With Teal’c away on a mission, Jacob arrives and solicits the team’s help to stop the successful negotiation of a treaty between two of the System Lords, Apophis and Heru’ur. A coalition of Goa’uld would be detrimental to Earth and the galaxy. The Tok’ra have secured an ancient mine and plan on exploding it at the site of the Goa’uld negotiations. It’s up to Daniel and Sam and to translate the information they’ve acquired and arm the mine.

The scene I mentioned at the beginning is right before the group departs. Daniel has apparently dropped his books and is picking them up when Jack steps out of the elevator to help. The two banter a bit and then in the elevator, Jack silences Daniel by sliding his glasses up his nose. It’s disarming and so wonderfully cute.

The show has a lot of nice Daniel and Sam working together moments, along with more Jack and Jacob interplay about who’s in charge. It’s pretty funny stuff.

The mission itself has a lot of surprises in it, and as is predictable, nothing goes as planned.

Very nice episode and always fun to watch.

Rating: 9