Not a very satisfying episode.
"I know of no Goa'uld capable of showing the necessary compassion or benevolence that I have read of in your Bible."
Oh, Teal'c, on the contrary: any System Lord possesses exactly as much compassion and benevolence as the God of the Bible. :upside_down:
And yes, Mr. Shanks, I heard that "intents of purposes" you muttered to Jack. Shame on the post-production crew for letting that slip into the final cut; it would have been extremely easy to fix with a tiny bit of ADR.
Shout by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2020-11-09T20:35:28Z— updated 2020-11-12T16:40:12Z
This was my favourite episode for a long time growing up. I loved the medieval asthetic of it, the muddy village in the forest, the fact that an Unas returns to the series. Europe in the Middle Ages just fascinates me. There are also a group of strong supporting actors in the roles of Simon, Mary and the village Canon.
This is a pretty tense episode, but it has some fun moments throughout ("ah, trees...") and just clicks for me. I'm always taken by surprise at the violence right at the end, but it fits well.
One cool little detail I love: Jack gets hit in the face during this episode and gets a cut to his left eyebrow. He will have a scar there in every following episode.