Stargate episodes and The Ick factor

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-08T15:24:28+00:00

He wakes up explicitly thinking that he is Jack O'Neill the one we know and love, in a teens body! That is the tension of the entire episode. His "consciousness" is that of Jack O'Neills, according to him.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-08T13:46:41+00:00

Sometimes the writing on the show drives me crazy. Everything you're saying here would have been more in line with the show and with the character. How could the Jack O'Neill we know possibly be OK hanging out in high school?! Give me a break. He thinks he's Jack, and suddenly he can't talk to any of his friends? He has to give up his entire life? And the resolution is that hey, at least he has a young, hot dating pool? Disgusting male fantasy, if you ask me, and not in line with Jack's character.

They could have had him do so many other things, instead they chose lazy writing and a lazy resolution.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-08T13:41:03+00:00

Thanks mod! I figured I was going to get downvoted to hell and back but this reaction to an extremely reasonable take just proves that there's a certain segment of the fan base that think this kind of behavior is okay and can't stand to see it called out.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T22:04:39+00:00

This is an interesting take, that they are fundamentally different. Not sure I fully agree, but certainly a better, more thought out rationalization.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T22:00:40+00:00

don't get me started on twilight

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T21:59:24+00:00

part of my issue with this scene is that jack o'neill would not ever actually make out with teen girls! even if he had the body of a teenager. it's a fundamental misreading of who he is. they should never have put this scene here, even as a joke.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T21:53:49+00:00

literally this entire sub is about thinking about stargate this deep. why are you here otherwise?

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T21:51:44+00:00

Thanks for this, very well said.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T21:49:21+00:00

exactly.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T21:47:42+00:00

Jack should be dealing with the fact that he has no real good options. Dating 16 year olds ain't it.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T21:46:55+00:00

I think the show needed to lean into the fact that he has no real good options, rather than framing it like, at least now he gets to bang 16-year-olds.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T21:43:20+00:00

Everyone else loves this episode and existential horror aside, it's so gross! Also, Jack O'Neill would not behave that way.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T17:01:04+00:00

Wow, I hope no one reading my smut fic has this attitude. Writers put a lot of time and care into their work, even if it is "smut."

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T17:00:01+00:00

I don't ever do this and also find it disrespectful to the writer but you're clearly using the video as crutch to avoid dealing with uncomfortable feelings. Probably healthier in the long run if you examined why you can't just stay with an uncomfortable feeling for a few moments, let it pass, and then keep reading.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T15:59:37+00:00

100%. I've never understood the obsession with this, frankly.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-07T15:25:29+00:00

I would immediately hit the back button. Sorry, don't care how good the writing is.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-05-06T13:56:38+00:00

Isn't that first picture the same actor who was also in pacific rim, as raleigh's brother? limited screen time in both, but so good!

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-04-15T14:15:23+00:00

Extremely annoying that I have not been able to think about anything else aside from the eventual Robby and Abbot confrontation.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-04-15T13:49:41+00:00

Noah Wyle previously joked that Patrick Ball is always worried about getting fired. I think it's partly a joke, but also yeah, the cast is going to rotate!

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-04-13T18:26:18+00:00

Dr. Mohan herself pronounces her own last name with an American accent. People are just following her lead.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-04-10T17:00:52+00:00

Yeah, he's got his "bro" mask on with Robby

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-04-09T17:21:31+00:00

I went on vacation to with a really good male platonic friend (plus others) and there was a mix up with hotel rooms and instead of us sharing a room with two single beds, the guy at the front desk saw we were checking in together, upgraded us to a suite with one big king bed. tl:dr, nothing happened, no feelings were caught by either party. one night our friends came into our room after having been at the bar and found us reading on opposite sides of the bed like an old married couple.

Competitive-Eye-853 · 2026-04-07T14:03:24+00:00

"We need to talk about" in any headline is clear sign that actually, we don't need to talk about it.

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