I liked this ep because it was one of those original SG-1 eps where they go through the gate meet people and solve their probs. I also liked the idea of "the link" and the shrinking dome. When i first read what this ep was about i thought it was gonna be like "Gamekeeper" that ep with all those people living in that glass dome but it was totally different which was great

I missed the first 20 minutes of this episode because I had fallen asleep. When I woke up, I was thinking "Ah crap! Im after missing the start of stargate." After watching the next 40 minutes I was thinking I should have stayed asleep.

I have nothing against stand alone epiosdes, but I just found this one unintresting. Unless something really amazing happened in the first 20 minutes, I'd have to say this was the worst episode of season 7 so far.

I think this episode was a little too close to home, the style of the buildings and town, were too much like everyday housing, in UK. I would have thought that the artitecture (sorry about the spelling), would have been quite different. This however did not spoil the episode, for me. Apart from that, it was great!

Lord Sokar

The answer lies in what this episode most emulated. For me, this episode was an almost carbon copy of 'The Return of the Archons' [TOS] from Star Trek.

• The society that once had advanced technology but now have a simpler way of life.
• The society that nearly destroyed itself because of their advanced technology, hence the regression.
• The society that uses an advanced computer to implement this lifestyle (Landru).
• The bit at the end where the people go zombie on us and start hunting Jack and Teal'c was exactly like Landru summoning the body on Kirk and the landing party.

Like this episode, Landru was not a bad... er... computer (the real Landru died six thousand years ago and programmed the computer to administrate). It wanted what was best for the "Body". But, being a machine, it's idea of what was best for the body was screwed up. It failed to consider that without growth and individualism, the society cannot function. When Kirk convinced the machine of this, it destroyed itself, realising it was a threat to the body.

The idea is that the computer probably didn't understand that the society could exist beyond the parameter's of its programming, ie the dome.

Fortunately, this episode didn't end in O'Neill talking the computer to death. Kirk did that four times. ('The Return of the Archons, 'Wolf in the Fold', 'I, Mudd', 'The Ultimate Computer')

For me, this episode had some good points, but by halfway through, I'd already summed up what was going to happen. It was a bit bland, but I agree it was a nice change of pace from last week's blood fest. I think sporadicly placed alien-of-the-week episodes are a good thing, because they help to offset some of the heavy, story-arc development episodes.

I liked it alot personally, but i do have a question?

Do you know the guy who helped them, lost his wife, when they needed to change the towns memories? Well you know at the end he was going on about being the only for sure that knew he lost someone? Well, how are we too know that they were ever actually originally married, afterall the computer can completly change memories, who isn't too say that they were put 'together' just a few weeks or days before sg1 arrived?

And secondly, wouldn't there be a way to get the computer information, it's data of what it has changed- i would of thought somewhere in the system there would of been record, not ones that the towns folk could get hold off, but somewhere? After all the computer knows its 'prime directive' it obviously keeps data somewhere not too erase that? Would it have data of its goings on?

The computer was concerned with keeping the dome inhabitable and so was removing people... I don't see any circumstance where this would mean that two people would be paired in a marriage. However technically you are right that we can't be 100% sure that they were really married.

Not necessarily. The computer might not keep any record of what changes it had made. After all, any record would mean that the inhabitants did have access to it since they could do pretty much anything they wanted with the computer. It wouldn't necessarily need to hide its prime objective as this was presumably given to it by the creators of the dome in the first place and was probably just to maintain the dome as best it could and probably to try to keep the people happy. Even if the inhabitants knew this they wouldn't think anything of it.

This post has been edited by Aesir: Nov 5th 2003, 5:58 AM

Good episode, not much action, more theoretical science stuff, but that's why it's sci-fi I guess...

I wonder if they stay in touch with all of the "alien-humans" they've met along the way... Eventually they could all end up being powerful enough to take on the Goa'uld, right? Provided the Goa'uld don't crush those worlds one at a time...

Greetz, King Hans

I missed this one

For anyone who's been curious (like me) about the village set and wondered if it was created or shot on location, I just read this quote from Robert Cooper in Dreamwatch # 112.

"It was shot at a tourist attraction here in Vancouver, Fantasy Gardens. I think a lot of people thought we had built an incredibly detailed city, but its something that actually exists here in Vancouver."

Anyone up for a roadtrip and some paintball fun?

This post has been edited by mithwriter: Jan 29th 2004, 12:51 PM

I'm really with those who think this was a good, okay episode, but don't have much feeling for it beyond that. For me, it could have done with a few more character relationship moments between SG1 and a lot more humour. I really missed the lack of those in this one.

I think those who are complaining that it is a spin on an old idea are being a little harsh. I often feel sorry for SF TV writers these days, when so much has already been done before them. As writers know, there are only a finite number of ideas out there you can use. So now and then they're bound to find themselves treading on the toes of those who've gone before them - and who were, in part, much luckier in that they were breaking new ground and didn't have the same problems.

And I've never seen anything wrong with that anyway - so long as the revisiting of the idea is done in a fresh, original and thoughtful way, it can bring something fresh to even the oldest idea.

I'm not sure that this was the case with this episode mind you; it did seem a little flat and pedestrian. There aren't any really good moments I could point to and say - they made it all worthwhile. But for all that, I didn't hate it or think it sucked.

