I actually liked the Ori plotline

So a lot of people do tend to complain about the Ori and their whole plotline. But I think it actually really does work.

Up until that point we've seen the SGC and SG1 fighting the Goa'uld. Trapesing across the galaxy and calling them "False gods who have tricked you with their advanced technology."

Especially when you've got the SGC running around with lead-throwers taking out system lords showing that there are others with just as powerful tech.

So finally when they are defeated and the Ori appear we get to actually see the galaxy a few thousand years earlier. We're actually getting to see the galaxy how it was conquered by the Goa'uld. The Ori's Priors are showing up with power so far beyond our understanding that it must be the magic of the gods. They are for all intents and purposes gods, mighty and powerful gods. Nobody has been able to stand against them or stop them.

So it's actually really understandable to see just how the Goa'uld took over and became what they were when we've had almost a decade of saying "they were never that powerful."

Earth and their few allies are outliers, nobody else would really be able to stand against the Ori, and even then it's a losing battle. Without Merlin's tech they would never stand a chance and would eventually be claimed too.

What do other people think?