"You referred to me as Lucy!"
It's fascinating seeing these early episodes and seeing what the format's going to be. This is, of course, an American network show from 1997, so there are twenty-odd episodes a season. So not every episode can be part of the arc where we learn more about the Stargates, the Goa'uld, and all that lovely lore stuff. We're going to get episodes of the week, like the last one. And like this.
This episode is entertaining, yes. but it can be summed up pretty simply- the team explore a new world, which is interesting, with areas of permanent day and permanent night. The culture seems to be descended from that of the ancient Minoans. And... there's this plague that turns people into wild, unhinged hominids which infects most of the team, until a cure is found. That's pretty much it.
Yet, more importantly, it further develops the relations between the characters. It establishes yet again that not every episode (perhaps not most?) will involve the Go'auld. And it's established- from the president, no less (Clinton, presumably), that the team are in fact expected to study the cultures they find. It's a good episode, but perhaps more important for the subtle things it establishes about how this show is going to be.
And yeah, I didn't expect to see General Major Briggs like that...
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