Upgrades (403)

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<FONT SIZE=1>EPISODE NUMBER - 403</FONT>
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A Tok'ra archaeologist arrives at the S.G.C. with newly discovered technology, giving the SG-1 team superhuman powers.

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[barbkap]

This had to be the funniest episode ever! Can't see it enough times!! :D

[omnian]

There are some funny bits in it isn't there? I liked those......but then it got all serious and shippy at the end. Curses....

[dorien]

I once saw a few scenes of this episode while channel surfing. Sam, Daniel and Jack were blurred streaks running down the hallway. I was aware of the show but at the time I wasn't watching it. So I see this scene and my thought was..."the charaters on this show have superhero powers!?!" I laughed at the absurdity of that and changed the channel.

I didn't become a fan of the SG-1 until SciFi started airing the show from the beginning. The first episode hooked me completely. So when I later saw this entire episode my reaction was..."they have superhero powers? Cool!"

I especially enjoy the restaurant scene when Sam orders a diet soda to go with her cow. "I like the taste better." :D

[SGSlugger]

I liked this one. The superhuman powers were cool. The bar scene was very funny, as was Siler.

[Nordban]

Anyone notice that written on the blue and red armbands were the words "with great power comes great responsibility..."

[SeaBee]

I wish there had been more of the fight scene shown. All I got when I watched it was a couple of moves, then the scene switched to outside the resteraunt. I don't know if there is any more on the DVD.

[Dramaqueen]

I wish there had been more of the fight scene shown. All I got when I watched it was a couple of moves, then the scene switched to outside the resteraunt. I don't know if there is any more on the DVD.
There isn't. But I like it the way it is.
I love Hammond in this ep. Especially the scene with Jack in his office: GH: Just --- Get the HELL out of my office! :D

[Ocelot]

This is also the first episode where the Tok'ra Anise shows up. Alas....We only see her in a few episodes.

[Anubis]

Shame really, I like the character that she played. So confident

[AgentX]

Shame really, I like the character that she played. So confident

Yeah, she was a lot better than most of the Tau'ri/Tokra ambassador type dealies.

This was a good episode, at the end when Teal'C says: "I Have no need to apologize." That was humourous.

[Anubis]

I agree. She certainly had a good personality

[greytop]

This was a good episode, at the end when Teal'C says: "I Have no need to apologize." That was humourous.

This one of my favorite quotes also. Especially after the rest team aplogized to Hammond. After the quote above, Hammond replied, "Teal'c was obeying orders."

[Anubis]

Oh that was so funny. They all apolgise and Teal'c just walks past

[AgentX]

Yeah I watched this episode again today, and that line gets me still. There are a couple more, mostly from Jack when he is Hammond's office wanting to kick some goa'uld butt. And from Daniel when he and Teal'c are waiting for the C4 to go off.
I can't quote the entire conversation verbatim but the final line that gets me is when Daniel says to Teal'C: "Just wanted to make sure it was an informed decision"

[Chevron 1]

I liked the scene when they are craving steak and basically go to O'Malley's. When they order is also very cool.

I also liked the hall scene between Jack and Sam. :D

[Selmak]

I like when Jack pushes Siler.

[Selmak]

awww... Jack won't leave same.

[Ancient]

I liked when they came back and are apologizing and jack stares at Teal'c and Teal'C says: "I Have no need to apologize." classic love it soo deep that Jaffa is...which ep was it where Dj talks about how deep he is?

[AgentX]

which ep was it where Dj talks about how deep he is?

I believe that is The Lost City, not quite sure what part though. It's the scene where they are all at Jack's house and Daniel has a few drinks.

[Ancient]

I believe that is The Lost City, not quite sure what part though. It's the scene where they are all at Jack's house and Daniel has a few drinks.
yea a few i think its more like one, daniel seems to be a very big light weight meanign having very low tolerance remmeber in forever in a day when he goes to jacks and says it must be the beer and jacks like you have only have one ( Maybe wrogn ep title feel free to correct me)

[greytop]

yea a few i think its more like one, daniel seems to be a very big light weight meanign having very low tolerance remmeber in forever in a day when he goes to jacks and says it must be the beer and jacks like you have only have one ( Maybe wrogn ep title feel free to correct me)
That was in Children of the Gods.

[Lugal]

My favorite quote, after Teal'c and Jack's boxing match.

JACK: Teal'c, I'm really sorry.
TEAL'C: You are not.
JACK: He's right.

[Selmak]

The seem to have boxed quite a few times in SG-1... I always enjoy it.

[Nolamom]

Lucky for them, Fluffy was around to help out with his detonator!
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[-Jules-]

another favorite! (aren't they all :P) my fav part was when Jack was in General Hammond's office and kicked his wall and broke it. definitly some good quotes there!

[Elwe Singollo]

another favorite! (aren't they all :P) my fav part was when Jack was in General Hammond's office and kicked his wall and broke it. definitly some good quotes there!when Hammond was saying to get the hell out of his office, it looked like he was going to laugh, i thought it was halrious :D

[Anubis]

Wasn't that the bit where Jack just tapped the wall, and loads fell apart, and Hammond just stared at him and told him to get out! lol

[TheTroj]

No, this part Jack demonstrates how useful their new powers would be and kicks the wall.

[Anubis]

No, this part Jack demonstrates how useful their new powers would be and kicks the wall.



I'm going to watch this episode again later to remember.

[TheTroj]

The only reason I knew that was because i finished watching it in my new S4 Boxset about 30 mins ago

[Anubis]

The only reason I knew that was because i finished watching it in my new S4 Boxset about 30 mins ago



I have season four on DVD but the only problem is, I haven't watched it in ages. I might start a Stargate marathon next week! :D

[TheTroj]

S4 only just got released here in boxseat format. hence why I am up-to-date on most of these episodes lol.

[Anubis]

S4 only just got released here in boxseat format. hence why I am up-to-date on most of these episodes lol.



Oh yes, Australia is playing catch-up on the episodes and DVD releases now. Well, I'll watch upgrades again this evening, and maybe some others tomorrow1 :rolleyes:

[Elwe Singollo]

No, this part Jack demonstrates how useful their new powers would be and kicks the wall.


Wasn't that the bit where Jack just tapped the wall, and loads fell apart, and Hammond just stared at him and told him to get out! lolIsn't that the same part? I'm a bit confused :S

[Anubis]

Isn't that the same part? I'm a bit confused :S



I'm not sure, so I've got to watch this episode again! :)

[Elwe Singollo]

I just watched it again on my handy dandy dvd player, haha, and i don't know what Throj is talking about, it seems like they are the same, i don't know!!! Well hopefully when you watch it, maybe you'll see what hes talking about :D

[Anubis]

Well, I watched it at 5AM this morning, since I woke early! Darn sleep. But yeah, Jack demonstrates the powers and takes a nice square chunk out from the wall.

[LMichelle]

This ep is so funny, second in line to Window of Opportunity, IMO. The restaurant scene is the best. However, one little nit pick. Daniel has beer, but in Shades of Grey when Jack offers him one he said he doesn't like it. Huh?

I don't know why anyone would call Daniel a geek. He wasn't even wearing his glasses. Besides, Dr. Daniel Jackson is so far away from being a geek. "Daniel, let it go." "Not this time, Jack."

"We're going to need snacks." :p


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[Madeleine]

I reckon they must have been known to each other, and "Not this time" meant that they'd taunted him before. And he doesn't look geeky, but he did have a very geeky manner particularly in the first year or two, so 'geek' might have been the pool playing guys' name for him.

[Dahar Master Thor]

Overall, not one of my favourites, but I did love the Jack-in-the-box joke.

[Lord Zedd]

This is where Freya/Anise returns ij.I found it a good episode.Especially the moment where Carter got trapped and couldn't get through the forcefield and O'Neill wouldn't leave her there alone!! Great acting greaat show

[jckfan55]

Did Carter comb her hair between the time Anise showed up and they went to the briefing room? Quick hair check on the way up? :) Or was time supposed to have elapsed? Lots of great scenes in this one.

[Erik Pasternak]

This is where Freya/Anise returns ij.I found it a good episode.Especially the moment where Carter got trapped and couldn't get through the forcefield and O'Neill wouldn't leave her there alone!! Great acting greaat show
Actually I believe this is when she is introduced.

