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Episode: A5
Title: The Broca Divide
Reviewed by: Emma Wall

The Lowdown

Oh here we find out why we have such difficult to remember gate addresses, all I can say is thanks Carter for making it so easy to understand... it's based on a binary code, oh joy I just get that don't you? Now do you all feel like you are a dumb Colonel named Jack?
We also have our eyes opened to a Daniel with a sense of humour! He quips that it's his front-side he is worried about and asks quite innocently if his night goggles have his prescription! I think we miss out on this in later episodes.
The gung ho jarheads that are SG-3 Marines, join SG-1 on this mission to a perpetually dark world. Doesn't the Malp have lights? D'oh!

Soooo... we see SG-1 troop up the ramp to boldy, slaps myself wrong series again! They step through first with night vision goggles with Makepeace shouting “Have it your way flyboy!” Do they have no better quips to say? As the intrepid explorers step through, they find the Malp in a mess. Does anybody have respect for equipment in this universe! Poor ole Siler.
Ok anyone else worried that it was all too easy... oh no! Just when you think you are getting somewhere mad Neanderthals jump you!

Who says trekking oops travelling thru the universe was safe, so help me... And we have our first obligatory injury... A lovely eyebrow scar adds such character don't you think? Just ask Mr Shatner!
Daniel has NO idea what type of people attacked them and Carter hates the fact that the woman, the Leader of the Untouched's daughter, Melosha, we find out later, is about to be raped. But as they are about to help, someone else beats them to it in the proverbial nick of time, looking like Casper the Friendly ghost in their outfits!

When they follow them to the city, it's perpetually light! No? Is that why they call it the Land of Light? Sarcasm is sometimes lost in just words... Words cannot express things, speech cannot convey the spirit, swayed by words, one is lost. Thank you Oma for those words of wisdom. Shove off, I'm busy J They decide to return to Earth as there are no Goa'uld or reason to stay.
During the debriefing, Johnson attacks Teal'c and all hell breaks loose with those that went to the planet. The problem spreads and Hammond locks the mountain down, no one in or out.
Ok at this point I will try to remain objective... nope sorry gonna completely lose it here. Carter jumps O'Neill! Ok girls try to remain calm and boys... no fantasizing about Carter jumping you! You wish! Who am I kidding, this is the highlight of the episode for most people whatever gender! Oh you poor man! As our esteemed Daniel says before he gets his head beaten in by a touched Jack. And he calls her Samantha! OK enough shipping!

So, after all touched are safely locked away or restrained, tied up or whatever you call it, steady now, can those thoughts people, yeah I know what you're thinking!
Dr Fraiser is asked to find out what's happening and sends Daniel and Teal'c back to the planet to get a blood sample. Daniel is jumped again, what can I say there is a lot of jumping in this episode! Teal'c loses him and has to go to the light part of the planet to get the blood. When they refused to help, typical, how much convincing do these people need for crying out loud? He takes out the guards, nicks their blood and returns to Earth, way to go Teal'c! During this time, Jack asks to be experimented on and Hammond joins him in isolation, oh and Carter gets into a fight getting stabbed in the process.
Sigh, what a mess! Anyway good ole Dr Fraiser, its her first episode, so cut her some slack on the naff hair. It is she that figures out it's a histamine thingy, yeah ok so I don't get it anymore than you guys, and because she and Daniel take anti-histamines, they were immune.
So as he asked her so endearingly, she gives it to Jack first and hey presto!

Lucy I'm homeeeeee... Ok so Teal'c still thinks he is mad and so do we! They let him out and the whole base gets dosed up and try to find get Daniel, whose anti histamines have worn off.
On finding him they discover he is with Melosha, prompting Jack to quip about the fact Daniel seems to have a girl on every planet! Hey so he's noticed too! They dart him and take him back to the Land of Light to recover, which naturally he does otherwise we wouldn't see him in the next episode. Duh!
The people of the Land of Light come out to greet their long lost, terrible-looking relatives they condemned to a life of primitive oblivion and become best friends with Earth. Bless.
Oh and there is yet another lovely moment between Carter and O'Neill. She is a little worried about the altercation while touched and he quips about the wound she received, hoping that there will be no scar... she says why... he replies with - If it doesn't heal properly you'll never wear that sweet l'il tank top number again!

The morale of the story... is there one mmmm, lets see...
Don't forget to visit the Doc before you travel, you never know what these mozzies are gonna carry and leave you with!

Quotes & Facts
Planet designations: P3X-797 The Land of Light
Jack: "Daniel you dog!"
Daniel: Manages to have absolutely no idea who the Touched are, and manages to find a girl while touched awwww...
Sam: Chose Jack as her alpha male... now who wouldn't I ask you?
Teal'c: Still can't understand Jack's humour and refuses to let him out of isolation when he is cured.
Hammond: In a straight Jacket! Noooooooo never.
Fraiser: What a debut! What can I say, taught Daniel and Teal'c to take blood, sorted the whole mess out and the actress! What a piece of acting between her and RDA truly great to watch.
Whumping moment: The whole SGC infected including our heroes, the obligatory cut to the eyebrow for Jack, Daniel is punched by Jack, Sam is stabbed, Teal'c escaped with nothing for Junior to heal .
Shipper moment (for those romance fans): Actually the best in the episode was between Janet and Jack, where he asks to be experimented on while trying to overcome the effects from the sedative. Some of the best acting I have seen from RDA there. Oh and who can forget the moment in the locker room nudge, nudge, wink, wink. ;-)
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