One dreams of that missing STARGATE writer who could have done one final edit of every script, and pushed the series into greatness. This one has the outgoing President commission a documentary made of the SG program. The director (the wonderful Saul Rubinek - UNFORGIVEN, TRUE ROMANCE) is an independent. His work will go into mothballs indefinitely, but he's still given the cold shoulder. Adam Baldwin (FIREFLY) gives a cheeky, satisfying performance as an SG team leader. Robert Picardo (VOYAGER) debuts as Richard Woolsey, who would appear in 34 episodes over three SG series. On a planet where the remains of an ancient city are discovered, the goa'uld attack. There's an extremely-effective fakeout in which you're led to think that Jack has died. Rather than being given some miracle healing or other cliché, we learn that it's Dr. Frazier (Teryl Rothery) who has died...just after she got her first romance of the show, with Saul. This two-parter veers from greatness to clunkiness, but is usually closer to the first. It's surprisingly character-driven, and does a wonderful job capturing moral ambiguity.
5 Reviews
A great adventure
cyberdud70711 July 2020
This 2 parter always brings tears to my eyes. Since the military runs it its very political, this episode is about the men and women that give the common fokes their rights and freedoms whether its fighting tyrants on earth or tyrants in space it has the same meaning. This is a shout-out to the US military thank you for your sacrifice.
Terrible Episode
claudio_carvalho1 April 2018
"Heroes: Part 1" is a terrible episode of "Stargate SG-1". The idea of entwining political plot with action does not work but the writers insist in situations like that. Emmett Bregman and Senator Robert Kinsey are annoying unfunny characters and this type of tension in the SGC is irritating. My vote is four.
Title (Brazil): "Heroes: Part 1"
Title (Brazil): "Heroes: Part 1"
Trick the Characters, Not the Audience
fcabanski16 September 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Remember the Empire Strikes back? We, the audience, got a glimpse of Storm Troopers and Darth Vader before the big reveal to Han and the gang. We sat in the theater silently, some not silently, screaming "watch out Han!" We didn't scream "it's a trap" originally, because that came a movie later.
Letting the audience know something the characters don't know creates tension and drama. Tricking the audience, especially if the characters know what's really happening, is a cheap trick. If drama relies on a cheap trick, then the showing is a one trick pony. Watch once, it's good; watch twice, it's crap the second time.
Empire Strikes Back holds up after 2, 5, 10 viewings. This episode, with its cheap trick, barely holds up the first time, especially since anyone paying attention knows O'Neill was shot right in the new protective, anti-staff vest.
On the good side the director of the documentary presents a subtle shift from the smarmy Hollywood guy to the honorable movie maker trying to show heroes in a positive light.
On the whole, this episode doesn't matter in the overall series story arc.
Letting the audience know something the characters don't know creates tension and drama. Tricking the audience, especially if the characters know what's really happening, is a cheap trick. If drama relies on a cheap trick, then the showing is a one trick pony. Watch once, it's good; watch twice, it's crap the second time.
Empire Strikes Back holds up after 2, 5, 10 viewings. This episode, with its cheap trick, barely holds up the first time, especially since anyone paying attention knows O'Neill was shot right in the new protective, anti-staff vest.
On the good side the director of the documentary presents a subtle shift from the smarmy Hollywood guy to the honorable movie maker trying to show heroes in a positive light.
On the whole, this episode doesn't matter in the overall series story arc.
Annoying
Calicodreamin30 March 2022
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