[hidden_envy]

ah,this was such a funny ep..so many funny quotes... :D

[Jedi Daniel]

This is one of my favourite episodes. I find it one of the funniest episodes (Along with Window of Opportunity) but it also has the powerful scene between Jack and Sam in the corridor.

[yasureubetcha]

I loved all the quotes, like the diet-pop thing. I kind of have a question, though...
When Jack says: Earth, steaks...there's a difference

I've never been able to hear/remember his inflection well enough to know--does he say it with a question mark at the end, or not? As in, "Is there a difference?" or admitting that there IS a difference.

I've seen the ep. several times, and never been quite able to tell.

[Morelen]

Kinda a light question mark....



anyway...I like that episode. Only seen it a few times but it was funny.

[fair_nymph]

This was a GREAT episode! I loved the idea of superpowers, both physically and intellectually. I was particularly impressed by how fast they could read books, and how Carter wrote a book in a few hours. What a great opportunity for her and Daniel to learn and record information.

I wouldn't want to take the armbands off myself!

As always, I was impressed by Teal'c stubborn determination to help his friends, whether they wanted his help or thought they needed it, or not.

Lovely humour in this episodes as well:

-O'Malley's -- the sneaking out, the steaks, the fight

-sneaking off world

-Jack's childlike enthusiasm about his new powers and wanting to use them ASAP

-Hammond's combo of exasperation and amusement at Jack

[valaCB]

cool and funny episode.
I LOVE JACK!!!
and Teal'c is so loyal love his charater too :)

i love the scene when the 3 of them came from the restaurant, Jack explain that it was Cartar idea...lol

[girlgater]

This has to be one of my all time favorite episodes as well. I love -

- the boxing scene with Jack and Teal'c
- the running away from SGC to the restaurant
- the ordering part (Jack ordering 3 steaks and the others agreeing)
- Daniel being the "don't mess with me kind of guy"
- the shippy scene with Jack & Sam (overlook the mush non-shippers)

All in all, it's one of the best !

[Sha're]

My favourite bit in this episode is the Daniel reading bit. Firstly when Jack flips trough the book and then Daniel tries it - then later when he says ... yes but I can read REALLY fast. That's my boy - never mind the awesome powers - he can read fast!
Lots of comic moments in this..... Teal'c - I have no need to apologise - too right! And the whole going out for steaks bit - very funny.
I really felt for Teal'c when he was standing at that force field waiting for Jack and Sam - he wouldn't leave them.... what a hero he is.

[captain_kirk999]

This was definitely one of the great SG-1 episodes. I'm not sure why the man in the bar called Daniel a geek because he wasn't wearing his glasses and doesn't really look like much of a geek, but watching him stand up to them was funny!

I liked O'Neill taking a chunk out of hammond's office, Teal'c was funny at the end, O'Neill boasting about his strength:


ANIS: Squeeze this, it will measure your strength.

O'Neill squeezes and a computer beeps

ANIS: Amazing, you have three times the strength of an average human.
O'NEILL: No change then

[Chaka's_Mum]

I liked O'Neill taking a chunk out of hammond's office

Absolutely. Me too. I just love the way the armbands not only give SG1 superpowers, but also completely skew their judgement. How Jack thought that disassembling the General's office was a great advert for how useful he could be with his new superpowers is an example in itself...

One thing that interested me was that, while Anise's presence prevented Freya from wearing an armband (and so they assumed that Teal'c wouldn't be able to wear one either), the presence of the protein marker in Sam didn't make a difference to her wearing one. Normally the protein marker seems to get in the way almost as much as Junior does when they encounter 'goa'uld proof' technology. But not this time.

Either that is one seriously clever armband, or it can introduce the virus and gauge whether it's spreading the very instant it is placed on the arm - and then engages depending upon the success of the infection. Given that Freya couldn't wear one because of Anise, they just assumed that Teal'c wouldn't be able to because of Junior - I bet if he'd tried one it would have engaged in the first instance, and then fallen off when Junior healed the virus the next time Teal'c went into a state of Kelnoreem. In Sam's case, she retains her human immune system, so I suppose that was how she got the infection.

Just a thought.

[Believer]

I totally enjoyed this episode. I liked everything about it, including both Jack's and Hamond's distrust of Anise and her possible "hidden" motives, to the hilarious scenes in the restaurant/bar. I also thought it was a great lead into the episode about the Zatarcs, sorry, I'm blanking on the title. Phoo.....let me think about it. I can't remember it. :S

[Believer]

I'm sooooo stupid.....Divide and Conquer. How could I forget that episode?????
(bangs head against the wall). And it's spelled za'tarc's, right? :o

[Chaka's_Mum]

*nips off to check the omnipedia...*

Yup. It's Za'tarc.

I just love the moment when the Waitress is about to leave, thinking that they've ordered - only to find that it's just the one order...

Given the size of the steaks on offer in one particular restaurant my folks visited on their hols in the US (sixteen ounces!), and assuming that the steaks on offer in that restaurant weren't too different in size, those must have been some seriously extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeme protein cravings!

Mind you, I bet AT, RDA and MS never wanted to see a cereal bar again by the end of filming that episode...

[fan of jack]

This is one of my favourite episodes. I find it one of the funniest episodes (Along with Window of Opportunity) but it also has the powerful scene between Jack and Sam in the corridor.

I have to agree with scene, i think their feelings for each other really show in this episode. I wish we could see more of these! :D

[Anubis69]

I like the way the episode was done, it was humorous throughout (as mentioned above! especially the way jack said "three..." after he threw the wrapper into the cup!) and even ended on a thought provoking point regarding S&J. a great episode. a lot better than when i first watched it in syndication.

[zats]

Don't think I've reviewed this one yet, soooo...

What was good:
a. The armbands. Ah, the jewelery that launched a thousand shippers...
b. The bar fight at O'Malley's, although I wish we'd seen more of it.
c. Anise. Okay, so in reality she bugs the sniggles out of me, but she's just so much fun to laugh at. It's not the actress's fault, I don't think, just the character. She's practically the epitomized "sexy alien female" suggested in "Wormhole X-Treme!" :eek:
d. Jack knocking Siler down the stairs. It's always poor Siler... :(
e. Odd humerous bits that make me snort root beer out my nose.

What wasn't good:
a. Slightly cliche plot (and sexy alien female, but not going into that.) ;)
b. Siler always gets hurt, and we always get the short end of the Tok'ra deal. Don't try to tell me that they didn't know someone else, somewhere, who'd wear the stupid bracelets. But that's just part of the show, and I more or less live with it. :rolleyes:

[sg1 volgman]

Once you use the armbands can you only use them once? or a few days later try them again?

Also, how many armbands are there? On short missions, sg1 could use them, complete the mission easily, and run back.

[agent2die2004]

Once you use the armbands can you only use them once? or a few days later try them again?

Also, how many armbands are there? On short missions, sg1 could use them, complete the mission easily, and run back.

At the end of the episode they reveal that once you've worn the armbands and they come off then you become immune so you can't use them again. So SG-1 can't use them ever again. And I'm kinda glad cause it would just ruin it if they had super powers all the time.

[Chaka's_Mum]

Me too. It would have been incredibly dull if, every time an SG team gets into trouble, SG1 (or others) whap on a couple of armbands and 'superman' them to safety.

Besides, we all saw how Jack, Sam and Daniel lost a great deal of their common sense and self-control while wearing the armbands. These nifty little bits of equipment may well confer enormously enhanced strength, speed, stamina and goodness-knows-what-else on the wearer, but it seems to be at the expense of judgement and forethought. Not only that, it also makes them self-confident to the point of outright arrogance.

Okay, that first act of disobedience only led to a bit of a punch-up in a restaurant - which was quite amusing, albeit a bit embarrassing for the Air Force. The second, on the other hand, was a gross breach of discipline (at least on the part of Jack and Sam as Airforce Officers); they ignored strict orders to remain on-base, assaulted SGC staff and illegally activated the Gate - simply because they had decided in their (highly impaired) wisdom that Hammond had made a wrong call, and was wasting a prime opportunity to put their newly acquired abilities to use.

Nah - those armbands are best left where they fell off. :D

[zats]

Yup.

Interesting point made on commentary: did anyone notice how Sam lets her hair go? I mean, she was wearing it sort of mussed at the time anyway, but it gets almost ratty before the armbands fall off (and yes, they were best left where they fell).

