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* {{Callback}}: Carter's refusal to kill the larval Goa'uld recalls the {{moral| of the story}} of "The First Commandment".

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* %%* {{Callback}}: Carter's refusal to kill the larval Goa'uld recalls the {{moral| of the story}} moral of "The First Commandment".
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* ForbiddenZone: In the interim since the Pilot, Chulak is now off-limits to any further Gate Travel by Hammond's direct orders (a lockout he temporarily rescinds this episode to assist Teal'c).
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Hammond has refused to authorize any follow-up missions to Chulak since the events of "Children of the Gods". Any benefits of such a mission (ex. intelligence gathering, the acquisition of Goa'uld technology) are massively outweighed by the danger of sending teams right back into the heart of Apophis' domain (and especially after SG-1 and SG-2 had to shoot they way out last time). Hammond only ''very'' reluctantly acquiesces now to both help Teal'c save his family and because the mission will give the SGC another opportunity to obtain and study a larval Goa'uld Symbiote (and without endangering Teal'c's life again).

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Hammond has refused to authorize any follow-up missions to Chulak since the events of "Children of the Gods". Any benefits of such a mission (ex. intelligence gathering, the acquisition of Goa'uld technology) technology, etc.) are massively outweighed by the danger of sending teams right back into the heart of Apophis' domain (and especially ''especially'' after SG-1 and SG-2 had to shoot they their way out last time). Hammond only ''very'' reluctantly acquiesces now to both help Teal'c save his family and because the mission will give the SGC another opportunity to obtain and study a larval Goa'uld Symbiote (and without endangering Teal'c's life again).
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Hammond has refused to authorize any follow-up missions to Chulak since the events of "Children of the Gods". Any benefits of such a mission (ex. intelligence gathering, the acquisition of Goa'uld technology) are massively outweighed by the danger of sending teams right back into the heart of Apophis' domain (and especially after SG-1 and SG-2 had to shoot they way out last time). Hammond only ''very'' reluctantly acquiesces now to both help Teal'c save his family and for the chance for the USAF to finally obtain a larval Goa'uld Symbiote.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Hammond has refused to authorize any follow-up missions to Chulak since the events of "Children of the Gods". Any benefits of such a mission (ex. intelligence gathering, the acquisition of Goa'uld technology) are massively outweighed by the danger of sending teams right back into the heart of Apophis' domain (and especially after SG-1 and SG-2 had to shoot they way out last time). Hammond only ''very'' reluctantly acquiesces now to both help Teal'c save his family and for because the chance for mission will give the USAF SGC another opportunity to finally obtain and study a larval Goa'uld Symbiote.Symbiote (and without endangering Teal'c's life again).
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Hammond has refused to authorize any follow-up missions to Chulak since the events of "Children of the Gods". Any benefits of such a mission (ex. intelligence gathering, the acquisition of Goa'uld technology) are massively outweighed by the danger of sending teams right back into the heart of Apophis' domain (and especially after SG-1 and SG-2 had to shoot they way out last time). Hammond only ''very'' reluctantly acquiesces now to both help Teal'c save his family and for the chance for the USAF to finally obtain a larval Goa'uld Symbiote.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Teal'c's first (but not the last) instance of doing this in the series. He does not inform Hammond or SG-1 that he has family he left behind on Chulak. Jack and Hammond are both initially *pissed* Teal'c lied and didn't trust them (especially when they were willing to go out on a limb and trust him despite his status as an enemy combatant).


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Series: Series/StargateSG1\\
Episode: Season 1, Episode 11\\
Title: "Bloodlines"\\
Previous: "The Torment of Tantalus"\\
Next: "Fire and Water"\\
Recapper: @/ShadowPenguin]

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* BlatantLies: Teal'c claiming that the word "Rya'c" means nothing to him after waking from a nightmare in which he was screaming in repeatedly. He later admits that this is the name of his son.

