the point of fighting is when their enemy seems so untouchable, and his answer is that "What is right cannot be measured by strength."

And then one of his other lines to another enemy solder-turned-ally: "If you do not fight for what you believe in, all may be lost for everyone else. But do not fight for yourself. Fight for others. Others who may be saved through your effort. That is the least you can do."

Anyway. Love this man, always will, he wins favoritest character. :)

[warrenwaskilledbyadeer]

I had such vivid dreams about Stargate last night

I dreamed two whole episodes and they were crazy

Took place in Las Vegas, at the Stratosphere mostly, that was fun

I've never been to the Stratosphere so I don't know what it's actually like inside, but in my dream the inside was taken over by bad guys (not sure if they were goa'uld specifically) and it was mostly a Sam and Jack pair of episodes, they were all taken captive and those two were the ones saving and taking care of everyone else

Cassandra was there, and there was a little kid version of Daniel somehow that everyone called Danny and he and Cassandra were besties

But adult Daniel was also there, they didn't figure that whole situation out before I woke up so I don't know what it was about

At one point they escaped the Stratosphere and stole a big SUV and there was this awesome car chase, Sam was driving with Cassie in the passenger seat, Jack and Daniel were in the back and Danny was on Jack's lap because he was really hurt or something

But then somehow time like reset to back when everyone was captured, but not for Sam and Jack. They panicked running around trying to find Cassandra and Danny before they realized everyone was a captive again

They found Teal'c and freed him and he started helping them look for everyone, but they split up after they all 3 found and released Cassie. Teal'c found Danny at the same time Sam, Cassie and Jack found Daniel, and they did daring escape attempts at the same time too

They all met up in the big room Daniel had been held in, but there was some big problem that left Daniel badly injured so he couldn't walk, and he started arguing with Jack to just leave him behind and Jack was like, "Nope, I'm not leaving you here, not this time" and at one point when they were all talking out the logistics of leaving they realized it could be done perfectly if they didn't have to help Daniel out and he looked at Jack so smugly and folded his arms and Jack was like, "Well, we're just gonna have to figure something else out"

Then everyone else fell asleep but Jack and Daniel, Jack was on watch, but he and Daniel just kept arguing about leaving Daniel behind until Daniel passed out from his injury and Jack sighed and then I woke up LMAO

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

Okay, it's happening. Currently thinking about a Supergirl/SG-1 crossover. I'm thinking that it would be best to set it post finale, established Supercorp, with an alternate reality hop to meet the SG-1 folks.

But first some ground rules about Lena's magic. For this AU I'm feeling a more WOT type magic, where Lena uses her hands/arms/body to manipulate the magical currents of the natural world around her. Less mumbo jumbo spells, more 'let me hurl this fireball at you'. But she is 100% a nature witch. Earth, wind, fire, water, weather, you name it. Extremely powerful, and totally comfortable in her magic.

Meanwhile Kara is also fully comfortable in herself, all of herself, having joined the two parts of herself in the public eye for years now. She's very casual and laid back, until the moment someone she loves is threatened. Then, all bets are off.

They're trying to get home from Argo using a transmat portal when Lena and Kara are instead spat out through the Stargate via an unscheduled offworld activation. They emerge to find dozens of weapons pointed at them. Kara immediately steps between them and Lena, her arms outstretched even as Lena subtly begins to weave a shield of air for them both.

Upon finding their guests to be two unarmed seemingly human women, Hammond orders his men to stand down. The two are carefully welcomed to explain themselves, and they debrief in an interrogation room, courtesy of Colonel Jack O'Neill.

Kara and Jack hit it off almost immediately. Jack asks a semi-serious question, Kara quips a dry answer, and Jack just lights up. "I like her," he tells Carter. Sam rolls her eyes.

Lena's brain is already going a mile a minute trying to speculate what could have happened to bring them here. Sam asks some astute questions, and then they're off to the races, bouncing ideas off each other back and forth trying to narrow down an explanation.

But an explanation is only half the problem. The other half is getting home. While Lena and Sam hole up in Sam's lab, Kara bonds with Teal'c over being an alien on Earth, with Daniel over languages and planets they've been to, and with Jack over, well, being who they are. They just vibe. Go fishing, even.

When SG-1 gets into trouble off world, Lena and Kara insist that Hammond dial them out to provide back up. Hammond refuses, but they sneak through with the backup he does send.

Everyone is shocked when the two of them stride confidently into battle. Kara runs interference, deflecting bullets and blaster bolts alike as Lena walks tall, her arms lifting with fingers outstretched. Drawing energy from the foreign planet around her, fissures open up in the ground, separating the encroaching Jaffa from the tauri forces defending the gate.

As though in slow motion, Kara sweeps in and out, blocking Lena from enemy fire as her partner calls up a storm. The wind swirls, rain comes, and finally Lena throws her arms wide, palms up, and tilts her face up into the rain. With a crack of thunder, a bolt of lightning comes crashing down, striking the ground like a bomb and sending rock and mud and Jaffa flying into the air.

In the quiet aftermath, all weaponsfire ceases as Jaffa retreat in fear and shock, while the Taur'i stare in awe.

Sam turns to Jack with a cocked smile.

"Oh... I like her."