lyra belacqua wrote:ONeillSG1 wrote:Character wise, Sam Carter has had a hand in saving the world at least 5 times.
Acting wise, AT worked better with Richard Dean Anderson because of their on-screen "sexual tension". Now, coming into the show at the point you have, you missed out on the whole eight season "will they or won't they?" 'shipper question.
It is sort of watching Dean Martin or Jerry Lewis on their own. You look and wonder but if you saw them together, then you get it.
It's too bad that I'm late because I love to 'ship. However, that just makes me more confused, b/c I was under the (obviously now, mistaken) impression that the "will they or won't they?" was between her and Daniel. So how'd they write RDA out of the show (I know he's been back, but he's basically gone) and "did they"? And will the sexual tension stuff now be between her and Cameron or Daniel? See, I'm totally behind on all this stuff and am frustrated to the point of giving up the show altogether.
And since we're talking here, I feel that I need to share that I never watched the show because of RDA-he's MacGyver and that's it.

Beginning with Season 8, O'Neill was promoted from Colonel to one star General and was put in charge of the SGC. His predessor of the first seven seasons, Major General George Hammond (Don S. Davis) wanted to retire, but with the events surrounding Season 7's finale "The Lost City" was made head of Homeworld Security in Washington D.C. (like Homeland Security but interstellar). The season went by, Jack and Sam got together (sort of) and he then took Hammond's job as Hammond felt the need to retire after all. Jack, currently in this season, is in Washington with the President deciding fate of the world things. Sam in still in the SGC and they are "Seeing" one another.
Sam and Daniel were nothing more than friends, as is Lt. Col. Mitchell. I could go into all of Sam's other relationships, but they don't end up to well. (Jokingly, because the fans wanted Jack and Sam to end up with each other, it seemed that every romantic interest Sam had, lest one, died. LOL)
RDA was in two of the three parts of the "Season opener" and will most likely be in the season finale in March. Then, barring a miracle, no more Jack O'Neill.
The best way to get over this frustration? Start with Season 1 and work your way up. They re-run the first seasons on Sci-Fi Mondays at 7PM-11PM, All weekdays at 6PM, and sometimes on Tuesdays at 7PM-11PM for special occasions.
If you have the coin, Buy the Season 1 boxset. You will not be dissapointed. Or, if you don't want to spend the money at first, rent them from Hollywood Video or Blockbuster if they have them. Or Netflix might have them too.
Believe me, Stargate SG1 (and now Atlantis) is some really smart, really funny and really quaint science fiction television. You will not be disappointed.