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* GunsAkimbo: Daniel of all people, dual-wielding his Beretta and Carter's sidearm in the firefight with Klorel's Jaffa.



* GunsAkimbo: Daniel of all people, dual-wielding his Beretta and Carter's sidearm in the firefight with Klorel's Jaffa.
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!!"Within The Serpent's Grasp" contains examples of the following tropes:

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!!"Within The the Serpent's Grasp" contains examples of the following tropes:



* DramaticIrony: Hammond's grim observation in his final scene is that at least Daniel won't be here to witness the nightmare he saw in the other reality play out a second time here. Hammond of course is unaware that SG-1 is aboard the two incoming Goa'uld ships.

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* DramaticIrony: Hammond's grim observation in his final scene is that at least Daniel won't be here to witness the nightmare he saw in the other reality play out a second time here. Hammond of course is unaware that SG-1 is aboard one of the two incoming Goa'uld ships.



* HopeSpot: For a brief moment it looks at though Klorel might be influenced by Skaara into letting the O'Neill and Teal'c go... and then it's revealed he just wants to [[ForcedToWatch make them watch]] as he destroys earth.

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* HopeSpot: For a brief moment it looks at though Klorel might be influenced by Skaara into letting the O'Neill and Teal'c go... and then it's revealed he just wants to [[ForcedToWatch make them watch]] as he destroys earth.Earth.



* MilitaryMaverick: The entire team decides to disobey orders and make an illicit trip through the gate in an attempt to head off the coming invasion of earth.
* OhCrap: Happens twice; first of all when the team realize that they're actually on a ship with no way of gating back home, and then later when it the ships reach earth a lot quicker than they anticipated.

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* MilitaryMaverick: The entire team decides to disobey orders and make an illicit trip through the gate in an attempt to head off the coming invasion of earth.
Earth.
* OhCrap: Happens twice; first of all when the team realize that they're actually on a ship with no way of gating back home, and then later when it the ships reach earth Earth a lot quicker than they anticipated.
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* DramaticIrony: Hammond's grim observation in his final scene is that at least Daniel won't be here to witness the nightmare he saw in the other reality play out a second time here. Hammond of course is unaware that SG-1 is aboard the two incoming Goa'uld ships.
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** It's stated that the windows on the mothership employ force shields as no transparent material could withstand the stress of travelling at hyperspeed, but later ship designs have glass windows more often than not. Possibly justified howwver in that over the series the hyperdrive tech clearly changed, causing them to be able to travel further and faster than previously. This ship, while with a new drive (as it would get to Earth much quicker than they anticipated) could have been an old design with a newer drive, and as newer ships are designed and built, the new hyper drive tech might not cause the same stresses as the old ones dis.
** The infamous 'three shots disintegrate' setting on the zat guns, which was eventually retconned away when the writers realized how ridiculous it was. Though it was only ridiculous if the three shots were applied over a period of time. They were essentially blasts of high electricity, three if them in quick succession causing things to disintegrate was, in theiry at least, not too ridiculous.

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** It's stated that the windows on the mothership employ force shields as no transparent material could withstand the stress of travelling at hyperspeed, but later ship designs have glass windows more often than not. Possibly justified howwver however in that over the series the hyperdrive tech clearly changed, causing them to be able to travel further and faster than previously. This ship, while with a new drive (as it would get to Earth much quicker than they anticipated) could have been an old design with a newer drive, and as newer ships are designed and built, the new hyper drive tech might not cause the same stresses as the old ones dis.
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** The infamous 'three shots disintegrate' setting on the zat guns, which was eventually retconned away when the writers realized how ridiculous it was. Though it was only ridiculous if the three shots were applied over a period of time. They were essentially blasts of high electricity, three if of them in quick succession causing things to disintegrate was, in theiry theory at least, not too ridiculous.out of the realms of plausibility.
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** It's stated that the windows on the mothership employ force shields as no transparent material could withstand the stress of travelling at hyperspeed, but later ship designs have glass windows more often than not.
** The infamous 'three shots disintegrate' setting on the zat guns, which was eventually retconned away when the writers realized how ridiculous it was.

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** It's stated that the windows on the mothership employ force shields as no transparent material could withstand the stress of travelling at hyperspeed, but later ship designs have glass windows more often than not.
not. Possibly justified howwver in that over the series the hyperdrive tech clearly changed, causing them to be able to travel further and faster than previously. This ship, while with a new drive (as it would get to Earth much quicker than they anticipated) could have been an old design with a newer drive, and as newer ships are designed and built, the new hyper drive tech might not cause the same stresses as the old ones dis.
** The infamous 'three shots disintegrate' setting on the zat guns, which was eventually retconned away when the writers realized how ridiculous it was. Though it was only ridiculous if the three shots were applied over a period of time. They were essentially blasts of high electricity, three if them in quick succession causing things to disintegrate was, in theiry at least, not too ridiculous.
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* StunGuns: This episode sees the introduction of the zat guns.
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* DyingAsYourself: Skaara briefly takes back control of his body before dying from gunshot wounds. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the next episode, however, as Klorel's Jaffa simply revive him in the sarcophagus.