[Perriman33]

Those armbands were cool, it's a bit naff that they only last a little while and you can't use them again. But it was funny watching them go through the gate and bash the jaffa. We never really saw them examine the armbands or test them before they put them on which was the only bit I thought was odd.
And jack knocking Teal'c out was hilarious *revenge at last--jack thought*.
Anise is so funny, a bit like a spoiled model pouting away.
They never learn to not trust the Tokra. Doh! :D

[Chaka's_Mum]

I read somewhere that Anise/Freya had been given the nickname 'Tok'ra Spice'. Possibly because of her highly revealing, 'un-Tok'ra' dress sense. :eek:

[SimilarCadence]

I read somewhere that Anise/Freya had been given the nickname 'Tok'ra Spice'. Possibly because of her highly revealing, 'un-Tok'ra' dress sense. :eek:

Somewhere in the vast GW forum I remember someone also referring to her as "Tok'ra Barbie", which is also pretty funny..... :p

[1DanielForMe]

Well, and the fact that "anise" is actually a type of spice (albeit pronounced with a short "A").

Anyway, I've probably seen this episode more than any other. I literally have the entire thing completely memorized, word for word, scene for scene, beat for beat, and I still can't get enough of it! 'Upgrades' has some of the finest scenes in all of SG-1, each bit better than the last! :D

[Stricken]

Season 4 was brill and this was one of the highs!!, the whole super theme was really well acted and Jack kicking a chunk out of Hammonds office, was great!! More of the same!!!

[walter_MacChevron]

Yeah, season 3-5 are the glory years in my opinion, but there are a lot of good episodes in all of the seasons.......especially season 9. This was a pretty good episode because it started dealing with sam and jack's relationship.

[artemis_chosen]

I like Sam kicking butt on the pool table. Note to self, never play pool with an astrophysicist. (sp? on a caffiene high at the moment) I also like the ship at the end as well.

Didn't like how they just disregarded Janet's medical opinion though.

[Pharaoh Atem]

I want one of those wrist bands :-)

this was a good episode it would had been nice of general hammond had let them go though the gate and fight the gou'lud.

and i want a copy of carter's book

[Chaka's_Mum]

To be honest, I think General Hammond was very wise to try and keep SG-1 on base and out of trouble.

Given how things had turned out at the restaurant, and the fact that Jack, Sam and Danny weren't supposed to have left the Mountain in the first place, he knew that their individual senses of judgement and proportion were highly impaired - hardly a good thing for a covert seek-and-destroy mission. As for Jack coming into the office and virtually demanding to be allowed to get out there and destroy the new ship - it was pretty much inevitable that General Hammond would refuse to let them go.

All they did when they completely disobeyed orders and went anyway was throw the whole judgement impairment thing into very sharp relief. And they didn't even have 'Earth in immediate Jeopardy' to excuse their actions this time around.

That said, until the rotten armbands fell off, they were well kicking Goa'uld butt! Go SG-1!:D

[Thor of The Asgard]

i knew there was something fishy about those arm things!
and about the tok'ra anise!
they just cant be trusted......
although those arm things were cool...and the part of the resturant was funny!!!
very dangerous...would'nt like to have them...lol...

you think they alien race that invented them will make em better???
lol!!! just kidding!!! they are all dead1!!!! muahahhahaha

[HirogenGater]

Yeah, season 3-5 are the glory years in my opinion, but there are a lot of good episodes in all of the seasons.......especially season 9. This was a pretty good episode because it started dealing with sam and jack's relationship.

IMO the glory years were, Season 2-4.
Loved the scene in the steakhouse.

[HirogenGater]

I read somewhere that Anise/Freya had been given the nickname 'Tok'ra Spice'. Possibly because of her highly revealing, 'un-Tok'ra' dress sense. :eek:

I had no problem with her dress. :)

[Chaka's_Mum]

:lol:

[captain jake]

Just watched this episode again, and I have to say that it still is amazingly entertaining after the 5th time watching it. When they go to O'malleys and carter orders the diet soda I was laughing my head off. However that raises the question what soda would the waitress bring? all carter said was diet soda and the waitress left? anybody got a answer?

[cafine_us]

Funny catch. The writers probably couldn't have Sam say any particular soda, or else it would appear that the show was endorsing a certain brand. Perhaps O'Malley's only carries one kind of soda?

[captain jake]

Ya I thought of that and have you ever been to a bar/restaurant that only serves one kind of soda?

Nope it is just a simple endorsement problem like you said.

[L.A. Doyle]

Yeah. The endorsement thing.

But where I'm from, if you say you want a coke, they ask what kind. People don't say soda. :)

I love this ep! It's so funny!

[captain jake]

well this does take place in america.

[L.A. Doyle]

well this does take place in america.

I live in America! :confused: Different regions, different names for things. Of course, it really takes place in...Canada!

[captain jake]

Not the show!!

And where in america are you from that they call soda coke.

[L.A. Doyle]

:) I know the show is filmed in Canada, and while on Earth on the show they are in Colorado. I'm from Texas. :) While some people DO say soda where I live, we mostly just say coke. Like the soda aisle in Wal-Mart is the 'coke aisle'. Or we say we feel like a coke. And seriously, if you ask me for a coke, I'll ask what kind! Just one of those things!

To be on topic, it makes me laugh when Sam orders a diet soda when she's going to eat 3 or 4 steaks! I would have loved to see their table!

[Chaka's_Mum]

That sounds a bit like people calling vacuum cleaners 'hoovers', which we do in the UK (and you guys in the US might do the same, I'm not sure) - it also serves as a verb as in 'I'm going to hoover the lounge'. Not only that, it gets used quite regularly as a euphemism for eating, too - as in 'You finished off the cake, crumbs and all? You hoover!'.

Just to contribute to the topic drift for a moment - I don't think anyone in the UK uses the term 'soda' at all to refer to fizzy drinks. These days, most people use the brand name. I'll have to see what my local supermarket calls their 'fizzy drink' aisle...

Anyway, back to topic again.

I love the moment when Sam orders the diet drink as well - accompanying her three steaks. I'm with her, actually. I always prefer diet coke to regular because my teeth feel horribly sticky and 'coated' after regular coke. Yuck.

[captain jake]

Ya back on topic

Another funny scene was when they were playing pool.

jaCK- "THIS IS A CLICHE"

[StarGi]

I love this episode, because is very funny in first half, when they're all trying those armbands and crosses over to superb action-drama second half (Bullet-time of staff blast). And we get to see some more of this mission in Divide and Conquer. That's why season four is the best!

[captain jake]

Ya the tansition between home and off world was very fast and big. I noticed that it bugged me the first time but then I realized they were trying to show there spontaneous nature.(caused by the armbands)

[Chaka's_Mum]

Spontaneous is a good word. I'd add 'impetuous' to that, not to mention 'not in full possession of their faculties' - except that's seven words rather than one. :)

[LHB]

Fantastic ep; I've seen it several times on DVD. The only thing that annoyed me: the wristbands that said "With great power comes great responsibility." Doesn't that belong with Spiderman, not SG-1?

[Descent]

Fantastic ep; I've seen it several times on DVD. The only thing that annoyed me: the wristbands that said "With great power comes great responsibility." Doesn't that belong with Spiderman, not SG-1?

I've seen that line everywhere. I think it's a quote from some famous person.

[Chaka's_Mum]

Wherever it came from, it's good advice. Certainly it's a worthwhile advisory against accidentally shoving someone off a staircase.;)

[garhkal]

Shame really, I like the character that she played. So confident

And Dead sexy!!!


This one of my favorite quotes also. Especially after the rest team aplogized to Hammond. After the quote above, Hammond replied, "Teal'c was obeying orders."

One of the few times, imo where it was teal'c coming in to 'save the day'. Up till then, the team has saved teal'c more often than not..


This was a GREAT episode! I loved the idea of superpowers, both physically and intellectually. I was particularly impressed by how fast they could read books, and how Carter wrote a book in a few hours. What a great opportunity for her and Daniel to learn and record information.

That is a great point. It makes me wonder which books jack chose to read up on..


Originally Posted by Chaka's_Mum
I read somewhere that Anise/Freya had been given the nickname 'Tok'ra Spice'. Possibly because of her highly revealing, 'un-Tok'ra' dress sense.

