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More like tropical beaches and warm seas. All things warm...Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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I love this episode, but... the more I watch it, the more irritated I get by minor things, like Teal'c wanting to go through the gate right after he hears it needs repair, or the seismological event matching their malfunction "to the second". Little script glitches that went by unnoticed when the episode was new to me, but grate now that I know it so well.
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I never understood why they did not think of a second stargate on Earth in the first place - they thought of near by planets but not of Earth itself. Maybe the ep would have been too short then.CARPE DIEM
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I never really understood why Carter never tried another address, but I guess we'll cover that snafu with the veil of "she was cold and in shock"... And then she went on in Deathknell to be all awesome and yet there too she was hurt and quite possible in some sort of shock.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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See, I don't get why people are so hung up on the fact Carter made a mistake.
First, there had been nothing in the show to that point to indicate there was a Stargate closer to Earth than Ernest's planet and/or Abydos.
Second, she was suffering from hypothermia, (Effect of Mild Hypothermia on Decision Making). Note: I was not able to access this article from work, so cannot promise the link works.
Third, she was stressed and short on sleep.
The idea that she should have thought to dial a different planet is, IMO, Monday Morning Quarterbacking at its finest.
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About the Death Knell comment, she had 7 years of experience behind her and was running mostly on adrenaline in order to keep away from that soldier.Originally posted by Falcon Horus View Post
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When she joined the Stargate program she mentioned she'd done some fighter jet flying. Didn't sound like a noob either. She'd seen combat, even if from far above.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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I think Carter is/was a soldier like any other soldier - experienced, tough and strong. In Solitudes (maybe) her secret feelings towards O'Neill might have influenced her decisions - she knew he was dying without any help. I think we all would have been a bit disturbed under those circumstances.CARPE DIEM
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This episode will always be the one where I can't help but think "Why did Carter not try any other addresses?" -- it's not too much of a stretch when something doesn't work.
It's a pretty static episode, but the one where the second gate is introduced and the site in Antarctica which will later be the starting point of Atlantis. It's a pretty linear episode too where we have Carter and O'Neill in one place, and the Jackson and Teal'c at the SGC, and all of them are trying to figure out what happened and where Sam and Jack are.
Also, Siler getting some action -- our very own stargate repair man.
Always comes in handy.
It's a pretty decent episode.
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Bringing forth the 3-episode quiz:
Solitudes -- Tin Man -- There But For The Grace Of God
Jigsaw --> SolitudesLast edited by Falcon Horus; 26 November 2017, 03:05 PM.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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The "why didn't Carter just dial another address" issue always bugs me.
She was injured (at the least, she almost certainly had a concussion). She was stressed (worried, cold, short on both fluids and food). She had no reason to think they were on Earth. All of those things affected her thought processes. It would be more remarkable, IMO, if she had thought to dial another planet.
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I have never been one who likes this episode. I know that goes against the grain of conventional wisdom of fandom but I just get bored with this episode. Plus I agree wit you FH that they should of tried dialing another planet if Earth wasn't working. Something with a temperate climate. Their have been great character pieces with locking two characters in a room but to me this isn't one of them. The interaction between Jack and Sam seems forced especially Carter trying to keep Jack alive. I don't buy the honor since they haven't worked that long together. I was more interested in the SGC stuff. As we learn later having two gates and what happens when you direct too much energy at a gate are important later on. Plus their is Siler who acts a little different then he does in later epiosdes. Its a fair for me.
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They could have dialed the Alpha site. But I guess that was a real brain fart for Carter.Originally posted by jelgate View Post
Probably didn't realize that there could have been something wrong with the Earth gate and therefore not be able to dial it.
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That seems like a very poor version of logic for someone who is supposed to be a genius.
I did the puzzle on my day off so that helpedOriginally posted by aretood2Comment
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