Staff Reviewer G.J. Donnelly talks sacrilege
Starting out Donnelly’s review is the conclusion that it was best for the long-running Stargate SG-1 to divide Jack O’Neill into two and give part to Gen. Landry and the other to Lt. Col. Mitchell. Then, Donnelly offers the daring statement, “Pardon the sacrilege, but I think the show is better for the change.”
Donnelly doesn’t see much removal of Mitchell from Farscape‘s John Crichton in the acting of Ben Browder, but qualifies that it doesn’t appear to be a drawback.
Donnelly likens the Arthurian treasure hunt to a “Saturday-matenee serial”, but got great enjoyment out of Mitchell’s and Teal’c’s interaction in their puzzle chamber. “Trapped inside a tiny room, trying to decipher a set of tiles, Mitchell nearly jumps out of his tighty-whities when Teal’c tries to pierce a stone door with a machine gun. "Whoa, man! Bullets bounce!" yelps Mitchell. Dig Teal’c’s reaction — Christopher Judge’s split-second smirk was worth waiting the whole show for. That’s how you haze a rookie.”
Read G. J. Donnelly’s complete review here
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