I woke up at 5.30am. I was too tired to do something productive, at least not until the coffee kicks in, so I stuck Stargate on the TV. When in doubt watch Stargate right? I’m doing a bit of a rewatch and so the episode was Singularity from season one.

It’s funny. I’ve watched Stargate all the way through at least twice and some episodes probably 3-4x. Occasionally I remember what I thought when I watched it for the first time. This episode very nearly made me ship Samantha Carter and Daniel Jackson. I never did because what I saw sparks of in this episode never came to anything. It could have though.

That made me think about Once and how when I first started watching I really didn’t like Regina, which is such an alien thought now because she’s such a solid favorite. Opinions can change over time, perspective changes. When I rewatch season one Once, I’m a lot more attuned to Regina, and I wonder how I could ever have thought her heartless when it’s obvious how much she loves Henry.

I don’t really know what the point of this post is. I’m just musing really on how first watch differs from rewatch because of a deeper understanding of characters, but sometimes you can still see what you saw the first time. Perhaps I’m just getting nostalgic.