Stargate SG1 The Very Best of Vala Mal Doran Part 1

[@thefairybug40]

Whoever thought to pair up Daniel with an absolute chaos-goblin like Vala was a genius.

[@clarascats1365]

“Chaos goblin” 😂

[@qzbnyv]

@@clarascats1365 I love it. So apt

[@clarascats1365]

@@hankasator9184 ??? I was like ten…

[@GKAriell]

This is honestly an amazing pairing. It’s a trope of “sighing and annoyed and calm” vs “chaos, energy spontaneous”

[@Harteo3917]

Daniel loves the fiery girls just at first she was too chaotic for him but he liked her from the start he just played along to tame her the best he could

[@GabrielHellborne]

"I'm sure we haven't met." Claudia Black to Ben Browder...extremely meta.

[@adamlis9321]

I find it more meta that their character's personalities are reversed; Aeryn to Vala, Crichton to Cameron :)

[@Broockle]

Farscape is a show that exists... I actually binged it a long long time ago but smhw it never grew on me.

[@kettch777]

Funny thing is for Vala, it really was love at first sight with Daniel. She changed and became the person she was by the end of the series largely due to him, and the whole time, he thought she was just playing games with him. In the continuing timeline, he never did realize she was serious, it was only in "Unending" that she let her guard down and showed him she was serious and they ended up together--and that got erased and only Teal'c remembered. And he never told them.

[@Melissa.Garrett]

Well, he never realised she was serious on-screen - but it seems logical to assume that what happened in “Unending” would probably have happened in the new timeline, eventually.

[@vanyadolly]

@@Melissa.Garrett Yes, it seems rather inevitable that they'd get there sooner or later, which is why I think Teal'c looks so smug at the end.

[@juanlaise1059]

Just like Morrigan in DAO

[@lilyr6755]

I am like her now. Tough as nails & spunky sassy. I love her accent ! It was very different. Gala Valdoran. I love how she winked at the other cute guy. 😥 Sad 😢 I wish they had known or told them. Not fair.

[@seleth6068]

@@lilyr6755 that was a shout out to their relationship on Farscape

[@UGNAvalon]

I can totally imagine Vala ending an adventure with “Maybe the real treasure was the friends we made along the way?” “...what’d you take?”

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Vala (insulted): Why do you immediately assume I took something?! 😒

[@CommisarHood]

@@PerfectAlibi1 Daniel: (Opens his mouth to speak.) Vala: DON'T answer that!!!

[@ThePCguy17]

@@CommisarHood I feel like she would let him say the obvious, "a vast amount of personal experience with your kleptomaniac tendencies" before returning with a witty but self-aware and flimsy repartee. She usually saved the actual argumentative behavior for the middle of an adventure where she disagreed on what do to next. At the end when she'd stolen something it was Daniel who would cut her off all and refuse to deal with her bullshit.

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

😂😂😂😂😂 incredibly accurate. I can picture it right before the credits roll

[@bookwormgirl1852]

The part where she freaks him out by wearing the Kull warrior armour always makes me laugh 😂

[@nickmitsialis]

But is it REALLY Kull warrior armor...or is it her old Peacekeeper Getup from the first ep. of Farscape?

[@nickmitsialis]

or are they parodying her Peacekeeper first appearance?

[@LiunaTiger]

It reminds me a bit of when Solo asks a helmeted someone who they were and ta-dah, it's Leia. :) The idea could be from there.

[@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

"**cough** ...WHut?"

[@scottys1423]

From the very first episode where she hijacked the ship, you could see the chemistry they had. The best sub-plot of the series.

[@toddkes5890]

They had chemistry, but sometimes it was trinitrotoluene

[@joshuaperrine2019]

She was a creepy sexual assaulter in that episode, though. I guess Lucius Lavin had great chemistry with all the ladies in Atlantis. 🙄

[@alanhilton3611]

I've been in love with this woman ever since I saw farscape.

[@jamp12008]

Yup 👍

[@fotsiborgaming1037]

Can’t deny

[@kedabro1957]

Cassandra in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. I thought they were setting up a Mulder/Scully platonic romance.

