It was with mixed feelings that I watched the final episode of Stargate SG:1. All this week, of course, I had tuned in for the marathon that showcased some of the best episodes of the last ten years. Meanwhile, I’m still finding it hard to believe that it’s actually been ten years.

I was a latecomer to the show, and I’ll fully admit that I first began watching because Michael Shanks looks darn fine in fatigues (and just about anything else). I stuck around because the writing was sharp, the show was appropriately self-effacing, and Richard Dean Anderson was absolutely perfect as Colonel O’Neill. I love that the characters actually grew and changed in a believable way over the years. I even grew to love the addition of Aeryn and Crichton Vala and Colonel Mitchell.

I’m not really sure how I feel about the resolution. Time travel as a great big “UNDO” button always seems like a bit of a cop-out, and I’m no fan of aging characters through gobs of make-up. But it was a heartfelt episode that really got to the core of each character. Daniel’s outburst over Vala’s affections was long overdue after ten years of simmering angst, and her reaction was just as poignant.

And this?

I’m going to miss this.