Being one of the few who actually loved the spice girls, i would have liked to read that mag, where she got that title..

As to me.. i only really had 2 gripes...
1) Why did they not go more into the race who MADE the armbands.
2) is it me, or did that new type of ship look almost like it had a BIG golden head atop it..

[Chaka's_Mum]

I suspect that we don't hear more about the Atonieks for the simple reason that Anise doesn't have anything more to tell us. Anise knows that the armbands gave the wearer great powers, and that the Atonieks were a great civilisation that pre-dated the Goa'uld. Chances are that there was some crossover between the two groups, given that the armband won't even connect to someone who carries a symbiote, but other than that, the only other thing that is known for sure is that the race has died out.

In some ways, the lack of a backstory for the Atonieks is what makes 'Upgrades' possible. Had they known more about them, and how the armbands worked, then they would have known from the outset that the armbands were essentially useless in the long run. Sometimes we just don't know as much as we would like to about a race of people, despite one or two tantalising glimpses in the archaeological record.

Yes, I think the ship did have a big golden head on it - but given that Apophis has a great big head, that seems appropriate!:D

The 'Tok'ra Spice' reference comes from an article on H2G2 (the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Earth Edition) which can be found in the 'Talk' section of the BBCi website. I would include a link, but given that the article goes up to season 9 and is crammed with spoilers, I'm not going to. It's easy to find, though, as there's a search engine which will locate it for you.

[Major Clanger]

I don't think we came up with Tok'ra Spice over there on h2g2 (yep, there were several of us GateWorlders involved in writing that) - in fact, I know we didn't because I know that I first heard the phrase here (maybe it used to be Starguide back then?)

anyway, here's a link to the entry - because if any of you GWers are also
h2g2'ers you might want to write up S10... it can be updated and you get your name in lights and everything (and also, because I take any chance to plug h2g2)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A765597

[Chaka's_Mum]

Oops - I wasn't intending to give the impression that I thought the Hootoo article authors invented the term, I was actually intending to report the fact that I'd read it there and thought it an amusing and rather appropriate nickname for Anise.:)

It's a good read and I was going to post a link myself then got a hot flush over the prospect of it containing spoilers because of the recent update to season 9!:o

Tragic. Yes. I know.

I shall second the H2G2 plug here, too. I haven't been there in a while (apart from revisiting the Stargate article to check that I hadn't misremembered where I came across the 'Tok'ra Spice' term) but it's a great place to go and I really must pop back sometime and do more than make references to curdled milk in my journal.

[Two_L's]

This is one of my favourite Stargate episodes ever! :D

It was great seeing Sg-1 with 'super-human' powers and how they lose rational behaviour. The scene in the restaurant was hilarious, "Well, this is a cliche", but I felt sorry for Teal'c missing out on all the fun :( I think one of the best scenes from their 'mission' however, is saved for Divide and Conquer.

Jack's "No!" to Carter and the look between them afterward is wonderfully intense and emotional

It seems some people had a problem with Anise in the episodes she was in, but personally, I liked her. I only had a problem with her outfit in Divide and Conquer, but overall, I thought she was a great actress and wish she could have come back on occasions. :)

[garhkal]

Yea. It is a pity, we never got to know her more..

[plastic]

this episode is very funny :)
loved the bit in the restaurant, it made me laugh so much when they got into
the fight when they called danial a geek :daniel:
also when o'neill pushed SILER down the stairs very funny
but i did feel sorry for teal'c in this episode because he is left out :( :tealc:

[Chaka's_Mum]

It has it's moments - that's for sure.

Watching Jack's complaints about the Tok'ra trail off as Anise arrives, the exchange of names and their meanings - which again he trails off...

The scene in the Restaurant is hilarious - ordering three rare steaks and a diet soda. Class. And, to be honest, I like the taste better, too.

Mind you, the punch up at the end of the evening was absolute proof that General Hammond was right to take them off active duty. The fact that they weren't even meant to be off the base - but had still managed to get themselves into a pub fracas nonetheless showed just how impaired their judgement was.

[shippyangel]

This is one of my favourite Stargate episodes ever! :D

It was great seeing Sg-1 with 'super-human' powers and how they lose rational behaviour. The scene in the restaurant was hilarious, "Well, this is a cliche", but I felt sorry for Teal'c missing out on all the fun :( I think one of the best scenes from their 'mission' however, is saved for Divide and Conquer.

Jack's "No!" to Carter and the look between them afterward is wonderfully intense and emotional

It seems some people had a problem with Anise in the episodes she was in, but personally, I liked her. I only had a problem with her outfit in Divide and Conquer, but overall, I thought she was a great actress and wish she could have come back on occasions. :)

Yes, yes, yes.
Emotional episode, deep one. Can't get enough! One of my favorites!

[LuxFestinus]

Fantastic ep; I've seen it several times on DVD. The only thing that annoyed me: the wristbands that said "With great power comes great responsibility." Doesn't that belong with Spiderman, not SG-1?


I've seen that line everywhere. I think it's a quote from some famous person.


Taken from:
http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_10_06.html


I heard Stan Lee speak at a college in Connecticut many, many years ago...and/or I read it later in an interview with him...where he said he enjoyed reading the Bible as Great Literature and a source of story ideas. I think he may have said at that time that the "with great power comes great responsibility" quote was adapted from what Jesus Christ says in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 12, verse 48: "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."

That's the King James version that Stan might have read years ago. A contemporary translation reads: "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."

[Theimmortaljedi]

Great epp. Very funny and well written.I liked how as everyone got their powers they stayd true to themselves. DJ used it to get knowledge faster. SC used it to write the book she always wanted and JO was itching for a mision.

[PrioroftheOri]

too bad the wristband things wore off, they would have been cool. i like the part wher anise tells jack to sqeeze that strength-o-meter, and she tells him he is 5x stronger than a normal human, and he says, "so, no improvement then."

[longhorn21]

totally hilarious



oh by the way, I despise Anise/Freya what's-her-face!

[LuxFestinus]

Starting at about timestamp 24:49
Anise:
General Hammond, I have a received a message from the Tok'Ra high council.

General Hammond:
What?

Anise:
I have reported the progress of the experiment and they have made a suggestion.

General Hammond:
Regarding?

Anise:
The high council would like to forward the idea of putting SG-1's new skills into practical use.

Jack:
Yessss! Sir.

General Hammond:
What are they suggesting?

Anise:
We have just recieved new information regarding a new class of battleship that Apophis is building.

General Hammond:
Just received?

Anise:
Our internal attempt at sabotage has already failed. However, based on our intelligence, a special covert team cou...

General Hammond:
You've known all along.

Anise:
Excuse me?

General Hammond:
This was the point. Wasn't it?

Anise:
General I assure you.

General Hammond:
I assure you. I have been at this a long time and I know damn well when I am being manipulated.

Anise:
I realize how this must look. However, in the interest of the Tok'Ra earth alliance.

General Hammond:
Don't give me that load of bunk. Right now I don't think the Tok'Ra have my people's best interest in mind.

Anise:
General, if you believe anything, believe this.
If Apophis is allowed to complete this battleship, it will assure his dominance over the Gou'ld, your planet, and the rest of this galaxy.
I am sure the high council will be disappointed.
I have downloaded everything we know about the battleship's construction into your base computer.
Hopefully you will review it and change your mind.

Jack:
General, if I may?

General Hammond:
No you may not.

Take them back to the lockup.
For what its worth. I am ordering you to cooperate.

Timestamp approximately 26:15 at end.



They did cooperate and so they were not disobeying orders on the dangerous mission to destroy Apophis' ship.

[Ulkesh47]

This episode was one of the most enjoyable ones I've seen yet. Seeing Jack, Daniel and Carter decidedly kicking some Serpent Guard ass was also brilliant. Plus, this is the best Janet's looked, ever.

[captain jake]

I'm all for cool alien technology, but this wasn't very realistic. Let's say that they were given the strength to hit, kick, and punch things with extreme power. Wouldn't the bones that make up their body brake under the pressure? If you strike a steel wall with a sledge hammer with the force of let's say 1,000 pounds the handle of the hammer would break before the wall would.

The whole thing throws the laws of physics out the window. Even so it was extremely entertaining to watch them take out that entire mother ship and I wish I could read that fast.

