So I was pondering the state of affairs in our galaxy as I rewatched the Reckoning/Threads arc tonight. As of the end of season 8 of SG-1, things must have been left in absolute ruin.
Consider for a moment the major events depicted,
The aftermath of such things would be absolutely staggering.
The humanitarian factor alone is simply staggering. Imagine an entire galaxy of consumed by civil wars, disease, and famine because the old order has finally been broken. Many wanted an end to the Goa'uld enslavement of the galaxy, an end to the Replicator threat....many died pursuing these goals. It seems however, that for many, victory is as bitter as defeat.
Consider for a moment the major events depicted,
- The System Lords are defeated at the hands of Anubis/Baal, thus bringing the remaining Goa'uld worlds and power base under the control of Anubis (barring a few stragglers and distant minor Lords who have avoided getting involved to this point)
- Replicators have literally swarmed across our galaxy, consuming entire civilizations
- the bulk of Anubis'/Baal's fleet is destroyed/captured in battle with the Replicators
- the rebel Jaffa movement has reached its peak and dealt a fatal blow to the Goa'uld hold over them
- Anubis is, for all intents and purposes, utterly defeated
The aftermath of such things would be absolutely staggering.
- loss of vast archaeological sites, including potentially priceless Ancient treasures and technologies, all consumed by the Replicators
- Free Jaffa Nation's influence limited almost exclusively to Dakara, meaning that Jaffa allegiance across the entire galaxy is in question (whether they continue to serve their 'gods', to pledge allegiance to the Free Jaffa Nation, or if they'll simply go it alone)
- Oma Desala's eternal duel with Anubis means an effective end to any remaining Ancient presence in our galaxy
- entire civilizations consumed by the Replicators
- Essentially, no remaining power structure in our galaxy whatsoever
- fleets upon fleets of Goa'uld motherships empty and adrift in the galaxy for anyone to seize control of
- civil wars on planets left in a post-Goa'uld power vacuum
- famine on planets left in a post-Goa'uld power vacuum with no idea how to manage a labor force in a non-slave labor economy
The humanitarian factor alone is simply staggering. Imagine an entire galaxy of consumed by civil wars, disease, and famine because the old order has finally been broken. Many wanted an end to the Goa'uld enslavement of the galaxy, an end to the Replicator threat....many died pursuing these goals. It seems however, that for many, victory is as bitter as defeat.
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