🎙️ Let’s Review Stargate with Layla and You is a Stargate franchise rewatch where we love the show deeply, question it freely, and usually end up with a lot to say about both.
Hi, I’m Layla — a former psychologist and longtime Stargate fan. Life has given me a unique lens to watch this show through: as a disabled, neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ person with cPTSD, I bring both professional insight and lived experience to the conversation. That’s why I wanted to start this podcast: because Stargate was never just about aliens and cool tech — it’s a rich show that still gives us so much to talk about.
This podcast revisits the series from today’s perspective by honoring what still holds up, highlighting what hits differently now, and yes, calling out the parts that did not age well — all in my very own brand of sassy, sharp wit with a little silliness thrown in.
Whether you’ve been stepping through the Gate since the ’90s or you’re just discovering this universe, you’re welcome here. This podcast works best as a conversation, so feel free to drop a comment and join me over on YouTube to keep the discussion going.
All episodes include transcripts, because accessibility matters 💕
⚠️ This podcast contains mature themes and occasional strong language. Listener discretion advised.
With the opening of Season 2, we pick up right where that intense Season 1 cliffhanger left us: SG-1 stuck on a spaceship, ready to sacrifice themselves to save Earth… only for Apophis to come in and ruin everything.
In this review, I get into why “The Serpent’s Lair” is once again the ultimate Stargate magic episode: high stakes, flying by the seat of our pants, and enough humor to make this a damn good watch.
We’ve got Hammond showing us what real leadership looks like, Samuels still being pompous and assy, and Bra’tac and O’Neill showing us how these battle tested warriors can still learn from each other and grow as a person.
Though it wouldn’t be a review by me if I didn’t also have notes. Obviously.
So, strap in and join me for another review of Stargate SG-1.
🎵 Music credit: “Salty, Sugar, Sweet” — Jon Worthy Music
29 Apr 2026
Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Within the Serpent's Grasp
We have arrived: it’s Stargate SG-1 season finale time! And this episode reminds you exactly why this show is so damn good.
In this review, I get into why "Within the Serpent’s Grasp" is such a strong follow-up to "Politics." SG-1 decide they can’t not act, so they go rogue — and good thing they did, because of course they were right. More right than even they knew.
And just when the stakes couldn’t get any higher… Skaara enters the frame, and suddenly it becomes all the more personal.
This is SG-1 at its best: heart, action, and inspirational moral courage all wrapped into one — only to leave us hanging on that epic cliffhanger.
🎵 Music credit: “Salty, Sugar, Sweet” — Jon Worthy Music
21 Apr 2026
Let's Review Stargate SG-1 Politics
This is an episode disliked by many where Stargate SG-1 isn’t so much about the sci-fi, but dares to dig into Earth’s political power structures — and how they might become the real threat.
In this review, I dig into why "Politics" is not only a good episode, but a necessary one — not just because of Senator Kinsey and how uncomfortably real he feels, but because the creators use this episode to question and justify their own existence and absolutely NAIL it.
This is also the first time where the viewer is left feeling dejected and we don't get a nice, wrapped in a bow happy ending. It was intended to make us think on it.
🎵 Music credit: “Salty, Sugar, Sweet” — Jon Worthy Music
👉 Watching SG-1 face Senator Kinsey, and knowing the decision had already been made, would you keep trying to convince Kinsey like they did — or would you have handled it differently?
Drop a comment and let’s talk Stargate!
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