This is a really good episode with a lot of twists and strangeness, and it also reveals a lot about Goa'ulds --rather too much, really! You learn about how Jaffa are created (eck), how Goa'uld reproduce (yuck), and even why they all seem to prefer human hosts. And Daniel continues his trend of always falling for women who have (or have had) snakes in their heads I've counted five so far, which is a record considering how little romance the characters get. I mean, this episode is about the most "libidinous" of the lot and hints are as bad as it gets!
This is also the first time so far we've seen a Goa'uld conversing normally with humans, but Hathor quickly reveals her true colours --bright pink. (By the way, I am willing to believe that she's drop-dead gorgeous, but that would probably be more obvious without the orange Crazy Horse wig.) Despite the rather unsubtle pink glow that shows Hathor seducing men, the situation is fairly well handled, as we see the anti-Hathor side growing more and more confused (and more and more female-only). Once all the men have been conquered, it's left to women to save the day, and I just love it. This is what Emancipation got wrong: here the gender issue is treated with humour and second degree, and it feels so much more satisfying (well, to me at least).
To sum up, there are many fascinating (and disgusting) revelations in that episode, along with a major dose of comedy and a few good action scenes. In my book, that makes it really worth a viewing.
This is also the first time so far we've seen a Goa'uld conversing normally with humans, but Hathor quickly reveals her true colours --bright pink. (By the way, I am willing to believe that she's drop-dead gorgeous, but that would probably be more obvious without the orange Crazy Horse wig.) Despite the rather unsubtle pink glow that shows Hathor seducing men, the situation is fairly well handled, as we see the anti-Hathor side growing more and more confused (and more and more female-only). Once all the men have been conquered, it's left to women to save the day, and I just love it. This is what Emancipation got wrong: here the gender issue is treated with humour and second degree, and it feels so much more satisfying (well, to me at least).
To sum up, there are many fascinating (and disgusting) revelations in that episode, along with a major dose of comedy and a few good action scenes. In my book, that makes it really worth a viewing.