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* BlatantLies: Teal'c claiming that the word "Rya'c" means nothing to him after waking from a nightmare in which he was screaming in it repeatedly. He later admits that this is the name of his son.



* ChekhovsGun: The larval Goa'uld that Carter and Daniel steal to be studied on earth is used to save Teal'c's life when he gives his own symbiote to Rya'c.

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* ChekhovsGun: The larval Goa'uld that Carter and Daniel steal to be studied on earth Earth is used to save Teal'c's life when he gives his own symbiote to Rya'c.



* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Rya'c who is dying from Scarlet Fever.



* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Rya'c who is dying from Scarlet Fever.



* ShootTheShaggyDog: The objective of the mission was to a) prevent Rya'c from being implanted with a symbiote and b) procure a symbiote to be brought back to earth for study. By the end of the episode Teal'c has given Rya'c his own symbiote to prevent him from dying, and the one that Carter and Daniel manage to steal from the temple is promptly given to ''Teal'c'' to save ''his'' life.

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* ShootTheShaggyDog: The objective of the mission was to a) prevent Rya'c from being implanted with a symbiote and b) procure a symbiote to be brought back to earth Earth for study. By the end of the episode Teal'c has given Rya'c his own symbiote to prevent him from dying, and the one that Carter and Daniel manage to steal from the temple is promptly given to ''Teal'c'' to save ''his'' life.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By shooting the Goa'uld tank, Daniel alerts the guards to their presence and loses the option to steal another larva after they have to give up the one they took.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Drey'auc calls out Teal'c for effectively abandoning his wife and son and condemning them to a life of poverty and shame.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Drey'auc calls out Teal'c for effectively abandoning his wife and son and condemning them to a life of poverty and shame.shame.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: Teal'c and Bra'tac go out of their way not to kill the Chulak priests, who are technically noncombatants, even though they're fervent and rather smug supporters of the Goa'uld.
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* BadDreams: Teal'c at the beginning of the episode.
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* BadassGrandpa: Bra'tac gets to prove his credentials in his first episode by ''single-handedly'' taking out several guards while the others look on.
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Episode begins with Teal'c in a tent observing some sort of ritual, which then changes to a sort of nightmare as he is pinned down on a table of some sort and a Goa'uld larva is held over him. He awakens screaming "Rya'c!". He is in the medical bay where Dr. Frasier was testing some sort of medicine to see if Teal'c could survive without his Goa'uld for an extended period of time. Turns out he can only last a few hours before his body starts to fail, which means the government scientists can't really study the larva. Teal'c then mentions that there is a planet where many Goa'uld larva are located, Chulak. Hammond immediately shoots down that idea since it is too big of a risk to return there.

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Episode The episode begins with Teal'c in a tent observing some sort of ritual, which then changes to a sort of nightmare as he is pinned down on a table of some sort and a Goa'uld larva is held over him. He awakens screaming "Rya'c!". He is in the medical bay where Dr. Frasier Fraiser was testing some sort of medicine to see if Teal'c could survive without his Goa'uld for an extended period of time. Turns out he can only last a few hours before his body starts to fail, which means the government scientists can't really study the larva. Teal'c then mentions that there is a planet where many Goa'uld larva are located, Chulak. Hammond immediately shoots down that idea since it is too big of a risk to return there.



Jack and Teal'c and company are making their way to the gate, when Rya'c stops breathing. Teal'c decides that he will give up his larva to save Rya'c. Daniel and Carter join them, and when they find out what happened, they mention that they have a larva to give to Teal'c. Teal'c regains his strength, and they are able to head to the gate, which is still being guarded. Bra'tac pretends to be taking them as prisoners to Apophis, and singlehandedly takes out the guards. The team returns to Earth, Teal'c glad in the knowledge that his family is alive and Bra'tac will be teaching his son.

First appearance of Bra'tac.

