Douglas H. Arthurs
Douglas appeared in four episodes of Stargate SG1, three as the system lord Heru’ur (The Serpent’s Venom, Secrets, Thor’s Chariot) and one as Kah’l (The Serpent’s Lair). He has also been in The X-Files, Harsh Realm, Smallville, Masters of Horror, Arrow and Kingdom Hospital. IMDB Matthew Walker
Matthew played both Roham & Merlin in five Stargate SG1 episodes as well as Moros in the Stargate Atlantis episode Before I Sleep. He’s also guest starred on Blood Ties, Smallville, Cold Squad, Mr Young and Sanctuary. IMDB
Venus Terzo guest starred as Dr. Schwartz on the latest episode of Arrow S4E18 “Eleven-Fifty-Nine”, it may indeed be the same character she played on an earlier episode of the series.
Identity opens up with a young woman we haven’t seen before but that’s not unusual on Atlantis. A we knew lots of expedition members are only revealed when the story requires but something still seems a little off. Well we were right, she stabs Zelenka after he was calling her Jennifer and her refection also indicated it was Jennifer so we have an alien or maybe someone in control of the good doctors body, it won’t be the first time. The woman is detained after she attempts to steal a jumper and then pulling a gun on Rodney and she reveals she and her friends were “thieves” seeking out Ancient tech and she had seen a strange device which we learn was the communication stone controller. So Jennifer is in the body of Neeva Casol and Neeva is now in Jennifer’s body and the condition of that is yet to be determined. It turns out that she has been captured and has been sentenced to death, lucky for Jennifer just before the axe falls Neeva’s associates (Bordal and Jannick) rescue her and then the fun begins.
The team gate to the planet where Neeva was before swapping bodies and in the chaos of the attack on the locales Neeva escapes but when she meets up with her guys they are suspicious which you can understand. Another clash with the local authorities leaves Bordal dead and Neeva seriously wounded, she is taken by the Atlanteans back to the village awhile Jannick confronts Jennifer. He draws his gun and aims it at her head, he is annoyed and confused and moments before we hear a gunshot the two women return to their own bodies…
Identity again like Infection seems a little out of place given how close we are to the series finale but obviously episodes were planned before the official cancellation notice was given. It is however a very standalone episode unless you take the use of the communication stones as a primer for Stargate Universe where they are kinda of a focal point of the show. Many thanks to Ian for joining me for this episode and he’ll be back have no fear. This weeks promo is for The Sci-Fi Movie podcast a very entertaining discussion based movie review show which looks at some of our favourite genre movies and has spun off with more specialised shows.
Matthew Bennett
Matthew played Jared Kane in two episodes of Stargate SG1 ( Ethon and Icon ) and also Ted in the episode Point of No Return. He was also a recurring character on Battlestar Galactica playing Aaron Doral and has starred in Cold Squad, Orphan Black and Peacemakers. IMDBTwitter Kathleen Munroe
Kathleen was Amanda Perry in four episodes of Stargate Universe as well as playing Audrey Parker in Haven and then appearing in Alphas, CSI NY, Supernatural, Motive and Resurrection. IMDBTwitter Jill Teed
Jill guest starred twice on Stargate SG1 in the 100th and 200th episodes playing Yolanda Reese aka Stacey Monroe. She’s also appeared on Battlestar Galactica, Falcon Beach, Reaper, Continuum, Arctic Air, Godzilla and Signed, Sealed, Delivered. IMDBTwitter Ryan Jefferson Booth
Ryan played Corporal Marsden in six episodes of Stargate Universe, a Jaffa on the SG1 episode Endgame and Lt. Negley in the Atlantis episode Vengeance. He has also appeared on Fringe, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The 4400 and is a Personal Trainer in Vancouver. IMDBTwitter
Tom J. Astle
Tom wrote the Stargate SG1 episode Cor-ai and is the creator of the tv show So Weird. He also wrote Failure to Launch, penned episodes of Clueless and The Tracy Morgan Show and Get Smart. IMDB JR Bourne
