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This is the first full episode of SG-1 that I ever saw. Ironic that, as it got me hooked, most people say it's one of the worst ever. So we're all a little different.
In fact, during the part when they went back to the base, and they were doing all that nice scientific stuff, I actually went "Ugh. X-Files takeoff. Turn it off," and I did(turn it off)...for about ten minutes. I turned it back on again, and the rest is history.
So now, after seeing the episodes (in order), and finally getting to this one, I start to understand it. I understand what that weird guy is doing with that gold thingy on his head, and I know why that giant circle has pretty blue water on it. It makes sense, and I'm glad.
Except that, after watching this episode with knowledge of the show, I've found that...well...it really isn't that good. It's an O'Neill episode. We know that. It has far-too-happy-and-naive-locals, which is to be expected. It's got O'Neill at age 100. It's got a little baby named Daniel. Oh yeah. It's got a big rock in the shape of some God. What's not to like? A lot, unfortunately. 'Borrowing' similar themes from many sci-fi shows (I said 'borrowing'. Not stealing. 'Borrowing'. No, I'm not being sarcastic. Why would *I* be sarcastic?), it takes on the subject of advanced aging. Basically, O'Neill gets it on with a native and starts getting old. LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU!!!! Hah. Yes, that's right. Stargate SG-1 is now starting to come out with morals for the kiddies. It starts out with "The very young do not always do as they are told" from The Nox. Basically, that's telling us "Stop playing with that nuclear warhead before you poke someone's eye out!" (Okay, not really. Actually it tells us that we are self-indulged losers who have nothing better to do then sit around and blow each other up...although not quite so bluntly). And now we get to Brief Candle, which tells us (not so much in words, but in general ideas) "If you have unprotected sex, you get nano-viruses."
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