Amusing episode albeit mildly off key compared to the rest of the season.
I do enjoy that they reused the link computer from S07E05 🤣
8 Reviews
Filler episode
bonvivantmix21 February 2021
Predictable
ComradWinston5 January 2021
Cool concept but confusing
Calicodreamin10 April 2022
A different episode.
uncleoyster1 February 2011
Warning: Spoilers
This is a different episode. It's a bit darker than what we're used to, and with its theme and the look of the "memory flashes" (and probably because it's Browder's head being memory-probed) it actually reminded me of Farscape. That is not a bad thing.
I found this episode very intriguing; the concept was clever, the episode was well written and they handled the technobabble side of it very well. They made the "memory grafting" process sound believable (as believable as anything in sci-fi can be anyway), which is admirable. We've all seen similar ideas in other shows handled badly, with explanations going against all logic and ultimately ruining the show. Not so in this case. My sense of logic was very much in sync with their explanations. Kudos.
This episode also gives us a rare insight into Mitchell's head. We get to see bits of his past; tragic and semi-tragic events, some of which helped him become who he is today, and some he'd rather forget.
All good murder mysteries need a surprise ending, and such is also the case here. They did their best to keep the killer as inconspicuous as possible, while setting somebody else up as the "obvious" choice, and I'll admit I hadn't guessed who it was. And how their government ultimately treated the whole incident... Mitchell was vindicated, but the victory certainly left a bitter aftertaste.
So; a different episode - but a brilliant one.
I found this episode very intriguing; the concept was clever, the episode was well written and they handled the technobabble side of it very well. They made the "memory grafting" process sound believable (as believable as anything in sci-fi can be anyway), which is admirable. We've all seen similar ideas in other shows handled badly, with explanations going against all logic and ultimately ruining the show. Not so in this case. My sense of logic was very much in sync with their explanations. Kudos.
This episode also gives us a rare insight into Mitchell's head. We get to see bits of his past; tragic and semi-tragic events, some of which helped him become who he is today, and some he'd rather forget.
All good murder mysteries need a surprise ending, and such is also the case here. They did their best to keep the killer as inconspicuous as possible, while setting somebody else up as the "obvious" choice, and I'll admit I hadn't guessed who it was. And how their government ultimately treated the whole incident... Mitchell was vindicated, but the victory certainly left a bitter aftertaste.
So; a different episode - but a brilliant one.
Mitchell!
fig-7527528 September 2020
I loved this episode. It has elements of Star Trek (there are, I think, several Star Trek episodes with the same idea) and Babylon 5 (think of the B5 episodes that have telepaths messing with people's memories ).
Collteral Damage is all about Mitchell. It's the boy meets girl, boy likes girl, girl gets murdered story. Mitchell, naturally, is framed for the murder, but what really happened? Who actually killed her?
The ending was slightly disappointing for me, in that it wasn't exactly what I was expecting. I'm still unsure if there was more to it, or, if, in fact, the resolution did tie up all the loose ends.
Another plus, is having William Atherton as the Emissary. He plays the part very well here. Is he the bad guy, or is he simply protecting the interests of his people?
Collteral Damage is all about Mitchell. It's the boy meets girl, boy likes girl, girl gets murdered story. Mitchell, naturally, is framed for the murder, but what really happened? Who actually killed her?
The ending was slightly disappointing for me, in that it wasn't exactly what I was expecting. I'm still unsure if there was more to it, or, if, in fact, the resolution did tie up all the loose ends.
Another plus, is having William Atherton as the Emissary. He plays the part very well here. Is he the bad guy, or is he simply protecting the interests of his people?
The Implanted Memories
claudio_carvalho28 March 2021
Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell accepts to be the guinea pig of an experiment of the Galarans relative to implanted memories. Mitchell has one night stand with the scientist Dr. Reya Varrick and on the next morning, she is found dead and Mitchell is the prime suspect of her death. He asks to be investigated since he would never killed her despite of all evidences.
"Collateral Damage" is a predictable episode of the "Stargate SG-1", but very engaging. The plot has many twists and the conclusion is surprising. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Collateral Damage"
"Collateral Damage" is a predictable episode of the "Stargate SG-1", but very engaging. The plot has many twists and the conclusion is surprising. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Collateral Damage"
I've seen this before Star Trek TNG
ghcheese4 May 2022
Forgettable
fcabanski3 October 2015
Warning: Spoilers
It gets four stars for some pretty good acting. But overall the story is a tired re-hash of the old science fiction "character commits a murder but can't remember it". In this case, the scenario is turned upside down. Col. Mitchell remembers a murder he didn't commit.
After the credits, the episode flashes back to two days earlier, then proceeds. It would have been better to start at the beginning, but maybe the producers wanted a more dramatic opening scene.
SG-1 Farscape already repeated the SG-1 crew member on trial. It's at least something that this episode didn't proceed to a trial. But the scenes of Mitchell's past, drawing a generic "strong" character, are tiring. They're almost as tiring as the repeating scene of the murder.
The Ori are coming. This episode doesn't even pretend to be connected to the main story line. The Joint Chiefs are interested in technology that writes memories, so they can train pilots in a few weeks. Fighter planes aren't going to stop the Ori.
Given the Ori threat, a real, "strong" person would say "who cares, remove the memory, we have important things to do."
After the credits, the episode flashes back to two days earlier, then proceeds. It would have been better to start at the beginning, but maybe the producers wanted a more dramatic opening scene.
SG-1 Farscape already repeated the SG-1 crew member on trial. It's at least something that this episode didn't proceed to a trial. But the scenes of Mitchell's past, drawing a generic "strong" character, are tiring. They're almost as tiring as the repeating scene of the murder.
The Ori are coming. This episode doesn't even pretend to be connected to the main story line. The Joint Chiefs are interested in technology that writes memories, so they can train pilots in a few weeks. Fighter planes aren't going to stop the Ori.
Given the Ori threat, a real, "strong" person would say "who cares, remove the memory, we have important things to do."
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