The Devil You Know (313)

[hedwig]

Plus it would hurt carter, to smack around her beau.

If you're talking about Martouf being Carter's beau ... he was never her beau. And during the run of the series, neither was Jack. However, hurting either of them would have still caused Sam a lot of grief. Now, if he really wanted to cause her some grief, he could have gone after Jacob again ... with her watching.

[Falcon Horus]

Now, if he really wanted to cause her some grief, he could have gone after Jacob again ... with her watching.

Apophis was clearly too chicken to go there.

[Sparky She-Demon]

If you're talking about Martouf being Carter's beau ... he was never her beau. And during the run of the series, neither was Jack. However, hurting either of them would have still caused Sam a lot of grief. Now, if he really wanted to cause her some grief, he could have gone after Jacob again ... with her watching.

He could've gone for all three of them at the same time with Sam watching!

[Falcon Horus]

That would have been overkill...

[Sparky She-Demon]

That would have been overkill...

Goa'uld System Lord pretty much means that overkill is the name of the game!

[Falcon Horus]

True.

[Britta]

Goa'uld System Lord pretty much means that overkill is the name of the game!

If there's one thing the Goa'uld aren't known for, it's subtlety. Just look at the way they dress.

[fems]

Apophis probably didn't really want to kill Jacob|Selmak (not before getting the information he wanted), hence why he didn't go after Jacob again with Sam watching, even though he (and all the other Goa'uld) magically know that Selmak's host is Sam's father.

[Sparky She-Demon]

Goa'uld have their spies.

[I Am Not James Spader]

I'm a bit a disappointed that after all the build up (and the fact that he was so different to the other Goa'uld "gods"), that Sokar was killed so easy, seemingly just to put Apophis back in the show.

[Janet Fraiser]

I'm a bit a disappointed that after all the build up (and the fact that he was so different to the other Goa'uld "gods"), that Sokar was killed so easy, seemingly just to put Apophis back in the show.

Yeah, he would have been an interesting character to keep around. The music whenever we saw him was extra creepy, too!

This has nothing to do with Sokar, so it shouldn't be a spoiler, but just in case -

Spoiler:

the actor does return to play a different role in later seasons.

[garhkal]

I agree. They spent all that time buliding up Sokar to have him get taken out like a chump.

[I Am Not James Spader]

Yeah, he would have been an interesting character to keep around. The music whenever we saw him was extra creepy, too!

This has nothing to do with Sokar, so it shouldn't be a spoiler, but just in case -

Spoiler:

the actor does return to play a different role in later seasons.

Still though, Sokar brief appearance was more interesting than all of Apophis's previous ones - not criticising the character or actor as he was a decent enough villain (though little is explored of him except the episode where he dies first).

They don't even go to the effort of putting Apophis in a new host.

[I Am Not James Spader]

I agree. They spent all that time buliding up Sokar to have him get taken out like a chump.

That itself wasn't really the problem - getting taken out like a "chump" would have been entertaining the same way as with Boba Fett. Disappointing, but entertaining.

The real problem is that he gets taken out to re-introduce the same old bad guy again.

[Janet Fraiser]

Yep, I was ready for Apophis to be gone by the time he rose to power with his new zombie face.

Honestly, I felt so bad for his host that I wanted him to die right there in the infirmary (and, you know, stay dead) so that he wouldn't have to suffer. It might be sort of anticlimactic, but it would be more humane. I guess that's not too important, though. :/