Bonus Episodes
Bonus Episode 27: No Baby-Seeding Needed( Star Trek Voyager: Blink Of An Eye))
Silvana and Tegan watch Season 6, Episode 12 of Star Trek Voyager, "Blink of An Eye". This has been quite a journey for Tegan, who has agonized over which episode to show Silvana to convince her that Star Trek can be good, actually. Did Silvana enjoy the episode? Listen and find out!
Bonus Episode 26: "Must Preserve" That's What Love Means (SG1 Season 4 Tier Ranked)
Silvana and Tegan discuss the tier ranking for Season 4 of "Stargate SG-1." There are some obvious episodes, like "Window of Opportunity" or "Point of No Return". Episodes with Jack/Sam romance immediately lose ranking. Silvana and Tegan take Sophia's opinions into consideration when deciding where to put "Entity". Surprisingly, "The First Ones" was a bigger hit than anticipated.
Bonus Episode 25: My Condolences (SG1 Season 3 Tier Ranked)
Silvana and Tegan complete their season 3 tier ranking. Silvana and Tegan discuss the potential this season had and some of the worst and best episodes of Stargate SG-1. They also discuss the new film, Leave the World Behind and what the hell was going on with the deer?!
Bonus Episode 24: "It's Equality!" with Sophia from Where's Beverly (Sam's Love Life)
Silvana and Tegan are joined by Sophia from "Where's Beverly" to discuss the ideal Sam Carter relationship. Sophia argues for the Sam/Jack ship while Silvana and Tegan double down on their Sam/Janet ship. All are in agreement that a Sam/Daniel ship is not good and that there is a plethora of lesbian subtext. Sophia gives a good argument, but you decide! Who should Sam have been with, if anyone? Is the way Sam's character written an accurate portrayal?
Bonus Episode 23: Unsubscribing from Marvel: The True Multiverse of Madness
Silvana and Tegan discuss why they are no longer watching Marvel movies. They don't watch DC movies either, but they never really started watching them in the first place. e are sick of the bait and switch tactics with trailers and the poorly thought through character arcs between media. We demand better from our media! How does this relate to the writers' strike?
Bonus Episode 22: Zero PPE (Dr. Janet Fraiser)
Tegan and Silvana are joined by their friend Jade for a very special bonus episode. Are there no nurses in Stargate? What's the difference between a nurse and nurse practitioner? Jade will tell us! Jade and Tegan share some of their experiences and impressions about sexism in the medical profession. Why is the Broca Divide one of the worst episodes for medical professionals? What should Janet Fraiser be doing if the Stargate program was real?
Bonus Episode 21: Born Sexy Yesterday 2.0
Silvana and Tegan discuss a concept coined by Pop Culture Detective called "Born Sexy Yesterday". This is a relationship trope that is typically an incredible, exotic woman who is intellectually younger than a more, average human man. Silvana and Tegan discuss the trope, its variations, and some inversions.
Bonus Episode 20: It's Our Anniversary!
Silvana and Tegan celebrate 2 years since the release of their first podcast episode release! They chat favorite episode titles, episodes to discuss (but not necessarily to watch), plot doctoring moments a la Silvana, and podcast guests. Tegan reflects on how doing the podcast has changed how she views media and Silvana makes a special announcement regarding her writing!
Bonus Episode 19: Let's Do It Live (Chat GPT Screenplay)
Tegan and Silvana are joined by Jenny, Chris, Joe, and Unicorn to read through a Chat GPT script generated by listener Col. Zimmerli. Thank you all for your part in this uncanny valley version of Stargate. Joe shares his unpopular opinions about Star Wars. Â Unicorn debuts his Teal'c voice. Â Jenny keeps the show running as narrator. Chris gives Jack a try and nails it.
Bonus Episode 18: High highs and Low lows (SG1 Season 2 Tier Ranked)
Tegan and Silvana rank the season 2 episodes. Which episode was the worst? Which episodes were the best? How did they manage to have more of both than season 1?
Bonus Episode 17: SG1 Season 1 Tier Ranked
Silvana and Tegan tier rank every SG1 Season 1 episode. Tegan thinks only one episode is deserving of S tier, Silvana: expert plot doctor returns, and all the dumb Daniel moments are discussed.
Bonus Episode 16: I Always Play a Bard! (Stargate Characters as DnD classes)
Silvana and Tegan are joined by honorary host, Jenny to discuss which DnD classes for each Stargate character. Silvana and Tegan discover, not surprisingly, that they both always play the bard.
Bonus Episode 15: Treatise on the Best Care of Palm Trees (Dune)
Silvana and Tegan watch both Dune movies (David Lynch and recent release) with Chris and Joe. Chris brings his knowledge of the book series and the ladies explain some of the similiarities with Stargate and other media. The group agrees that David Lynch's Dune is best used for ASMR and nothing more.
Bonus Episode 14: American Doctor Who
Silvana and Tegan discuss the differences and similarities between Doctor Who and Stargate. Silvana gives her recommendation for where to start in Doctor Who. Why are there no holiday specials in Stargate but there are in Doctor Who and Warehouse 13?
Bonus Episode 13: What Is This Stargate Thing About?
