Ark of Truth plotholes & Continuity errors (with Spoilers)

[AscendedThor]

Morgan says that it's enough to turn just one Prior and it would effect all the Priors because they're all connected telepathically.

But in season 9 Teal'c convinced Garak (when he was a Prior) to turn against the Ori. it didn't effect any other Priors. Also Garak burst into flames, and it was said it was because the Priors' brains were programmed by the Ori to do that so that a Prior would die if he ever turns against the Ori. It didn't happen in the movie either.


Another plot hole is Tomin's story. Tomin already turned against the Ori in season 10, so it seems strange that in the movie they have to again convince him to turn against them.
he already betrayed his Prior to save Vala. It is highly unlikely the Prior would not know about this and would put Tomin as a commander in the army again.

[Jeffala]

Tomin didn't turn against the Ori, he believed that the one-eyed Prior was mis-interpreting the Book of Origin.

[mickhhh]

Garak was in another galaxy.

[wolverine_nl]

Tomin didn't turn against the Ori, he believed that the one-eyed Prior was mis-interpreting the Book of Origin.

He didnt turn indeed, and it wasnt the prior with the one eye who mis-interpreted the book of origin, it was the same prior that was normal in the beginning of S9 and that was leader of the village Vala was burned in (when in another persons body)

[Ladyinred]

Morgan says that it's enough to turn just one Prior and it would effect all the Priors because they're all connected telepathically.

Using the Ark. Usage of the Ark is the key here. As you saw in the movie, it was the light from the Ark which went through all the Priors' staffs.

[david2708]

The first prior snuffed out in the film early on is suddenly seen manning the bridge of an Ori ship firing on the Deddy toward the end of the film when all the priors suddenly 'see the light'. He's arisen, i suppose.

[Jeffala]

He didnt turn indeed, and it wasnt the prior with the one eye who mis-interpreted the book of origin, it was the same prior that was normal in the beginning of S9 and that was leader of the village Vala was burned in (when in another persons body)

I thought it was the one-eyed one since he was always so pissy.

[JohnRico]

When Teal'c convinced Garak to turn his back on the Ori the Ori were alive to take Garak away. But when Daniel used The Ark Of Truth on the Priors the Ori were dead & Adria was kept busy that is why none of the Ori in The Ark Of Truth burned into flames. It is not a plot hole & it is quite simple really

[AscendedThor]

The first prior snuffed out in the film early on is suddenly seen manning the bridge of an Ori ship firing on the Deddy toward the end of the film when all the priors suddenly 'see the light'. He's arisen, i suppose.

You're right! but maybe it was his twin Prior brother

[Mister Oragahn]

When Teal'c convinced Garak to turn his back on the Ori the Ori were alive to take Garak away. But when Daniel used The Ark Of Truth on the Priors the Ori were dead & Adria was kept busy that is why none of the Ori in The Ark Of Truth burned into flames. It is not a plot hole & it is quite simple really

So you mean the failsafe was a sort of eye spy camera, enabling ascended beings to monitor what the priors were doing in another galaxy, and when they saw that Gerak's power and decision were used to protect Earth against the Ori, the Ori pressed a kind of button and set him on flames?

[JohnRico]

So you mean the failsafe was a sort of eye spy camera, enabling ascended beings to monitor what the priors were doing in another galaxy, and when they saw that Gerak's power and decision were used to protect Earth against the Ori, the Ori pressed a kind of button and set him on flames?

No I simply mean that in The Ark of Truth the Ori were not alive to "kill" any Priors that betrayed them like they were with the guy from Iron Eagle

[Ladyinred]

No I simply mean that in The Ark of Truth the Ori were not alive to "kill" any Priors that betrayed them like they were with the guy from Iron Eagle

Exactly. Some people seem to completely forget about this "little" fact.

[Hypochondriac]

IIRC the Ori can't affect anything in the MW galaxy. So they weren't directly responsible for the Prior's death. So those Priors should have died. Wouldn't have mattered if the Ori were alive or dead the feature was programed into the Priors

[Drax]

I was wondering what happened to Adria when she just left Vala in the throne room with the Ark. Apparently something important she was up to that I missed?

[jenks]

Morgan was distracting her.