Season 7, Episode 10 - Birthright
Air Date: August 15, 2003
The team finds a fugitive colony of Jaffa women, who must prey on other Jaffa to acquire symbiotes.
Guest starring Star Trek Enterprise's Jolene Blalock as Ishta.
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Hey I'm the first post probably since the fall, anyway it looks a good episode from wot I saw on he directors thing on the last dvd, wots the episode like
so lots of stuff were trashed due to the non-back-up of the former server?
i was just wondering if anyone on this message board still has that screen cap of t'pol, i mean jolene blalock, as a jaffa woman, ishta, i'd like to post that on a trek message board, alot of guys on dat trek message board cant seem to fathom t'pol with long blond hair and a tatoo on her forehead, though i did reassure them that she is as low pitched voice on sg1 as she is on ent, thanks and cheerio
| QUOTE (anika @ Sep 17 2003, 07:16 AM) |
| i was just wondering if anyone on this message board still has that screen cap of t'pol, i mean jolene blalock, as a jaffa woman, ishta |
this episode was ok, i think the whole jaffa requireing symbiots tretonin thing as been covered enough, i was looking foward 2 seeing moloc & more of his imperial guard that sort of stuff.
It just was funny to see Teal'C in an other situation!! He is just amazing when he plays/seduces this woman!! Funny, very funny!! And a ship moment when Carter said: you know, we don't, we haven't...
I'll repost some comments that I originally posted regarding this episode.
IMHO this was the worst episode of season 7 so far. This episode just didn't go anywhere compelling. The Jaffa women, sure a story might have been there. However, in this form the episode didn't work. Morever it was a vehicle for Teal'c to get some nooky.
Randoms thoughts why this was a massive dud:
1) Jolene Blalock - ick, get her off Stargate and send her back to altar of Roddenberry.
2) Preachiness - subcurrent taking on issues of sexism and abuse of women - This isn't Star Trek - Stargate has never gotten preachy to us like this before. Uncharcteristic for Stargate.
3) Predictable *yawn* Flat storyline no excitement, no hook. Caught myself channel surfing during it. I *NEVER* do that.
4) Do we need to see Teal'c making out at the SGC in front of the gate with Jolene and *EVERYONE* standing there? Tacky T. General Hammond should have a talk with you as to appropriate conduct.
Random positive:
1) Daniel and the younger girl who was of age for a symbiote. They saved the episode from complete oblivion. Good chemistry between them, leave it Dr. Jackson to save the episode.
Those are my thoughts. I'm sure many others will disagree. My two cents though.
Chris Judge always writes the best epps.
Chris Judge writes CRAP eps. The only good one was the Warrior! The only reason he wrote Birthrigt was so he could get one off with jolene Blalock! And the Changeling was crap too. Hey u didn't know where u were with that ep until the end and even then it was crap. I think Teal'c should have kept his symbiote because he would have been more powerful.
I thought the ep was quite good, although Jolene Blaylock's acting reminded me of T'Pol too much at times.......
On the whole tho, it was good- although I'm sure that type of story, women colony, has been used soooo many times...
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| Daniel and the younger girl who was of age for a symbiote. They saved the episode from complete oblivion. Good chemistry between them, leave it Dr. Jackson to save the episode. |
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| Chris Judge writes CRAP eps. The only good one was the Warrior! The only reason he wrote Birthrigt was so he could get one off with jolene Blalock! And the Changeling was crap too. Hey u didn't know where u were with that ep until the end and even then it was crap. |
Overall, I think it was a reasonable episode, but as with "Disclosure" I thought the storyline was ver thin.
At least Jolenel was better in Stargate than Star Trek...
