There is nothing basically wrong with this episode, really, it's just... it's a season 1 or 2 plot line (without Daniel nor O'Neill). The universe is about to be overrun by godlike beings while the magic 8 Baals (sorry, couldn't resist) play havoc with the Stargates. Is it really the right moment to plan a vacation at O'Neill's cottage? Besides, the plot line takes forever to really develop, so that for a good 15mn we're left wondering what this is all about. I like the irony that after all its past experiences, Earth *once again* created a real mess by fiddling with alien technology. I won't mention that the "alien from another dimension" has already been done, or that the SFX for that animal at the end really, really suck. (By the way, I wonder what it was before mutation; judging from its movements, I'd say it was a bunny. Just a thought.) Anyway, solving those problems used to be a bit more complex than emptying a whole cartridge of bullets into them.
So as I said, this a decent episode, just a very average one, which won't leave a gap if you miss it. The best part of it (besides all the jokes about Mitchell hating his quality time with Landry and the echoes it brings of O'Neill's trips there) is seeing Carter bluffing Teal'c. Go girl!
So as I said, this a decent episode, just a very average one, which won't leave a gap if you miss it. The best part of it (besides all the jokes about Mitchell hating his quality time with Landry and the echoes it brings of O'Neill's trips there) is seeing Carter bluffing Teal'c. Go girl!
