While I don't disagree with most of your comments, I gotta say that I still loved the ep. I *adored* the Jack and Daniel scenes mostly because they're what's been missing for me in the show. That relationship (in the gen sense, even ;-) is the core of the show. While I've enjoyed a lot of the post-Jack seasons, it's just not *there*, if that makes any sense.

I definitely agree that this storyline deserved the two parter. We could have dispensed with several other episodes from this season easily to accommodate it. Telling the story in real time would have made Daniel's "What took you guys so long" even better than it was and it would have cast more doubt in the viewer's mind when he showed up to trick Adria.

I loved that everyone on the team, even Jack (he's still 'team' to me ;-), believed in Daniel once they got over their initial suspicion. Everyone but Vala. And even that rang true for her. That said, I detest the sex kitten routine. It's not funny, it's not sexy and it only serves to cheapen the character. It makes her come across as more stalker than interested party. CB does a terrific job with the material she's given, but once again we're shown the the writers have no clue how to write women.

One plot point, though... I got the impression that it was *Daniel* dialing the supergate. Once he returned to normal, he couldn't do that any more. IIRC, they would have needed to be at the gate to dial it. Did they ever say they had devised a way to do it remotely? If so, I've forgotten.