Greetz, King Hans
| QUOTE (DrFraiser @ Sep 29 2003, 03:02 PM) |
| 2) Preachiness - subcurrent taking on issues of sexism and abuse of women - This isn't Star Trek - Stargate has never gotten preachy to us like this before. Uncharcteristic for Stargate. |
One thing is for sure.. I hate Chris Judge's scripts and personally would like to see how Tapping and Shanks do at writing an ep. Also I would like to see RDA write something cos I bet that episode would be immense! somtehing to do with Asgard!
Being in England we don't get to see this episode till Monday 1st can anyone tell me what i should be looking out for?
OK-I seem to be feeling a general level of apathy for most of the episodes in this series and I'm starting to get worried. This is what?.. the 10th episode and I can't honestly say that any of them have stood out as being excellent. In all of the series, I have never felt like this about Stargate. Do I expect too much?Has the seventh series been hyped up beyond what it can deliver? are the plots and stories deteriorating? I'm starting to feel less enthusiastic about series 8
anyhoo, back to topic...the epiosde was moderate-I was surprised at how T'Pol-like Ishtar was, same mannerisms etc. As has been mentioned, the redeeming part of this episode was Daniel interacting with the young girl..."who are you talking to?" "No-one".
Here are my thoughts on this episode:
I thought overall it was a pretty average episode, but personally I think that Christopher Judge could have come up with a better storyline... can he actually write an episode that isn't centered around Teal'c so much? It seems like he just wanted to write something so that his character could get with a Jaffa woman. The rest of the plot just seemed to fit aronud that to me.
Did anyone else notice that the fight scene between Teal'c and Ishta seemed a little weird... kind of fake? Some parts where they obviously used body doubles just seemed really disjointed and poorly joined to the parts with the proper actors. Other parts almost seemed matrixy (by that I mean, slowed down or very unrealistic movements). Maybe it was just me...
Also, why are they promoting Jaffa to use the tretonin? I realise it would be a good temporary solution, but as far as I know they have no supply of it anymore as the Pangarans aren't producing it as they don't have a Goa'uld Queen anymore... what happens when it runs out? Teal'c and Bra'tac didn't have a choice... these Jaffa kind of did in a way. Maybe the Pangarans had a huge stockpile of it I guess, and maybe it goes a long way. I just found it odd that they would suggest it like they have a permanent supply or something.
| QUOTE (Aesir @ Dec 1 2003, 10:41 PM) |
| Did anyone else notice that the fight scene between Teal'c and Ishta seemed a little weird... kind of fake? Some parts where they obviously used body doubles just seemed really disjointed and poorly joined to the parts with the proper actors. Other parts almost seemed matrixy (by that I mean, slowed down or very unrealistic movements). Maybe it was just me... |
like Aesir i thought this was an average ep and not my fav ep in the season so far but hey
However on the positive side i like the way they brought the whole tretonan thing back into the story because sometimes in a tv show they bring something in then never talk about it again. I, like some other people here liked the friendship between Daniel and the little girl, i thought Michael's acting was great with the whole "who you talking to?" thing ![]()
A good ep for a new writer but not as good as it could have been..........
Looking forward to next monday!
Really enjoyed the ep. Better than Avenger 2.0
. Didnt Teal'c seem a bit more hard ass in this ep though? When the female jaffa first appeared and spoke to SG1 he looked as if he was going to do some damage.
my points
+ jb as ishta, nice casting decision
+ tealc being more involved, his story ![]()
+ o'neill was around a bit more, and his jokes were alright
+ daniels talk with the girl
+ another relation to 22 episodes back
- the fakey fight scene, i hated the camera movemens
- i cant stand those cheap matrix style events, broke the flow
overall
**1/2
mmmmm yip - Chris Judge certainly had his own interests at heart when writing this episode eh?....aaah the beauty of writing your own programme, the wee chancer that he is.