[@FeguerFineArt]

You and every guy with a heartbeat!

[@0815tralala]

me too! farscape is so, so underrated! what an awesome show it was!

[@tessseract]

I love that huge grin of hers. "Let's make babies."

[@josephatkinson1132]

Same

[@VulpisFoxfire]

At which point Daniel looks like he's thinking 'It was better when I was ascended. Maybe I should go back.' :-)

[@SheldonAdama17]

Daniel: “Please lock me in a sarcophagus, like, forever”

[@johnassimakopoulos8954]

3:57

[@Merwan0121]

Daniel: "I cant kill her and have to be close to her, please ascend me now or kill me"

[@SheldonAdama17]

Dr. Lam: “Your condition suddenly improved when she came back.” Vala: “Miss me?” Daniel: (mentally) uggggggggghhhhhh

[@Tuning3434]

Michael Shanks: "not in front of my wife"

[@caesarmedina8489]

I think the gov't cheated her. She literally lead them to a room full of treasure and priceless artifacts, but she is sent home with nothing for her effort. At least everyone working for Stargate Command receives a paycheck. Love ya Val!

[@Revan92097]

I think the addition of vala was the best character addition ever and her character growth is awesome to watch

[@LunarCteel]

I love how after all the stuff Daniel went through before never quite got under his skin like she does. The expressions he gives around her are Priceless!

[@shawnkroll3950]

I always loved the chemistry between Claudia Black and Ben Browder. Farscape just had me so entranced with these two and to see them on Stargate just awesome. Claudia is just amazing :)

[@709mash]

She's always been funny. Farscape was great as well.

[@piotrangelus7534]

9:46 I'm rolling :)

[@angusmacfrankenstein7227]

I always liked Vala Mal Doran. Some here say she ruined SG-1, but I don’t think so-I’d say what sunk she show was the repetition. The show’s original villains were a race of aliens that posed as the gods of various cultures. These villains were more or less defeated and replaced by another bunch of villains that proclaimed themselves gods. I really think that we should have seen a post-Goa’uld period where we got to see the rise of new post-Goa’uld powers of different varieties...

[@steveaustin4118]

I always think after the episode singularity, that the Gou'uld have won, seed that bacteria into our atmosphere and earth is a dead planet

[@zibafu]

Definitely wouldve been good to explore the lucien alliance more as a threat

[@aznthy]

Lol, SG-1 was never "ruined" only idiots who says that are incel basement dwellers who don't understand the show or women. SGU ruined Stargate

[@RudyBleeker]

@@aznthy stop calling people you don't know stupid things like "incel". Also SGU wasn't necessarily bad, it just took Stargate in a slightly different direction. Especially the first half of season 1 focused mostly on the characters and the drama between them. It wasn't actually bad, in fact it was needed to establish these characters what were completely unknown to us at that point, but the Stargate audience wasn't having it. The show got better though and I actually enjoyed the second season quite a bit, but by then it was already too late and the entire franchise had gotten the axe.

[@tuscan9617]

SG-1 was still a great show, and Vala spiced thing up by adding a fifth member who had that sense of humor and child like curiosity that Oneill had, just a bit more bubbly.

[@helpfulsysops3593]

Now this is quality writing, comedy, entertainment, and sci fi done by talented and wonderful performers.

[@pioneer_1148]

Such a fun character. I wish we had got to see her with oneil. That would have been a hilarious combo

[@Slopmaster]

I don’t think the universe could cope with that much sass.

[@95DarkFire]

It is interesting to see how wounded Vala is whenever Daniel tells her what he actually thinks of her. She is genuinelly trying to get her to like him, but she only knows how to tease people sexually, and Daniel isn't like that. It is like a Highschool RomCom.

[@marcinzysko1653]

Vala: Lets make babies Daniel - killmeeeeeeeeee

[@0815tralala]

let's gooooooooo :D

[@hawkeye5955]

There's always death by snu snu.

[@DarrenMalin]

@@hawkeye5955 not snu snu !!!!

[@craigh5236]

When my wife and I was watching that first scene we were both howling in laughter.

