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I am listening to a collection of Ives songs. The sheer bizarre insanity of it all is rather fitting right now.

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I’ve been cogitating on Misbegotten for awhile, and after reading butterfly’s latest post on it, here are my thoughts on the issue of SGA’s morality.

( Spoilers for Misbegotten )

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( A bit more on the morality of Misbegotten )

Man, oh man. Clearly this ep has me riled. But I will take this any day over the complete apathy I feel after watching season 10 episodes of SG1.

SG1 and the shark

SG1 has jumped the shark. I think it's safe to say that. I'm always hesitant to pick a moment when a show jumps the shark because to me that usually means that after episode X, there is nothing worth watching. With Stargate, even long after I'd say it jumped the shark, there continue to be episodes definitely worth repeat viewing. But when the show started there was some essential spark that was lost a long time ago -- I'd posit as early as season 3.

( More nostalgia about early SG1 )

SG1's like a pair of really old shorts -- the elastic has been completely shot and it's looking a little threadbare. I don't think there's anything to be done about this. The show's just lasted far longer than its premise could support. But as I said above, even after it lost that spark I first loved, it has continued to deliver enjoyable episodes, so I'm happy to see it keep going. Thank goodness there's Atlantis to remind me what it's like to be surprised by what happens in a Stargate episode.

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I've spent enough time posting about ethics in Stargate: Atlantis that I think it deserves its own icon, so there you go.