SG1 911: The Fourth Horseman 2/2

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-01-06 09:01pm

Thoughts?

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2006-01-06 09:05pm

Good.

spongyblue · Post by **spongyblue** » 2006-01-06 09:07pm

I'm glad the full intro is back

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2006-01-06 09:09pm

Dammit, I missed this when the first part was on before Xmas, ironically, when I was down with a bloody awful cold. How'd they solve the virus problem then?

BloodAngel · Post by **BloodAngel** » 2006-01-06 09:12pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Dammit, I missed this when the first part was on before Xmas, ironically, when I was down with a bloody awful cold. How'd they solve the virus problem then?

Gerak betrayed the Priors, and self-immolated afterward.

el blanco · Post by **el blanco** » 2006-01-06 09:52pm

I enjoyed it, especially the way Mitchel and Jackson played off each other when they were interrogating the Prior.

I just wish Varek didn't die. I didn't like him falling in with the Ori so quickly. I thought he could have been a great not-so-good guy. Same goal, different methods. A gradual turn to the darkside would have been cool and dramatically more moving. It would have made him more sympathetic, seeing him slowly turn.

But, hey, they do a fine job writing without me.

That said, I did enjoy it overall, just that part left me a little off.

One thing thats bothered me for several months: What do the Free Jaffa do about symbiots? They obviously aren't doing the hit-n-run attacks they did at first. Are they all on that supplement Teal'c is using?

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-01-06 10:14pm

Did anyone else think that this Prior looked like Don Knotts?

el blanco · Post by **el blanco** » 2006-01-06 10:15pm

Dude, that was the Smoking Man from the X-Files.

AT3256 · Post by **AT3256** » 2006-01-06 10:24pm

One thing thats bothered me for several months: What do the Free Jaffa do about symbiots? They obviously aren't doing the hit-n-run attacks they did at first. Are they all on that supplement Teal'c is using?

My guess is that they are breeding the symbiots in tanks like in that one episode from season seven. Any other ideas?

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2006-01-06 10:29pm

Pretty damn good. Mitchell's definitely settled in, he's getting along with Daniel very well.

As for the rest of it-- interesting that their anti-Prior device definitely seems to work now... I'll definitely keep watching this.

Centurian99 · Post by **Centurian99** » 2006-01-06 10:31pm

It'll be interesting to see if they can convert a Orii-galaxy Prior.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2006-01-06 10:36pm

AT3256 wrote:
One thing thats bothered me for several months: What do the Free Jaffa do about symbiots? They obviously aren't doing the hit-n-run attacks they did at first. Are they all on that supplement Teal'c is using?

My guess is that they are breeding the symbiots in tanks like in that one episode from season seven. Any other ideas?

Possible, but I imagine they're transferring to tretonin as fast as they can; carrying Goa'uld would remind them all too sharply of having once been servants of the false gods, and one can see the advantage morale-wise in divesting themselves of this symbol of their bondage.

AT3256 · Post by **AT3256** » 2006-01-06 10:40pm

My guess is that they are breeding the symbiots in tanks like in that one episode from season seven. Any other ideas?

Possible, but I imagine they're transferring to tretonin as fast as they can; carrying Goa'uld would remind them all too sharply of having once been servants of the false gods, and one can see the advantage morale-wise in divesting themselves of this symbol of their bondagequote]

But what about the side effects shown when the Jaffa's bodies reject it?

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2006-01-07 12:19am

Are the Jaffa actually physically dependant on the Symbiots?

I was under the impression that a Jaffa who didn't undergo the "prim'ta" ritual didn't need to carry a larva.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-01-07 12:21am

Darksider wrote:Are the Jaffa actually physically dependant on the Symbiots?

I was under the impression that a Jaffa who didn't undergo the "prim'ta" ritual didn't need to carry a larva.

The ritual itself was implanting a larva at the stage of development where a Jaffa won't survive without it.

AT3256 · Post by **AT3256** » 2006-01-07 12:23am

Just so everyone knows I skcewed up whith the quote thing I'm not used to it yet

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-01-07 12:29am

Too bad Smoking Man couldn't have sound better or had his voice altered a bit. He sounded so weird and unprior-like.

I really liked the moment when Teal'c confronted Garrak on Chulak showing how strong he felt against the Ori. I don't think any other way would have Garrak change his mind.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-01-07 12:33am

I'm going to miss Garek, I mean, we all knew the moment they priorized him he couldn't stand to live, but I enjoyed him as a pseudo villian. I'm glad he went out the way he did.

AT3256 · Post by **AT3256** » 2006-01-07 12:37am

Honorable but sad

...well?... Now what?

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2006-01-07 02:06am

A decent episode. Gerak's motivations, now fully exposed, was an interesting reveleation. To see that he was just as devoted to the cause, only favoring a different, more hardline approach...I simply wish this has been explored or built up more over the course of the first half of the season, especially now that's he dead. And part of me briefly hoped from his cameo that Hammond would be taking over at the SGC again. Ah, well, one can hope. Best lines:

Mitchell: Daniel, you're driving.
Daniel: Ooh, yay.

and when the Prior was ranting...

Mitchell: I'm going to get something to eat.

3.5/5

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2006-01-07 02:31am

Elheru Aran wrote:As for the rest of it-- interesting that their anti-Prior device definitely seems to work now... I'll definitely keep watching this.

The damn Prior adapted to it and he was able to infect someone with the uber-plague with physical contact without the staff.

AT3256 · Post by **AT3256** » 2006-01-07 02:35am

I'm sorry but I didn't see the end did they stop the plague or do I have to wait a week to find out?

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2006-01-07 06:15am

AT3256 wrote:I'm sorry but I didn't see the end did they stop the plague or do I have to wait a week to find out?

They stopped the plague. They managed to succesfully turn garak.

I liked this episode, i still prefer this season of sg-1 to atlantis.

Netko · Post by **Netko** » 2006-01-07 09:17am

spongyblue wrote:I'm glad the full intro is back

I found it kinda weak. The begining is obviusly CGI on a level I haven't seen since Babylon 5, the emboss effect on the letters just makes them harder to read, the sequences chosen for representing the series are bad (Mitchell is represented by his f302 hitting the ground?!? Carter by a glider doing a strafing run on her?!?). Hell, the entire intro smacks of amateur hour.

Really sad about it too, since Atlantis' intro for season 2 is simply beautiful.

el blanco · Post by **el blanco** » 2006-01-07 09:28am

Why isn't Dr. Lamb part of the regular cast? She keeps getting credited as a guest star. If there is anything the show needs, its a regular appearance by that little buscuit.