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February 5th, 2008

fignewton: (dial it up)
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 03:55 pm
Later today, [livejournal.com profile] redial_the_gate goes live with the recap for Need. I watched the whole thing today for the first time in a long time, and it reminded me that no, I don't like this episode very much. What follows is rather meandering, just thinking out loud, rather than a coherent review of the ep.

On Daniel and sarcophagi and wincing at the screen )

Some questions:

Why didn't they dress Daniel in scrubs, instead of letting him sweat some more into the same uniform? And did anyone else cringe at the thought of a barefoot Daniel and all that broken glass on the floor of the storeroom?

"I'd like Daniel back on the team." Was Daniel officially removed from SG-1, then? Or was Jack speaking of Daniel returning from sick leave, and being back to himself?

Was Jack mistaken to try and make a break for it while Daniel's feet were still chained and without taking into account Daniel's inability to instantly assess a situation and move, unlike his military teammates? I'd say no, he had to take the chance, but how do others see it? Did Daniel actually die in the rockfall? And how cool was that axe-throw of Teal'c's?

Why didn't Pyrus and the false Jaffa kill Teal'c immediately? They must have been terrified at the idea of their ruse being discovered.

Shyla destroys the sarcophagus by blasting it when it's closed, something I didn't really notice until now. I always thought Hathor's was destroyed because it was ribboned on the inside. If sarcophagi are so fragile that a single staff weapon to the exterior fries it, how in the world do the Goa'uld keep them in running condition?

And why did Shyla insist on wearing her crown sideways? :)