I bet it'd be pretty weird having Ba'al's host talking to SG-1. Would have been a good scene if there'd been time. Plenty of scope for the writers and Cliff Simon to make the host standout...or make him so annoying or repulsive they almost preferred the parasite.
As for the similarity with Apophis, I can only conclude that 'Bill' is a relatively recent host (last few decades at most), and so a) should be able to survive on his own without a sarcophagus and b) might not be driven irreversibly insane by his time as a host. Might go some way to explain Ba'al's modern approach to everything - and maybe some Goa'uld have a sense of style.
"No, no this host just doesn't go with this outfit. Fetch me another, with a beard and dark hair!"
As for the similarity with Apophis, I can only conclude that 'Bill' is a relatively recent host (last few decades at most), and so a) should be able to survive on his own without a sarcophagus and b) might not be driven irreversibly insane by his time as a host. Might go some way to explain Ba'al's modern approach to everything - and maybe some Goa'uld have a sense of style.
"No, no this host just doesn't go with this outfit. Fetch me another, with a beard and dark hair!"
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