[Major Clanger]

I'm all for cool alien technology, but this wasn't very realistic.

I just love it when people write things like this about a sci-fi show full of aliens!!
Brilliant.
:D

[captain jake]

I just love it when people write things like this about a sci-fi show full of aliens!!
Brilliant.
:D

What is so unrealistic about aliens?

[Major Clanger]

That's told me!
:D

[captain jake]

Jake does a victory dance!

[Major Clanger]

Oi, don't get ahead of yourself, buster

:D

[captain jake]

You have your spoon and I have my victory dance. However, the term victory dance is slightly vague, let's call it "Jake's hoity-toity superiority gambol".

You do have to admit that my sledge hammer analogy was rather ingenious.

[Major Clanger]

Rather ingeneous - but, well... it's the fact that we all sit around going "well that's not realistic" when we're talking about building a wormhole that really makes me :D

[GateGipsy]

No it isn't realistic to talk about building wormholes. We've no original knowledge about how to build them apart from the alien technology we've managed to get our hands on and what we've figured out from that.

[padr49904]

Ok people it is Sci-Fi it is not supposed to be realistic right now. It could be possible in 50-100+ years for some of it to happen.

[Major Clanger]

No it isn't realistic to talk about building wormholes. We've no original knowledge about how to build them apart from the alien technology we've managed to get our hands on and what we've figured out from that.

:D

Actually, all joking aside - I really do love it that what we look for in the (or a) show isn't "is this something that I can experience in my everyday life?" (like a soap) but the continuity and the ability of the whole team to make a world that survives with consistent rules about how things work (mostly)

It's like when you watch Star Trek (especially TOS) and they get stuck, and we're all shouting things like "reverse the polarity to the forward shields" - because we know that in a consistent universe of Trek tech, that kind of thing works. Like in BSG they can't beam anywhere and they show the miners who are making the fuel.

I've gone right off Stargate recently, but conversations like this remind me why it was so brilliant.

[GateGipsy]

Recently? :)

Oh good point though. It is that consistancy that is great, especially for those of us with inner anoraks.

[Major Clanger]

oh oh, since S7...

[GateGipsy]

Mmmm right. S7 was, er, when? *runs to look up the dictionary definition of recently*

[captain jake]

Ok guys, I was simply talking about the strength of bones. I like to assume that the general workings of the show are realistic. The only reason I was saying that it was unrealistic was because it didn't fit within those general workings. Now I was hoping that we could start talking about the episode. If you guys want to have some further conversation on the realistic/non realistic parts of SG-1 let's start a thread. Let me know if someone starts it.

[Major Clanger]

I actually know what you mean. Don't mind me I'm just messing with your head.

Gipsy... ok ok ok. I admit it. I went off Stargate ages ago. But I do like S4 particularly much.

[captain jake]

I actually know what you mean. Don't mind me I'm just messing with your head.

Gipsy... ok ok ok. I admit it. I went off Stargate ages ago. But I do like S4 particularly much.

Thank you...

Let's talk about Anise and how amazingly hot she is, I can't believe Jack turns her down in Divide and Conquer.

[Major Clanger]

*sticks fingers in ears*

lalalalala I can't hear you.

Actually, I have a theory about that... but, well, I like to keep that in my own head.
:P

[captain jake]

*sticks fingers in ears*

lalalalala I can't hear you.

Actually, I have a theory about that... but, well, I like to keep that in my own head.
:P

I mean sure it could be that she was Tok'ra but I don't know Jack has always been fast and loose.

[plague]

ok. For all the scientific Geeks, got a question for you. According to Sam and wormhole physics, whatever enters the wormhole exists in the same speed right? Yet if you see Season 1, 2 and a few others... in many of the episodes they step in normally and fall out on the other side with a force. So how is that possible. According to the Scientific explanation, the distance travelled shouldn't matter. What matters is the speed of entry which should be the speed of exit if matters break into pieces and gets joined again. Extra force cannot be counted for that.

Possible plothole maybe?

[L E E]

I really had fun with this episode. Super SG1! Cool. And did I hear a spiderman quote?

Teal'c had me :lol: at the end when he said he had no need to apologize. I loved the way he said it.

Tokra. Grrrr. I was expecting Janet to really do something bad to Anise. The way she looks at Anise says it all.

[HelloVelo]

Do you think they titled this episode "Upgrades" because Anise obviously had some... umm, upgrades?

Rating: 6/10

Full Reveiw: http://stargatesummer.blogspot.com/2008/07/upgrades.html

[Major Clanger]

Plague - you know how some of us were just talking about how our inner anorak likes Stargate because it is (mostly) consistent? Well....

The whole, entry/exit speed for the wormhole thing is one of those instances where you just have to pretend that Sam never spouted such obvious rubbish - or else TPTB were playing hookey that day and didn't catch up on their notes.

As for Anise. Where to begin...

Actually, I'm not going there again. Except to mention that her boobs are lopsided and it really really keeps me from paying attention to 99% of what she says or what happens when she's onscreen.
I saw Upgrades for the first time in ages and ages last week and the exit speed was something that really stuck out for me.

[Mortonpixie]

I love this episode because of the Humor. When they all go to eat steak and Sam orders a Diet Soda - Ha! Also, when thier arm bands fall off and Sam and Jack are separated - awwww... I agree with pp's about Teal'cs comment at the end - I love that guy!!

[Verdande]

I liked this episode. Many, many funny scenes and some true bravery! I was very impressed with Teal'c who wouldn't leave O'Neill and Carter inside the ship, and with O'Neill who wouldn't leave Carter behind the force shield.

What I didn't quite get was what caused the force shields to come down? Was it the explosion? But shouldn't the explosion take out the entire ship - and kill everybody inside? And shouldn't that include O'Neill and Carter?

Or did I miss something?

[TheDeviant]

Good episode, I especially enjoyed the comical dialog in the end between SG1 and Hammond - "Me too" "Me three" and then comes Teal'c with "I don't have to apologize". haha, I really laughed at that moment. I love these parts in the show.

The abilities the armband gives are incredible, I wish there was some further development in that subject. and about the Tok'ra - I'm sure they'll use Earth as a mean and not as a cause.

[LuxFestinus]

ok. For all the scientific Geeks, got a question for you. According to Sam and wormhole physics, whatever enters the wormhole exists in the same speed right? Yet if you see Season 1, 2 and a few others... in many of the episodes they step in normally and fall out on the other side with a force. So how is that possible. According to the Scientific explanation, the distance travelled shouldn't matter. What matters is the speed of entry which should be the speed of exit if matters break into pieces and gets joined again. Extra force cannot be counted for that.

Possible plothole maybe?

Travellers fell out of the other side with a force because of imprecise calculations used in forming the wormhole. They had to make their own DHD (Dial Home Device) and as such it was imperfect.

[Ulkesh47]

Let's talk about Anise and how amazingly hot she is, I can't believe Jack turns her down in Divide and Conquer.

Wow. I'm so tired of so many people raving about Anise, especially when this is the episode in which Janet looks the best she ever did in the entire series.

On the other hand, I would just like to express my love for this episode. It's so fun and entertaining, and it's one of my five favorite SG-1 episodes.

[gateship15]

i love this episode i like the fact he turned the tokar'a down. i also like the part with sam and jack. tis is my fave episode

[Butlersgate]

jack: well this is cliche

lmao i would love to see someone say that in that situation irl.

[balo]

Really loved this episode from start to finish !

Great action and so many funny scenes too.

Hope to see more of Anise later ;)

Rating : 8 / 10

[gateship15]

i agree this episode had a few funny moments and we do get to see her again later on in the series

[shinysign]

It is a great and fun episode. Sometimes if I am in a more serious type mood, I have trouble enjoying the premise - they get superhero powers, but there is a huge issue. Doing something like typing extremely fast would quickly use up and damage Carter's cartilage in her fingers. Jack benchpressing 3-4 times his bodyweight would hurt his muscles, as would running that quickly. Unless the armbands give them tremendous and instant healing powers, that is possible but seems unlikely. They are not like someone like Superman, who is born an alien and has certain automatic physiological powers. That being said, part of me says, who cares, I just need some suspention of disbelief for this episode, some things I can suspend easily, some not, this one is harder, watching them do things that would destroy their muscles, but hopefully their armbands are working overtime!