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Jack and Teal'c and company are making their way to the gate, when Rya'c stops breathing. Teal'c decides that he will give up his larva to save Rya'c. Daniel and Carter join them, and when they find out what happened, they mention that they have a larva to give to Teal'c. Teal'c regains his strength, and they are able to head to the gate, which is still being guarded. Bra'tac pretends to be taking them as prisoners to Apophis, and singlehandedly single-handedly takes out the guards. The team returns to Earth, Teal'c glad in the knowledge that his family is alive and Bra'tac will be teaching his son.

First appearance of Bra'tac.Bra'tac and Rya'c.



* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Jack identifies Ry'ac as having scarlet fever. However, Ry'ac doesn't have any of the symptoms characteristic of scarlet fever and only has an IncurableCoughOfDeath which isn't a common symptom of the disease.

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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Jack identifies Ry'ac Rya'c as having scarlet fever. However, Ry'ac Rya'c doesn't have any of the symptoms characteristic of scarlet fever and only has an IncurableCoughOfDeath which isn't a common symptom of the disease.



* BlatantLies: Teal'c claiming that the word "Ry'ac" means nothing to him after waking from a nightmare in which he was screaming in repeatedly. He later admits that this is the name of his son.

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* BlatantLies: Teal'c claiming that the word "Ry'ac" "Rya'c" means nothing to him after waking from a nightmare in which he was screaming in repeatedly. He later admits that this is the name of his son.



* ChekhovsGun: The larval Goa'uld that Carter and Daniel steal to be studied on earth is used to save Teal'c's life when he gives his own symbiote to Ry'ac.

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* ChekhovsGun: The larval Goa'uld that Carter and Daniel steal to be studied on earth is used to save Teal'c's life when he gives his own symbiote to Ry'ac.Rya'c.



* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Ry'ac who is dying from Scarlet Fever.

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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Ry'ac Rya'c who is dying from Scarlet Fever.



* ShootTheShaggyDog: The objective of the mission was to a) prevent Ry'ac from being implanted with a symbiote and b) procure a symbiote to be brought back to earth for study. By the end of the episode Teal'c has given Ry'ac his own symbiote to prevent him from dying, and the one that Carter and Daniel manage to steal from the temple is promptly given to ''Teal'c'' to save ''his'' life.

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* ShootTheShaggyDog: The objective of the mission was to a) prevent Ry'ac Rya'c from being implanted with a symbiote and b) procure a symbiote to be brought back to earth for study. By the end of the episode Teal'c has given Ry'ac Rya'c his own symbiote to prevent him from dying, and the one that Carter and Daniel manage to steal from the temple is promptly given to ''Teal'c'' to save ''his'' life.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Jack identifies Ry'ac as having scarlet fever. However, Ry'ac doesn't have any of the symptoms characteristic of scarlet fever and only has an IncurableCoughOfDeath which isn't a common symptom of disease.

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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Jack identifies Ry'ac as having scarlet fever. However, Ry'ac doesn't have any of the symptoms characteristic of scarlet fever and only has an IncurableCoughOfDeath which isn't a common symptom of the disease.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Bra'tac is generally a great guy but he does seem to harbor some sexism towards Carter - though it's a little ambiguous as to whether or not he was just provoking SG-1 to test them. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better in later episodes.]]

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Possibly. Bra'tac is generally a great guy but he does seem initially seems to harbor some sexism towards Carter - though Carter. However, in the one situation where he shows it, it's a little ambiguous as to whether or not he was just provoking SG-1 to test them. them, pushing them to see how they would react, until he gets a rise out of Jack who demonstrates his combat abilities, impressing him. Either way, if it is genuine, [[CharacterDevelopment He it doesn't last: he gets better in later episodes.]]



** Bra'tac is less than impressed on first meeting the human members of SG-1. He's more impressed when O'Neill knocks him down.

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** Bra'tac is less than impressed on first meeting the human members of SG-1.SG-1 (possibly. He could just have been needling them to get a response and take their measure). He's more impressed when O'Neill knocks him down.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Bra'tac is generally a great guy but he does seem to harbor some sexism towards Carter - though it's a little ambiguous as to whether or not he was just provoking SG1 to test them. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better in later episodes.]]

