All right, at first glance, this looks like it's going to be another re-tread of a standard tactic with TV writers, where they can't come up with a great story for this week, so they write a story to support a series of background flash-backs from previous episodes, just to fill up this weeks time slot.
We've seen this used in many TV series before. Usually in the Sci-Fy realm, but not always.
SURPRISE! It isn't! Although it's in the same format as things we've seen before, the flash-back sequences used are not footage of previous episodes, but original things we haven't seen before. And they explain and show the progress of how Teal'c became who he is.
Sneaky B-strd's threw one of those "Character-Development" episodes at us, and actually made it a good one.
We've seen this used in many TV series before. Usually in the Sci-Fy realm, but not always.
SURPRISE! It isn't! Although it's in the same format as things we've seen before, the flash-back sequences used are not footage of previous episodes, but original things we haven't seen before. And they explain and show the progress of how Teal'c became who he is.
Sneaky B-strd's threw one of those "Character-Development" episodes at us, and actually made it a good one.