Ok, evaluation:
Plot: Classic Baal episode. He was one step ahead of everyone the entire time. He was also his insufferably arrogant self, all dozen or so of him. The idea he wants Merlin's weapon to wipe out the Ori as well as the Ancients is an interesting one, considering the Ancients really pose no threat to him, so I'm not sure what he plans to gain by destroying them. His plan was brilliant, and to come out only losing four (that's all I counted, anyway) of his clones was very impressive. It was nice (for lack of a better word, anyway) to see Stargate Command and SG-1 become somewhat fallible again, especially against the good ol' Goa'uld.
Characters: First, what is this, no Daniel? Wonder why he was out of this episode on Camelot. Oh well, it gave them an opportunity to develop Vala a bit more, and boy did they. Her little "improvisation" was remarkably intelligent, although I think Cam was about to shoot her until he figured out what she was doing. She integrated herself very well into the action as well as providing a tinge of comic relief. Cam understands, unfortunately, that he doesn't have much in the way of "command" authority on his team, and I love how Landry basically says "Deal with it, now you know how I feel half the time." Sam has to deal with being fallible as well, having been fooled by Baal into providing the gate addresses, although Landry let her off the hook. I really like the interaction between Sam and Cam, too, it's nice to have them as friends without the underlying romantic tension that seemed to be there with her and Jack. Overall, SG-1 is starting to develop better chemistry as a team than they've had in a very long time, operating more as a team instead of a group of four individuals.
Overall, this episode was a let-down after last week, but I was expecting that. Still, I was pleased with the plot and the interaction between characters. And I never saw Barrett's brainwashing coming, but I'm not surprised.
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