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MY big problem with this episode is the fact that gate is found IN WORKING ORDER. They make no mention of the DHD having to be "plugged in." Sam didn't have to "fiddle" with the crystals or anything. They just had to get it out of the ice enough to hit the symbols in order to try it.
Since it is later established that any other gate on earth with a DHD connected to it overrides the jury-rigged SGC gate, then by rights the very first mission in modern times...the one returning from Abydos in the Movie...should have returned to Antarctica!
I HATE inconsistency, but happily admit that Stargate as a franchise siffers from it far less than most!
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Originally posted by bcmilcoIf you see the episode on TV sometime, view the Guide Info about the episode, It says something like: 'O'Neill and Carter are trapped in Antarctica'. Talk about spoilers for the episode
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Originally posted by Madeleine_WIt's not often that a plot-hole that huge (and, it has to be said, daft) can exist without derailing the whole episode. Solitudes was just so great in every other way though that it still stands as a Top Ten one.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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You know,
*breathes on spoon and polishes it on vest*
Since I have this thing out, anyway, I might as well use it. You know, like a Gurkha Kukri knife... if the spoon is unsheathed it has to draw blood...
I'll be out later, btw, parading round the village with all the kids and their little paper lanterns... everyone, without exception, will be wearing a hat. Gloves. Scarves...
even though there is no snow.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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Originally posted by SpidermanI think you're trying to say that the Ancients couldn't buid the gates if they came from Earth so they had to come from somewhere else
So my instinct is to cover my eyes, and put my fingers in my ears and sing, very loudly.
lalalalala I can't hear you!
Anyone got any ideas?In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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I [heart] this episode! Seriously, it's awesome. High on my list of favorites. I hadn't seen it until I got Season I on DVD, and now I watch it often. Except when it's cold outside, and then it's a little creepy.
What was good:
a. Storyline. Didn't see it coming. I'm actually a little surprised that Antarctica has played such a large role throughout the series--most recently, "New Order" and "Frozen". Sometimes it seems like the storylines with the most potential are the ones that peter out too quickly: after all, when was the last time we saw the Nox? "Pretense"?
b. S/J interaction. Dialogue was good (dialogue's usually my biggest bone to pick, so this is quite an admission on my part), and AT and RDA had convincing performances. Was it one of the Lowdown's where they showed a shot of the filming of "Solitudes", when they showed AT joking about being stuck on a glacier with McGyver? I can't even remember the exact quote, but it still makes me laugh when I watch this ep.
Anyway, S/J was good. The little exchange in the scene with the sidearm gag was superb!
c. Daniel and Teal'c storyline. "What happens when you dial your own phone number? [beat] Okay, wrong person to ask." I love that part!
d. Suspense. It's not often that an ep has a perfect balance of tension, humor, and storyline. If too much weight is placed on one, the others unbalance and things get wonky. In this ep, the origin of the second Stargate was hardly touched on for something like an entire season, but the point is that it was eventually wrapped up, and that keeps me happy.
What wasn't good:
a. I've got nothing! Huzzah!
General notes:
a. OzK has a delightful fic centered around "Solitudes", told from Janet's point of view. I don't know where else it's posted, but at Stargatefan, the link is http://www.stargatefan.com/fictionms/medicalcon2.html. It's definitely worth a look. Funny and poignant.
b. Pity that the TV Guide-doodad spoiled the episode. I don't mind spoilers, and I'd still have been steamed!
Good ep. Just a little...chilly. Try watching it in July when the air conditioner goes out. Works like a charm!
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Not much more I can add than has already been said. A good episode. Great acting. I always forget the McGyver outtake isn't there ( ) and still love Jack's line : “It’s my sidearm, I swear…” and Sam's giggles afterward. (That whole piece seemed very natural and more like adlib than scripted, wonder how much was/wasn't....)Convention Pix Shore Leave ('06 to '09), AT2, AT3, & AT4 ('06, '08, & '09), and Vancouver ('07)
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