I'm ambivalent about this episode. The premise is cool - I liked the idea at its core - but the execution was flat.

I commented to justalurkr that it felt a bit "paint by numbers" in a sense. It's like TPTB were trying to put in things some fans have asked for, such as J/D banter, but they have no concept of why they were asking, nor what "banter" really means. It was like someone trying to copy a piece of art without seeing it, just being told what it looked like. There was just no real spark, for lack of a better word.

Adria was out cold and not protected. Maybe it would be a good idea to kill her right then and there?

That was rather baffling, wasn't it? Surely they're not saying that Our Heroes just can't kill her because she's "human" or because it's Vala's daughter and not Random Jaffa #12,584?

And I agree about not destroying the gate either. Why did they just sort of sit there and watch the Ori ships come through at the end, instead of trying to destroy the gate? They might not make it in time, but at least they tried, though perhaps TPTB felt that was a repeat of previous storylines. If they did succeed in destroying the Ori, it might mean the Priors wouldn't be able to access what they need to build another one.

But no, we need to have the grande finale for the Ori storyline reserved for the movie, so stupid plot holes exist to "stretch out the suspense."