[@joshuaross8471]

I freaking love this chick

[@nickmitsialis]

it's that toothy smile! Truth be told, given her long dark hair and the prominent 'schnozz' I thought she was a fine representative of the Greek community ALL Australians like to tell me about; It turns out not, but it seems in some Aussie soap operas she did play a Greek Character

[@randyvalgardson774]

The hardest part of acting with Claudia Black has to be resisting the urge to hug her, especially when she is playing a character like Vala! Lol

[@thefenlanddefencesystem5080]

I have this hypothesis that at one point the Stargate producers ran a job ad along the lines of 'Attention actor -- has your long-running sci-fi series just wound up? Well have we got a franchise for you!'

[@saureco]

Valal: "I know we haven't met" John Crichton: "Nice to meet you" 😶😬😆

[@tylerdurden4006]

Always love her and anything she has been in.

[@terrymcginnis2878]

Hilarious that after everything Daniel has been through with various women over the years. Vala is the only one that drives him mad with insanity and pleasure 🤣 😂

[@murderouskitten2577]

Val and Baal are two of my favorite in this show. Both actors did great work , and both characters where a delight to watch.

[@vegarose4638]

She stressed Daniel's patience so damn hard...

[@easyalpha1]

Lexa is so gorgeous as Dr. Lam, wished they gave her more screen time. They were trying to get her on the show for years since Shanks guest starred on her show Andromeda. They were really lucky to get her before she got another show to work on.

[@ydoumus]

Perfect role for Claudia.

[@karazor-el6085]

She does look like she is enjoying the role, doesn't she? Some actors get roles so juicy and enjoyable, it almost doesn't seem like work at all.

[@Robert-hz9bj]

3:57 Claudia Black grinning like that and saying "Let's make babies" might be the single most arousing scene in the history of science fiction.

[@1014p]

Straight forward and to the point as well.

[@GetIntoGateAStargatePodcast]

DANIEL Well, you kept the wrong guy, 'cause I don't know anything about the ship. SOLDIER But you are very attractive. DANIEL Cough* What?

[@kyle18934]

The horrors that Daniel was imagining lol. That is not an easy death to be the mate of a kill lol

[@Dredd-g5r]

She has a voice like no other💞

[@pflaffik]

Claudia has great comedic talent, well timed. Shes also very fit and suitable for actions. Re-watch her first scene in Farscape when beat up Crichton, Aeryn Sun was a real badass action character, and my youngest is partially named after her.

[@bikescarsandeverythinginbe7309]

The casting was perfect for this show!!!!

[@arabianflowers]

The way that Daniel just walks out when Vala tells him that she's pregnant will always be funny. 😂

[@nickmitsialis]

That Kull Armor just thumps like the powerloader from Aliens every time it takes a step.

[@Shervin86]

Love it... but this should be titled every single scene... 🤭 she is genuinely good in every single scene she's in!

[@robertstevens455]

That was my problem. I felt like I was just putting every scene of hers in lol.

[@elisabethvdwilt]

She is the best and my favourite character. I love Claudia Black she makes her characters so much fun!

[@bensonsspeedshop1191]

Claudia is So Freakin Awesome!

[@candaceparker7283]

I always wondered if the underground scene where Daniel tells her the monster would be afraid of her was a "nod" to "Pitch Black" which Claudia Black was featured in.

[@ohkaygoplay]

Oh, hello, Aeryn. Glad to see you kept your armor. I remember the Vala arc, and it was awesome. :D SG:1, how I miss it. I miss good t.v.

[@Hammerhead137]

Why she was never introduced much earlier in the series is beyond me. She's funny!

[@kormosmate2]

Because she was starring in Farscpae, that's why.

[@paspax]

@@kormosmate2 ... So was Ben Browder.

[@Hammerhead137]

@@kormosmate2 and then those idiots at MGM decided to end SG-1!

