The Devil You Know (313)

[Matt G]

Back to 5pm for another ep of SG1.

1. "Well, we're not too pleased to see you again...".

2. Blood of Sokar...not a bad idea but it didn't work...

3. Tok'ra...ouch...

4. So Sokar went from main bad guy to history in two eps at the hands of a guy we'd previously thought 'was' history! Impressive!

[SG1Member]

My favorite part of this episode was Teal'c confronting Aldwin about rescuing SG-1. No one messes with Teal'c when his friends are in danger!

[SG3Marine]

Both were great episodes, and I agree with the majority here. Sokar should have stayed around for a while longer.

[SaraBahama]

I thought the actor that played Sokar did a great job -and the makeup was fantastic. He seemed quite young for such a vicious old Goa'uld. The eyes were chilling.

After the reveal that it is really Apophis, we get a great Daniel line:
"Your mate, Amaunet, is dead. Sorry to ruin your day," (defiantly petulant), "No, actually, I'm—I'm wrong about that. I'm not sorry."

Jack trying to keep Kintac from taking Sam to Apophis -and getting shot in the leg for his trouble.

I thought we got a little deeper info out of Sam's flashback -about her mom's death and how that affected her relationship with her father. I also really liked the interaction between Sam and Jacob later in the ep -she's begging him not to give up and a tear rolls down her face, and later she has him reclining on her with her hands loosely around his neck and shoulders. Dad/daughter time.

The flashbacks for Jack give additional gut-twists to those who have already become familiar with his loss. The idea that the memory is not exact...that Jack has altered it to cope with his pain:

CHARLIE: This is not what happened, Dad. You're changing everything just to make it better.
O'NEILL: I know. Can't we just play catch?
CHARLIE: What really happened is you got mad at me and I went into the house. Two weeks from now I shot myself with your gun. We never played catch today, and we never will.
O'NEILL: Why? Why can't we just play catch?

Jack's "I know" is broken and forlorn in its own way. He knows that he's shielding himself with the altered memory. Heart-wrenching to live with that. Remember that in CotG he said that "I'll never forgive myself, but sometimes I can forget. Sometimes."

Teal'c's dedication to his friends should be mentioned -admirable.

Sokar was eliminated too easily -it would have been nice to keep the threat around.

[garhkal]

2. Blood of Sokar...not a bad idea but it didn't work...

That reminded me of that blood drink they used in Indy and the temple of doom..

[jelgate]

The lets torture SG1 episode. I love it just because it gave an edge to Apophis. It was something he lacked in the earlier seasons. Its like suffering in Netu made him more psychopath then his former self. It also showed the demons of SG1 which I think is important. Some were obvious while others were a little more eye opening. Also this episode gave us more of Sokar then the previous episode which just saddens his quick death. Sokar was so creppy even for a Goa'uld that it was a pain to see him go so suddenly. Far more interesting then battling Apophis.

Its almost a cliche to say Teal'c is suicidal. He always takes these death risks to save SG1. I liked it not only because it showed the different mentality between the Tokra and Tealc. Aldwin was all the mission while Tealc was driven on emotion. Plus I like seeing us learn how the rings work.

[Starscape91]

I like the flashbacks in this episode and I wish Sokar got to stick around more unfortunately that doesn't happen.

[Dimes]

Wow I hate those Goa'uld!
Felt bad for O'Neill, he had to watch his son and fight with him again :/

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

[QUOTE=Morrissey;11419773]Am I the only one who thinks this and Jolinar's Memories should have been the Season 3 finale/Season 4 opener? I think Apophis returning at the end of Jolinar's Memories would have been a fantastic way to end the season, and then opening up Season 4 with The Devil You May Know. I think that would have been a better way to end the season and open season 4 than with the introduction of the Replicators. Don't get me wrong, the introduction of the Replicators was vital, but surely Nemesis/Small Victories could have been the mid-season two parter, making Jolinar's Memories the finale, which would have been much more fitting in my eyes.

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Parts of it felt a bit too much like 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom', though. Especially the drinking blood bit (YUCK!) and the lava-ish atmosphere...

But yes, a good episode.

[garhkal]

I liked that it harkened back with those 2 aspects to the Temple of Doom..

[Major Clanger]

not a bad ep. For me these two eps are the beginning of a run of really good eps, going all the way into the middle of S4

[Falcon Horus]

Action packed this one is. And I love it, except for the Tok'ra... them I want to strangle so badly. Like Teal'c would ever agree to SG1 being casualties of war. Think again, Aldwin you fool.

Apophis going up against Sokar... he did look a little peeved when he realized Martouf had lied to him about Entak. Woops!
Sokar looks creepy... but he does look cool nonetheless. Far more impressive than Apophis ever looked. And he ain't no vision anymore.

[Sparky She-Demon]

Shouldn't Apophis know that the Tok'ra are expert liars?

[Falcon Horus]

Shouldn't Apophis know that the Tok'ra are expert liars?

At that point he's convinced he's got Martouf in a bind. Blinded by power he's probably ignoring that voice in the back of his head (the host's or otherwise) telling him to be careful.

[Sparky She-Demon]

At that point he's convinced he's got Martouf in a bind. Blinded by power he's probably ignoring that voice in the back of his head (the host's or otherwise) telling him to be careful.

The Blood of Sokar is a hallucinogen, near as I can tell. Why do you think that Apophis didn't go after Jacob?