That being said, it had its funny moments and was overall very entertaining. Though parts were comedic, to me the last scene was very serious, they got into a situation that required superpowers, and now they need to get out of it without those powers. This to me was very dramatic and set up a lot of tension - how do you solve something as a normal person that was so difficult that you 5 minutes ago required a superhuman ability to do? So the last scene with Jack and Sam was very tense to me.

As for their impared judgement, I thought it was extremely well done and well acted. After watching it a second time, they did a very good job with it, after all, they are not being mind controlled or anything, they just have very offkilter hormones, like a guy on too much steroids or something. They have always been confident, but they become arrogant to the point of being cocky, and do things on a whim and think about them later. When they do think about them, like the 2 seconds of 'wait a minute' at the resturaunt, their actions seem reasonable to them. They wanted steak so they got some steak. I can imagine them putting it on the 'Stargate' tab, that would be hilarious, they just ordered a $250 plus meal!!

Plus I loved seeing them eating at a resturaunt together as friends, they never get to do that. (The other time I remember them eating at a resturaunt one of the members get kidnapped. They must have a problem with eating at resturants.) Great show and very fun, like I said, I just have to suspend my disbelief and enjoy for this one.

[vzzzzzbx]

Great episode, some really funny moments - plus lets be honest here from a male perspective Anise was pretty fine as well, it's a bit of a shame she never appeared in more than a couple of episodes... :P

[Ulkesh47]

Great episode, some really funny moments - plus lets be honest here from a male perspective Anise was pretty fine as well, it's a bit of a shame she never appeared in more than a couple of episodes... :P
Eh... I don't find Anise attractive. I know I'm in the minority, though!:o

[suse]

Eh... I don't find Anise attractive. I know I'm in the minority, though!:o

Neither do I.

:mckay:MGM's choice to make her dress that way.

Still, it was a darned sight better than the way a certain later character dressed - and worse, behaved.

suse

[Ulkesh47]

Still, it was a darned sight better than the way a certain later character dressed - and worse, behaved.

suse
Who?

[NormaN]

I just noticed that they look like power rangers with those upgrade bands. lol

[suse]

Who?

Vala. At least Anise just dressed the part.

/off topic

:D Loved this ep. All of them became arrogant and the reactions of the 'normals' were great.


suse

[The Stig]

Jack, sam and daniel get these upgrades and yet it is teal'c who saves the day. Shows how good he really is.

[Jimbob041106]

The tok'ra, Freya, likes Jack:jack::jack:

I found that funny.

[gateship15]

that was funny but the human part liked danial didn't she

[Ulkesh47]

that was funny but the human part liked danial didn't she
Other way around.

[gateship15]

oo ok :) the snake liked danial the human liked jack

[Mrs. Daniel Jackson]

I LOVE THIS EPISODE!!!!
seriously love every little thing about it!
im actually going through a withdrawle because i want to watch it again, but i cant find disk 1 of s4...:danielanime08:
im really mad to, i might just rebuy the whole season if i cant find it soon! i cant live without it!!!!!!!!
(ok a little dramatic, but true!!!!!!)

-Kat

oh almost forgot! i love when daniel is trying to flip the pages really fast like Jack.. he's so cute! :daniel:

[Pic]

What a fun episode! I especially like the team going out for steak and not really thinking about the consequences until they'd already left.

I felt so sorry for Janet this whole episode.

Unrelated to the plot, Sam needs a haircut and Teal'c needs to get rid of the "thing" on his face.

[rushy]

This episode rules I love the moment when O'Neill breaks the cabinet a bit.

[rushy]

And Daniel needs new glasses

[gateship15]

i love this episode and have watched it many times. i like how later on what happened on this episode comes back to bit them. well sam and jack anyway. anyway great episode one of my faves

[AresLover452]

what I love about this one is when Jack and Teal'c are sparring and Jack knock Teal'c out... lol!!

Or when they are at the bar ordering food i loved when the server looked at them like, "Are you serious?" and then the fight at the end.... lol!!

[gateship15]

those parts are good to

[AresLover452]

This was simply a great episode!!

[gateship15]

i agree with u there

[AresLover452]

Jack was awesome.... well always awesome, but he Frakking Rocked this eppy!!

[gateship15]

i agree

[AresLover452]

Jack: Shouldn't we be out there doing the damage instead... of in your office.

lol

[gateship15]

lol

[AresLover452]

i just loved this one. S4 was really my favorite Season.

[gateship15]

this just shows the earlier seasons are the best

[AresLover452]

this just shows the earlier seasons are the best

Oh yeah... after S7 I stop watching it, I own the entire series but with Jack not out in the field really no point... lol.!!

[gateship15]

i agree the 9th and 10th are a waist of tim in my option

[AresLover452]

yeah. I barely even watch S8. I know it has Jack, but it is not he same. lol!!

[gateship15]

yea no jack it just isn't the same

[AresLover452]

Hehe, love Jack

[gateship15]

hes very funny without him stargate goes down hill fast

[Tachyon]

Upgrades is a great episode. It's fun, it has some action in it, and the story concept is interesting. :)

[gateship15]

i agree

[AresLover452]

Upgrades is a great episode. It's fun, it has some action in it, and the story concept is interesting. :)


Plus it has Jack knocking Teal's out and not being sry for it... that was funny.

[gateship15]

very funny

[AresLover452]

I loved the bar fight too....

Two big guys stand next to Jack and he says, "Well this is a cliche."

[gateship15]

yep

[AresLover452]

Sam kicking butt at the pool table... I bet Jack was thinking, "That's my girl."

[gateship15]

lol yep

[AresLover452]

Or what about when Jack crushed that strength ball thing Anise gave him.

[gateship15]

lol that was great i would love speed and strength

[AresLover452]

Same her and the arm band was pretty kewl... lol!

[gateship15]

i agree

[Girlbot]

I liked this ep. The Tok'ra stuff and Jack's hesitance about them, mirrors my own feelings for the Tok'ra, except for Martouf whom I loved. The bar scene was great to see Sam in action . and of course in the end, the Tok'ra once again proving Jack right :D

[mrscopterdoc]

I love this episode! SO many funny lines! I just wish Freya/Anise was not in it ugh.

[SiNz]

Another one of my favourite episodes. I love it when Jack reads an entire book, then asks Daniel "You don't happen to have a book that explains this book?" lol

[maneth]

Yeah, indeed. Creepy but fun. I wonder how they dare to trust the Tok'ra after this.

[HolyAngelQueenSG-1]

I funny at there. :lol: Jack's kick destroy wall in George's office.

[ChulaksPrincess]

I just cannot imagine anyone eating four steaks at one time. I wouldn't want to wear a device of any kind that changes my body so much like those arm bans. I'm glad Jack, Sam, and Daniel didn't die from taking such a risk with their health.

[NowIWillDestroyAbydos]

Wow, I'm the first one to post about this one for SGRewatch.

Anyways, a pretty good episode. And the introduction of the "Sexy Female Alien".

This one had 3 composers, who music was probably used in previous episode during the course of the series.

I wonder if with today's computers, would Sam have had that buffer problem. I highly doubt it, because with today's computers, we've got 6 cores per processor (at least on some processors).

Stuff from the commentary:

The wrapper in the can took 11 takes to get in it successfully. Mad Kenny (the props guy) threw it in at short range.
During the pool scene, Martin bet Amanda $100 (US) that she couldn't get the shot in with one shot. $100 during rehearsal, and another during actual shooting. She got it in with one shot, both times. They were planning on using a double for the scene.
That slow-mo staff blast was just a rock on a wire, with CG added later


Tomorrow, someone who Teal'c once loved comes by. And Peter Wingfield.

[Krisz]

Another great episode! Another favourite of mine. Not many I didn't like in Season 4! :)

Just loved the whole gaining superpowers thing.

"With great power comes great responsibility." - Responsibility for eating loads of steaks, drinking lots of beer, being responsible when beating up the guys in the bar without killing them, and trying not to undermine the structure of Hammond's office when kicking the wall in frustration.

Jack and his 'Six Million Dollar Man' slow motion bit, had to be done, didn't it? LOL!


For those interested in where scenes are filmed:

The planet scenes were filmed in Burnaby Mountain Park, amongst the wooden carvings of 'The Playground of the Gods (http://www.vancouverobserver.com/localvocal/2011/03/30/playground-gods-burnaby-bc).'

