disappointments

Well, tonight marked the end of an era. SCIFI Channel's Stargate SG-1 has come to an end. I'm here to spoil it all for those that haven't seen it, so if you don't want to know just scroll down and read some other stuff I've written. So the series finale episode wasn't all that spectacular. Don't get me wrong, I love the series and I understand that it has to continue so you can't do much, but they didn't do anything! The first fifteen minutes were awesome, the Asgard (as a race) died off but before they did, they went ahead and gave humanity the sum of the Asgard knowledge, plus cool new toys. The twist? The Ori were capable of tracking SG-1 because of the enhancements, and even though with the new toys they could destroy the Ori motherships, it still wasn't enough. Just as SG-1 was about to be destroyed Lt. Col. Carter was able to envelop the ship in a time-dilation field. So the for the next forty minutes, we watched SG-1 age fifty years while a fraction of a second in normal-time passed. Finally, they come up with a solution and save themselves. The last two minutes were a throwback to normal operations and the team walks through the gate one last time on screen.
Not to complain and not offer solutions, but there was so much more that could've been done with a two-hour series finale. Deal with the Asgard problem, the Ori too, maybe find a way to neutralize the supergate, something. Maybe inflict a little damage to the Ori fleet, spark some hope to remove the Ori followers from the galaxy. I don't know, I don't get paid to write those shows.
Still, not all is bad on the Stargate front. Amanda Tapping is moving to Stargate Atlantis. Also joining the crew is Jewel Staite, making an appearance in the Atlantis season finale. Yay! I've liked her since I saw her on Joss Whedon's Firefly. Woo! It appears as though Torri Higginson is leaving the show to make room for all the sexy. Makes a little sense, financially speaking, but otherwise I can't fathom why they'd do this. Still, should make for interesting stories.