Stargate SG-1

Unending

Season 10, Episode 20, Aired 6/22/07

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The SG-1 team extends a small time frame to several years to survive an attack of the Ori and tries to find a solution to solve their problem.

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Beau Bridges

General Henry "Hank" Landry (Seasons 9+)
Michael Shanks

Dr. Daniel Jackson (Seasons 1-5, 7+)
Claudia Black

Vala Mal Doran (Season 10+)

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It was used on FARSCAPE, where Crichton and Aeryn found themselves stranded on a planet with a faster rate of time than on Moya. And, to a certain extent, on STAR TREK: TNG, where Picard was put into a brief coma by an ancient satellite.moreless

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"Mediocre"

By Carycomic, 12 hours ago Report Abuse

And, frankly, I found both those versions more poignant than this one. I mean; I felt little (if any) empathy for the characters, whatsoever. Not even during the death of the "elderly" General Landry, or the implied miscarriage of Daniel and Vala's "child!" Which is the true tragedy, here. Maybe if the writers had used this one, for the 200th episode, and used the good-natured self-parody for the series finale, I might have felt different. I might have enjoyed both a lot more. But, they didn't. So, I'm afraid I didn't. And, that's a sad way to cap off ten otherwise good years.moreless

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One of my favorite series finales - Unending indeed.

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By slayme3, Dec 27, 2011 Report Abuse

Ok first of all there is no reason to complain that this ep didn't wrap up the series - it was never meant to - since the follow-up movies Ark of Truth and Continuum had already been planned. What this ep did do was give us some great sci-fi - and a really cool look into a possible future for the characters - and a real future for Tealc. We got to see them age and handle yet one more impossible situation. I also like that after 10 years they didn't just try and end on a final Ori story - the show was much more than just that - and this character driven, high on action, special effects, and time travel story was an absolutely perfect send-off to a great show that even after 10 years felt fresh again and was cancelled far before its time. I would have loved to have a seen a few more seasons of the Ben Browder/Claudia Black Stargate but at least we got the 2 follow-up movies - both of which were excellent as well. Ignore the haters - this ep is a fine send off by one of my favorite Stargate writers - the great Robert C. Cooper. I'm giving it a 10/10 for action, emotional impact, and all around total awesomeness.moreless

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No, no, no. When writers loose their minds is what this should have been called! Or save the best for the films. This is a filler episode at best with the blindingly obvious errors left in the story. In a rush were we!!moreless

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By Dunkstar2008, Sep 14, 2011 Report Abuse

That was possibly one of the worse series finales I've ever watched. I love SG as much as everyone on here but as it has been pointed out has the person who wrote the screenplay actually watched SG before?

It was painful and shameful to see the Asgard commit mass suicide within the first 5 mins. It's like the writer said "you're all dead" ... Thor "why"... Writer "it was the Salmon moose" I mean come on. To add insult to injury the next scene Ori ships are being taken out with Asgard upgraded weapons on the Oddessy. Hang on, were there not a couple of Asgard ships in Camelot that got wiped out with the first wave of Ori Ships. And when did Asgard use beam weapons!

The fact is the Asgard were to powerful for the Ori so mass suicide was the only way to clear the way for more story lines. The Asgard dying was to be expected but this was not respectful or truthful to the SG universe.

I could go on but most reviews here have mentioned the other flaws through out this episode. I have yet to see Ark of Truth and by all accounts it sounds like this should have been the finale so hopefully my faith will be restored.moreless

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Character driven and perfect!

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By Miss_Lainey, Jun 21, 2011 Report Abuse

I loved this episode. I'm very much a 'characters' person, so to end this excellent show with a character focused episode was a good move in my opinion. The scene between Michael Shanks and Claudia Black was one of the best I have ever seen and I've lost count of the times I have watched it back.

So, it was a big explosive end, but they had the TV films in mind and you know what, it wouldn't have lasted 10 years if we hadn't fallen in love with the characters and seen the grow over time.

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It is very hard to say goodbye......

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By vodazz, Jun 04, 2011 Report Abuse

Before watching this episode I had to prepare myself for this event. I was very sad to tell myself that this is IT. The series finale. Well I can safely say that I did't get what I wanted, but...... There is no episode in this universe to finish Stargate SG-1. So I can just say that the episode was really interesting to watch. I waited for the Daniel-Vala scene from the moment I first saw Claudia Black in Prometheus Unbound. I hoped that they would remember everything after Carter turned the clock back, but...... In conclusion, I can say that Stargate is still without finale so let's hope that The Ark of Truth and Continuum will give us that. And my 9/10 is because I could not let myself write any less for the series finale of SG-1.moreless

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- Teal'c's age makes one wonder how Jaffa really age. In the season 4 episode "The Light", Teal'c says he is 101 years old. Going by the time that passed on the ship, he's older than 150 years at the end, yet he looks as if he's in forties. In the season 5 episode "Threshold" it's stated that Bra'tac is 137 years old and he looks much older than Teal'c looks being 155. Edit
- Trivia: Apparently Jaffa age at a rate of about a third of humans. Teal'c aged to about 130, but only looked to be in his 50s and he claimed to still have many years left. Edit
- The whole idea of the reverse time bubble seems flawed. Sam turns on a shield to exclude Teal'c from it, but once time is reversed, wouldn't it reverse time so Sam would turn the shield off? Edit
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- This is the second time Claudia Black and Ben Browder's characters grow old together and then, when time's reversed and they're young again, forget the whole 50 or 60 years lived in the alternative timeline. The first time they did it in Farscape, season two, episode "The Locket." Edit
- The simulations of the Odyssey being destroyed are re-used shots of the Korolev's destruction, from the season nine finale, "Camelot." Edit
- The last words of Teal'c, in fact the whole SG-1 team is "indeed." Edit
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- Mitchell: And then what? I've said it before, I am for fighting to the death, but we need a plan. Preferably one that avoid the "to the death" part. Edit
- Mitchell: Are you saying it took two weeks to figure out this idea wouldn't work? Edit
- Mitchell: Hey, Sam, do you remember when we were stuck out of phase? Sam: Which time? Edit
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- Mitchell: It's the Love Boat without the band and the buffet. Love Boat was a television show which ran from 1977 to 1986, featuring a cruise ship on which a new set of passengers would work through their problems with love every week. Edit
- Mitchell: What we need is we need Superman to fly around the ship really really fast. This is in reference to the ending of the 1978 movie Superman, where Superman (Christopher Reeve) flies at supersonic speed around the Earth, reversing its spin and, thus, reversing time (to undo the effects of the California earthquake caused by Lex Luthor. Edit