Demons (308)

[Elite Anubis Guard]

wow 2nd episode in a row where tealcs almost brought it-hes gotta be getting tired!

[Anubis69]

The idea of christians being on another planet makes no sense. It was a nice try by the writers to bring in some points about the dark ages etc etc. but there was no way for them to get there. Both gates were buried, and if the Goa'uld had shown up in ships, why on earth wouldn't they have done more to humanity than take a couple dozen dark age christians? Also being sokar, the devil, you'd think it wouldn't be much of a challenge to scare a society with little technology and being terrified by the idea of going to hell. Sokar could've done anything.

[Samuel J. Tilden]

Both gates were buried, and if the Goa'uld had shown up in ships, why on earth wouldn't they have done more to humanity than take a couple dozen dark age christians?

Because although the unbelieving humans could no longer be effectively ruled by the Goa'uld, they didn't pose much of a threat to anyone. Therefore, it would have been a waste of time and resources to menace the people of Earth. Once the Tau'ri proved their strength by killing Ra, they became a threat to the Goa'uld and began attracting attention.

[Anubis69]

Therefore, it would have been a waste of time and resources to menace the people of Earth.

I wouldn't go that far as to say a waste of time. It wouldn't have been much of a challenge, especially for Sokar, but there'd be millions if not billions of hosts. But perhaps the Goa'uld decided it would be more feasable to farm hosts from elsewhere.

[RubyRed]

I was so angry in this episode. Who are this people to decide who bad and who's not. if they really were cristians and have read the bible then they should have known that god doesn't support murder. I can't stand small minded people. they were so ignorant i wanted to kick their ass for what they did to teal'c of course i was happy when he was back.

[Daniel's_twin]

Well, like Daniel said, they didnt call them the Dark Ages because the lights were turned off.

[Anubis69]

I just got the S3 DVDs the other day and realised that Samuel J. Tilden is right. The goa'uld did obviously come in ships, cos they did the same with the people in "Learning Curve". but i still say they should've done something more than take a few dozen humans.

[Tal'Mak_Josh]

is it me or does the guy who plays Simon in demons also lok a lot like the judging/victim/annoying/crybaby guy in Co'rai

[RubyRed]

it is the same guy. the difference here is that he hair is very short.

[QuiGonJohn]

Now I found the whole premise for this show to be a bit iffy. If sokar managed to get to earth using the second gate then why didn´t he stay there and take over the world?

But this show introduced Sokar which IMO is the coolest villian they´ve had in the show, pity he didn´t last for very long.

It didn't SOkar was established in season 2's "Serpent's Song" when he's trying to kill Apophisis

Wyrminardd, as Crazedwraith points out, Sokar was first in "Serpent's Song". And further, he wasn't actually in this episode, just mentioned.

Not a bad episode. I liked how it seemed like it was going to end a couple times, then went on. For instance, when the Canon said they could leave, but something happened. Then later when the Unas was dead and we think they're just gonna leave, then Sam realizes the Goa'uld has gone into the Canon.

[SimilarCadence]

I was so angry in this episode. Who are this people to decide who bad and who's not. if they really were cristians and have read the bible then they should have known that god doesn't support murder. I can't stand small minded people. they were so ignorant i wanted to kick their ass for what they did to teal'c of course i was happy when he was back.

Remember that the Dark Ages were before the invention of the printing press----Christians didn't have Bibles to read. As a matter of fact, most people in those days couldn't even read----education was for the privileged class. The majority of the people during that time were dependent upon what their spiritual (and sometimes not so spiritual) leaders told them they should believe. Unfortunately some leaders took advantage of that.......Like Daniel said, they didn't call it the Dark Ages because it was dark!

The ordinary people were ignorant, in the literal sense of the word......

It made me angry, too, to see the suffering inflicted by their ignorance and to watch Teal'c go through what he did......(Teal'c always seems to come across people who are either scared of him or want to attack him, but he handles it really well!)

[twiggy]

the Bible was also still written in like Latin or something. and not many people understood it, when the priests did the sermons. so the people just basically did whatever the priest said to do.

[Perriman33]

This was a very odd episode but I really liked watching it. Trying to take down the unas was good to watch. I liked the way the society was portrayed, although it was a bit stereotyped. Teal'c was funny when he rose from the dead and well thought out. The ending was good as well,just when I thought it was over....goa'uld pops up again!

[Ascendant]

Yeah - although the execution of the episode maybe could have been better, it was a bold concept that payed off. They could have had a massive backlash by suggesting that Christianity was a contrived religion, but they went out of their way to make it clear that Sokar was impersonating the Devil, not the Devil himself.

To boot, the music was incredible, the sets were dark and detailed, and the acting was pretty good too. The Canon was totally stereotyped and two-dimensional, but the guy who played him was really good. You love to hate him.

On the downside, I was constantly frustrated with the characters' apparent inability to act. They should have blown the Unas away the first time, when they were first poking their MP5s out of the doorway. Instead they just sort of stared. Then they let themselves be taken prisoner by a bunch of primitives - although I know that they didn't want to hurt any of the natives, I know that they could have gotten out of that situation easily. I mean, come on - these aren't Goa'uld, here. These are malnourished, terrified peasants with spears. Instead they just sort of stood around and let Teal'c get killed.

Not that the lightning ring wasn't a surprise...but if they had an ounce of common sense, the frelling Unas would be dead and they'd be on their merry way before the Canon even arrived, spouting firm admonitions to bury the Circle of Darkness after they leave.

[Stricken]

This was a very odd episode but I really liked watching it the only time TPTB have talked about a religion from Earth in the Galaxy. Trying to take down the unas was good to watch. I liked the way the society was portrayed, although it was a bit stereotyped. Teal'c was funny when he rose from the dead and well thought out well done to CJ for that part!!. The ending was good as wel l, just when you think the Goa'ulds dead i comes back for more!!