Reckoning, Part 2 (817)

[Dimeron]

There is no reason to assume the bugs are not intellegent, since they always were very intellegent even before the human-form reps appearaed. Think of all the things they did in previous episodes. They could take over goa'uld ships and other alien ships like they did with Apophis's-- so even if the bugs are just 'bugs' again (that is, if they're still alive) there's no reason to think they're an less a threat.

I mean intelligent in the sense that the ability to analysis situation, reason, and the entire cognitive process.

The replicators were intelligent in the sense that an animal is cunning, but they can be easily tricked, as Carter has done numerous times. They were never truly sentient. Just like bugs and virus that rely on their nature resilience and adoptability to survive.

Human-shaped replicators are intelligent, which is why rep-sam was able to adopt to the distributor weapon or formulate the plan to try to find and destroy the only weapon that can stop them.

[Galluslass]

"We know they care about Daniel, we don't need to see it all the time."

Yes. We do.

At least more than the crumb that we actually got.

[langdonboom]

However, the good news is at least the bugs are not intelligent anymore.

There is no reason to assume the bugs are not intellegent, since they always were very intellegent even before the human-form reps appearaed. Think of all the things they did in previous episodes. They could take over goa'uld ships and other alien ships like they did with Apophis's-- so even if the bugs are just 'bugs' again (that is, if they're still alive) there's no reason to think they're an less a threat.

[Shep'sSocks]

They couldn't do anything about Daniel's kidnapping. All they could do is what they did do. They also don't know what happened to Daniel. All they can do is speculate and I think it would be pretty dull for the viewer to have endless worry. We know they care about Daniel, we don't need to see it all the time.

[Galluslass]

Ba'al is growing on me too. I can almost forgive him his wicked ways in Abyss with the torture sessions, but he almost appears to be the kinda Goauld that could help SG1 - in a Yu sorta way.

Anyway, just getting over Reckoning II - and one thing keeps kicking me about it. Haven't had time to read through ALL the posts on this thread, so if someone's mentioned this, well tough. The only downside to this ep for me was the lack of concern everyone showed about DJ's kidnap. I thought it was just Reckoning I, but no. Hey, a few throwaway lines would have sufficed, just to know that the writers hadn't forgotten him.

The conversation that Jack and Carter had at the end was unbelievably trivial, with the 'oh, Thor's fine, doing this, doing that,' and 'Tealc's doing this and that' and then as an afterthought they remember the 'D' word. Now quite worried about Threads and what it will hold. Jack's 'worried' look didn't do much to forshadow the storyline. Well not for me anyway. Not sure if I want an extra long ep about Jack and Carter's relationships, with one or two sentences on how/where DJ might be.

But then, I should have faith in TPTB. They kicked [email protected]@ with the Reckonings, I'll give them that. Thouroughly enjoyable and I'm praying Threads will be worth it.

Missed ya, Gateworld. Glad you are back.