 "Hathor" was heavily criticized, and the series'writers themselves acknowledged the episode's weakness. Later, in the Season 7 episode "Heroes (Part 1)", Dr. Fraiser is discussing Jack with the film crew and mentions "the whole Hathor incident, which we were never supposed to speak of again". "Politics", was the series'first clip show, it is widely regarded as one of Stargate SG-1's weakest episodes.
