Talk:Glowing eyes

Isn't it possible that the eye-glow is a kind of biologically-induced electrical discharge in the host's eyes?

After watching the season 1 episode "The Enemy Within" with closed-captions, I noticed that it labeled Kawalsky's eyes glowing as an "electrical sizzling." An indication of this can be seen in the effects of the symbiote upon the host, which are many. Everything from increased health, strength, alterations to cause the birthing of larvae, etc. are highly indicative of influxes of undescribed neurochemicals, hormones, organic substances, and genetic alterations all coming from the symbiote.

Given these facts, it seems to me at least that it is logical to hypothesize that Go'auld symbiotes, in addition to their own self-contained physiology, are also factories of bizarre hormones, powerful neurochemicals, and gene-altering vectors wrapped into one organism.

Another thing to consider is that the eye glow has been present in the Goa'uld even before they had Naquada in their bodies, as seen in the episode "The First Ones"; those symbiotes had no Naquada in their physiology, and yet they could cause a host's eyes to glow. That would suggest that the effect is independent of the presence of Naquada in a symbiote's and host's bodies.

I would imagine that just as real world animals can produce light and electricity via evolved bodily functions and the reactions of the right chemicals, such as bioluminescence in some marine and land invertebrates and the electrical abilities of appropriately-named eels and the general electrical sensing mechanisms of fish, a combination of these factors would be one of the abilities of a Goa'uld.

In other words, a combination of biologically-generated electrical discharges combined with bioluminescence and/or some related chemical reactions channeled into the nervous system of the host causes the characteristic eye glow seen in an agitated host. This is also present in the symbiote itself, which can be seen in "Children of the Gods", as Aumanet rears back to burrow into Shar'e's neck, Aumanet's own eyes give the squeeling, electrical sizzling noise as they glow, as an outward expression of the symbiote's emotions.

We also know that the eye glow itself is not a thematic element, for it is noted to happen in-universe quite frequently.

So perhaps it hasn't been explained officially because the creators think that it is self-evident, or not a detail to worry about. This is just my 10 cents on the matter.

Hope it helps. --Exalted Obliteration (talk) (Contribs) 21:04, October 28, 2009 (UTC)