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Bra'tac is generally a great guy but he does seem to harbor some sexism towards Carter - though it's a little ambiguous as to whether or not he was just provoking SG1 SG-1 to test them. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better in later episodes.]]
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Bra'tac is generally a great guy but he does seem to harbor some sexism towards Carter. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better in later episodes.]]

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Bra'tac is generally a great guy but he does seem to harbor some sexism towards Carter.Carter - though it's a little ambiguous as to whether or not he was just provoking SG1 to test them. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better in later episodes.]]



** Bra'tac is less than impressed on first meeting the human members of SG-1.

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** Bra'tac is less than impressed on first meeting the human members of SG-1. He's more impressed when O'Neill knocks him down.
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* {{Callback}}: Carter's refusal to kill the largal Goa'uld recalls the {{moral| of the story}} of "The First Commandment".

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* {{Callback}}: Carter's refusal to kill the largal Goa'uld recalls the {{moral| of the story}} of "The First Commandment".
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Jack identifies Ry'ac as having scarlet fever. However, Ry'ac doesn't have any of the symptoms characteristic of scarlet fever and only has an IncurableCoughOfDeath which isn't a common symptom of disease.


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!!"Bloodlines" provides examples of the following tropes:

* BadDreams: Teal'c at the beginning of the episode.
* BadassGrandpa: Bra'tac gets to prove his credentials in his first episode by ''single-handedly'' taking out several guards while the others look on.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Daniel machine-gunning a tank of helpless infant Goa'uld in front of a shocked Carter.
* BlatantLies: Teal'c claiming that the word "Ry'ac" means nothing to him after waking from a nightmare in which he was screaming in repeatedly. He later admits that this is the name of his son.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma:
-->'''O'Neill:''' We'll just have to cross that bridge when we come to it.
-->'''Bra'tac:''' No. The bridge is too well-guarded.
-->'''O'Neill:''' No, see there I was using a cliche to...
* ChekhovsGun: The larval Goa'uld that Carter and Daniel steal to be studied on earth is used to save Teal'c's life when he gives his own symbiote to Ry'ac.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The beginning of a subtext that would show up repeatedly throughout the series suggesting that Daniel has a bit of a dark side.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Teal'c's family is forced in the slums as punishment for his actions in the pilot episode.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Carter tells Daniel that if they kill the Goa'uld in their helpless infant state, they will be no better than the Goa'uld themselves. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted in that Daniel goes ahead and kills them anyway.]]
* MarkOfShame: Teal'c's house is branded with the mark of a traitor.
* TheMentor: Bra'tac for Teal'c.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Spoken almost word-for-word by Teal'c when he realizes that his son is dying and he's just destroyed the one thing that could have saved his life.
* NotSoStoic: Teal'c falls to his knees on the verge of tears upon finding the burned remains of his former home.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Bra'tac is generally a great guy but he does seem to harbor some sexism towards Carter. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better in later episodes.]]
* Really700YearsOld: Bra'tac is 133.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: The objective of the mission was to a) prevent Ry'ac from being implanted with a symbiote and b) procure a symbiote to be brought back to earth for study. By the end of the episode Teal'c has given Ry'ac his own symbiote to prevent him from dying, and the one that Carter and Daniel manage to steal from the temple is promptly given to ''Teal'c'' to save ''his'' life.
* TrojanPrisoner: Bra'tac tries to pull this in order to smuggle SG-1 back through the gate. [[SubvertedTrope It doesn't work,]] and he's forced to blow his cover by taking out the guards instead.
* UnderestimatingBadassery:
** Bra'tac is less than impressed on first meeting the human members of SG-1.
-->'''Bra'tac:''' ''(to Carter)'' You were among the warriors who defeated the palace guard? A human woman? ...''(to Daniel)'' And you, a warrior of great skill and cunning? I could snap you like kindling!
** O'Neill also does this to Bra'tac; on realizing that he is over 100 years old he hastily apologizes for knocking him to the ground and offers him a hand up, only for Bra'tac to swiftly take him down.
* WhatTheHellHero: Drey'auc calls out Teal'c for effectively abandoning his wife and son and condemning them to a life of poverty and shame.
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[floatboxright:
Series: Series/StargateSG1\\
Episode: Season 1, Episode 11\\
Title: "Bloodlines"\\
Previous: "The Torment of Tantalus"\\
Next: "Fire and Water"\\
Recapper: @/ShadowPenguin]

