Stargate SG-1 - Season 2 (1998)

Season two of Stargate SG-1 continues the adventures through the Stargate and the battle against the race known as the Goa'uld. This season reveals some interesting twists surrounding the family of Teal'c, the wife of Daniel Jackson (who has been possessed by the mate of Apophis), Samantha Carter (who becomes a temporary host for a Goa'uld), and a new ally known as the Tok'ra who are leading a rebellion against the Goa'uld. But even with some interesting ongoing plot twists season two fails to exceed the first season. Almost half the episodes of season two I'd have to give only a slight above average rating because the story-lines are predictable and only average copies of similar story-lines seen on Star Trek, such as the body swapping, transforming DNA, and a strange alien organism threatening to destroy everyone so it can survive, these are all commonly used plots that have been done before and done better.

The most disappointing aspect of season two has to be the mediocre season finale. Season premiers and finales are usually the cornerstones of a season. They're the biggest productions with the largest budgets mainly due to the fact that the creators want to give the viewers a reason to start watching the season if it's a premier, or come back for the next season if it's a finale. But it's season two's finale entitled 'Out of Mind', which almost gives you reason not to want to revisit the series and is by far the worst season finale episode I have ever seen because mainly it's a clip show. Clip shows are regulars on sitcoms, a five minute story with the rest of the show filled with clips from previous episodes, but I have never seen this done in a one hour television series before and Stargate SG-1 has done it twice in only two seasons. It's a cheap way to fill an episode, and it's a really cheap way to do a season finale which should be the biggest episode of the season.

Favorite Episodes:

Aired 10/9/1998

After discovering the Tok'ra, SG-1 realizes any alliance with them might prove to be difficult as the Tok'ra only seem to be willing if SG-1 provides the additional hosts they seek. This request doesn't bode well with the team, but Sam's father, whose dying of cancer might be a perfect solution in both solidifying an alliance and saving his life.

Aired 6/26/1998

SG-1 finds themselves on the flagship of Apophis and his son who are set to attack Earth. But with the Goa'uld already knocking at Earth's door, it appears their mission of defense might turn into their final mission, as it appears the only way to prevent the attack is to destroy the ship is from the inside.

Aired 2/19/1999

A routine mission turns traumatic when SG-1 discovers that their presence has set in motion a deadly epidemic which is affecting the inhabitants of the planet.

Aired 10/30/1998

SG-1 is accused of stealing a powerful weather controlling device is stolen from the planet Madrona. Now to clear their name and save their relationship with the inhabitants of the planet the team must find the real thieves and save the planet which has begun to revert to it's uninhabitable state without the device.

Aired 1/22/1999

O'neill looks into an alien device which transfers mass amounts of alien knowledge into his brain causing an overload. Now with so much alien data contained in his brain O'neill has a short amount of time to have the process reversed or he'll be unable to function normally and possibly die.

8/10