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Sci-Fi Channel Marathon of season ten, today people!
Watching Counterstrike, it kinda reminded me how quickly Vala's kidnapping followed the discussion Daniel and Vala had about his wife, (ie. the very next episode)
Beyond that though, I just really liked these two exchanges for some reason. Call it character development, I suppose. And then the scene at the end as well...
Watching Counterstrike, it kinda reminded me how quickly Vala's kidnapping followed the discussion Daniel and Vala had about his wife, (ie. the very next episode)
Beyond that though, I just really liked these two exchanges for some reason. Call it character development, I suppose. And then the scene at the end as well...
Spoiler:
DANIEL: Look, we-we still don't know what happened down there.
VALA: [trying to be matter of fact] They're all dead, Daniel, that's what happened.
DANIEL: I'm sorry.
VALA: What for?
DANIEL: Well, believe it or not, I know how you feel.
DANIEL: Adria was your daughter, and even though she was—
VALA: Relief. That's what I feel, relief. [at Daniel's surprise] What, you don't think I'd want to be responsible for the enslavement of an entire galaxy, do you?
DANIEL: It was hardly your fault.
VALA: I knew she was the will of the Ori even before she was born. I could have done something about it, but I didn't.
DANIEL: She was your child.
VALA: Maternal instinct can only excuse so much. Of course I did tell myself that my relationship with her might prove to be an advantage. That at some point, some critical moment, I might be able to reach her in a way that no one else could.
DANIEL: And you might have been right.
VALA: I'm just relieved I'll never have to find out for sure.
...........
VALA: Can I ask you a question?
DANIEL: Just the fact that you have to ask me to ask me makes me think I should say no.
VALA: Back on the Odyssey, you said you knew how I felt. What did you mean?
DANIEL: What?
VALA: Well, with Adria. You said, "believe it or not I know how you feel." What did you mean?
[Daniel sighs and groans a little. He looks into a room, his back to Vala.]
DANIEL: Yeah. Um.
[He turns back toward her then moves on in his search.]
DANIEL: Ten years ago, my wife was taken as host by a Goa'uld.
[Vala looks shocked. She begins to follow him, jogging to catch up.]
VALA: The framed picture, on the wall in your office, is that her?
DANIEL: Yeah. Her name was Sha're. We'd been married for just over a year when she was…taken. I swore I would get her back.
VALA: What happened?
[They stop and Daniel faces Vala.]
DANIEL: Uh, I joined SG-1 and searched for her for over two years, but in the end I couldn't save her. For a long time I felt guilty that I'd failed her.
VALA: And now?
DANIEL: Now I can at least draw comfort from the fact that she's no longer suffering at the hands of the Goa'uld. I guess in a small way, I feel relieved as well.
.........
BRA'TAC: The council is in disarray. The Jaffa nation is fractured. And without Dakara to bring us all together, I fear everything we have fought for all these years will be lost.
TEAL'C: The war is not over, old friend.
BRA'TAC: If only I could have done more to oppose Se'tak.
VALA: There's nothing to be gained by second guessing yourself. You can't remake the past, so look ahead… or risk being left behind.
[As she speaks, Bra'tac looks at Vala as if he is finally taking notice of her. She leaves.]
BRA'TAC: She displays the wisdom of a battle-seasoned warrior.
[Teal'c hums in agreement.]
DANIEL: She's a mother. Close enough.
VALA: [trying to be matter of fact] They're all dead, Daniel, that's what happened.
DANIEL: I'm sorry.
VALA: What for?
DANIEL: Well, believe it or not, I know how you feel.
DANIEL: Adria was your daughter, and even though she was—
VALA: Relief. That's what I feel, relief. [at Daniel's surprise] What, you don't think I'd want to be responsible for the enslavement of an entire galaxy, do you?
DANIEL: It was hardly your fault.
VALA: I knew she was the will of the Ori even before she was born. I could have done something about it, but I didn't.
DANIEL: She was your child.
VALA: Maternal instinct can only excuse so much. Of course I did tell myself that my relationship with her might prove to be an advantage. That at some point, some critical moment, I might be able to reach her in a way that no one else could.
DANIEL: And you might have been right.
VALA: I'm just relieved I'll never have to find out for sure.
...........
VALA: Can I ask you a question?
DANIEL: Just the fact that you have to ask me to ask me makes me think I should say no.
VALA: Back on the Odyssey, you said you knew how I felt. What did you mean?
DANIEL: What?
VALA: Well, with Adria. You said, "believe it or not I know how you feel." What did you mean?
[Daniel sighs and groans a little. He looks into a room, his back to Vala.]
DANIEL: Yeah. Um.
[He turns back toward her then moves on in his search.]
DANIEL: Ten years ago, my wife was taken as host by a Goa'uld.
[Vala looks shocked. She begins to follow him, jogging to catch up.]
VALA: The framed picture, on the wall in your office, is that her?
DANIEL: Yeah. Her name was Sha're. We'd been married for just over a year when she was…taken. I swore I would get her back.
VALA: What happened?
[They stop and Daniel faces Vala.]
DANIEL: Uh, I joined SG-1 and searched for her for over two years, but in the end I couldn't save her. For a long time I felt guilty that I'd failed her.
VALA: And now?
DANIEL: Now I can at least draw comfort from the fact that she's no longer suffering at the hands of the Goa'uld. I guess in a small way, I feel relieved as well.
.........
BRA'TAC: The council is in disarray. The Jaffa nation is fractured. And without Dakara to bring us all together, I fear everything we have fought for all these years will be lost.
TEAL'C: The war is not over, old friend.
BRA'TAC: If only I could have done more to oppose Se'tak.
VALA: There's nothing to be gained by second guessing yourself. You can't remake the past, so look ahead… or risk being left behind.
[As she speaks, Bra'tac looks at Vala as if he is finally taking notice of her. She leaves.]
BRA'TAC: She displays the wisdom of a battle-seasoned warrior.
[Teal'c hums in agreement.]
DANIEL: She's a mother. Close enough.
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