Redial the Gate: Seth

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I don't know why this episode isn't more popular with the fandom. Does the discussion on children and connections make too many people feel like it is a Very Special Episode (tm)? Because this is full of snark and Daniel detective work and nice references to Egyptology and c'mon, it's got Jacob in it, and Jaffa jokes and "snippety doo dah" and Sam being awesome and Teal'c watching his team's six and Jack totally pwning the annoyed ATF guy and everything!

Even things blowing up, a bit.

So...? Why doesn't this ep inspire more squee?

Best defining Sam and Daniel moment ever:

Daniel: It's fascinating.

Sam: No kidding. A projected hologram with no silver halide coated plates, no photo polymer film, no -

Daniel: Actually, I was talking about what's being projected. It's like a family tree of the ancient Egyptian gods.

Now, c'mon, if that doesn't sum those two up, what does? :)

I think this is the only time in which Teal'c and Daniel tagteam each other. We're used to Daniel and Sam doing it in spades, and Jack and Daniel reacting in unison, but Teal'c and Daniel? So cute: Teal'c's dry flat statements, together with Daniel's elaboration on the scene. Whee!

LOVE the scene with Sam and Jacob and Selmac. Selmac surfaces and Sam is taken aback. Selmac tattles on Jacob, hee! And Jacob is all indignant. Such a fun look at what is still early days for this particular symbiotic relationship! And considering Jacob's behavior in Secrets... well, I suppose its a good thing he has the "oldest and wisest" Tok'ra smacking him up the inside of his head sometimes. :)

Daniel defying expectations is ALWAYS a favorite for me! So much for Jacob's needle in a haystack...

"Yadda" as short-hand between Jack and Daniel - a whole argument unspoken. Hee! Oh, I love those two.

Jaffa jokes! Oh, Teal'c. Do we ever hear him laugh like that again? Ever? I don't think so.

Anyone else amused that S3 Daniel was using Netscape as his web browser?

If they recognize that Seth might sense Junior, why don't they consider that Seth might also sense Jolinar's marker?

Jack calls Jacob "Dad" for the first time, hee! And other than a slight rolling of the eyes, Jacob ignores it. :)

I am also entertained at how Sam had Jack and Daniel wired for the electrical shock test, but didn't wire herself until after they'd run the test and proved it worked. Smart woman!

Loving one's children as uncomplicated in Jaffa society... bourne out by Teal'c's behavior with Ry'ac in Bloodlines and Family? Discuss.

Daniel in one of those robes and his new haircut really does look twelve. Don't you want to cuddle him?

How in the world did Daniel and Jack and Sam manage to fire multiple zats indiscriminately into a crowd of people, yet avoid accidentally killing anyone by zatting them twice?

On a purely aesthetic note, Sam looking up adoringly at Seth is almost as beautiful as Sam in The Serpent's Lair watching the Earth below her damaged death glider.

Y'know all those people who claim that Daniel doesn't know anything about guns? He doesn't seem to have any trouble working with the ones in Seth's throne room, does he?

"It won't be on you. It will be on me."

"It will reside on me also."

Oh, I love them! We needed more Teal'c and Jacob scenes together, but they're rarely paired in subsequent episodes.

I love Jack in full-snark mode, driving the ATF guy nuts. I love Jack and Daniel ducking underneath exploding rings. I love Seth thinking he can get out of the whole mess by covering his head with a stupid hood. I love Teal'c and Jacob working together, and I love Sam providing Jacob with back-up when they finally go see Mark.

So, a question for you all: how would you interpret Jack and Daniel's responses to Seth's death? "You killed him." "Hail Dorothy." Sarcasm? Alarm? Disgust? Awe? Respect? And how about Sam's reaction?