Not a bad episode actually but I think they have turned Jack into the blonde bimbo of the show (minus the blonde hair ofcourse) has he forgotten how to string consecutive sentences together?? Its just snappy, sarky, one liners he comes up with all the time - hey I know he has a reduced filming schedlue but GEEZ make more use of him when he IS there will ye guys?
| QUOTE (Ka'rina @ Oct 30 2003, 02:11 PM) |
| I thought the ep was quite good, although Jolene Blaylock's acting reminded me of T'Pol too much at times |
It sucked major ass. Get well soon please Stargate.
This episode seemed to go on longer than usual. I too agree that Chris Judges writing is detremental to the show. At first i didnt mind the challenging, given that it was something different and thought provoking, but his latest enstallement was no more than poor storylines coupled with self promotion.
Big T making out with a hot jaffa in front of everyone just seemed weird. Although the look on Daniel and Sams faces were pricless.
Yes, Jolene Blalock was fine in "Judge's Dream" (a.k.a. "Birthright"), but WHO is the actress who played her second-in-command--the woman who died when her symbiot was removed??
She speaks like the ever-adorable Joan Collins (star of one of the best vintage Star Trek episodes and a very funny giant ant sf film). She even looks a bit like the e-a Ms. Collins. What else has she acted in? Too bad she was killed off by Judge. ![]()
| QUOTE (KatWhisperer @ Dec 6 2003, 01:40 PM) |
| WHO is the actress who played her second-in-command--the woman who died when her symbiot was removed?? |
I think this is a really good episode it shows that the jaffa woman can kick some ass's as well
heh, Teal'c fell in love with Jolene Blalock's character. What a great couple if they had more time together.
Teal'C is one lucky SOB
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Saw the ep. again today and I must say, my views haven't changed when I first saw it. Utter crap. I wanted to murder that lady who was the little girl's big sister. She was annoying and doesn't deserve the tritonin.
I thought Jolene Blalock looked nasty to me in this ep. She's way to thin to be attractive to me. She needs to go back to "Enterprise" and put on the body suit, it makes her look less thin.
I give it **
i prefer he on enterprise. the way she is now in season 3 personally. i didnt like the fight scene in this episode. you gotta shoot the director. i wonder what they will say on the audio coimmentary when it is out.
i quite liked this episode, though it was kinda predictable Teal'c getting off with Ishta and everything
Teal'c got some nookie!!! You Dawg you!
I guess it was an ok episode, not one of my fav but I never like bad mouthing a Stargate SG2 episode, and never will.
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| Big T making out with a hot jaffa in front of everyone just seemed weird. Although the look on Daniel and Sams faces were pricless. |
I like how Teal'c finally met someone other than his bitch of a wife. And now they have found a way for all jaffa can live with out the snake!
I thought that Teal'c had a wife but somewhere under all that Jaffa stuff he really liked the leader of those women Jaffa I think that it was mean for all those men to burn any girls that were born and it was a really great thing for the group of women to do
Teal'c falls in love with the leader
Who knows what might happen in season eight between them two.
I thought it was a good episode but some one said that most female Jaffa are killed at one and I said they were thinking of this episode which is not reference to all jaffa.
I don't think there's anything wrong with CJ writing an ep to get Teal'c some more quality time on screen. He is, after all, the character most commonly placed in the peripheral of what's going on....meaning always looking on, not a driving force in the plot.
Although I think Changeling is an excellent episode, I can't say the same about this one. I think there are some stories that just don't hold my interest, and the plight of Jaffa women is one of them. I thought Blalock was fine, as well as the other Jaffa women. Just not interested in their story, that's all.
I think CJ does a great job of writing episodes, and I wish all of the actors would write episodes about their characters.
Overall, I agree with Myth about this episode. It just seemed to me this would have been better as half of an episode. Where Teal'c and Daniel go to this planet, and then the others go somewhere else or something. Basically where there are 2 main plot lines, each somewhat worthy of an ep to itself.
