Fab discussion, as always. I watched this one just other day in preparation, but now I'm finding I have little to say about it...dang!
I completely agree with the sentiment that what actually happens in this episode and Jack's perception of what happens are two completely different things. Eliminating a threat is vastly different to killing the woman you are now fairly certain you love, having someone say "she is important. that's why she was chosen" is very different to "it knows my feelings for her".
I wonder if Hammond knew this about Jack, and was the reason for his "I know Major Carter means a lot to you" speech. I'm intrigued as to his motives. Was he trying to comfort Jack? Was he making sure Jack knew what had to be done? I'm curious as to your thoughts on what prompted Hammond to make those comments.
Oh also,
Something that always confuses me about Entity is this section;
I never quite understand what Daniel's getting at here. Does he think Jack blames him for what happened to Sam? Or that Jack blames science itself? I don't know; every time I watch it, this scene rubs me the wrong way. I just don't like it or understand it.
In fact, something about Danny seems off to me in the whole episode, later when he says "Just thought you should know, Hammond ordered the mainframe thing in the MALP room destroyed in case the entity managed to find it's way back in there, it's probably what it was trying to do." Is he blaming Jack for what happened? I don't know, but it always rubs me the wrong way.
Thoughts?
I completely agree with the sentiment that what actually happens in this episode and Jack's perception of what happens are two completely different things. Eliminating a threat is vastly different to killing the woman you are now fairly certain you love, having someone say "she is important. that's why she was chosen" is very different to "it knows my feelings for her".
I wonder if Hammond knew this about Jack, and was the reason for his "I know Major Carter means a lot to you" speech. I'm intrigued as to his motives. Was he trying to comfort Jack? Was he making sure Jack knew what had to be done? I'm curious as to your thoughts on what prompted Hammond to make those comments.
Oh also,
Something that always confuses me about Entity is this section;
DANIEL
So basically you're saying if we had
just listened to you in the first place
and blown it up. No seriously, I'm asking,
is that what you're saying?
TEAL'C
If we had destroyed the entity Daniel
Jackson, Major Carter would not have
been adversely affected.
DANIEL
Okay, I know your first instinct is
to protect, both of you, that's your
job, that's what you do but no matter
what happens, no matter how this turns
out, Sam wasn't wrong to try to communicate
with it
So basically you're saying if we had
just listened to you in the first place
and blown it up. No seriously, I'm asking,
is that what you're saying?
TEAL'C
If we had destroyed the entity Daniel
Jackson, Major Carter would not have
been adversely affected.
DANIEL
Okay, I know your first instinct is
to protect, both of you, that's your
job, that's what you do but no matter
what happens, no matter how this turns
out, Sam wasn't wrong to try to communicate
with it
In fact, something about Danny seems off to me in the whole episode, later when he says "Just thought you should know, Hammond ordered the mainframe thing in the MALP room destroyed in case the entity managed to find it's way back in there, it's probably what it was trying to do." Is he blaming Jack for what happened? I don't know, but it always rubs me the wrong way.
Thoughts?
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