Episode 14: Hathor
Some archeologists are poking around Mayan ruins and stumble upon a goa'uld. Because when I think Mayan ruins, I think Egyptian goddesses. o_O
Cool that Daniel gets a shoutout for his crackpot theories.
They capture a woman who knows about the stargate....who calls herself Hathor...which Daniel explains is an egyptian goddess...and their first thought is not 'ZOMG GOA'ULD LOCK HER UPPPPPPPPPP'? o_____O
Frankly, my suspension of disbelief is shattered and I can not take what follows seriously...were they drunk when they made this episode?
Daniel: Hathor was the Egyptian goddess for fertility, inebrity and music.
Jack: Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll?
Daniel: In a manner of speaking.
This was a nice quote though.
She can take over men with powers because...the plot demands it. Seriously these people were drunk.
They are literally surprised she can be a goa'uld, considering the idea most outlandish. Because...drunk writers.
I need a drink.
I should try and say something positive. I...like how the bad guy is less hammy and more subtle in what she does. She is also a redhead and redheads are smexy.
Scenes are dragging on far longer than they should, and smart people are being waaaay to slow to catch on....the same people who encounter alien oddities on a regular basis now. The same people who know she is goa'uld but still do not know the full extent of what goa'uld are capable of so should be a liiiiiiittle more proactive.
Hello netscape navigator...lol 90's internet. Wait...that is a lot of /'s in the address: file.///c/http/www/ancient/external/hathor.html
Another positive thing: "code of life" is a neat term for DNA
Really though...all the men on the base are hers? Really? Looks to me like 90% of her time has been with Daniel and the other two we saw her infect. Sure, she has the commander, but c'mon there has to be hundreds of men at this place. -____-
Shouldn't they...maybe carry tranq guns to..you know...not hurt anyone? Are they tranq guns? They never stated and they look like deadly guns...-__-
Libidinous. Ok plot, sure. Keep on moving...
I like how they keep passing a gun around as if they will actually use it...
Good thing that sarcophagus was destroyed or else Teal'c would have had to have been healed too...
Oh hey, they explained the no tranq thing...but stiiill kinda stupid.
And somehow after the tub Hathor was in burst into flames because....gunfire, she escapes through the stargate somehow and...everyone is instantly freed from her spell. Proximity is the reason given but...these are airborne chemicals and with this explanation she shouldn't be able to affect someone in another room argh...thankfully it is over.
Here is something tvtropes has to say about this episode.
Discontinuity Nod: See also Canon Discontinuity.
The first season episode "Hathor" was widely disliked by fans and, though the Hathor character did reappear, the specific details of the episode were never revisited. In follow-up episodes, whenever the events were discussed one of the characters would comment that they had agreed never to talk about that again.
And that is really all there is to say on the matter.
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