Children of the Gods (101)

[Major Fischer]

My son wondered about this too. Did the wormhole ever disengage, or was it open the entire time the Goa'uld was in the SGC? If that's the case, then the show broke canon by having people go the wrong way through the wormhole (coming TO earth and then LEAVING earth in the same wormhole).

There are number of "wrong" things in the pilot. Among them, O'Neill is escorted into Stargate Command by someone wearing both major's leafs and sergeant's stripes on the same uniform, and Hammond is wearing a hat indoors.

[Mr Prophet]

There are number of "wrong" things in the pilot. Among them, O'Neill is escorted into Stargate Command by someone wearing both major's leafs and sergeant's stripes on the same uniform, and Hammond is wearing a hat indoors.

Maybe he was about to go out?

[yasureubetcha]

I just saw it again today on Scifi--it was so funny going all the way back, with all the shots of Teal'c looking menacing, and the part where Kettering's laying there and the symbiote comes out...it's all so slow and built-up. It's hard to be patient and remember that when it came out people had never seen a symbiote, let alone an implantation, before. It was pretty funny.

[Goa'uldilocks]

Haha, if you think it was needed, maybe it was needed, but i guess it showed that Apophis wants to see his new wife/host (or something) naked before he chooses Haha... What a shallow goa'uld!

Hey, he's gotta look at her for the next several millennia, of course he wants to know what he's getting!

(That "kill the rest" thing, how stupid. You run all over the galaxy picking the cream of the host crop, then you kill them all? Bzuh?)

[Reona]

I just saw the first episode myself a day ago. It was rather weird to see everything backwards. Jack and Sam snapping at each other was the weirdest because they always seemed so in tune with each other. I couldn’t reconcile the two views. Although I’m happy that I’ll finally get to see the first and second season that I missed before, I was rather annoyed when they didn’t continue through with season 7 during the 5:00 o’clock time slot on Sci-fi (that’s central time for me people). Here I was gearing up for Daniel’s return in Fallen only to be thrown back to Children of the Gods!

Sam was a hoot and I can’t wait to see how she’ll evolve into the character I’m used to. Jack was just how I would imagine him in the beginning; slightly rougher than seen later. Daniel was awesome and I loved the good-bye scene between him and the Abydos people. Teal’c was properly scary.

I love the MacGyver remark!

Now, the Stargate did turn off after Apophis and Teal’c came through and fought with the SFs. There would have been time to manually dial out while everyone was rushing to the Gateroom or Apophis could have had a hand-held DHD as seen later. We just think it’s wrong because we didn’t get to see him dial out.

[Major Fischer]

Maybe he was about to go out?

While he's 28 floors under a mountain? It's really a ... nono at least in the US military. And you don't salute indoors either, which both Sam and Jack do.

[Mr Prophet]

While he's 28 floors under a mountain? It's really a ... nono at least in the US military. And you don't salute indoors either, which both Sam and Jack do.

You know how it is. You're all set to go and then the phone rings, then you go upstairs, but you have to come right back down the lift again to get your car keys, then some underling tells you the Earth is being invaded, so you're hovering and keeping the hat on so you can make a dash for it at the slightest opportunity...

Or not.

So what do you do indoors, just nod and smile? Or is there an alternative protocol?

[Major Fischer]

You know how it is. You're all set to go and then the phone rings, then you go upstairs, but you have to come right back down the lift again to get your car keys, then some underling tells you the Earth is being invaded, so you're hovering and keeping the hat on so you can make a dash for it at the slightest opportunity...

Or not.

So what do you do indoors, just nod and smile? Or is there an alternative protocol?

As I recall there are some slight differences between the services, but I believe the air force follows the pattern that I know. You only salute indoors if you are under arms (at which point you wear a hat as well). Otherwise you simply come to attention.

[Mr Prophet]

As I recall there are some slight differences between the services, but I believe the air force follows the pattern that I know. You only salute indoors if you are under arms (at which point you wear a hat as well). Otherwise you simply come to attention.

Thanks. So, was Hammond wearing the hat when people saluted him?

[Major Fischer]

Thanks. So, was Hammond wearing the hat when people saluted him?

No, actually I think (haven't seen the episode in a while) that Sam salutes Jack when she first walks in, and Jack randomly salutes... I guess hammond but it really just seems like they thought the camera shot would look nice since he was in his dress uniform.

Hammond has the hat on when Apophis comes through... there are a bunch of odd uniform things during the first two seasons actually. i assume before they got a military adviser. Whenever they're in BDUs during the first two seasons they're wearing the wrong color undershirts (army brownish instead of black), and if you look at the prison scene in Hathor Sam's captain's bars rotate on her collar (I think from right, to wrong, to right again). Though Janet's are on correctly.

Which makes no escuse for the fact that apparently Janet ignored hair regs for ... well, two seasons.

[yasureubetcha]

Wow, you know your stuff. So I have a question with some Season 8/9? spoilers in it (kind of OT, but I haven't seen it answered anywhere else):

Spoiler:

So if Jack leaves to become head of Homeworld Security and is no longer Sam's direct superior, are the regs any different regarding a relationship? My friend and I have an argument going on this topic, and neither of us knows what we're talking about at all . You seem like you do; can you enlighten me?

[couchpotatergater]

Just watched this again; it's like getting the old favourite family photo album out Dodgy outfits & strange behaviour, but ahhhh, the good old days
I wish, wish, wish, I'd seen this as a premiere.
I've just finished watching my S8 DVD & enjoyed it, but I was still worried about where the show was going.
I can safely say to anyone feeling the same, go back & be nostalgic, enjoy the plot holes (that weren't then, but are now!), RDAs hair dye & Sam's feminist rant! Great stuff

[Im_just_guessing]

That was dyed? I always thought we caught him at the begining of greying.

[couchpotatergater]

That was dyed? I always thought we caught him at the begining of greying.

I'm pretty sure it is, as it went from solid medium brown to salt 'n' pepper really quickly.
Having gone rather snowy myself, & dabbled with the dye I have experience of the various stages
It looks to me as though he let it grow though when there still wasn't that much grey, but his own natural colour looks darker than his hair was in S1.
I much prefer a bit of the silver fox

[Metarock Sam]

I watched this ep earlier 2 day. on DVD again. Great start to the season introducing the characters whilt ending on a cliffhangert plus we got some Nuddy action Shar'e. 10/10 (shame the DVD was a 18 though )