JR Bourne played the Tok’ra Martouf / Lantash on seven episodes of Stargate SG1, he also starred in Revenge, Fringe, Arrow, The Secret Circle and is Mr Argent on Teen Wolf. IMDBTwitter
Ellie Harvie
Ellie played Dr. Lindsey Novak in three episodes of Stargate (Prometheus Unbound on SG1 and on Atlantis Critical Mass and The Siege P3). She has also been on The Dead Zone, Terminal City, The Collector, Some Assembly Required , Eureka, Fools For Hire and Supernatural. IMDBTwitter
Jennifer Page
Jennifer was part of the team that cast both Stargate Atlantis and Universe, she has also worked on Once Upon A Time, X Company, Gracepoint, Bates Motel, Intruders and Lucifer. IMDBTwitter Kathleen Duborg
Kathleen appeared on the Stargate SG1 episode as Neith, she has also been on The 4400, The Killing, The Whispers and Intruders. IMDB John Stewart
John was a villager on the Stargate Atlantis episode Sateda. He has also apepared on Noah, Psych, 2012, Taken, Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief and Fear the Walking Dead. IMDB
Michael Rooker
Michael played Colonel Edwards in the Stargate SG1 episode Enemy Mine and more recently starred as Merle in The Walking Dead quickly becoming a fan favourite. He has also guest starred on Archer, Psych, Burn Notice, Chuck, Thief, Cliffhanger, Jeremiah, Slither and Guardians of the Galaxy. IMDBOfficialTwitter Deborah Theaker
Deborah appeared once on Stargate SG1 in the episode Citizen Joe playing Charlene Spencer and has also appeared in Joey, Reno 911!, The Burbs, Maniac Mansion, ALF, Bones, Benched and Entourage. IMDBTwitter Kathleen Barr
Kathleen voiced Draga in Stargate Infinity and has a huge resume of voice work dating back to 1979 and her first work on Galaxy Express 999 through Spider-Man Unlimited to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. IMDBBehind The Voice
Mitch Pileggi
Mitch played Colonel Caldwell on twenty two episodes of Stargate Atlantis and Walter Skinner on The X-Files and it’s been announced he will be returning to the X-Files. He’s also guest starred on both versions of Dallas and been in Supernatural, Sons of Anarchy, Blue Bloods, Medium and Grey’s Anatomy. IMDBTwitter Greg Anderson
Greg played an Ori and Prior in six episodes of Stargate SG1 as well as the tv movie The Ark of Truth, he’s also been in The 4400, Traffic and House Of Lies. IMDBBehind The Voice Tom MacNeill
Tom played a wounded man in the Stargate Universe episode Alliances and has appeared on Fringe, Arrow, Almost Human, The Tomorrow People, Arrow, The Flash and V. He’s also worked on a number of projects behind the scenes mainly in and around camera and cinematography. IMDB
Alessandro Juliani
Alessandro played Katep in the SG1 episode Moebius (1&2) and Eliam in the episode Scorched Earth. He also starred on Battlestar Galactica as Felix Gaeta and also appeared on Smallville,
Fringe, Cedar Cove, Almost Human and recently on The 100 as Sinclair. IMDBBehind The Voice Robin Mossley
Robin has been in two episodes of Stargate SG1 first as Malikai in Window of Opportunity and then as Dr. Reimer in the episode Morpheus. He has also guest starred on Andromeda,
Reaper, About A Girl, Psych, Hope Island and Sanctuary. IMDB Lawrence Dane
Lawrence appeared just the once on Stargate SG1 as Major General Bauer in the episode Chain Reaction. He has also appeared on Sofia, Absolution, Queer As Folk, The Hunger, Flashpoint, Airwolf and Street Legal. IMDB Martin Blaiz
Martin played a NID guard on the Stargate SG1 episode 48 Hours and also appeared on Seven Days, First Wave, The Outer Limits and Touched by a Killer. IMDB
The 17th episode of the final season of Stargate Atlantis is “Infection” and deals with some of the ramifications of the retrovirus in one of it’s many forms. A Hive ship is approaching Atlantis and a corrupted message is received from Todd, a jumper rendezvous with the Hive and they find all the Wraith in stasis but with no automate revival time set in the system. Rodney searches the ships database and discovers that the retrovirus/gene therapy had been given to the whole crew but after initial good results something went wrong, drastically wrong. Malfunctions are evident on the Hive and then a scream and a security guard is found dead, well half eaten it seems the Wraith can no longer feed by drawing life force but the infected have still got teeth.