'O'Mally's' was Horizons Restaurant in Burnaby Mountain Park. Unfortunately the restaurant had a fire in the kitchen last year, it has been refurbished and the interior and the entrance no longer look like they did in this episode.

[Seaboe Muffinchucker]

I wonder if with today's computers, would Sam have had that buffer problem. I highly doubt it, because with today's computers, we've got 6 cores per processor (at least on some processors).
It actually depends on what word processor she's using. I have a modern computer, but when I was using Open Office (before I went to the the Dark Side and got Word), I had horrible problems with overtyping the buffer, and I only type between 60 and 75 wpm.

Seaboe

[Jae'a]

My LiveJournal post (http://jo-r-lee.livejournal.com/18871.html)
Another one of my faves. :)

[garhkal]

I always wondered. What was that ship supposed to do for Apophis? Was it gonna be more powerful than their other super hataks?

[Matt G]

Tuesday night...another ep of SG1...

1. New Tok'ra...meh...she was pretty fit though...

2. OK...who used to be on the "New Adventures of Superman" FX team...;)

3. Didn't think about how much damage SG1 might be doing to themselves...

4. Forgot about the C4 knocking out the shields...

5. "I have nothing to apologise for".

Fun ep!

[Lieutenant Sparrow]

Such a pity we never got to see Apophis's new ship. Although at least we get to see Anubis bring a new ship to the fight.

The arm bands were great fun. Nearly ended in disaster.

[Nut_ty]

This episode is like a roller coaster ride, and it’s needed after the heavier episode before this. Watching Jack, Daniel and Sam reacted to their new powers is fun. There is also great dialog:

(after Annise walks through the gate)
Daniel: that looks like trouble to me.
I liked seeing Daniel flirt with Annise, and Jack’s reaction to it.

After Jack knocks Teal’c out, there’s this cute interchange between Jack and Teal’c
Jack: Teal’c, I’m really sorry
Teal’c: You are not
Jack: He’s right about that

Sam: Has it occurred to anyone that we are defying a direct order?
(long pause)
Daniel: it’s not like we haven’t defied orders before
Sam: Yeah, but that was about saving Earth.
Jack: Earth, steaks—what’s the difference?

Daniel “taking on the big boys” in a fight

Questions, did they get to eat their food?
Did they use a “Vulcan pinch” to disable the control room personnel?

And last, if not least, the dialog after they return to the SGC:
Jack: Even so, General, I’m sorry
Sam: Me too
Daniel: Me three
Teal’c: I have no reason to apologize.

[Matt G]

I presume they got to eat their food - looked like they'd already finished by the time Sam was playing pool.

[Noxbait]

Man, Anise is a pushy devil, isn't she? I do actually kind of like her. It would've been cool to have seen her in a few more episodes over the course of the show. she does have rather dubious taste in clothes...;)

This was such a fun episode, lots of great lines...and looks. :) cracks me up!
Love when Jack knocks Teal'c out...and then when he apologizes and says "I'm sorry." and Teal'c says very simply "You are not." ....his tone of voice and the look on his face is incredibly awesome!
I also love how Janet is on guard at all times and not so ecstatic about this whole thing...love the Janet vs Anise dynamic. Along with Teal'c, Janet pretty much pwns all and can do no wrong!

The whole scene with Hammond and Jack in his office is amazing. Hammond is a saint for dealing with all the weirdness every day...I love how Hammond nails Anise and knows this was all a set up. Sneaky Tok'Ra!

Love the interior of the ship, especially the power core, totally cool and very different from anything we've seen before. ah, Teal'c...feeling a little left out, I think. He deserved his moment at the end "I have no need to apologize." With his nose in the air, no less! hahahaha!

"You wanted me back!" :jack_new_anime06:

[shipper hannah]

Man, Anise is a pushy devil, isn't she? I do actually kind of like her. It would've been cool to have seen her in a few more episodes over the course of the show. she does have rather dubious taste in clothes...;)

They're awful! Like she just pinned some vinyl fabric scraps on herself.

[Noxbait]

They're awful! Like she just pinned some vinyl fabric scraps on herself.

agreed! although i hate her getup in Divide and Conquer even more! egh. :)

[Starscape91]

And here begins the Anise trilogy. I always watch this episode whenever its on tv. I love the fact that Sg-1 (except Teal'c) get superpowers. Also love the scene in O'Malleys and them kicking some Gou'ald butt was good. Especially love Jack knocking Teal'c out and at the end Teal'c says he has nothing to apologise for cracks me up everytime.

[jelgate]

Ah Anise. The Stargate version of Seven of Nine. She never really had a huge purpose besides eye candy. What to say about this episode? Its purely action. While giving characters superpowers is hardly a new science fiction concept this is a new one. Its unfortunate that in modern microbiology the concept of a retrovirus doing this makes absolutely no sense. But to be fair Stargate ofter misses up medicine. I was also interested in seeing them destroy Apophis' new ship. I always felt this was a prototype to his big ship we see in the back half of S4 and why this unique hatak is never seen again. Most importantly this episode and season is where our trust and alliance with the Tok'ra starts to become shaky. I always liked that part of the show

[SaraBahama]

Man, Anise is a pushy devil, isn't she? I do actually kind of like her. It would've been cool to have seen her in a few more episodes over the course of the show. she does have rather dubious taste in clothes...;)

This was such a fun episode, lots of great lines...and looks. :) cracks me up!
Love when Jack knocks Teal'c out...and then when he apologizes and says "I'm sorry." and Teal'c says very simply "You are not." ....his tone of voice and the look on his face is incredibly awesome!
I also love how Janet is on guard at all times and not so ecstatic about this whole thing...love the Janet vs Anise dynamic. Along with Teal'c, Janet pretty much pwns all and can do no wrong!

The whole scene with Hammond and Jack in his office is amazing. Hammond is a saint for dealing with all the weirdness every day...I love how Hammond nails Anise and knows this was all a set up. Sneaky Tok'Ra!

Love the interior of the ship, especially the power core, totally cool and very different from anything we've seen before. ah, Teal'c...feeling a little left out, I think. He deserved his moment at the end "I have no need to apologize." With his nose in the air, no less! hahahaha!

"You wanted me back!" :jack_new_anime06:

It wouldn't let me green you...so here's virtual green: http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff370/SaraBahama/Jack%20and%20Sam%20Through%20the%20years/SJ_green.gif

I also loved the O'Malley's scene(s). I know they were hyped on adrenaline and not quite themselves, but from the ordering food, to the teasing look Sam gets about ordering a diet soda, to the "pool shark" moment, to Daniel taking offense at being called a geek and not letting it go this time, to the brawl...just nice off-base interaction (and again...I know they were not completely acting like themselves...but how many times in the show did we get to see them off of the base in a social setting?)

Love it! On to Divide and Conquer...

[garhkal]

I wonder if the Tok'ra disciplined her or anything.

[Seaboe Muffinchucker]

I wonder if the Tok'ra disciplined her or anything.

Why? I think it's fairly clear from the episode that she did exactly what they wanted her to do. The interesting thing is that Anise was apparently keeping secrets from Freya about her actual mission.

Seaboe

[fems]

Yeah, I don't really buy that innocent act from Freya. She was probably just trying to lay the blame on Anise, knowing how distrusting the SGC is of the actual snakes and try to remain in good graces with them.

[jckfan55]

The only good thing about Anise was that we got some good exchanges with Doc Fraiser. but she could have been a good antagonist with clothes on. :rolleyes:

[Dave2]

I just watched it. It is amazing how Sam's technical and scientific explanations makes everything seem so believable and realistic, aside from the right amount of humor. However, can anyone explain to me how a person is supposed to feel having a wiggly little or big snake attached to his spine?? Of course they come in different sizes. Jacob Carter's Salmak was a small guy, whereas the usual goa'ulds are pretty big, including Tealc's symbiote. But I just cannot fathom what it would be like having such a creature --- deemed to be an intelligent sentient being akin to a human -- tucked away in your back.......


The only good thing about Anise was that we got some good exchanges with Doc Fraiser. but she could have been a good antagonist with clothes on. :rolleyes:

[dtheories]

One of the best lines in a season full of exceptional writing:
"I thought the devices were supposed to enhance them physically not make them stupid!"
Dear George.

