I don't watch Stargate (hmm, there used to be a trend with things starting with the word "star".) What happened there?
Daniel has been captured aboard the spaceship by a drone warrior (Supersoldier) of one of their enemies. It's a mechanised man with his head covered by a helmet. Daniel knows that beneath the helmet there's one butt-ugly guy.
PROMETHEUS BRIDGE. Daniel is unconscious in the commander’s chair, tied by his wrists with plastic tethers. He wakes up, tries to move and realises that he can’t. He looks over to the super-soldier, which is standing with its back to him and looking at some screens.
DANIEL: Hey, how’s it going?
(The super-soldier ignores him.)
DANIEL: Guess it’s just you and me, huh?
(It still ignores him.)
DANIEL: It’s a little strange, isn’t it? See, that weapon I shot you with should have killed you. What’s even stranger is you guys usually don’t take prisoners, either. I mean, it’s, uh, kinda kill first and ...
(He trails off and thinks through what he was about to say.)
DANIEL: No, that’s generally just about it – just the killing. I’m just gonna talk to myself here for a while, ‘cos you’re not gonna talk to me and ... Not that you guys are very talkative, but, uh ...
(The super-soldier finally turns towards him. Its voice sounds like a Goa’uld.)
SUPER-SOLDIER: You may prove useful.
DANIEL: OK, now we’re gettin’ somewhere. Where’s everybody else?
SUPER-SOLDIER: I transported them onto the al’kesh.
DANIEL: Well, you kept the wrong guy, ‘cos I don’t know anything about the ship.
(The super-soldier walks towards him.)
SUPER-SOLDIER: But you are very attractive.
(Daniel coughs.)
DANIEL: What?!
(The super-soldier walks closer.)
DANIEL: Hey, big guy, I’m-I’m flattered, really I am, it’s just that, uh, you’re not my type.
(pause)
DANIEL: And I’m more than a little disturbed that I might be yours.
(The super-soldier is now waaaaaaay into Daniel's comfort zone. <g> It lowers its head and starts to take its helmet off. Daniel flinches away, closing his eyes.)
DANIEL: Woah, no, don’t! You don’t have to do that! Don’t! Don’t! Oh!
(The super-soldier takes its helmet off, revealing an attractive human woman with long black hair.
Daniel opens his eyes and looks startled. The woman smiles at him.)
VALA: Don’t worry. I’m not gonna hurt you.
DANIEL: Thank God.
You can see why we were reminded of it.
It was double fun. Read a good story and get reminded of a funny moment in your favourite TV show, all at the same time.
LabRat
Episode transcript credited to
Stargate SG1 Transcripts