The Quest, Part 1 (1010)

[jz9]

Loved this episode! 10/10. Loved seeig the whole team together + Baal + Adria.

[the fifth man]

Well, after watching "The Quest, Part 1" again, I once again must state what an awesome mid-season finale I thought it was. It was great on so many levels - character interaction, teamwork, story, visuals, etc. Overall, I just loved the whole episode. And after seeing the slight spoiler for Part 2 on AOL's extras site, I'm really excited. This wait for March is going to be a real killer.

[sg-1fanintn]

I enjoyed The Quest, Part 1, and wish the next ep was a week away, instead of a half-year away!!!

I also firmly believe that if TPTB had handled the command issue between Sam and Mitchell in S9 the way they're handling it this year, SG-1 would be planning for S11, instead of being cancelled. Ditto with the integration of Vala into the storyline. If they had only listened to the fans sooner!!!

The show has improved tremendously in the first half of this season. The only place they're still failing is in their ability to use RDA well in his guest appearances. They're writing him as a caricature of Jack O'Neill, instead of as Jack O'Neill. It's a waste of his time, and I find it as frustrating as I found the leadership issue and the marginalization of the three remaining leads last year. Of course, the badly-written Jack issue is on my mind this week because of RDA's SGA appearance, but TPTB is TPTB.

TPTB also still need to happily resolve the Sam/Jack Ship, and I'm going to really resent it if they don't. Yes, I have issues. We all do. Don't shoot me. It's just MHO, and I'm sticking to it!

[the fifth man]

I enjoyed The Quest, Part 1, and wish the next ep was a week away, instead of a half-year away!!!

Trust me, my friend, you're not alone. This 6 month wait for the second half of this season is going to suck for a whole lot of us.

[Descent]

Trust me, my friend, you're not alone. This 6 month wait for the second half of this season is going to suck for a whole lot of us.

*cough*Season 9 set*cough*

[Mitchell82]

Trust me, my friend, you're not alone. This 6 month wait for the second half of this season is going to suck for a whole lot of us.

I agree it will suck but what sucks worse is some of this useless griping but oh well in one ear.... This was a great ep and I will be paitently waiting and chatting with you fine folks.

[scarimor]

Uhh. Ok. Here we go:

Things I liked:

• The Actors performances. Once more unto the breach they go. The character beats made the episode worth watching, both in terms of the scripted moments and the ones they seemed to put in themselves -
  
• Teal'c holding up Cameron in Daniel's lab. He so knows Daniel and now he's getting Cam.
  
• Vala hitting on Sam - ok, I know I'm imposing my interpretation just a tad , but she has got to hit on Sam some more please
  Spoiler:

  
  
  
• Adria threatening Sam, and Daniel's rapid and vehement defence, followed by Sam's reaction to Adria targeting her. That was team and I sure hope it's a foretaste of an Adria-Sam encounter somewhere down the line.
  
• Vala's "Muscles" line to Teal'c.
  
• Sam's "Get a room!"
  
• Sam in the leadership role sits very comfortably with this team.
  
• The tavern woman - what a great cameo! The actress brought so much more than "stock villager" to her role. Anyone know her name?
  
• The directing wasn't bad - he injected some pace into what was, on the face of it, a very ploddy script.

Things I didn't like:

• The unbearable predictability of this arc. Dear lord, could it be any more obvious? Plod, plod, no surprises, plod, another non-surprise, plod, oh look - another trite thing we saw coming six lightyears months ago -
• Spoiler:

  dragons - http://forum.gateworld.net/showpost....6&postcount=25
  
  
• A crap "dragon". The last monster-cgi I saw was the giant devil in Dr Who, so perhaps I've been spoiled, but still, that jerky lizard was shameful.
  
• Most of the writing. Gah! When Daniel was repeating the 'virtues we gallant adventurers must use in pursuit of this knightly quest' for the, what - fifth time? - I almost lost the will to live.

[Dani347]

Useless griping? If there's useless griping, does that mean there's another type of griping that's useful? *ponders* Griping! Go scrub the toilet! Make yourself useful!

Lazy, good for nothing griping.

[grasshopper64]

An average ep for me, some good things, some bad things.

Good things:

Daniel - Nice to see him almost back to his old self and not the OTT snarkiness and comedy act we saw in company of thieves. A very good episode for him.
Daniel and Vala not joined at the hip - Nice to see them both interacting with the others more.
Teal'c stopping Mitchell when he wanted to hear what Daniel had to say.
Sam's "get a room" line to Adria and Ba'al, now I'm waiting for people to start shipping those two

Wasn't sure about Ba'al's knife and him saying it had sentimental value. I don't think it was the same knife he used to torture Jack with, not sure if that was meant to be implied but I couldn't help wondering if that's what Daniel was thinking.....

Bad things:

The ending with the dragon - just felt lame to me.
The slowness of the plot - I'm not a fan of the whole dungeons and dragons fantasy thing, and much of this felt predictable.
And yes I agree with the overuse of the village set and the crystal skull thing.
Vala - She seems to have become a comedy act. They could have managed quiet easily without her being there, and the hairdryer - that was just silly.

Overall I'd say 5/10

[The Signal]

Im not going to go into great detail on this. The plot, to me, was one of the better ones this season. The writing was far better than it has been this season, Teal'c had some great lines, as did Baal and even Adria, who still comes off as very child like, which i kind of enjoy, as it gives her some, if not much, depth of character. Mitchell seemed like an idiot once again "thats quitter talk" Having Vala once again be the genious of the show for the second week running, first the crystals of the hyperdrive, now this. The cliffhanger to me seemed weak, and I won't even go into my issues with the dragon. That said, with the setup we now have, and the vignette with the preview for the next ep, I look forward to Part 2. Sadly, however, this ep doesnt warrent anything higher than a


5 out of 10.

[Dani347]

Wasn't sure about Ba'al's knife and him saying it had sentimental value. I don't think it was the same knife he used to torture Jack with, not sure if that was meant to be implied but I couldn't help wondering if that's what Daniel was thinking.....

My take on that is, if it's not the same knife as from Abyss, Ba'al was just making an excuse for why he didn't give it up in the first place.

I may just have imagined this, but in the first scene, when Daniel turns down the dinner invite, and Mitchell starts to leave, is Teal'c smirking? That adds something, that he's not only asking about Daniel's search because he's interested, but he knows Mitchell really wants to leave so he's having some fun by getting Daniel started and forcing Mitchell to stay.

[MB.Eddie]

Great all round ep. I didnt pick Adria in her disguise so that was a surprise. Nice to see the team work well together. Also nice to see some of the Ori soldiers close up again. Cant wait for part 2.

Is it March yet?

[stewsith]

This series just gets better and better. How can they fend of the dragon?

[scarimor]

How can they fend of the dragon?

Feed it Adria.

She's not had time to lose her virginity.

[the fifth man]

Feed it Adria.

She's not had time to lose her virginity.

LOL! That would be kind of funny, but I'm ready to see her go yet.

As for your other part, I'm guessing she'd go for either Daniel or Ba'al if given the chance.