Teal'c and Sensing Symbiotes:

[CFAmerica]

I am currently in the process of watching episode 8 of season 5 entitled "the Tomb." In this episode, they are stuck inside of a tomb where a little critter with a snake in its head is running around trying to eat some fools. Now eventually the Goa'uld gets free and slips inside one of the Russians. When they find this out, Sam points out that Teal'c can't be taken as a host while he carries a larva symbiote. She also then mentions that Teal'c doesn't sense the presence of a symbiote in Carter, so it has to be one of the other four people.

Now before this, Teal'c never felt the presence of symbiotes.

Now, I realize this was done for story purposes, but it's a huge "retcon" that I can't remember them explaining. When I think about it, I wonder if this might be an effect that Jaffa get from communicating with their symbiotes in kel no'reem.

Any thoughts?

[Jedi_Master_Bra'tac]

Retcon

[Skydiver]

it's 'oops, we forgot canon again' time

sam is the only one that can sense symbiotes, they just forgot that in this eps. now teal'c can't be taken over by one unless they first evict Junior, but that's about it for him (and this is pre-tretonin)

[SamShipper]

it's 'oops, we forgot canon again' time

sam is the only one that can sense symbiotes, they just forgot that in this eps. now teal'c can't be taken over by one unless they first evict Junior, but that's about it for him (and this is pre-tretonin)

Yes - I read that Christopher Judge told the writers that Jaffa couldn't sense symbiotes, before an episode where Teal'c suddenly could do that (the episode with the linvris, I think), but that they said he remembered incorrectly

[Colonel Mitchell]

Just a little goof on the writer's part. It happens all the time.

[strider2289]

We know that hosts and former hosts can sense symbiotes, likely due to the Naquadah. Can Jaffa detect the presence of symbiotes as Ishta indicates with Teal'c as they don't blend so Jaffa have no Naquadah in their blood.

[dboy-2007]

I think it was shown in a few episodes that Teal'c could detect symbiots, although I'm not sure.

[stargatefan234]

I think it was shown in a few episodes that Teal'c could detect symbiots, although I'm not sure.

i do beleive it was, cant find a specific example but i do believe they can,

they meaning all jaffa

I am currently in the process of watching episode 8 of season 5 entitled "the Tomb." In this episode, they are stuck inside of a tomb where a little critter with a snake in its head is running around trying to eat some fools. Now eventually the Goa'uld gets free and slips inside one of the Russians. When they find this out, Sam points out that Teal'c can't be taken as a host while he carries a larva symbiote. She also then mentions that Teal'c doesn't sense the presence of a symbiote in Carter, so it has to be one of the other four people.

Now before this, Teal'c never felt the presence of symbiotes.

Now, I realize this was done for story purposes, but it's a huge "retcon" that I can't remember them explaining. When I think about it, I wonder if this might be an effect that Jaffa get from communicating with their symbiotes in kel no'reem.

Any thoughts?

http://forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?t=63985

so if we read the thread we come to the conclusion that he can and he cant

Teal'c, a Jaffa, did not demonstrate this ability to sense the presence of naquadah in another being until 5.08 "The Tomb."

http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.co...biote#Naquadah