r/Stargate • u/arabian_flower2025 • 14h ago

Daniel deserves better

I'm watching Stargate: Continuum for the first time. The scene where Daniel calls his alternate self (who's a "wack job" in that timeline) and tells him to believe in himself is such a tear-jerker. I did not expect to be moved so much by this movie, but it's amazing so far. No spoilers please! I haven't finished yet.

But yeah; that scene did a number on me just now. Time to go to bed crying.

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u/raknor88 12h ago

IIRC, that's one reason Shanks left after season 5. He felt like Jackson was being ignored. Plus he had family stuff going on too.

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u/arabian_flower2025 12h ago

Shanks left in season five because he felt like Daniel was being underutilized. He went on paternity leave for a few episodes in season ten, which was separate. :)

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u/DaBingeGirl 11h ago

If anyone was underutilized, it was Chris/Teal'c. I can see why Shanks expected a larger role given his character was in the movie, but he really wasn't needed much once they decided everyone spoke English and there were almost no archaeological digs.

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u/arabian_flower2025 3h ago

Yeah, that was why Shanks left. They mad no effort to include him. Personally, I think that Chris Judge had a lot of important episodes and his growth was very important.