Kendra mentions that the Goa'uld that took her from her homeworld and implanted her with a symbiote was called Marduk. It seems that the writers completely forgot this little detail 4 years later, when they decided to have Marduk being trapped inside a sarcophagus for centuries or longer and getting eaten by an alien creature all that time, because his underlings deemed him too insane. I guess this means that Kendra herself must be at least several centuries if not 1-2 millennia old. And yet, she only released herself from the symbiote barely 10 years prior. She sure took her time to break free from it.
One could reasonably assume that if Kendra is several centuries old, many of the psychological quirks she is displaying in this episode are a result of both her long lifespan and being uncoupled from her symbiote through that process. The alternative is that Marduk eventually figured out how to evade the creature and struck out for a while with a small group to try and re-establish himself as a power. Obviously, Kendra being a victim would probably be a minor enough incident for everyone to conveniently forget, so it wouldn't come up. That, or there was a faker and they quickly discarded the name when a friend informed them that actually that's the crazy guy that is sealed in a sarcophagus and is eaten by an alien every so often, so probably don't use that name. Or, Kendra was confused. A lot of reasonable in-canon answers to explain something the writers probably didn't pay much mind to at the time. I feel like the writers weren't focused on the long-term in season 1 given they probably didn't expect more than a pair of seasons, at best.
@@BobNinjaCat given that aposhis rapidly aged and died after being freed from his symbiont, i doubt kendra is anywhere near that old. so an alternative, alternative take. maybe there was a second guy called marduk, who took the name for himself while the og marduk was trapped somewhere. now, this isn't something that get's brought up too much, since most of the system lords are thousands of years old, but i doubt any goa'uld would be opposed to impersonating another after their presumed death, as long as they are fairly sure it's save to do so.
@@thechatteringclown That was one of my theories, as well. I'd even guess that someone informed the imposter that Marduk is poorly regarded, ergo he should probably consider another name.
One notable plot hole in this episode is why the had to destroy the hammer. After Unas was dead, Teal'c was in no immediate danger. So they could have just let him wait in the cave until the rest of the team can bring some drilling equipment from Earth in, to drill a hole next to the hammer to get Teal'c out. It would be worth a try, because this way they could keep the hammer functioning. The cost of ruining the Gua'old trap is the same in both cases.
In retrospect it was rather foolish for Teal'c to go with the rest of the team on this mission when the Jaffa are expressedly warned not go to there. Of course then there would be no plot for the episode.
Maybe the only Unas episode that isn't an insta-skip for me on rewatch. And yes, that's entirely because of the late, great James Earl Jones. I get that the Unas are critical to the series lore... If only to explain how Go'aulds made the initial jump from freshwater-dwelling eels to galaxy-spanning conquerers. But there's not that much else that makes them interesting beyond that. Essentially space Neanderthals. "Teal'c... Join me and we can rule this cave together!" "I'll never join you... The Go'auld killed my father!" "No, Teal'c.... *I* am your father!" (Sorry. I had to.)
… getting on your nerves? No, the bots are incredibly singleminded. If a piece of footage is a certain length the content bot says that it’s piracy. On one hand it could load the video with constant adds with all the revenue generated going to whoever owns MGM this week. On the other it could just region ban the video and Chuck would have to edit it for the god only knows how many times. There are other options but they are just as intrusive. And for all those who say of course, we all know this… why ask it in the first place?
@ThomasFishwick That was insightful, thank you very much. I rather took the opportunity of a recent video having been uploaded to ask that question out of curiosity. Usually I don't allow anything to get on my nerves.
@@JulianMarkau It's a perfectly valid question. Longtime fans of Chuck who know him from his website (Google the name of the channel without the color) know why the interludes are there, but for newer viewers who discovered him via TH-cam recommendations, it may not be obvious at all. He grumbles from time to time about having to re-edit the clips to avoid the [DMCA takedown] bots, but it may not connect that that's what the song is for.
@@JulianMarkau Other creators use other gimmicks, like adding an intrusive watermark, playing the video at the wrong speed (usually offset by a frame or two per second) and/or mirroring the image. I expect all these methods to become less effective as the bots get better at recognizing those sorts of tricks. Chuck's method is more intrusive to the viewer, but I suspect is more futureproof.
These cleaned up episodes are a great way to catch up. Although I might have seen it as a random episode this is well before I found your channel.
well, sadly just a re-upload, but i'm always eager for more stargate. keep the good stuff coming.
Thor just showing off his mighty hammer in public.
He looks taller in the marvel movies
I remember this episode. It was a good one.
