Colonel Carter
02-26-2005, 03:42 AM
Not many shows try to tackle what happens to a person when they die. I think SG-1 should try to create something though.
In tonight's episode, when the Sam Carter replica invaded Daniel's mind and showed herself as an image of Ohma, she made the comment that ascension was better than the alternative (death). I would say that the reason the Ancients ascended was a fear of death. After all, death is an unknown. Daniel chose ascension over death in season 5 believing it would be better and that he would get all his answers that way.
Now perhaps they believe death is the end, that your consciousness fades into nothingness. But I think it would be cool if they showed an afterlife. What if they found some ancient device of unknown origin, something the Ancients did not create, and through this device they were able to speak with someone who was dead, perhaps Dr. Fraiser or Kawalsky or Charlie O'Neill. Someone who comes to them and tells them that death is not what they think but that it leads to an even greater existence than that of the Ancients where the things of this universe seem trivial in comparison. A place where you never die and never have to say good-bye to those you love, where evil can not exist because such evil goes to another existence apart from them so they live in peace.
Yeah, basically a Heaven. But something to offer them hope that death is only the start of an even greater adventure. Similar to what Gandalf told Pippin in ROTK. Perhaps everyone sees someone different. Perhaps they meet Fraiser first, but then Daniel's parents come and speak with him, Jack's son to him, Sam's mom to her, Teal'c's wife to him. Offering them hope for their journey, letting them know that they'll be there waiting for them when they come to the end of the journey. Which takes Daniel away from the idea of ascension because love and family is a stronger pull.
Okay, maybe I'm just rambling. But I like the idea of having an episode where they show death not as an end but as a beginning for something even more wonderful. I liked how Lord of the Rings did that. Don't fear death because it leads to somewhere more wonderful. "A far green country" as Gandalf said.
In tonight's episode, when the Sam Carter replica invaded Daniel's mind and showed herself as an image of Ohma, she made the comment that ascension was better than the alternative (death). I would say that the reason the Ancients ascended was a fear of death. After all, death is an unknown. Daniel chose ascension over death in season 5 believing it would be better and that he would get all his answers that way.
Now perhaps they believe death is the end, that your consciousness fades into nothingness. But I think it would be cool if they showed an afterlife. What if they found some ancient device of unknown origin, something the Ancients did not create, and through this device they were able to speak with someone who was dead, perhaps Dr. Fraiser or Kawalsky or Charlie O'Neill. Someone who comes to them and tells them that death is not what they think but that it leads to an even greater existence than that of the Ancients where the things of this universe seem trivial in comparison. A place where you never die and never have to say good-bye to those you love, where evil can not exist because such evil goes to another existence apart from them so they live in peace.
Yeah, basically a Heaven. But something to offer them hope that death is only the start of an even greater adventure. Similar to what Gandalf told Pippin in ROTK. Perhaps everyone sees someone different. Perhaps they meet Fraiser first, but then Daniel's parents come and speak with him, Jack's son to him, Sam's mom to her, Teal'c's wife to him. Offering them hope for their journey, letting them know that they'll be there waiting for them when they come to the end of the journey. Which takes Daniel away from the idea of ascension because love and family is a stronger pull.
Okay, maybe I'm just rambling. But I like the idea of having an episode where they show death not as an end but as a beginning for something even more wonderful. I liked how Lord of the Rings did that. Don't fear death because it leads to somewhere more wonderful. "A far green country" as Gandalf said.