Pretense

I don’t like episodes that revolve around a trial. Luckily, there was enough going on outside the courtroom to keep the show interesting. The Tollan were still arrogant, Lya had twigs in her hair, and the space battles were pretty.

Lord Zipacna was a textbook Goa’uld. He was boastful, manipulative, and stunningly dressed. Check out that earring. The Goa’uld were the original metrosexuals.

I’m glad the Tollan got rid of their silver jumpsuits. They built a stargate on their new homeworld, but Jack had to point out, “Ours is bigger.” They also had a number of space guns, a nifty vest that could separate a host from a Goa’uld, and the ability to make Jack grumpy.

It wasn’t really shown, but I wonder if Sam got her cat back. I’m glad she rejected Narim this time. He just doesn’t do it for me.

Sam was right when she said Lya drew a fine line by hiding the ion cannon. I’m not sure her actions fit the Nox way. It also seemed pretty obvious that she would side for Skaara. 

My Rating: 7/10

Within the Serpent’s Grasp

Thank God for DVDs. They make these season-ending cliffhangers much more enjoyable. Rather than waiting around for half a year to see what happens, you can just pop in the next disk and watch the climax. 

In this episode, the team defied orders and gated to a Goa’uld stronghold. They discovered they were actually on an attack ship headed to Earth and Skaara was onboard. I have to say, Skaara looked ravishing in that gold ensemble. The women from Sex and the City have nothing on that boy. 

There were a bunch of great lines in sprinkled in with the action. I loved Daniel’s face when he said, “Right, I’ll just go tell the pilot.” We also got to play with some new technology on the trip, included a few zat-guns and a communications ball that probably doesn’t get Showtime. 

The episode ended with two ships peering down on an unprepared Earth. Skaara had been shot by Jack and appeared to pass out. The C-4 Sam and Daniel planted on the ship was set to detonate. To Be Continued. Cut to the credits. 

My Rating: 9/10