They wake Todd who is not too happy given that they are no position to save his crew but as more of the infected get loose and the hive slowly loses integrity being affected by the virus itself they find themselves in a decaying orbit. Rodney is bullied by Todd to perform above and beyond and the Hive or what is left of it crash lands into the ocean where they few survivors are rescued. John who gave his work asks for permission to release Todd and he leaves hoping to find a cure for the virus in an old tradition of bonding with an Iratus Queen.
Infection is an episode that exists to tie together some plot points and to make the most of Todd (Christopher Heyerdahl) and to be fair it does a decent job with the atmospheric horror leaning story. The production side provides some great CGI visuals as the hive breaks apart and the standing set never looked better but money must have been tight when the crash was created, that looked bad. However you never get a bad episode when Todd is front and center and once again he shows why this character became a fan and production favourite.
We didn’t have a guest this week as it was a spur of the moment recording and well outside of the planned schedule but we had fun. This weeks promo is for Treks In Scifi and next week we are taking a look at the eighteenth episode of the final season “Identity” so hope you join us and let us know what you think.
Jaime Ray Newman
Jaime played Lt. Laura Cadman in two episodes of Stargate Atlantis ( Duet and Critical Mass ) and has also guest starred on Eureka, Grimm, Veronica Mars, Bosch, NCIS and starred on Eastwick, Drop Dead Diva, Bates Motel, Wicked City and Red Widow. IMDBTwitter Bob Frazer
Bob appeared just the once on Stargate SG1 playing an Airman in the episode Hathor. He has also been on Cold Squad, The X-Files, First Wave, Motive, Continuum, Falling Skies and Supernatural. IMDBTwitter
A welcome return to Supernatural for Holly Elissa (SG1 & SGA) in the episode “Safe House” where she played Mary Henderson a mother of a youngster who was the prey of a diabolical entity. This was a great episode of the show as it brought back Rufus and Bobby in a story that was very well written and constructed and made perfect sense in context, an instant classic.
Tobias Mehler
Tobias played Lt. Graham Simmons on five episodes of Stargate SG1 ( Message in a Bottle, The Fifth Race, A Matter of Time, Serpent’s Song and Redemption 1). He also played Zak Adama on the recent Battlestar Galactica and appeared on Jeremiah, Robson Arms, The Icarus II Project and Young Blades. IMDB
Adrian Holmes
Adrian appeared in two episodes of Stargate SG1, in Nightwalkers he was a Special Operations Sergeant and in Memento Mori he played Detective Ryan. He has also guest starred on Arrow, Continuum, Smallville, Cedar Cove, True Justice and stars in the crime drama 19-2. IMDBTwitterOfficial Kory Grim
Kory played a recruit on the Stargate Atlantis episode The Last Man and has also been on Arrow, iZombie, The Revenant, Legends of Tomorrow and Fringe. Kory is also a stunt performer having worked on Arrow, The Flash, Stargate, Continuum, The Tomorrow People, Lucifer and Deadpool. IMDB Ron Selmour
Ron appeared as Jannick in the Stargate Atlantis episode Identity, he has also been on 2012, Tron Legacy, Sanctuary, Smallville, Arrow, Supernatural and Continuum. IMDB
Mili Avital
Mili played Sha’uri in the original Stargate movie and went on to appear on Damages, 666 Park Avenue, L&O: SVU, Bad Seed and a number of productions in her native language. IMDB Kenneth Welsh
Kenneth played Jamus in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Ark. He has also guest starred on Twin Peaks, Witchblade, Tilt, Timecop, Due South, ReGenesis, The Divide, narrated Perfect Storms: Disasters That Changed the World and performed on stage. IMDB Fraser Aitcheson
Fraser guest starred as a Jaffa commander in the Stargate SG1 episode Upgrades and appeared on The 4400, Smallville, Fringe and Arctic Air. He’s also a stunt performer with credits on Earthsea, Smallville, Arrow, Sanctuary and movies such as Elysium, Robocop and Man Of Steel. IMDBTwitter
