I've seen this guy and Orlin, her Nic Cage-eske stalker from the upper realms. How much worse does it get?

It's not so much that it gets worse as that she's got a real pattern going with sweet-but-stalkery guys, and she keeps letting them mind-meld with her. The woman needs to get some boundaries, stat.

Is Daniel really so enamored of Oma's way in Abyss or is he trying to convince himself that this is the best way, that with all his power, it's still better not to help Jack? There's absolutely no way for me to form a true personal opinion based on transcripts.

Yeah, you should totally see it. My interpretation is that he's serious at the beginning, and changes his mind somewhat over the course of the episode, but Interpretations Will Differ.

Ooo. There, he may be admitting to himself that a huge part of the reason he moved on was to live. No, not just to live, because it's possible that Jacob could have healed him, but he probably wouldn't have ever been whole again, yes? He wanted to perserve his self, not his body.

Right. To be fair, he's talking to Teal'c about Teal'c's situation, but I can't help but see that as a comment on Meridian as well.