{"id":2272,"date":"2013-04-26T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2013-04-26T08:41:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T15:41:23","slug":"mark-watches-stargate-sg-1-the-tokra-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2013\/04\/mark-watches-stargate-sg-1-the-tokra-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Watches &#8216;Stargate SG-1&#8217;: The Tok&#8217;ra, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My lord, what a gloriously\u00c2\u00a0<em>weird<\/em> episode. I&#8217;M ALL FOR THIS.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->If you would like to stream the video for this episode OR download it with Quicktime Pro, <a href=\"http:\/\/845eed0b8269c4ce4263-7aca4b0d3c616e184ccc79598f4053b4.r28.cf2.rackcdn.com\/stargate2x12.mov\" target=\"_blank\">please go here<\/a>. Otherwise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/cuxvfhk4eyuht8p\/stargate2x12.mov\" target=\"_blank\">you can download the video file on Dropbox<\/a>. Thanks again to SIR ANDREW for commissioning this arc!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 16px;\">So, I&#8217;m guessing that the main mythological thrust for a while on <\/span><i>Stargate<\/i> is going to deal with the Goa&#8217;uld, especially since a resistance force is now a\u00c2\u00a0<em>thing<\/em> on this show. It looks like they&#8217;re taking\u00c2\u00a0<em>The X-Files<\/em> style of mythology episodes mixed in with monster-of-the-week stories.<\/li>\n<li>Did the folks back at base not think about how it might be a terrible idea to send another SG unit by surprise? They&#8217;re on a diplomatic mission. Surely you should think this through???<\/li>\n<li>I know I should have seen it coming, but I did not anticipate the idea that Carter would ask her father to blend with Selmak. It is just so fucking\u00c2\u00a0<em>strange<\/em>, and given the characterization we&#8217;d seen of Jacob in the previous episode, he seemed like the <i>last<\/i> person you should ask to blend with an alien parasite. There was not a person less suited for this!!! Well, maybe O&#8217;Neill.<\/li>\n<li>I AM SUPER INTO CHARACTERS HAVING TO INTRODUCE MAGICAL AND RIDICULOUS SECRET WORLDS TO OTHER CHARACTERS. I think that&#8217;s a huge reason why the introduction of Hagrid in\u00c2\u00a0<em>Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone<\/em> was what drew me in to\u00c2\u00a0<em>Harry Potter<\/em>. I am so into fictional universes! They&#8217;re lovely. And watching someone get drawn into one is generally fascinating to me. So watching Carter explain her job to her father is just downright\u00c2\u00a0<em>entertaining<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>In hindsight, it&#8217;s easy to feel awful for Cordesh, since his host turned on him. That\u00c2\u00a0<em>sucks<\/em>, dude. \ud83d\ude41<\/li>\n<li>HOW AWESOME IS THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN JACOB AND SARMOOSH? Like, I&#8217;m\u00c2\u00a0<em>still<\/em> floored by the introduction of the Tok&#8217;ra because they provide such a fascinating dynamic to this show. It&#8217;s a clever way for the writers to introduce a rebel force that can be played by human actors. It allows for the whole sequence with Sarmoosh to even exist. And now Samantha&#8217;s father can remain alive and on the show in this new capacity, and I&#8217;m just so\u00c2\u00a0<em>impressed,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>y&#8217;all.<\/li>\n<li>I am hoping some of the upcoming episodes of this show have more Tok&#8217;ra, because you consider me\u00c2\u00a0<em>deeply interested in them.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My lord, what a gloriously\u00c2\u00a0weird episode. 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