Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) Talion (2007) User Reviews

A rogue Teal'c proves a problem for the SG-1 team

[DVD_Connoisseur · 8/10 · 21 February 2007]

An impressive episode, "Talion" hits the ground running from its opening sequence featuring a badly injured Teal'c and his good friend Bra'tac. When Teal'c goes solo to take down the evil Arkad, SG-1 realise they must stop him before he puts the future of the earth at risk.

The episode stars Craig Fairbrass as Arkad. Fairbrass has always been an actor that I've found annoying, but I think that's the intention as he's always seems to end up being cast as a baddie. This may have something to do with him being English - in Hollywood, being English is almost a sure sign of being picked as an evil bad guy...unless you're Hugh Grant.

I digress. "Talion" also contains a re-appearance from the delightful Lexa Doig as Dr. Carolyn Lam. I've been an admirer of Doig since her role in the short-lived series "CI5: The New Professionals" and it's always good to see her on the screen.

A gripping episode and one that Teal'c fans will rate as unmissable.

8 out of 10.

Out of pocket

[Calicodreamin · 6/10 · 16 April 2022]

Didn't care for this episode due to Teal'c acting so out of pocket, it didn't fit his character. Storyline was based on a one and done character which makes it hard to care or get invested.

Waste of Time

[claudio_carvalho · 6/10 · 2 March 2022]

During a Jaffa meeting in Dar Eshkalon, there is a terrorist attack that kills thirty-two Jaffa and Teal'c and Bratac are seriously wounded. Teal'c blames his enemy Arkad for the murders but Gen. Landry does not accept to help him to hunt Arkad down and Teal'c travels alone to find his enemy. Meanwhile Arkad arrives at the SGC and offers to help Earth to defend from the Ori attack. Gen. Landry sends the SG-1 to stop Teal'c in his vengeance.

"Tailon" is another unnecessary episode of "Stargate SG-1", with the introduction (and exit) of the character Arkad as an old enemy of Teal'c. Why in the end of the series was necessary to bring this character? Waste of time. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Talion"

Needlessly violent

[fig-75275 · 7/10 · 21 October 2020]

This epsiode was ok, but, ironically, right now, Youtube often offers me clips of SG-1 episodes with the Nox. If the episodes with the Nox are one extreme of the spectrum, this episode is the other.

In this episode, Teal'c decides to leave SG-1 and go off on a mission of his own. The desire for revenge is the driving emotion here. After everything Teal'c has been through, it is hard to believe that he would go off on his own though.

Others have commented that Dr. Lam is back in this episode, but she is only in it for about 10 seconds. I think she needs to have a much bigger role. Otherwise, she is a poor replacement for Janet.

There is another problem with this episode, the rest of SG-1 basically have nothing to do. It would have been nice if Vala, or Sam or Daniel, or even Cam, had been able to contribute more, and perhaps lead the episode to a different conclusion.

You Made Me First

[fcabanski · 7/10 · 13 October 2015]

Talion means eye for an eye.

Teal'c seeks his revenge on an evil Jaffa. SG-1 carries out orders to try to stop Teal'c. But Teal'c not only incapacitates the others in SG-1 and kills the evil Jaffa, he does it all in a way that gives his SG-1 pals an honorable way out.

This episode shows Teal'c true strength. It's pointed out that he's lost a step. It's pointed out that in the past he would have escaped the final battle, one that nearly killed him, without a scratch. But Teal'c points out he won. Plus his friends saved face and are still alive and his friends.

A young, foolish man may use his power to lay waste to all that stand in his way. An older, wise man may not appear to win as decisively, but in the long run his bare bones victory is more beneficial.

Everything goes

[owlaurence · 4/10 · 27 March 2013]

I think this episode is one of my least favourite. Its timing is completely implausible: from a viewer's point of view, we should be building up to the finale by now, not wasting time on standalone episodes. Then, why introduce all that new character background so late in the show? Instead of bringing significant development to the character, it feels like padding.

...and some uncomfortable padding at that. I guess it was an interesting idea to show unflappable Teal'c *finally* losing it --bigtime. Admittedly,with what we know of the Jaffa society, Talion probably works very well for them. Still, after knowing Teal'c for ten years, I can hardly stomach watching him break all ties with SGC in the first few minutes of the episode, then spend the rest of it torturing and murdering people in cold blood. Maybe because I'm already annoyed, I then find the final fight very phony: once again, a triumphant villain stops to gloat just long enough for his comatose victim to revive and miraculously kill him. But what really, really appalls me is that, even though the rest of SG1 mostly spend the episode watching and waiting, *they all approve* --even Daniel, for crying out loud! I don't know what the show is trying to tell us about justice, about Teal'c or about friends here, but let me tell you, I'm not buying it.

challenges the whole structure of sg1 loyalty

[Rob-O-Cop · 4/10 · 21 April 2011]

I didn't like this episode at all. It messed with 10 seasons of character development, the relationships between the core cast thrown out the window. And that has to come down to the writers.

**spoilers** In this episode SG1 and their good friend Teal'c get put on opposite sides of a fight and SG1 ex teal'c are told by Stargate command that to solve it they must do what they have to to stop Teal'c taking out a diplomatically sensitive target who Teal'c has a beef with, and they all go along with it, just like that. And Teal'c accepts this!!! It was just completely unbelievable in the character arc of these people who we know have been through a lot together. there is no way they're going to turn on each other at the word of govt. I think this episode has done a lot of damage to the integrity of the rest of the series so I'm going to pretend I didn't see it. It never happened.