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* GrandFinale: For the Harcesis storyline that began in Season Two (and really the culmination of events that began with Sha're's abduction in the Pilot).
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* DiagnosisKnowingTooMuch: Daniel has Carter committed to a government psychiatric ward after she suspects Daniel's true plan with the Goa'uld knowledge.
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* BiggerIsBetterInBed: After fumbling through an interpretation of Shifu's koan about a candle, O'Neill just goes with "It's good to have a big wick".
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* EveryoneHasStandards: O'Neill is an old Cold Warrior who still has no love lost for the Russian government or military, but he's willing to kill his best friend to stop him from nuking Moscow and killing millions of civilians.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: O'Neill attempts to explain one of Shifu's [[{{Koan}} koans]] to Hammond:
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: The Goa'uld genetic memory is explicitly this.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Daniel very friendly towards O'Neill right up until O'Neill tries to shoot him in a desperate attempt to stop him from bombing Moscow, at which point he drops the act entirely.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Daniel acts very friendly towards O'Neill right up until O'Neill tries to shoot him in a desperate attempt to stop him from bombing Moscow, at which point he drops the act entirely.
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** Fraiser notes that Shifu has the same kind of nanites in his system that were used to artificially age O'Neill in [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E4TheBrocaDivide "The Broca Divide"]].
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** Fraiser notes that Shifu has the same kind of nanites in his system that were used to artificially age O'Neill in [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E4TheBrocaDivide "The Broca Divide"]].[[Recap/StargateSG1S1E8BriefCandle "Brief Candle"]].
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** It's mentioned several times that the Goa'uld have previously [[Recap/StargateSG1S2E14Singularity used]] [[Recap/StargateSG1S2E8Family children]] to smuggle weapons through to Earth.
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->''"Dreams sometimes teach."''
-->'''-- Shifu'''
On Abydos, the team encounter a child called Shifu who claims to be the Harcesis. They take him back to Earth, where he gives Daniel a vision of what would happen if he were to gain the ancestral knowledge of the Goa'uld.
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!!"Absolute Power" provides examples of the following tropes:
* AllJustADream: The last act of the episode reveals that everything that happens following Shifu touching Daniel's forehead is part of a dream, and in reality Daniel is in a coma-like state in the infirmary.
* ContinuityNod:
** It's mentioned several times that the Goa'uld have previously [[Recap/StargateSG1S2E14Singularity used]] [[Recap/StargateSG1S2E8Family children]] to smuggle weapons through to Earth.
** Fraiser notes that Shifu has the same kind of nanites in his system that were used to artificially age O'Neill in [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E4TheBrocaDivide "The Broca Divide"]].
** The [[Recap/StargateSG1S4E5DivideAndConquer za'tarc detector]] is used on Shifu to determine whether he really is the Harcesis as he claims to be.
* CoolChair: The chair in Daniel's SupervillainLair certainly counts, equipped as it is with an armrest control panel and a Goa'uld DeflectorShield.
* EmperorScientist: Daniel promotes himself to this within the space of a year after gaining the knowledge of the Goa'uld.
* EnergyBeing: Shifu turns into one at the end of the episode, when it's revealed that he's actually an ascended being.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Daniel very friendly towards O'Neill right up until O'Neill tries to shoot him in a desperate attempt to stop him from bombing Moscow, at which point he drops the act entirely.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Towards the beginning of the episode, Daniel and Shifu discuss the events of [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E10ForeverInADay "Forever in a Day"]] with Daniel claiming that it felt as though he lived an eternity in the dream Sha're sent him through the hand device, hinting that something similar would happen in this episode.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: O'Neill attempts to explain one of Shifu's [[{{Koan}} koans]] to Hammond:
-->'''O'Neill:''' Basically, what it means is that it's always better to have a... [[BiggerIsBetterInBed big... long... wick.]] Right?
* {{Hallucinations}}: Within the dream, Daniel begins having increasingly violent visions of torturing his friends using Goa'uld technology.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Shifu uses the dream to warn Daniel that if he takes his desire to destroy the Goa'uld too far, he could well end up becoming no better than the Goa'uld himself.
* KickTheDog: Daniel has Carter thrown in jail for questioning his motives, is heavily implied to have had Teal'c killed offscreen, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking tells O'Neill that he "never was very bright."]]
* KillSat: Daniel uses his new knowledge of Goa'uld technology to build a network of kill sats and launch them into space, ostensibly to defend Earth from attack by the Goa'uld. And then he uses them to destroy Moscow in a display of power.
* {{Koan}}: Much like the [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E20MaternalInstinct monk on Kheb]], Shifu speaks almost entirely in these.
* OminousMultipleScreens: Daniel has these in his secret bunker, using them to oversee the satellite launch and talk with General Vidrine.
* RapidAging: Shifu seems to have aged at least ten years since we last saw him, something that's explained by the nanites in his blood.
* ARareSentence: O'Neill advises Hammond that he should probably warn the base personnel not to intercept Shifu as he leaves through the stargate, giving us this:
-->'''Hammond:''' What am I supposed to say?! ''[Over speakers]'' All personnel, this is General Hammond. A... glowing energy being is headed towards Level 28.