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* DyingAsYourself: Skaara briefly takes back control of his body before dying from gunshot wounds. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the next episode, however, as Klorel's Jaffa simply revive him in the sarcophagus.
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* ApologeticAttacker: While Skaara was in briefly in control, he could feel himself losing to Klorel's influence and asks O'Neill to forgive him for what he was about to do, after which Klorel manages to get his Jaffa in the room to apprehend O'Neill and Teal'c.

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* ApologeticAttacker: While Skaara was in briefly in control, he could feel himself losing to Klorel's influence and asks O'Neill to forgive him for what he was about to do, after which Klorel manages to get his Jaffa in the room to apprehend O'Neill and Teal'c.
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-->'''Teal'c:''' I believe a medical strike could be successful.
-->'''O'Neill:''' ''Surgical'' strike, Teal'c.

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-->'''Teal'c:''' I believe a medical strike attack could be successful.
-->'''O'Neill:''' ''Surgical'' strike, attack, Teal'c.
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* ApologeticAttacker: While Skaara was in briefly in control, he could feel himself losing to Klorel's influence and asks O'Neill to forgive him for what he was about to do, after which Klorel manages to get his Jaffa in the room to apprehend O'Neill and Teal'c.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: JAck asks if he can get Creator/{{Showtime}} on the Goa'uld communication device. (This line was replaced in syndication with him going "mmmm, Goa'uld TV.")

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: JAck Jack asks if he can get Creator/{{Showtime}} on the Goa'uld communication device. (This line was replaced in syndication with him going "mmmm, Goa'uld TV.")
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: JAck asks if he can get Creator/{{Showtime}} on the Goa'uld communication device. (This line was replaced in syndication with him going "mmmm, Goa'uld TV.")
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-->'''Teal'c:''' A medical strike could be advantageous.

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-->'''Teal'c:''' A I believe a medical strike could be advantageous.successful.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Klorel shows some shades of this with regards to Apophis, though he's also TheStarscream.

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* WellDoneSonGuy: Klorel shows some shades of this with regards to Apophis, though he's also TheStarscream.TheStarscream.
* WhamShot: After assuming from Teal'c's information that it'd take the mothership months if not years to reach the Sol system from its starting point, Klorel takes Jack onto the bridge and shows him the view: Saturn and its rings.
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can\'t pothole that anywhere, even on YMMV, except in things with it In-Universe, such as Pathfinder

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Remember how no one believed Daniel last episode?

[[MilitaryMaverick Well, SG-1 takes matters into their own hands.]]
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!!"Within The Serpent's Grasp" contains examples of the following tropes:
* AgonyBeam: Klorel uses the hand device on Daniel.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma:
-->'''Teal'c:''' A medical strike could be advantageous.
-->'''O'Neill:''' ''Surgical'' strike, Teal'c.
* DoWithHimAsYouWill: Apophis tells Klorel that he's free to kill O'Neill in whatever way he sees fit, though he does specify that Teal'c should die in the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath most painful way possible for a Jaffa.]]
* DyingAsYourself: Skaara briefly takes back control of his body before dying from gunshot wounds. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the next episode, however, as Klorel's Jaffa simply revive him in the sarcophagus.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** It's stated that the windows on the mothership employ force shields as no transparent material could withstand the stress of travelling at hyperspeed, but later ship designs have glass windows more often than not.
** The infamous 'three shots disintegrate' setting on the zat guns, which was eventually retconned away when the writers realized how ridiculous it was.
* HopeSpot: For a brief moment it looks at though Klorel might be influenced by Skaara into letting the O'Neill and Teal'c go... and then it's revealed he just wants to [[ForcedToWatch make them watch]] as he destroys earth.
* GunsAkimbo: Daniel of all people, dual-wielding his Beretta and Carter's sidearm in the firefight with Klorel's Jaffa.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: O'Neill encourages Skaara to fight Klorel for control of his body.
* MilitaryMaverick: The entire team decides to disobey orders and make an illicit trip through the gate in an attempt to head off the coming invasion of earth.
* OhCrap: Happens twice; first of all when the team realize that they're actually on a ship with no way of gating back home, and then later when it the ships reach earth a lot quicker than they anticipated.
* PrecisionFStrike:
-->'''Klorel:''' Nothing of the host survives.
-->'''O'Neill:''' That's bullshit.
* SadisticChoice: O'Neill is forced to shoot Skaara to prevent Klorel from killing Daniel. Of course, it becomes irrelevant since Skaara and Klorel are revived in the next episode, but he had no way of knowing that would happen.
* StunGuns: This episode sees the introduction of the zat guns.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Klorel shows some shades of this with regards to Apophis, though he's also TheStarscream.

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