10 Most Disturbing Stargate Moments
These are the Stargate moments that left us scarred.
In general, Stargate is a light franchise. SG-1 dialled up the humour after the far more serious film, with Atlantis continuing that tone. Universe took many cues from Battlestar Galactica and went for much darker, gritty storytelling. While that may have led to its downfall in the end, that is not to say that it was a poor show by any means. In fact, some of its moments still haunt us years later.
What makes some of Stargate's moments even more disturbing is that they often come without much warning, resulting in parents diving to cover their childrens' eyes and ears - wholesome family entertainment!
The very idea of the Goa'uld is disturbing in itself, while many of their actions leave a bitter taste in the mouth for a long time after the episode closes. Over on Atlantis, the Wraith are one of the more horrific creations in the Stargate universe, even if they were anthropomorphized a bit in the form of Todd.
10. Chloe Is Impaled
Stargate Universe attempted to do something different right from the beginning. It was always going to be a darker series, borrowing much of its inspiration from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. The use of hand-held cameras was one obvious example of this, but so too was the content of the series.
Violence became almost commonplace in Universe, which rapidly took a sharp turn away from the comedic optimism of both SG-1 and Atlantis before it. While it was a smart move to do something different, it wasn't without a few shocking moments.
One such moment occurs in the episode Time. The teams discover a Kino - a small recording device that was native to Destiny - abandoned on an alien world. When the replay the footage, they watch themselves on camera go through a day. It quickly descends into an horrific scene with creatures attacking the team. Some of this happens off-screen and some happens on. The most startling moment however occurs when Chloe stumbles into frame and falls down directly in front of the Kino.
There is a bubbling under the skin of her back and, evoking memories of H.R. Giger's nightmares, one of the attacking creatures bursts out of her body and scuttles away.
An awful moment but also a statement as to what Universe was there to do.