Originally posted by hlndncr
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In the scene with Jacob and Sam in the commissary it sounds to me like Sam is trying to convince herself that marrying is a good idea. She wants validation from outside because she’s having a hard time giving it to herself.
I never understood what Jacob meant by “I know how happy he makes you.†Jacob hasn’t been around for months. By all indications he didn’t even know about until just before they were introduced, and Sam looked anything but happy. Was that just a backhanded swipe at Sam’s obvious stubborn refusal to acknowledge her true feelings? And why lie about Selmak? Is Jacob just trying to placate Sam to end the conversation? I have to admit, I’ve never really understood that exchange.
I never understood what Jacob meant by “I know how happy he makes you.†Jacob hasn’t been around for months. By all indications he didn’t even know about until just before they were introduced, and Sam looked anything but happy. Was that just a backhanded swipe at Sam’s obvious stubborn refusal to acknowledge her true feelings? And why lie about Selmak? Is Jacob just trying to placate Sam to end the conversation? I have to admit, I’ve never really understood that exchange.
I do see Jacob pushing her in this scene and I don’t have a problem with it character-wise because Jacob has always pushed Sam. That and the innocent act afterward is very him. And I don’t see Jack as being mean. I think he is actually doing his best to be supportive while staying out of it as much as possible. Sam is clearly avoiding.
Brief Daniel interlude. Why does Anubis want Daniel to remember what happened the last time? Is it just his Goa’uldish nature wanting to gloat? I don’t get it. I’m sure he believed Daniel would be incapable of stopping him just like the last time or he wouldn’t have done it. After all, it was Daniel’s realization of what was really going on that led to Anubis’s ultimate demise.
Why did Kerry ask Sam if she wanted to stay? Politeness? Or maybe she wants more time to observe what is really going on? Kerry does seem awfully perceptive, figuring out Jack and Sam’s relationship in just a few moments of interaction. (And now I’m going to give some credit here so take note (it won’t happen again). I get the feeling never actually got to see Jack and Sam together. By unspoken mutual agreement I think Sam kept those two apart.) But I suppose Kerry does have to be suspicious just by nature of the situation—Sam is at Jack’s house and clearly not there on business.
I think Pete did see Jack and Sam interact a couple of times but I think it was far and few between. I think Pete knew there was something going on with Sam (someone else she loved; that she had doubts about Pete himself) but possibly hadn't seen enough of Jack and Sam together in a context where he would draw conclusions where two plus two equals four.
I do think the scenes with Daniel are him to his core. He won’t let wrong go by unchallenged. I think it’s what makes even the others acknowledge his potential, and hence why they chose to send him back instead of letting him die after Oma was gone. (A horrible end for her btw that just really rubs wrong against my concept of redemption. And talk about a curse. I think Daniel’s women have had it far worse than any of Sam’s men!)
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