Small
Victories
Written by : Robert
C. Cooper
Directed by : Martin Wood
Episode Guide : 401
Guest Stars : Colin Cunningham as Major Davis and Gary Jones
as Technician
Synopsis : SG-1 returns the SGC with
news that earth has been saved from the replicators only to
learn that one of the deadly creatures was not destroyed.
After crashing into the ocean aboard Thor's ship, the replicator
bug has found its way into a Russian submarine where it has
killed the entire crew and is continuing to rapidly replicate.
O'Neill suggests that the sub be towed out to sea and nuked,
but the Pentagon feels that such an act could cause a serious
situation with the Russian government. Instead, O'Neill and
Teal'c lead a small heavily armed team aboard the sub in the
hopes that the replicators can be eliminated by sheer firepower.
Carter is taken to Thor's home planet which is on the verge
of total destruction by the replicators. Thor believes that
perhaps Carter's human knowledge could hold the key to the
Asgard defeating the replicators once and for all.
The Other
Side
Written by : Brad
Wright
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Episode Guide : 402
Guest Stars : Rene Auberjonois as Alar and Anne Marie Loder
as Farrell
Synopsis : The SGC is contacted
by Alar, a representative of the planet Euronda. His people,
who claim direct descent from Earth, are under attack
and in need of help. General Hammond sends SG-1 on a humanitarian
mission to deliver food and medical supplies. SG-1 arrives
to find a civilization devastated by war - and a leader
desperate to make a deal. In exchange for the heavy water
they need to sustain their defensive fields, Alar is prepared
to offer advanced Eurondan technology. O'Neill quickly
agrees to the trade. Daniel, however, is suspicious that
the Eurondans have not been completely honest about their
agenda and sets out to discover the truth.
Upgrades
Written by : David Rich
Directed by : Martin Wood
Episode Guide : 403
Guest Stars : Vanessa Angel as Anise
Synopsis : Anise, a new Tok'ra representative
to Earth, approaches the SGC for help in testing some mysterious
armband devices discovered amongst the ruins of a distant
planet. Anise believes the devices could prove a powerful
weapon in their war against the Goa'uld. However, since
symbiotes seem to render the devices ineffective, she requires
human test subjects to prove her theory. O'Neill, Carter,
and Daniel volunteer. They are outfitted with armbands and
within a short time, begin to demonstrate incredible strength
and speed. But Dr. Fraiser grows concerned when medical
tests suggest that the devices could be endangering their
lives. General Hammond orders the armbands removed - only
SG-1 is shocked to discover the devices will not come off.
Anise sees an opportunity and suggests that SG-1, now outfitted
with the armbands, be sent to destroy a new ship being built
by Apophis. The General flatly refuses and orders SG-1 to
remain on base. Their judgment clouded by the alien devices,
the team defies the order and sets off on what could well
be a suicide mission.
Crossroads
Written by : Kathryn Powers
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Episode Guide : 404
Guest Stars : Vanessa Angel as Anise, Musetta Vander as
Shan'auc, Peter Wingfield as Hebron, and Gary Jones as Technician
Synopsis : SG-1 responds to an incoming
wormhole with Bra'tac's signal. Instead of Bra'tac, they find
Shan'auc who tells them that she has come on behalf of Bra'tac.
Teal'c goes to Shan'auc and it is immediately evident to all
that the two share chemistry and history. Shan'auc claims
to have discovered a way to communicate with her symbiote,
and it, in turn, has shared memories with her. These memories,
she believes, could be the means to defeat the Goa'uld. She
claims that through their communications, she has convinced
her symbiote that the Goa'uld are evil. The symbiote is prepared
to tell all it knows to the Tok'ra. Teal'c remains skeptical
of Shan'auc's claim, until he, himself, shares a memory with
his symbiote. The Tok'ra agree that Sha'auc's symbiote is
of great value and find a willing Tok'ra host for it. Will
the symbiote continue to tell its secrets and offer a method
to defeat the Goa'uld or has it cleverly deceived Sha'auc,
SG-1 and the Tok'ra?
Divide
And Conquer
Written by : Tor Alexander
Valenza
Directed by : Martin Wood
Episode Guide : 405
Guest Stars : Vanessa Angel as Anise, J.R. Bourne as Martouf,
and Kirsten Robek as Lt. Astor
Synopsis : During a meeting with the
Tok'ra high council, Major Graham of the SGC goes berserk,
firing uncontrollably upon the Tok'ra before taking his own
life. The SGC is stunned to discover that Graham is a Zatarc,
the victim of Goa'uld mind control technology. According to
Anise, its victims are subconsciously programmed to kill,
their recollection of the procedure covered by false memories.
