If you think too hard about it, it really doesn't make any sense whatsoever -- why wouldn't they have tried dialing the combination that was on the coverstone, even if they couldn't figure out what the last symbol meant? Why would they instead try random sequences?

The importance of Not Thinking Too Hard when it comes to Stargate was established very early on. *nods*

There were only six symbols on the coverstone. Daniel figured out that the symbols represented points in space and that a seventh point - the point of origin - was needed. And what that symbol was.

I think. I could be pulling this right out of my posterior.

I think Jars is right -- they were missing something, for sure.

Well, okay, but there are, what, thirty-five symbols on the Stargate? It's not going to take that long to find the right one to fit.

Or was it that they didn't know they needed a seventh symbol? I haven't watched the movie in a long time.

Or was it that they didn't know they needed a seventh symbol?

I think that was it.

Except, of course, for that one time they did use seven and lost whatsername's man.

Not forgetting the time they used eight to get Jack to the Asguard.

Why they don't just use speed dial I'll never understand.

Everyone knows that speed dial isn't avaliable on rotary dial stargates, they'd have to upgrade to touch-tone.

Okay, I think I'm going to have to retcon some magic into the Stargate universe. It couldn't open again until Daniel Jackson arrived. Yeah, that's... except for Ernest. But that was just to get them to leave it alone.

2010. It's great to catch an ep. you've never seen before.

Wah! Stargate season finale! Wah! HSQ out the kazoo! And I've only seen the first part! I may lose the ability to type exclamation marks altogether after next week's episode.

Hurry up American tv stations, and show the damn episode. It gets boring, squealing on my own.