​Silvana and Tegan explain Stargate to Joe. There's a lot he likes and a lot that doesn't make sense to him, but they try their best.
Bonus Episode 12: Star Trek Enterprise, LLC
Tegan explains Star Trek to Silvana, including the alphabet soup of shows. Silvana wonders how the economy of Star Trek works, and discovers there's an entire book on the subject. Who knew? Â Is this a show commenting on capitalism, socialism, both, or neither? Is the romance always so bad? Â Silvana and Tegan have so many questions for Katharyn Powers. Â Tegan drops lots of knowledge about Star Trek captains!
Bonus Episode 11: The Ship That Should Have Been
Silvana and Tegan read the fan fiction that Silvana wrote for Tegan's birthday. The fan fiction is a partial rewrite of the episode in Season 1 called "Hathor", and it starts the relationship that we all know should have been.
Bonus Episode 10: The Odyssey is SciFi?
Why do we tell stories? Tegan and Silvana are joined by Joe and Jenny to discuss why stories are important and how they influence us. Why do we watch Stargate? Joe reveals how much he learned from The Prince of Egypt. What defines a literate versus oral culture and how does that affect how we pass along information? Silvana voices a very controversial opinion about Marvel on Tegan's birthday.
Bonus Episode 9: The Double Edged Sword: How Sexism Negatively Affects Men
Silvana and Tegan are joined by Joe again to discuss sexism in media. In addition to discussing plenty of teen movies from the early 2000s, the three discuss how sexism can be negative for men through unreasonable expectations around emotions to limiting them in roles and characteristics. Of course Stargate SG-1 isn't spared analysis either.
Bonus Episode 8: More Than the Princess: The Consequences of Objectifying Women in Media
In this bonus episode, Tegan and Silvana talk about how the media they were raised with often treats women as objects more than subjects. They discuss the consequences of this media for themselves and how you can do your media better. Trigger warning for sexual assault.
Bonus Episode 7: We Weren't Done Meeting, So We Met Some More (Season 2 of The 100, Part 2)
We will return to Stargate next week, we promise. You should really give this "100" show a try, at least to Season 1, Episode 3...Silvana, Tegan, and Unicorn discuss Season 2 of the "100". Unicorn explains his issues with season 2 and Silvana promises, once again, that this will become Stargate eventually. Clarke and the Ark People, coming to a venue near you!
Bonus Episode 6: We Did Meet Again
(Season 2 of The 100, Part 1)
Silvana and Tegan are joined by their friend Unicorn as they discuss the first part of the 100 Season 2. Is it like Stargate yet? No, not at all. Does Tegan see how it will be like Stargate yet? Unicorn confirms it won't be for a few seasons yet.
Bonus Episode 5: May We Meet Again (Season 1 of The 100)
Silvana and Tegan have been watching a Stargate adjacent show called "The 100" on Netflix/CW. Actors, themes, and sometimes plot are in common with Stargate. In season 1, Silvana and Tegan comment on the following: Â the martyr competition on the ark, why we hate Abby Griffin, that if there is a wrong decision to be made, Bellamy Blake will make it, a love triangle... handled well?!, and why we enjoyed and would recommend the show, overall. This episode is dedicated to Wells Jaha.
Bonus Episode 4: I Think I'm Going To Be the Daniel, Now (The Companion AI)
Silvana and Tegan discuss the table reads of the AI-generated scripts for Stargate, produced by The Companion. Marc Evan Jackson (The Good Place) served as the host to the table reading that included Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, David Hewitt, and Jewel Staite. The scripts were hilarious and yet somehow still captured the essence of the characters. We highly recommend checking out the recording at The Companion's website if you are a Stargate fan.
Bonus Episode 3: If The World Had More Nuance
In this bonus episode, Silvana and Tegan discuss White Saviorism and how it applies to Stargate. How can you avoid White Saviorism both in your actions and in media you create? Where is the line between White Saviorism and antiracism? "Harper Lee is a fucking genius." - Silvana
Bonus Episode 2: A Very Special Episode with Very Special Guests
Silvana and Tegan interview the co-hosts of the Three Fries Short Podcast. The other half of this episode can be found on the Three Fries Short Podcast, in which Silvana and Tegan are interviewed by Sarah, Cristina, and Rebecca. Who are these Tik Tok stars of Stargate? How did they find each other? What are their favorite episodes? Who are their favorite villains?
Bonus Episode 1: The Goa'uld
Silvana and Tegan are re-watching, dissecting, and gushing over every episode of Stargate SG-1. In our first bonus episode we discuss all there is to know about the goa'uld. They serve as the main villains for the majority of the series, so strap in for some discussion!
Episode 2: Stargate (1994) Part 2
Silvana and Tegan are re-watching, dissecting, and gushing over every episode of Stargate SG-1, but first! The film that started it all! Stargate which hit theaters in the U.S. October 28, 1994. In Part 2, the discussion on the film continues and Silvana and Tegan give it a 6 out of 7 chevron rating.
Episode 1: Stargate (1994) Part 1
Silvana and Tegan are re-watching, dissecting, and gushing over every episode of Stargate SG-1, but first! The film that started it all! Stargate which hit theaters in the U.S. October 28, 1994.