I was a little surprised by O'Neill's irritation with the kid initially - usually he's right in there bonding and I didn't think this kid was particularly obnoxious to provoke that from him. Later, he seemed to be softening much more in character though, I thought.

I think what really made this a so-so episode for me was that I never at any point got the sense that our heroes were really in that much danger.

But, as I say - not one I hate and would never visit again.

Thanks to the poster who gave the info on the set - that's interesting. Great use of an existing location.

Albion

After watching this the first time and second time around, I had the same feeling that something was missing that was usually present in the average episode. I couldn't quite pinpoint it until reading your post, but now I realise it was definitely the lack of suspense/danger. Okay, so we knew that the inhabitants of the dome were in the most danger, but SG-1 was only really in danger before they knew that the dome was shrinking and if they had decided to go and stand near the edge. Basically though, there was very little threatening them and all the suspense seemed to come from the danger that the inhabitants of the dome were in.

I did really like this episode however, so the lack of danger presented to SG-1 didn't ruin it for me, just bugged me a little. Yes, I've seen a similar idea done before in another Scifi show, but I thought it was sufficiently different. Before judging Scifi writers for "copying" ideas, I think we first have to understand that actually they may not be copying the idea, even when it appears in another show. In fact, they could have thought it up themselves and in some cases may not even realise that it has been done before in another show. After all, you can't really expect them to check out every episode of every Scifi show to see if their idea for an episode has been done before

This post has been edited by Aesir: Feb 1st 2004, 10:28 AM

I liked the episode. I thought it was good. (There you go, how bout that for an inelligent post?)

But I did have something to say; I was watching something today that reminded me of this episode so i rewatched it - and guess what reminded me of it (of all things)?? SHREK! You know when they first go to Dulac? For some reason, the town there reminded me of the town in the ep! Wierd huh?

I just watched this episode again and wondered this too.

I don't think they were ignored. They may have brought supplies and not been "linked" but the computer would have been aware at the very least of the increased oxygen consumption. It would have compensated for that accordingly. Which leads to...

I think SG-1 was inadvertently responsible for killing Evalla and the councilwoman. But with the dome shrinking, why send out only two people when four had been added to the community?

This does seem like something Sam should have theorized especially when she figured out the dome was getting smaller. She was disturbed in The Other Side by the deaths that occurred when the iris was closed. She should have been more disturbed now since they were literally taking someones breath away.

This post has been edited by dorien: Apr 2nd 2004, 11:28 PM

This episode did'nt do much for me. The set looked like a fake town form Busch Gardens!

well if it wasnt for SG1 going to the planet and meeting all the people and noticeing some thing wasnt right they would of died. Lucky sam notice some thing wasnt right with the computer. I wounger how much time they had left before the doom colapes and every one died.

the "link" scared the crap out of me! geez! they're being brainwashed and stuff!

I saw this episode for the first time this weekend.
I thought the whole concept of living inside a bubble was an interesting idea, but I liked the shows realization that people can't live in a bubble. It's unnatural, and boring not to see what the rest of the world has to offer. Although there are people who stay at home and never travel. This show made me want to go out and see things I've never seen before.
I also thought it was kind of creepy how people kept disappearing and no one in the bubble didn't notice. I liked how Samantha tried convince Palin that the link was brain washing them. However, I figured out that the bubble was shrinking and not collapsing before Sam and Daniels did.
I thought this was a great episode. I enjoyed it both times I saw it.

I thought the set was, frankly, the best part of the episode.

I liked this one - somehow it seemed more like earlier seasons than the previous season 7 eps, which is a good thing IMO. I agree with whoever said Sam looked more like Sam, too. And it was nice to see more of RDA than in 703 and 704. Maybe that's what made it seem more like the previous seasons - the team dynamics were more evident, and I think the way the team interacts with eachother is a big part of what makes stargate such a good show.

I recognised the father but couldn't place him, but now I know he was the Ashrak. But the woman doing the research with Daniel looked familiar too. Was she the chief's daughter in Touchstone (Season 2)?

This post has been edited by Dr Sam: Nov 16th 2004, 3:00 PM

I knew that father looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him, Thank!

Yes, she did play the chief's daughter in Touchstone.

And Pallen, played by Christopher Heyerdahl, also played Halling in Stargate Atlantis Season 1.

James

The set was really good and i enjoyed this episode heaps. Its one of few stand alone episodes in season 7 where SG-1 are offworld for most of the episode doing stuff to help people and thats why think its so good. It does have a season 1-3 feeling about it.

Very nice episode actually it remember me a book call 1984 or other i dont remember name where all people are controlled and when they born something programs them to make certain things

the LINK was a cool idea imagine be able to access lots of amount of data,but the idea of being controlled sucks

If you have the series on dvd you will relize that one of the wrighters also wrote for the outer limets am I the only one who sees a slight rezeblince to an old outer limets episod. they had to wear the same little things on the side of there head and they called it the link to. I think it was a filler episode for the wrighters to. Dont get me wrong I thougth It was a cool episod but just not very original. I did think neven was cool.

i was intrigued by this episode just because of the dome! then it got even better. can't help thinkin that iv seen the guy who played nevin somewhere else in stargate.