Anyone who has come into contact with the Goa'uld could well
be a Zatarc - and wholly unaware of the fact. Through the
use of an experimental testing device designed by the Tok'ra,
Anise sets out to determine who, at the SGC, has been programmed.
The test proves successful in uncovering a second Zatarc -
Lieutenant Astor, a former teammate of Graham's, who also
goes berserk, shooting up the SGC before turning the gun on
herself. But subsequent testing uncovers false memories in
two more members of the SGC: Colonel Jack O'Neill and Major
Samantha Carter.
Window
Of Opportunity
Written by : P. Mullie
and J. Mallozzi
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Episode Guide : 406
Guest Stars : Robin Mossley as Malikai
Synopsis : While
exploring planet P4X 639, the SG-1 team meets Malikai, a
human explorer from another world who shares Daniel's interest
in an alien computer covered in a strange Latin-like script.
As solar flares flash from the red sun overhead, Malikai
warns Daniel that the geomagnetic disturbance may be dangerous
to the SG-1 team and tells him to leave. When Daniel ignores
him, Malikai zaps him with a weapon and begins to program
the alien computer. O'Neill and Teal'c rush to Daniel's
aid and are caught, with Malikai, in a mysterious blue light.
Suddenly, they find themselves back at Stargate command,
ten hours earlier, preparing to head off on the mission
they've just returned from. And then it happens again. And
again. And again. As O'Neill returns to eat the same plate
of Fruit Loops over and over again, it becomes clear that
they've been caught in a time loop and that only he and
Teal'c retain their memories through each ten-hour cycle.
It's up to them to decode the message on the mysterious
machine and figure out a way to break the loop.
Watergate
Written by : Martin
Wood
Directed by : Robert Cooper
Episode Guide : 407
Guest Stars : Marina Sirtis as Svetlana and Gary Jones as
Technician
Synopsis : When
the Stargate won't open, trapping teams offworld, the SG-1
team investigates and learns that the Russians have their
own Stargate. Their Stargate, apparently recovered from
the sea after an Asguard ship crashed on earth, is locked
open, maintaining a perpetual wormhole that defies explanation.
At the request of Russian scientist Dr. Svetlana Markov,
the SG-1 team is dispatched to the Russian stargate facility,
where they make a shocking discovery. All the soldiers and
scientists are dead and the Stargate remains locked open,
connected to a water-covered planet. Svetlana explains that
the Russians had retrieved a sample of the water, and found
it has amazing properties, including the ability to emit
significant levels of energy. That same water, however,
seems to have disabled the drone, leaving it inoperable
and sending transmissions that are keeping the gate open.
Daniel, Carter and Svetlana head through the wormhole in
a miniature submarine in an attempt to recover the drone.
The water brings the sub to a halt and begins to crush it,
leaving the team unable to return through the Stargate.
Meanwhile, back at the Russian facility, O'Neill and Teal'c
make their own shocking discovery. Inside a freezer is the
frozen body of Col. Maybourne, a SG-1 turncoat who has apparently
been advising the Russians. As he begins to thaw, he comes
back to life, spewing out gallons of water and a terrified
warning. This may look like H20, but it's alive and it's
playing for keeps.
The
First Ones
Written by : Peter
DeLuise
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Episode Guide : 408
Guest Stars : Gary Jones as Technician and Dion Johnstone
as Chaka Unas
Synopsis : While
conducting an archeological dig on planet P3X 888, Daniel
Jackson makes a remarkable discovery: a primordial Goa'uld
symbiote, an ancient, predatory version of SG1's parasitical
enemies. Before he can bring back his sample however, his
team is attacked by an Unas. One team member is killed and
Daniel is dragged off into the wilderness by the giant primitive
creature. Learning of Daniel's disappearance, O'Neill leads
a rescue mission to the planet. Upon his arrival, he discovers
that SG-11 has been almost wiped out - only Hawkins survived
- and the planet's water supply is teeming with Goa'uld
symbiotes. While O'Neill and Teal'c struggle with the possibility
that one of their men may have been inhabited by a Goa'uld,
Daniel is dragged further into the wilderness by his captor.
Gradually, he begins to understand a few words of the creature's
language. The Unas, a juvenile whose name seems to be Chaka,
saves Daniel's life when he's attacked by a symbiote. As
the rescue team struggles to catch up, however, the question
remains: has Daniel become the Unas' newest friend or is
he simply being brought home for dinner?