[@kormosmate2]

@@Hammerhead137 They had no choice. MGM was facing financial issues back then. More seasons, aswell as an O'Neill movie and an Atlantis movie was planned. The only reason Atlantis wasn't continued was because the budget wasn't enough for two concurrent shows anymore, so it was sacrificed for SGU. Then later Universe was also cancelled because of money problems (among other things). Despite all the cuts MGM could never recover, hence the acquisition by Amazon recently.

[@Hammerhead137]

@@kormosmate2 so then why even start sgu?

[@DogmaBeoulve]

God I love Vala. The actress is also, actually, fantastically hot - and it's not just her physical presence, it's that VOICE!

[@ODST_Parker]

1:45 Just watched this episode for the first time last night, and I've not busted out laughing like that in a long time.

[@johninsalisbury2010]

these two together, better than a hallmark love story.

[@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267]

got to love that shanks get to have scenes with so many great actresses including his wife

[@keny1555]

I love her character in stargate.

[@mikes252]

Michael Shanks is one lucky man, gets lexa in real life and claudia in fake life

[@kettch777]

He also has a kid with the actress who played Sha're in SG-1.

[@ricksmith4840]

@@kettch777 wait for real!!?

[@kettch777]

@@ricksmith4840 Yup.

[@ricksmith4840]

@@kettch777 lucky bastard

[@connorgolden4]

@@kettch777 Well shit, isn’t that ironic.

[@destiniedavis2884]

8:45 Daniel just being a savage and being a mood.

[@MarvinPowell1]

I never even got to watch this show and I can still tell she's my favorite character.

[@jaderounder]

Daniel looks good in a beard

[@teresafinch7790]

Daniel looks good.

[@cherry-wav3]

@@teresafinch7790 this

[@teresafinch7790]

@@cherry-wav3?

[@cherry-wav3]

@@teresafinch7790 I wanted to say "What you said" Daniel looks good. Always 🤣

[@robertstevens455]

It's the Riker effect

[@gregc1749]

It is def what the show needed she played the part perfectly

[@kevinkorenke3569]

1:45 One of my favorite moments in the newer SG1 series.

[@abbleapple6400]

I love this woman more than anyone else ever

[@ThomB1031]

Love Claudia Black's voice acting to be honest. Too bad she only had a short part in Pitch Black

[@Cervando]

Agreed. I didn't understand why they killed her off so soon.

[@ryandunham1047]

She also went on to voice Morrigan in Dragon Age, and her real life son Odin voiced Morrigan's son Kieran in the third game, which is pretty cool.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

Same I loved her in Uncharted

[@jonathanreiser1326]

I might have to revisit this show. It’s been a long time and don’t seem to remember most of this.

[@pzpete]

Claudia Black is my two favourite female SF characters.

[@Sasfoot]

Aeryn Sun is still Claudia's best role but Vala is still amazing. The on screen chemistry with Michael Shanks is as good as what she had with Ben Browder in Farscape, just in a different way.

[@HellbirdIV]

What makes Claudia so great and iconic is that Aeryn and Vala are such completely different characters despite being played by the same person with very little difference in their appearance. Vala has some blonde streaks in her hair, otherwise there's really no attempt to make her look different to Aeryn, but the performances are so distinct that they never feel in any way like being similar. It's hard to say which character is the better of the two, because they are so vastly different. They're among my favorite characters in scifi.

[@mattakins3422]

1:53 Daniel's time with Jack kicks in..."DAMMIT I don't have time for this..."

[@Laurelin9222]

Daniel: *looks behind Lamb and Mitchell* why does one assume that? Fucking kills me every time.

[@sarahjrandomnumbers]

"IT'LL TAKE ALL OF 11 SECONDS!" is a line I still use to this day.

[@OptionalOG]

"But you are very attractive..." *Daniel Coughs* LOL

[@edwardgeorge2514]

Fell for her in Farscape

[@robertstevens455]

Such a good series. It was great that Ben and Claudia both went over to Stargate afterwards.

[@robwalsh9843]

And Pitch Black, even though she got......you know....horribly dismembered.

