Message In a Bottle (207)

GateWorld · #1 April 27th, 2004, 11:58 PM

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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
EPISODE NUMBER - 207

SG-1 discovers an ancient artifact that takes O'Neill and the S.G.C. hostage.

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omnian · #2 June 11th, 2004, 02:34 PM

I really like this episode for some reason. One of my favourites of Season 2.

O'Neill dying and being possessed by an alien artefact and Teal'c saying his first 'joke'! What more could you want from an episode? Also, that Graham person and his little crush on Sam......how I laughed, lol. Shame he only pops up a few times throughout the entire series though....

bcmilco · #3 June 11th, 2004, 06:40 PM

It wasn't the most unique idea, but it was done in an interesting way IMO.

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Originally Posted by omnian

Teal'c saying his first 'joke'!

I love Teal'c's attempts at humor, they're all great, mostly because they are completely unexpected

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Also, that Graham person and his little crush on Sam......how I laughed, lol.

I thought it was 'cute' the first time I saw it, but with every guy and his brother having a crush on her anymore it looses some of it's originalness, and thus some of it's 'cuteness' IMO.

SeaBee · #4 June 26th, 2004, 07:09 AM

Hmmm, interesting viral lifeform. A hive mind, perhaps?

Selmak · #5 July 10th, 2004, 10:09 PM

That was a good idea... bring a spiky thing back through the stargate.

Selmak · #6 July 15th, 2004, 11:40 PM

How do long spiky things come out of a small ball?

Selmak · #7 July 26th, 2004, 08:48 PM

again a VERY alien spices... not a cheesy human with an f***ed up forehead and pointy ears.

KorbenDirewolf · #8 July 30th, 2004, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Selmak

How do long spiky things come out of a small ball?

The same way a viral lifeform is able to communicate and compromise with an alien species. Or simply put: Magick.

beswicks · #9 August 6th, 2004, 07:13 PM

This episode, at least in part, is an homarge to the film The Andromeda Strain from 1971.

In it they encounter an alien virus that seems to feed on energy, which escapes containment by consuming material. This activates the failsafe system, called wildfire, at which point they postulate that the system detonating will give it enough energy to spread cross the globe.

Although there are no aliens, its basically the same plot, and the same name, wildfire, for the big bomb.

Chris.

Mio · #10 August 6th, 2004, 08:23 PM

I was thinking of the book

I didn't like the movie at all.

Sicarius · #11 August 9th, 2004, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by beswicks

This episode, at least in part, is an homarge to the film Adromeda Strain... Although there are no aliens, its basically the same plot, and the same name, wildfire, for the big bomb.

... So, they should have been taking aspirin instead of antibiotics?

(Or did the aspirin thing even come into play in the movie version? I don't think I've ever seen it.)

Asgard Buddy · #12 August 17th, 2004, 09:37 AM

Couldn't the aliens have left a note next to their little ball or something? "Don't touch unless you want to be impaled"

SeaBee · #13 September 19th, 2004, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Asgard Buddy

Couldn't the aliens have left a note next to their little ball or something? "Don't touch unless you want to be impaled"

They could have, but then it would have been a very short ep.

Opening credits

Jack: "Look what I've found. Shall we take it home with us?"
Sam: "Hey look! There's a sign here! What does it say, Daniel?"
Daniel: "Uh.....hang on.......it says "dont touch unless you want to be impaled".......best we leave it alone."
Teal'c: "Indeed!" Raises eybrow.

End credits.

Uncle Dick · #14 September 21st, 2004, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Selmak

That was a good idea... bring a spiky thing back through the stargate.

To be fair, it didn't turn spiky until Carter started fiddling with it back on Earth.

I found the whole storyline a bit dull (and somewhat similar to Cold Lazarus but the execution was brilliant, with soaring music, exciting camera shots and wonderful character moments for the entire cast.

Lord Zedd · #15 September 21st, 2004, 03:50 PM

I found it cool when O'Neill was taken over by the virus and he said goodmorning campers funny

and how it struck oneill right through it's sholder and he didn't bleed Poor Jack he had a lot of pain

SeaBee · #16 September 25th, 2004, 08:18 AM

I supposed that the viral lifeform didn't want him to bleed to death.
That and the fact that if they had shown blood dripping off his wound, or running down the spike, the certificate for the episode would have been higher.

sueKay · #17 September 28th, 2004, 05:52 AM

I love the episode (even though there is major Jack whumping)

It's an intriguing idea. A whole civilisation in a time capsule.

6 out of 9 chevrons!

mishy_mo · #18 October 4th, 2004, 05:46 PM

i lkied this ep it's one of my faves from the second series

only problem was that jack was possesed

Spiderman · #19 October 23rd, 2004, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by _Anubis

I found it cool when O'Neill was taken over by the virus and he said goodmorning campers funny

and how it struck oneill right through it's sholder and he didn't bleed Poor Jack he had a lot of pain

yeah howdy campers

funny

Daniel's_twin · #20 November 9th, 2004, 09:34 PM

Poor Jack. He's always the one who get poked with stuff. First this, then later on in "Spirits", he gets shot with that Trinium arrow. He gets no mercy.

Anyway, I thought that idea of a time capsule for a civilization was pretty cool. It was another episode where the lifeforms were organic and didn't look like us, which is very cool. Kinda felt sorry for Daniel when he was frustrated because he couldn't study it as much as he wanted to (before it went bezerk, that is). I can't help but think, what would have happened if the NID had gotten to it first? oy! Say hello to the new dominant species on Earth - the glowy virus! dun dun dunnn!