Though a set up for later eps, there's no question this escape was primarily a soft landing following the opening. Though there were quite a few fun effects, it was the writing that made it more special. Janet getting on her high horse with Anise, Daniel trying to mimic Jack speed reading and Jack offering Daniel his candy bar, and poor Siler!
What fun!

[SG3Marine]

My favorite part was when Daniel tried to mimic Jack's speed reading. It was a good episode. Though Apophis later does get an upgraded flagship, so idk if thats what SG-1 destroyed here and it just delayed its construction.

[AdmiralButtHead]

One of my favorite ep's; I rewatch it often...
They should have had a scene with Jack zipping up behind someone and yelling "Beep Beep" like Road Runner; I would have peed my pants...

[Dimes]

Pretty bad episode in my opinion, boring.

[skim172]

It does show that the Tokra have some pretty loose ethics. They clearly knew about the downsides from the beginning, as well as what they planned to use the test for.

Although I have to say, it seems like we get some pretty different views of the Tokra throughout the series. In other instances, we see the Tokra as extremely honor-bound and willing to sacrifice anything for the cause. Oddly enough, the different facets of the Tokra seem to align with different Tokra individuals. Anise is usually manipulative and always has the sense that she has an ulterior motive. Martouf was always there when the Tokra were open and willing to assist the humans. Aldwin showed up when the Tokra were hellbent on doing something that wasn't quite ethically on the level (blowing up Netu, extracting info from a small child), but unlike Anise, never when hiding something.

Since we learn later that the Tokra aren't as internally united as they appeared to be, maybe this shows the disunity between different factions within the Tokra.

Or, more likely, it shows that different writers were at the helm during different stints during the series. So for a few episodes while Anise was around, the Tokra were manipulative and deceptive, led by a seductive little minx.


Not really my favorite episode - thought it was kind of silly, actually. It felt like it was supposed to be a funny comedy episode ("Let's give them all superpowers!") but halfway through the writing, they realized that it would completely screw up the entire overarching story unless they gave it a serious ending that would make sure the superpowers never came back into the canon. Overall, felt kind of silly and unoriginal.


A plot hole question: while I'm gonna set aside the myriad questions about how these superpowers could possibly work (how does a virus make a human body 5 times stronger in that short a time? how could the body possibly survive a moment of the strain of such activity? wouldn't the bones and tissue just completely shred apart? and so on), couldn't Apophis just build another one of these super-advanced ships? This ship is supposedly enough to change the balance of power to Apophis irrecoverably - wouldn't the fact that he can build it at all mean that it's already happened?


BTW, Anise? Not really that hot. There are significantly better choices among the Tokra.

[rushy]

Sg-1 2.0

[Sam-n-Jack-in-<3]

One of the best, right here. Not only does it tackle the ethics of using alien technology which may be harmful, but it has so many darned funny lines!

:jack: "My name's Jack, it means....what's in the box?"

:sam: "I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting some serious protein cravings."
:jack: "Meat...big, juicy, red....meat...."
:sam: "O'Malley's, in town."
:jack: "Let's go."

Lots of great visual gags, too, like Jack kicking a chunk out of Hammond's wall and then accidentally pushing poor Siler down the stairs. And the bar fight...pure comedy gold!

And yes, Anise is....ew. I find it interesting her name is spelled like 'anise', which is a spice that tastes like licorice...no wonder I don't like her. ;)

Last but certainly not least, is our first glimpse of the changing relationship between Jack and Sam. :sam: :jack:

[Starry Starry Night]

I love this episode, it's among my favourites.

I love the humour in this ep, there are so many funny lines / scenes..

One thing I wonder about.. They lost their superpowers relatively fast... Did the stuff Daniel read superfast stick in his head? I really hope so, I love the fact that what he wanted to do with his superpowers was to read! And what about Carter's book? Did she actually finish it while having the superpowers or did the computer issue prevent that? Even if she didn't finish it, she must have gotten pretty far with her writing, it should have been quite possible for her to be able to finish it even with her normal powers, but I guess we never heard about the book since...? (I'm in the beginning of S6 at the moment on my SG-1 marathon).

[Ikorni]

Funny episode actually! Crazy lines, even crazier actions! It's not one that I really take seriously (but then again, SG1 is a lot more light-hearted than say, SGU!) but love it for what it leads up to in the next few episodes.

[Anoobis]

Anise and Dirrti Nirrti had the most epic clothing style ever in the show. However, Anise was even weirder, because she didn't really put any makeup on her mouth or eyes, and still hat this porn-like dressing. It was like "take me silently, I won't feel anything".

The episode overall was one of the best ever in the show. Along with "Window of Opportunity", this is another Season 4 standalone episode which made it into the overall highlights of all the show. When those Jaffa flew up into the air, it was like Asterix and Obelix fighting the Romans or Buddy Spencer and Terry Hill beating up some gangsters in a bar. :D

[garhkal]

Well, perhaps the Tok'ra have no need for make up?

[Anoobis]

Perhaps so, and I saw that Anise tried to seduce Jack shortly after. :D

[Major Clanger]

I'm watching it now, she's wearing plenty of make up. But she does have a weird shaped mouth.

[Major Clanger]

oh how I love this as a fun ep. Nice to see Sam in Civvies - but I do wonder what the costume department were thinking with the Anise/Freya outfit. (oh the poor actress, it made her boobs look lopsided)

Teal'c - fantastic stoic stuff from him. Nice teamwork, and Daniel, how cute was he - armbands that make you super fast etc and all he thought about was how much reading he would be able to do.

I did wonder why the smallish guy in the bar called Daniel, who wasn't wearing glasses and looks like a 6foot Canadian Ice Hockey player, a geek. That is something that SG-1 falls down on. At the beginning it was all baggy clothes and trying to at least cover up the fact that Michael Shanks is a big beefy guy whereas the Daniel from the film is a small skinny geek. I don't know why he suddenly started dressing normally - but it really didn't enhance the geek look.
(not that I'm complaining of course, it does make him very very easy on the eye)

I also quite liked that these armbands turned out to be useless, that the Tok'ra were a bit cavalier in their attitude towards testing them (as in: they didn't) and that ultimately they turned out to be useless. There's a moral to the story there but at the moment I can't think of it because I'm craving steak.

[Seaboe Muffinchucker]

(oh the poor actress, it made her boobs look lopsided)

If she's like any other woman, her boobs are lopsided. ;)

Seaboe

[Major Clanger]

well yes, but most of us manage to disguise that. :)

[jelgate]

No you don't:P

[Major Clanger]

stop looking... :-P

[Falcon Horus]

Fraiser has every right to use the big needles next time SG1 comes in for a medical evaluation... they deserve it. :p Except Teal'c - he's to be spared.

Ah, Anise/Freya... mmm... I kinda really like her. :D As far as Tok'ra go, she's definitely a fave of mine.

Not a bad episode, with some fun moments. The bar brawl comes to mind... :p

However, in theory Jack's armband should have been the one to fall off first since he was wearing it the longest.
And it was my understanding the forcefields were in place, and not on a rotation so how exactly did Teal'c managed to a) walk in, b) walk out with Daniel and c) suddenly there's a forcefield preventing him to go back in... where did that forcefield come from. Was the intruder alert activated already when he walked out?

Also the best scene ever in the history of Stargate, when Jack runs towards the forcefield in slow motion, and gets flattened by the forcefield. BRILLIANT!! :D

[Seaboe Muffinchucker]

Ah, Anise/Freya... mmm... I kinda really like her. :D As far as Tok'ra go, she's definitely a fave of mine.
I like the character, I think the actress is fine (and certainly, she does her best with the material she was given) but I hate the way they dressed her.


how exactly did Teal'c managed to a) walk in, b) walk out with Daniel and c) suddenly there's a forcefield preventing him to go back in... where did that forcefield come from. Was the intruder alert activated already when he walked out?

As I understood it, only the core forcefields were on when they entered, so Teal'c could get in without a problem. By the time he tried to turn back, the intruder alert had gone on, yes. Probably (IMO), when the two Jaffa Daniel had taken out were discovered--but of course, we don't know about them, yet (no, I'm not going to put that in spoilers).

Seaboe

[Falcon Horus]

Anise's attire leaves much to be desired, yes. Though the brown leathery dress-thing she's wearing in this episode is far better than that beige thing they got her wearing in Crossroads.