* SuperVillainLair: Daniel has the ElaborateUndergroundBase variant installed beneath his mansion, accessible by Goa'uld transport rings.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Daniel's long game in the dream, something that the Washington higher-ups don't catch onto until it's far too late and they've practically given him everything he needs to implement his plan. Also discussed:
-->'''O'Neill:''' I don't wanna miss watching you save the world.
-->'''Daniel:''' Yeah... Actually, Sam thinks I'm trying to take it over.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Oh, how arch.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Daniel takes ''several'' as a result of obtaining the Goa'uld knowledge, going from his normal self to ordering everybody around like his personal slaves to having his friends imprisoned and killed to bombing major cities just to prove a point.
* YearInsideHourOutside: The dream takes place over the course of about a year, while only a matter of hours seem to pass in the "real world".
* YouAreNotReady: The whole point of the dream is to show Daniel that no matter how good he might think his intentions are, he wouldn't be able to handle the ancestral knowledge of the Goa'uld and would quickly become DrunkWithPower if he was given it for real.
-->'''-- Shifu'''
On Abydos, the team encounter a child called Shifu who claims to be the Harcesis. They take him back to Earth, where he gives Daniel a vision of what would happen if he were to gain the ancestral knowledge of the Goa'uld.
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!!"Absolute Power" provides examples of the following tropes:
* AllJustADream: The last act of the episode reveals that everything that happens following Shifu touching Daniel's forehead is part of a dream, and in reality Daniel is in a coma-like state in the infirmary.
* ContinuityNod:
** It's mentioned several times that the Goa'uld have previously [[Recap/StargateSG1S2E14Singularity used]] [[Recap/StargateSG1S2E8Family children]] to smuggle weapons through to Earth.
** Fraiser notes that Shifu has the same kind of nanites in his system that were used to artificially age O'Neill in [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E4TheBrocaDivide "The Broca Divide"]].
** The [[Recap/StargateSG1S4E5DivideAndConquer za'tarc detector]] is used on Shifu to determine whether he really is the Harcesis as he claims to be.
* CoolChair: The chair in Daniel's SupervillainLair certainly counts, equipped as it is with an armrest control panel and a Goa'uld DeflectorShield.
* EmperorScientist: Daniel promotes himself to this within the space of a year after gaining the knowledge of the Goa'uld.
* EnergyBeing: Shifu turns into one at the end of the episode, when it's revealed that he's actually an ascended being.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Daniel very friendly towards O'Neill right up until O'Neill tries to shoot him in a desperate attempt to stop him from bombing Moscow, at which point he drops the act entirely.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Towards the beginning of the episode, Daniel and Shifu discuss the events of [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E10ForeverInADay "Forever in a Day"]] with Daniel claiming that it felt as though he lived an eternity in the dream Sha're sent him through the hand device, hinting that something similar would happen in this episode.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: O'Neill attempts to explain one of Shifu's [[{{Koan}} koans]] to Hammond:
-->'''O'Neill:''' Basically, what it means is that it's always better to have a... [[BiggerIsBetterInBed big... long... wick.]] Right?
* {{Hallucinations}}: Within the dream, Daniel begins having increasingly violent visions of torturing his friends using Goa'uld technology.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Shifu uses the dream to warn Daniel that if he takes his desire to destroy the Goa'uld too far, he could well end up becoming no better than the Goa'uld himself.
* KickTheDog: Daniel has Carter thrown in jail for questioning his motives, is heavily implied to have had Teal'c killed offscreen, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking tells O'Neill that he "never was very bright."]]
* KillSat: Daniel uses his new knowledge of Goa'uld technology to build a network of kill sats and launch them into space, ostensibly to defend Earth from attack by the Goa'uld. And then he uses them to destroy Moscow in a display of power.
* {{Koan}}: Much like the [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E20MaternalInstinct monk on Kheb]], Shifu speaks almost entirely in these.
* OminousMultipleScreens: Daniel has these in his secret bunker, using them to oversee the satellite launch and talk with General Vidrine.
* RapidAging: Shifu seems to have aged at least ten years since we last saw him, something that's explained by the nanites in his blood.
* ARareSentence: O'Neill advises Hammond that he should probably warn the base personnel not to intercept Shifu as he leaves through the stargate, giving us this:
-->'''Hammond:''' What am I supposed to say?! ''[Over speakers]'' All personnel, this is General Hammond. A... glowing energy being is headed towards Level 28.
* SuperVillainLair: Daniel has the ElaborateUndergroundBase variant installed beneath his mansion, accessible by Goa'uld transport rings.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Daniel's long game in the dream, something that the Washington higher-ups don't catch onto until it's far too late and they've practically given him everything he needs to implement his plan. Also discussed:
-->'''O'Neill:''' I don't wanna miss watching you save the world.
-->'''Daniel:''' Yeah... Actually, Sam thinks I'm trying to take it over.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Oh, how arch.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Daniel takes ''several'' as a result of obtaining the Goa'uld knowledge, going from his normal self to ordering everybody around like his personal slaves to having his friends imprisoned and killed to bombing major cities just to prove a point.
* YearInsideHourOutside: The dream takes place over the course of about a year, while only a matter of hours seem to pass in the "real world".
* YouAreNotReady: The whole point of the dream is to show Daniel that no matter how good he might think his intentions are, he wouldn't be able to handle the ancestral knowledge of the Goa'uld and would quickly become DrunkWithPower if he was given it for real.
