Crossroads

Never trust a snake. Whether it’s a Tok’ra, a Goa’uld, or in a Jaffa, it will never truly be on your side.

Shau’nac traveled to the SGC, because she believed the Goa’uld within her wanted to join the Tok’ra. She had managed to communicate with her snake while in a deep state of kelnorim. She previously fooled around with Teal’c and was definitely a foxy space lady.

Teal’c was excited by her arrival and believed her discovery could lead to the downfall of the Goa’uld. They enjoyed some private time, which I thought was out of character for Teal’c. I don’t like the idea of him cheating on his wife.

The Tok’ra were intrigued by the prospect of adding to their ranks, because their queen was dead and their population was dwindling. They found a host for Shau’nac’s mature Goa’uld and a new larva. When her snake took its host, he was introduced as Tanith. That neck blood gave me the willies.

Jack hoped to learn from Tanith’s Goa’uld memories. Anise killed that idea by sending SG-1 away without any information. Jack was not happy. “I guess we should just mosey on back to Earth and tell General Hammond how the Tok’ra boned us again.”

The twist was the Tok’ra thought Tanith was a spy. They planned on giving him misinformation. Their suspicions were confirmed when he killed Shau’nac. To maintain the ruse, Teal’c was forced to embrace Tanith in a tense final scene. The twitchy jaw muscles made him seem a tad insincere.

I can’t help it. Here’s another picture of Anise.

It was also neat to see Teal'c's dad, but someone should buy Cronus a hairbrush. 

My Rating: 8/10