Originally posted by houghtam
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I definitely recommend watching the new version at least once. It is really cool to see different shots used in a lot of scenes and the new special effects make it cool less dated.
I think that I'm just a purist because of my love for the changes that Sam undergoes in the series. Let's face it, Sam's a bit of a Mary Sue character: she's capable, brilliant, intelligent, beautiful... she really doesn't have many faults, so I really like the fact that when she's first introduced she's got some rough edges. It's not until "Grace" in Season 7 that it's implied that Sam has some deep emotional scars left over from her mother's death that have affected her personal relationships, but that's another part of her character that I absolutely adore because it shows she's not perfect.
Now… On with my response to the rewatch. I was hooked the very first time I saw the original back when it originally aired. While some of the lines are "cringe-worthy" for sure, I still think they're important to show the growth that the characters make in the future. My favorite scene in the entire episode is when they're walking up the ramp getting ready to go through the gate the first time and Sam and Jack have their little conversation. It's cute and funny and really shows who they are and my shippy glasses see the glimpses of an attraction. At least the beginnings of a more casual, less military relationship (something Sam has probably never dealt with before).
I agree with your comparison of the two Sha're characters. I don't think the newer one is a strong enough character. While I can see the original geeky Daniel falling for someone like her, the Daniel that we can come to know would want someone stronger...more like the original character.
Related fanfiction… Thanks for the recommendation on Aftershocks ... Hadn't read that one. I have read Campfires and love it. Just because I can ... LOL… I think I'll reread both of them as we do the rewatch.
For example, she does a really good job of addressing the fact that Hammond ordered Sam on SG-1 in spite of Jack's original disapproval. Another great example is that in "Cor-ai" Daniel talks about how he originally didn't know if he could work with Teal'c because he was directly responsible for Sha're being chosen as a host (I always wished that they had shown a scene where Teal'c reveals that to Daniel and the rest of the team instead of just referencing it later). He says that he wanted to hate Teal'c for what happened to Sha're but knew that Teal'c had changed and was his friend. Rachel examines those difficult emotions in the episode tags that precede "Cor-ai" so we can see those changes both Daniel and Teal'c go through.
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