Some Stargate SG-1 episodes confront danger head-on. “Singularity” forces us to look at the damage left behind.

What begins as a seemingly quiet mission quickly raises uncomfortable questions about exploration and unintended consequences. Cassandra’s survival becomes a focal point for fears Stargate Command has already been circling: that even with good intentions, they might still leave devastation in their wake.

In this review, I spend a lot of time wrestling with what jumped out to me on rewatch — particularly the colonial echoes in how worlds are entered, renamed, and culturally appropriated. We also unpack the introduction of Nirrti, a Goa’uld who takes cruelty even further by weaponizing a child as a Trojan horse — and how the genocide was engineered rather than accidentally caused by Stargate Command. Still, the fact that these questions arise within Stargate Command matters, and I find myself oddly reassured that the show allows them to grapple, even imperfectly, with the weight of exploration.

This is one of those episodes where I’m openly critical, occasionally nitpicky, and clearly wrestling with the material — especially given how relevant its themes feel in a world still reckoning with real-world genocides and colonial violence. And yet, even here, there are moments of unmistakable Stargate magic that remind me why I keep coming back.

👉 Be honest: how did Singularity land for you on rewatch? And… was anyone else a little annoyed with Daniel in this one, or was that just me?

🎵 credit goes to "Emotional Mess" by Amy Lynn & the Honey Men