[@holschermarc]

I love that every of those scenes include Daniel. This pairing is an aquired taste but dam does it taste good once u aquired it

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

2:25 "I know we haven't met".. but..you have Arin..lol

[@LichDemonInc]

Vala dropping Farscape hints lest and right

[@Daedalus-BC308]

2:15 "We had a wonderful time searching eachother, didn't we boys?" *guy over her shoulder gently shakes her head* Also I love how Mitchell always had to deal with her and Daniel. Kinda like a dad watching two siblings bicker.

[@sequoia2704]

*I still can't accept the fact that Teal'c is gonna have hair in the later seasons.*

[@robertstevens455]

Teal'c, what's with the hair?

[@SheldonAdama17]

Indeed.

[@zippacna]

Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you.... Much....

[@LyziShadow]

....I hope

[@davidmundy2906]

When I saw Claudia, I thought "wow, where's Ben?" Then Lo, and behold, there he was in season 9. I still laugh to myself about that.

[@HellbirdIV]

I love that when they finally referenced FarScape in Stargate's episode 200, they had Daniel in the role of Crichton and Mitchell as Stark, because of course it's Vala making the reference so she puts Daniel as the lead/love interest for herself.

[@alleycat2502]

I come back to the scene all the time where Vala takes Daniel as a hostage almost convincing him she’s a guy

[@jeepdude7359]

I think that I was 22 when Vala arrived on the show I think everyone had the biggest crush on her.

[@gordonmcmillan4709]

Whatever she got paid, it was more than worth it 8-)

[@evilme1752]

my only complaint is that they didnt bring her in sooner, damn love this girl

[@kebi7792]

I just love that girl. She was the Aqua AND the Darkness to the team.

[@sr.AnnaOnline]

Daniel is perfect for her :)

[@easyalpha1]

@Erik Mikkelsaar Lexa looks so young...stunning.

[@sr.AnnaOnline]

@Erik Mikkelsaar Im talking only about series :)

[@CarbideSix]

2:50 We all know it was at this moment that Daniel Jackson said, “Dis bitch again...”

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

Love her or hate her, she's gotta have some of the best character growth in 2 seasons we have ever seen. Time dilation helps, I guess.

[@Alkalineman]

Well time to rewatch them all now

[@monkeyman767]

2:18 never noticed before, one of the soldiers slightly nods while the other shakes his head haha

[@BenjaminHarness-j2k]

❤vala❤

[@mariusholst5537]

I think I saw Vala in miniature, the charisma and the face reminded me a lot of her.

[@TheDragonaf1]

There must be a "Danielle and Valla flerting for X minuets straight" video

[@teresafinch7790]

I love Daniel and Vala together

[@201_Gaming]

Her and Ben were such good additions. I though the show would loose some steam when RDA took a lesser role, but I feel like they helped keep the energy and fun going.

[@MrValz0]

Utterly fantastic.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Claudia black reads phone book whilst out of focus and wearing a mumu. Worth watching all 3 hours.

[@sobreaver]

0:38 ohh don't worry, please do ! XDD

[@iseethebluescreen]

5:44 8:05 *"What can Eververse do for you Guardian?"*

[@damarjamitchell8673]

Dude I knew her voice was familiar

[@DonFatherTrump]

Ahhh this woman and my teen years will be forever related. 🤤

[@Noctis425]

I liked Claudia Black from Uncharted 2 and 3 game and now I get to enjoy a character in stargate sg 1 tv show :)

[@alesmasarik4578]

1:43 this is one of my most favourite moment 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Stop video and klick on this time----> 1:47

[@michelledawn7446]

Her smile there gets me every time. 😂

[@danielwilliamson6180]

The River Song of Stargate SG1.

[@rosemaryjones5550]

Unending broke me but they were amazing in their montage

[@kevinmeyers7821]

@2:30 obvious Farscape reference is obvious.

[@JSMCPN]

Claudia's comedic element saved Seasons 9 and 10.

[@michaelmartinez5217]

Ha i berely got that part. Vala: their not buying it! Daniel: i heard you do better. Hahaha

[@3adgamd3r]

In the scene at 8:40 is that Claudia’s coat from Farscape? 😂

[@superman31172]

Claudia was also on The Originals a spin off of the vampire Diaries