I just watched the third episode and I think it is off to a good start to the final season. I thought Season 8 was the last season until just recently and I was happy to hear I was wrong. I was, however, dissapointed to hear that RDA wouldn't be back for this season but these episodes still held up well enough without him (and Amanda tapping) being a major part. I guess there just is a good solid foundation to the series that would be difficult to mess up. I'm not too fond of the new 'bad guys' but I guess they had to come up with some new enemy to focus on. As mentioned by Curtis, the set seems to be a bit crowded... SG-1 seems to have become a haven for actors from fallen Sci-Fi shows. Not that they are bad or anything, it'll just take a bit getting used to.