Though there is not a lot of action, the dialogue more than makes up for it. The interactions between O'Neill and Daniel between the other sequences show the differences in the characters and the depth of friendship between them. Faced with an endless loop of torture at hands of Ba'al, because of the actions of the symbiote implanted in O'Neill in Frozen, O'Neill tries to resist. Jackson comes to comfort a friend, but O'Neill forces him to face up to the Ancients non intervention directive and how this directive, while well intentioned, winds up being detrimental at times. An idea that is revisited in future episodes. This episode also explores the interaction between a Tok'Ra and it's host and how the personality of the host can influence the actions of the symbiote.
All in all, I found this time be one of the best episodes of SG-1 in the entire series and is definitely worth watching.
Review of Abyss