'No match for Daniel Jackson once he's transformed into a robot'
Need a few steps to get there but that got a chuckle out of me 🙂
Kendra mentions that the Goa'uld that took her from her homeworld and implanted her with a symbiote was called Marduk. It seems that the writers completely forgot this little detail 4 years later, when they decided to have Marduk being trapped inside a sarcophagus for centuries or longer and getting eaten by an alien creature all that time, because his underlings deemed him too insane. I guess this means that Kendra herself must be at least several centuries if not 1-2 millennia old. And yet, she only released herself from the symbiote barely 10 years prior. She sure took her time to break free from it.
One could reasonably assume that if Kendra is several centuries old, many of the psychological quirks she is displaying in this episode are a result of both her long lifespan and being uncoupled from her symbiote through that process. The alternative is that Marduk eventually figured out how to evade the creature and struck out for a while with a small group to try and re-establish himself as a power. Obviously, Kendra being a victim would probably be a minor enough incident for everyone to conveniently forget, so it wouldn't come up.
That, or there was a faker and they quickly discarded the name when a friend informed them that actually that's the crazy guy that is sealed in a sarcophagus and is eaten by an alien every so often, so probably don't use that name. Or, Kendra was confused. A lot of reasonable in-canon answers to explain something the writers probably didn't pay much mind to at the time. I feel like the writers weren't focused on the long-term in season 1 given they probably didn't expect more than a pair of seasons, at best.
@@BobNinjaCat given that aposhis rapidly aged and died after being freed from his symbiont, i doubt kendra is anywhere near that old.
so an alternative, alternative take. maybe there was a second guy called marduk, who took the name for himself while the og marduk was trapped somewhere. now, this isn't something that get's brought up too much, since most of the system lords are thousands of years old, but i doubt any goa'uld would be opposed to impersonating another after their presumed death, as long as they are fairly sure it's save to do so.
@@thechatteringclown That was one of my theories, as well. I'd even guess that someone informed the imposter that Marduk is poorly regarded, ergo he should probably consider another name.
2:36 "Then take some athpirin." And no, I'm not sorry. 😊
from acorn to oak tree,
this is here to help the vid in the algorithm
A good episode from what i recall, and it did lay the groundwork for the Asgard. But i can see why you called it average (or unremarkable).
It's definitely one of the better episodes of Season 1 as Chuck says. But Season 1 is much weaker than the rest of the show overall.
Ah ha! Galaxy Quest reference!
One notable plot hole in this episode is why the had to destroy the hammer. After Unas was dead, Teal'c was in no immediate danger. So they could have just let him wait in the cave until the rest of the team can bring some drilling equipment from Earth in, to drill a hole next to the hammer to get Teal'c out. It would be worth a try, because this way they could keep the hammer functioning. The cost of ruining the Gua'old trap is the same in both cases.
The unas is voiced by James Earl Jones
In retrospect it was rather foolish for Teal'c to go with the rest of the team on this mission when the Jaffa are expressedly warned not go to there. Of course then there would be no plot for the episode.
Maybe the only Unas episode that isn't an insta-skip for me on rewatch. And yes, that's entirely because of the late, great James Earl Jones.
I get that the Unas are critical to the series lore... If only to explain how Go'aulds made the initial jump from freshwater-dwelling eels to galaxy-spanning conquerers. But there's not that much else that makes them interesting beyond that. Essentially space Neanderthals.
"Teal'c... Join me and we can rule this cave together!"
"I'll never join you... The Go'auld killed my father!"
"No, Teal'c.... *I* am your father!"
(Sorry. I had to.)
I hate the let's all go down to the lobby crap - and I'm not a bot. What's it good for?
… getting on your nerves?
No, the bots are incredibly singleminded. If a piece of footage is a certain length the content bot says that it’s piracy. On one hand it could load the video with constant adds with all the revenue generated going to whoever owns MGM this week. On the other it could just region ban the video and Chuck would have to edit it for the god only knows how many times.
There are other options but they are just as intrusive.
And for all those who say of course, we all know this… why ask it in the first place?
@ThomasFishwick That was insightful, thank you very much. I rather took the opportunity of a recent video having been uploaded to ask that question out of curiosity. Usually I don't allow anything to get on my nerves.
@@JulianMarkau It's a perfectly valid question. Longtime fans of Chuck who know him from his website (Google the name of the channel without the color) know why the interludes are there, but for newer viewers who discovered him via TH-cam recommendations, it may not be obvious at all. He grumbles from time to time about having to re-edit the clips to avoid the [DMCA takedown] bots, but it may not connect that that's what the song is for.
@@JulianMarkau Other creators use other gimmicks, like adding an intrusive watermark, playing the video at the wrong speed (usually offset by a frame or two per second) and/or mirroring the image. I expect all these methods to become less effective as the bots get better at recognizing those sorts of tricks. Chuck's method is more intrusive to the viewer, but I suspect is more futureproof.