Season 1 - 9 Best Episode Title Tournament

[raduzhok]

Bloodlines (s1)
There But For The Grace Of God (s1)
Tin Man (S1) -
Within The Serpent's Grasp (s1)
Serpant's Song (s2)
Rite Of Passage (S5)
48 Hours (S5)
Heroes Part 1
Avalon Part 1 (S9)
Avalon Part 2 (S9)

[Callista]

Beachhead's meaning still eludes me,

Beachhead:
1. A position on an enemy shoreline captured by troops in advance of an invading force.
2. A first achievement that opens the way for further developments; a foothold

I thought that was a pretty accurate and descriptive title for that episode. The supergate was the Ori's first beachhead....Of course, it didn't work out for them, but I still thought it was fitting.

Round 73

Serpent's Song
48 Hours
Revelations
Descent
Allegiance
Fragile Balance
Heroes, part 1
New Order, part 2
Avalon, part 2 <--I just rewatched this, Avalon definitely goes better with part 1
The Fourth Horseman, part 1

[aintright]

Round 73

Avalon Pt1
Upgrades
Birthright (to save TIN MAN!!)
In The Line of Duty
Avalon PtII
Heroes Pt II
New Order Pt 1
The Powers That Be
Ripple Effect
48 Hours

teehee!

sorry Celsius!!!

[L-JADE]

ROUND 73

The Broca Divide
The Serpent's Venom
Last Stand
Shadow Play
Sight Unseen
Gemini
The Powers That Be
Ex Deus Machina
The Fourth Horseman, part 2
Arthur's Mantle




Thanks for explaining Beachhead Callista , now I see that it IS a fairly good title, now.. could somebody explain the meaning of Ex Deus Machina ??
As you can guess, if I don't get the meaning of the title, I vote it out

[Callista]

Thanks for explaining Beachhead Callista , now I see that IS a fairly good title, now.. could somebody explain the meaning of Ex Deus Machina ??
As you can guess, if I don't get the meaning of the title, I vote it out

Well, I'm sure it's a play on:

Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake up and realize it was all a dream or an angel suddenly appear to solve all the plot problems of a story that won't resolve itself by the characters). The phrase has been extended to refer to any resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an unlikely, though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex machina has also come to describe a person or thing that suddenly arrives and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty. While in storytelling this might seem unfulfilling, in real life this type of figure might be welcome and heroic, due to the low probability of such an event occurring.

The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a revelation within a story experienced by a character which involves the individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes perilous or mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events leading up to this point in the story are joined together by some profound concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is aimed at the meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the plot.

This literally means "god from machine" because in old plays, they would lower a "god" onto the stage using a mechanical device. I've never taken Latin, but I would guess switching the words around makes it mean something about an "ex-god" being part of a machine or some kind of workings.
However, I can barely remember that episode, so I'm not sure what the title has to do with the episode. Perhaps someone else can carry on the explanation?

[Mr Prophet]

Round 73

The Broca Divide
Fire and Water
Singularity
Tin Man
The Fifth Race
One False Step
Upgrades
Disclosure
It's Good to Be King
Collateral Damage

[L-JADE]

Well, I'm sure it's a play on:


This literally means "god from machine" because in old plays, they would lower a "god" onto the stage using a mechanical device. I've never taken Latin, but I would guess switching the words around makes it mean something about an "ex-god" being part of a machine or some kind of workings.
However, I can barely remember that episode, so I'm not sure what the title has to do with the episode. Perhaps someone else can carry on the explanation?

That's from Wikipedia, right ?? I read that before, but the switching place of 'ex' might change the meaning entirely. What I want to know is the 'new meaning'.
It's the episode where they have Ba'al clones... so maybe it means : The (copying)machine of ex-God (since Ba'al is on earth and not a Goa'uld God anymore) but still it's only true for half of the story. the Jaffa-nation/torture part is not represented, so IMO, it's still a bad title

[TheWarrior]

Round 73:

Singularity
Enigma
Tin Man
Learning Curve
Divide and Conquer
Tangent
Desperate Measures
Menace
Forsaken
Avalon, Part II
Prototype

[Anubis69]

Round 73

Singularity
Bloodlines
Secrets
Scorched Earth
Tangent
Foothold
Disclosure
Fragile Balance
Birthright
Heroes pt 1

[berenikee]

Birthright
Tin Man
Forsaken
Singularity
Bloodlines
Menace
Fragile Balance
Secrets
Foothold
Descent

[dipsofjazz]

Round 73

1. Menace
2. Enigma
3. Tin Man
4. Fallen
5. Birthright
6. Avalon, part 2
7. Bloodlines
8. Collateral Damage
9. Ex Deus Machina
10. The Fourth Horseman, part 1

[LoneStar1836]

Round 73

Singularity
The Fifth Race
The Serpent's Venom
Revelations
Descent
Birthright
Heroes, Pt 1
Zero Hour
It's Good to Be King
Arthur's Mantle


I thought Beachhead was a perfect title for that ep. even though I didn't much care for the ep. itself.

[Missster.Freeman]

Round 73

Tin Man
Into the Fire
The Devil You Know
Nemesis
Upgrades
The First Ones
Beneath the Surface
Absolute Power
Orpheus
It's Good to Be King



I associate Tin Man more with Star Trek: The Next Generation's episode of the same name.

[Kliggins]

Round 73:

Tin Man
Forever in a Day
Serpent's Song
One False Step
Divide and Conquer
Last Stand
Forsaken
Threads
Prototype
Ex Dues Machina

[Gate Girl]

Round 73

Singularity
In the Line of Duty
Secrets
Fair Game
Foothold
Menace
Forsaken
Birthright
Gemini
Avalon Pt. 2