Foothold

DVD, Stargate SG-1 S3 (Foothold)

I'd seen this back in the day and noted it was a good one, and I wasn't wrong. There's a good mix of action, humour and a bit of suspense, and Colonel Mayborn (with Major Davis), gets to be on the side of SG-1 just to be different - it even ends with some cosy familiarity which we're not used to seeing and for once Mayborn receives a warm reception, though whether he believes it to be true is unclear. Early on there are enough questions that you can begin to believe what 'Jack' says is true and it really was something that had happened to Carter, even though we've already seen the events as they occurred.

The cool technology of personal chameleon-like projection shield (it didn't have a name) worked really well, and the aliens were reasonably icky enough to be instant enemies, what with their slimy room of hanging victims like a spider's larders, even if they did tend to take greater than normal care when using steps! O'Neill gets some choice little gags and Teal'c displays his warrior prowess, we even get to go off-base for a bit, so there isn't much wrong with this one. The aliens feel like a one-shot wonder, but I'd like to see them come back, especially as they left it hanging with the possibility that there are some still out there with intimate knowledge of certain people.

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