Stargate SG1

Beachhead

A Prior of the Ori arrives on the Jaffa world of Kallana and offers the people Origin, they turn him down but he states that this world will still serve the Ori as he proceeds to eliminate the Jaffa and raises a large energy shield around the Stargate. Nerus ( Maury Chaykin ) a former confederate of Ba’al sends a message to the SGC and when he arrives he offers information to defeat the Ori invasion of the Milky Way.

Carter turns up bringing with her a MK IX enhanced nuclear device designed to destroy a Stargate and the team along with Vala travel to the planet onboard the Prometheus. After talking to the Prior and getting no satisfaction the nuclear weapon is armed but before they can act Jaffa ships arrive and open fire…..

Beachhead is a strong season nine episode of Stargate SG1 and marks a pivotal point in the story as the Ori begin their invasion of our galaxy. An interesting choice for the writers to give us the win but clearly demonstrate that the big picture favours the Ori tremendously. I’m not sure how much I appreciated the way Vala was treated even though she is not part of the team, her advice and action proven to be instrumental and she paid for her willingness to act. That aside the production was of a very high standard, good solid acting especially from the late Maury Chaykin and getting Louis Gossett Jr. on the show was great casting.

My thanks to Tim for joining me on the podcast and for choosing an excellent episode to chat about. His podcast (Uncharted Territories) has wrapped but when he and Stacey return to the medium we’ll let you know. Ratings and reviews are most welcome and if you want to be on the podcast then please get in touch (email, social media etc), just pick an episode from any of the live action series and we can chat over skype for an hour or so.

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