Yeah, I liked a lot about this cast individually, but somehow they didn't click at all as a group

Absolutely, it's just the question of what's the better way of motivating to make that jump to point H

I think this sort of language drives more fatalism too. Oh, the impossible thing "must" happen? Well, it won't, so we're screwed, so I might as well order that steak and prioritise something else that's actually achievable

Yeah, the best Stargate was always the stuff with him in it!