Jack said "penis"
!!! that was so unnecessary and seemed forced by the script. i'm not really one for episodes written by Chris. it's always about Teal'c and the Jaffa thing.
it was kinda interesting at first to see Jaffa women, but i soon got over that. the whole episode was seriously just about him getting to make out with the blonde. it's a pity the second in command died coz i thought she was good. her death wasn't done very well either. i didn't really feel sorry for her or anything coz they didn't even go into her character much, but still tried to make it kinda dramatic. they rushed her whole story about her past.
i actually found it hard to concenrate during the episode and got easily distracted. i don't even know what Teal'c and the leader were fighting about. i didn't even realise they were fighting. one minute they're talking, and the next they're beating each other up. not that it was impressive or even believable.
i liked the whole thing with Sam and her "relationship" with Jack. i'm always in favour of that! and i also liked the bit with Daniel and the girl. that's probably it. there might be a few more bits here and there, but very few.
| QUOTE (Chelle B @ Sep 3rd 2004, 7:24 AM) |
| i liked the whole thing with Sam and her "relationship" with Jack. i'm always in favour of that! and i also liked the bit with Daniel and the girl. that's probably it. there might be a few more bits here and there, but very few. |
Well i liked it and episodes like this (ie involving jaffa) are normally boring but chris judge does a good job of making it not boring hes a good writer (better then some professional ones they have on the show) The penis thing was fine by me i didnt have a problem with it. It was quite a good episode i thought and i liked it, i just hope that they have CJ write more.
Ps. ones where one of the characters wrote it will obviously star them, itll always be this way.
I though it was good and it shows the progression of Teal'c. I happen to think that this is one of the best Jaffa stories so far.
| QUOTE (Chelle B @ Sep 3rd 2004, 7:24 AM) |
| i'm not really one for episodes written by Chris. it's always about Teal'c and the Jaffa thing. |
I didn't think this one was quite as well written as "Changeling" which I thought was awesome. Jolene was cool as Queen of the Jaffa, or whatever she was supposed to be. She was one of the only bright spots on the show. Although I did think Daniel's conversation with the young girl was very sweet, just wish they had brought her back for "Sacrifices".
| QUOTE (wonderland @ Nov 1st 2004, 9:31 PM) |
| I didn't think this one was quite as well written as "Changeling" which I thought was awesome. Jolene was cool as Queen of the Jaffa, or whatever she was supposed to be. She was one of the only bright spots on the show. Although I did think Daniel's conversation with the young girl was very sweet, just wish they had brought her back for "Sacrifices". |
| QUOTE (CitizenK @ Nov 2nd 2004, 1:52 PM) |
| You know, I do have to say the guys of SG1 do work well with children and adolescents. Daniel did have a sweet chemistry with that girl (forgot her name) didn't he ? |
| QUOTE (wonderland @ Nov 2nd 2004, 5:42 PM) | ||
Maybe because they are, at heart, children!!!! Or it could be because all three of the guys are dads, they always seem to be soooo sweet with the kids on the show. Daniel's scenes with the baby in "Maternal Instincts" always melt me. |
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O come on!!!!!!!! who is writng this crap?
I just saw this episode and it was good. Though I was asking myself a question.. how many women did Teal'C actually kiss over the past 7 years lol. Well it was great seeing Stargate actually going into Greek Mythology; Amazon ladies
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| Though I was asking myself a question.. how many women did Teal'C actually kiss over the past 7 years lol |
I can't stand the women so typical being all that, when whatever her name was had that fight with teal'c is what i refer too. but i found it somewhat amusing the conversation that Daniel had with the young girl thou. that made me smile
I *blush* used this episode as an example in an analysis on Gender Identity in media. I like it but then I'm bias cos I like Teal'c and once CJ started writing Tealc centred eps they acutally started to get good (gotta love the English there!) It was the best example I had in terms of sci-fi and gender.
I just saw this one today for the first time too. it was a good show
.i hated how they treated the girl jaffa afterbirth
.but i still say they should not have killed just to stay alive it is like the same thing just them.
its a good episode not the best i,v seen but good
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