Episode begins with Teal'c in a tent observing some sort of ritual, which then changes to a sort of nightmare as he is pinned down on a table of some sort and a Goa'uld larva is held over him. He awakens screaming "Rya'c!". He is in the medical bay where Dr. Frasier was testing some sort of medicine to see if Teal'c could survive without his Goa'uld for an extended period of time. Turns out he can only last a few hours before his body starts to fail, which means the government scientists can't really study the larva. Teal'c then mentions that there is a planet where many Goa'uld larva are located, Chulak. Hammond immediately shoots down that idea since it is too big of a risk to return there.

Teal'c withdraws to his room and is meditating when Jack comes in. Jack gets Teal'c to open up and finds out that he had a family he left on Chulak, his wife and son. His son is nearly the age for the ritual which implants him with a larva, and binds him as a slave to the Goa'uld. Teal'c wishes to stop the ceremony in order to free his son from the bondage of the Goa'uld. With this new information, they are able to convince Hammond to let them put together a mission back to Chulak to rescue Teal'c's family. They disguise themselves as priests and head through the stargate. Teal'c bluffs his way past the guards and they head to his home.

Upon arriving, they find the house burned down and marked with the symbol 'Shol'va', which means traitor. Teal'c freaks out for a bit, but luckily his former master Bra'tac was in the area and comes to confront them. Teal'c introduces the team, and Bra'tac goads them saying they are not the mighty warriors he believed they were. Jack gets into a bit of a throwdown with him to prove his skill. Bra'tac accepts his fighting skill, then tricks O'neill and throws him down, laughs are had by all. Bra'tac then informs Teal'c that his family did escape and they are living in one of the outcast tent areas outside of the city, and they leave to search for them. Daniel and Carter are sent back to wait for them near the gate.

Arriving at a tent village, Teal'c notices an elaborate tent, one used for the implantation ceremony. Teal'c rushes in and stops the priest before he is able to implant his son. His wife jumps on his back during the scuffle to try and stop him, and the priest ends up dead. His wife is bitter about how difficult their life is now that he is a traitor, and she was only trying to help their son. Turns out that Rya'c is sick and the larva would have healed him. Jack thinks it's scarlet fever and if they can get to Earth, the doctors should be able to heal him.

Meanwhile, Daniel and Carter come across a procession of priests carrying an unusual vat of some sort. They follow the priests to a shrine of sorts where a tank holding many larval Goa'uld is seen. Daniel and Carter decide to grab one to bring back to study. They grab one and shove it into a thermos, and as they leave Daniel is seen contemplating destroying the tank, to save others from being turned into hosts. Carter says to leave them, to kill them in this vulnerable state makes them as bad as the Goa'uld. Daniel considers this and turns to walk away...then turns back and blasts the tank to bits.

Jack and Teal'c and company are making their way to the gate, when Rya'c stops breathing. Teal'c decides that he will give up his larva to save Rya'c. Daniel and Carter join them, and when they find out what happened, they mention that they have a larva to give to Teal'c. Teal'c regains his strength, and they are able to head to the gate, which is still being guarded. Bra'tac pretends to be taking them as prisoners to Apophis, and singlehandedly takes out the guards. The team returns to Earth, Teal'c glad in the knowledge that his family is alive and Bra'tac will be teaching his son.
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