Fair Game (303)

[lookupwardsnshare]

I've never cared that much for this episode (the same is true of all politically based episodes). On the other hand, I did enjoy the ending.

Seaboe

Have to agree with you totally...hate politics!

THOR...love the Asgard, but he wasn't very helpful in this episode.

[Matt G]

Jack the negotiator...not.

I watch this ep and wonder how he ever finds himself swimming with the Washington sharks after Season 8. He's a man that likes to speak plainly and detests kissing up.

Fair point, probably because he'd helped save the world so many times that he didn't have to kiss up too much - people actually listen to him.

[SaraBahama]

Fair point, probably because he'd helped save the world so many times that he didn't have to kiss up too much - people actually listen to him.

Oh -no disrespect to Jack. I absolutely love his character -his sarcasm and wry humor included.

He did grow a lot and learned how to edit himself (and there are just sometimes in politics that you really NEED a 'Jack' in the room to say what needs to be said), but I can imagine how uncomfortable DC would make him.

I agree with your point about how many times he's saved the world "this should not get old, general."

[Lieutenant Sparrow]

Ah Kronos. I wonder who Teal'c hates more. Kronos or Apophis. An okay ep. But nothing brilliant.

Good to see some more background on Teal'c.

[Nut_ty]

I enjoy this episode; there are several “classical” moments.
• Jack’s “I’m a man of few words…” and then “poof”, he’s gone.
• Daniel’s line about taking on the petty needs of the Gou’ld, and he looks hot in that suit!
• Finding out that the System Lords are not a ruling body—just a loose confederation of the most powerful Gou’lds (with the exception of the ones kicked out of the System Lords club)
• The mystery of who attacked Cronus and Teal’c
• The Asgards “bluffing” the Systems Lords, and Jack following suit so Nirriti will reveal herself as the guilty party
• The closing lines between Daniel and Jack about how Nirriti going to “get it”.

As mentioned in this thread before—the glaring error of using a stock scene of the SFs running to the Gate Room with their guns, before the “no weapons” rule has been broken.

[muziqaz]

Great episode. 1st real encounter of Asgard and Thor.
Jack: Normally I am a man of few words. 'beam'... and in conclusion I'd like to say... I was rolling on the floor laughing.
Even without the beaming that speech would have been hilarious: Normally I am a man of few words and in conclusion I'd like to say... There is military for you

And another one:
Jack: Apparently we said hello, insulted each other and broke for recess
Jack is most funny when he is not comfortable with situation he is in

And as always, Goa'uld had Earth in their hands with the treaty rules, they had to mess it up. Amateurs

[Dave2]

O'Neil's way of interacting with aliens as a perfect American human is outstanding.....
Now, one would have thought that once the goa'ulds found out that the earthlings saved Cronus's life, they would have been able to change their behavior, but I guess it's not possible. I wonder why it was never possible to establish a real alliance with a goa'uld lord against the others whereby the goa'uld is no longer an enemy.
In any case, how was the treaty executed without the presence of Thor who left too early, and why is it that we never see interaction with more than a single Asgard, namely Thor?

How did the goa'ulds decide on selecting the representative for the negotiations? And how many system lords actually exist?

[Lunaeclipse]

Ah Kronos. I wonder who Teal'c hates more. Kronos or Apophis. An okay ep. But nothing brilliant.

Interesting thought...

[Dimes]

Always a good episode when the Asgard is involved!

[mjwalshe]

Maybe he got a bonus.

(not trying to get into a discussion of whether civilian employees of the military can even get bonuses).

Seaboe

well Daniels presumably a civil servant and there is an equivalent pay scale that maps a civil service grades to a milatery ones so he could get a promotion :-)

[Gate_Builder]

Ah Kronos. I wonder who Teal'c hates more. Kronos or Apophis. An okay ep. But nothing brilliant.

Good to see some more background on Teal'c.

I would think he hates Kronos the most, seeing as how he killed Teal'c's father, and in such a brutal manner.

[Sam-n-Jack-in-<3]

Goa'uld on Earth, and Jack is NOT happy about it. Of course, who would be?

As always, he had the best lines, from his joking about Yu to his sarcasm regarding how negotiations were going. Nice little mystery thing going there, too.

Nothing else to say, except...
"You killed my father!"
Kronos: "No, Teal'c! I am your father!"


Sorry, couldn't resist. The motif of someone killing the good guy's father is getting kind of old...

[filter]

Thor and the Asgard could only do so much in this episode. The war against the replicators meant that they couldn't spare enough ships to not only defend earth but all the other protected planets under there protection while still fighting the replicators so did the best they could.
It was good to see other system lords for a change. The only reason they were willing to talk is that they fear Asgard technology. Since they don't know anything about the replicators they were just assume that the Asgard would bring a massive fleet.
And with Hathor, even though she may have not been in a strong position to attack the system lords the fact was a supposedly primitive world of slaves and hosts had shown it was able to take on a goa'uld again and win

[Major Clanger]

loved the reference to the Replicators in this ep, even though they are not mentioned by name.

apart from that - not too bad but...

Daniel looked fine in his smart jacket...

[garhkal]

I wonder where he got that from?