Scorched
Earth
Written by : P. Mullie
and Joseph Mallozzi
Directed by : Martin Wood
Episode Guide : 409
Guest Stars : Brian Markinson as Lotan and Marilyn Norry
as Hedrazar
Synopsis : Thanks
to SG-1, a civilization known as the Enkarans have been
transplanted from a Goa'uld slave planet to a safer, more
hospitable world. But soon after they settle in, problems
arise. One of their villages is attacked by a mysterious
ship. The Enkarans seem to be facing a threat even more
formidable than the Goa'uld. But when SG-1 investigates,
they discover that the mystery ship has no hostile intent.
It is merely terraforming the planet in order to make it
habitable for the Gadmeer, a long-dormant alien species.
Lotan, a bio-mechanical liaison created by the ship, explains
that once the terraforming procedure has begun, it cannot
be halted. To do so would mean extinction for the Gadmeer.
On the other hand, a completion of the terraforming process
would mean certain death for the Enkarans. SG-1 must find
a solution to this ethical dilemma, or face the extinction
of an entire race.
Beneath
The Surface
Written by : Heather
E. Ash
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Episode Guide : 410
Guest Stars : Alison Matthews as Brenna, Laurie Murdoch
as Calder, and Kim Hawthorne as Kegan
Synopsis : SG-1
awakens in a mysterious underground complex with no memory
of their previous lives. In fact, they seem to possess a
whole new set of memories. No longer O'Neill, Carter, Daniel,
and Teal'c, they are Jonah, Therra, Carlin and Tor, laborers
doomed to a dreary existence, working the mines beneath
an ice-covered planet. Back at the SGC, meanwhile, General
Hammond is faced with the possibility that SG-1 perished
on the planet's icy surface, a possibility he refuses to
accept. As the General tries to unravel the team's mysterious
disappearance, the members of SG-1 grasp at fleeting memories
of their former lives, memories which are not just the keys
to their freedom, but to their very survival.
Point
Of No Return
Written by : Paul Mullie and Joseph Mallozzi
Directed by : William Gerghty
Episode Guide : 411
Guest Stars : Willie Garson as Martin Lloyd, Robert Lewis
as Dr. Tanner, and Matthew Bennett as Ted
Synopsis : The SGC
is contacted by a rambling individual who claims full knowledge
of a host of government conspiracies, from the Kennedy cover-up
to CIA-sanctioned microwave harassment of Libertarian candidates.
He sounds like a crackpot, someone hardly worthy of their
attention, that is until he mentions the Stargate. Hammond
wants to play it safe. They need to check this guy out.
O'Neill meets with
the mystery caller, a nebbish fellow named Martin Lloyd
who insists he is an alien and in possession of a space
ship (who's location slips his mind at the moment). O'Neill
is ready to dismiss Martin as a harmless nutjob and head
back to Cheyenne Mountain, however, a series of strange
occurrences begin to suggest that maybe, just maybe, there
could be some truth to his story.
Tangent
Written by : Michael
Cassut
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Episode Guide : 412
Guest Stars : Peter Williams as Apophis, Colin Cunningham
as Major Davis, Carmen Argenziano as Jacob Carter, and Stephen
Williams as General Vidrine
Synopsis : A test
of the X-301, an experimental aircraft adapted from two
Goa'uld death gliders, goes awry sending O'Neill and Teal'c
hurtling out of Earth's orbit. As the X-301 streaks through
space at a million miles an hour, the SGC struggles to find
a way to retrieve it. But after an attempt to alter the
aircraft's course fails, things look grim. Daniel Jackson
seeks the help of off-world allies. He learns that the Tok'ra
have a ship capable of reaching O'Neill and Teal'c, but
it is on a covert mission in Goa'uld-controlled territory.
With time ticking down and the lives of their comrades hanging
in the balance, Carter and Daniel must locate the Tok'ra
ship, intercept the X-301, and pull off a daring rescue.
Serpents
Venom
Written by : Peter
DeLuise
Directed by : Martin Wood
Episode Guide : 413
Guest Stars : Peter Williams as Apophis, Obi Ndefo as Rak'nor,
Douglas Arthurs as Heru'ur, and Paul Koslo as Terok
Synopsis : While
visiting Chulak to gather support for a Jaffa rebellion,
Teal'c is captured by the Goa'uld. The rest of SG-1, unaware
of his fate, are dispatched to thwart a burgeoning alliance
between Apophis and Heru'ur. But when they arrive at the
neutral location chosen for the meeting - an ancient minefield
floating in space - they discover that Heru-ur has brought
along a gift to seal the deal: a battered but defiant Teal'c.
SG-1 is torn. Do they try to rescue Teal'c? Or, as Jacob
Carter argues, does the success of their mission outweigh
the life of their friend?
The
Curse
Written by : Paul
Mullie and Joseph Mallozzi
Directed by : Andy Mikita
Episode Guide : 414
Guest Stars : Anna-Louise Plowman as Sarah Kane and Ben
Bass as Steven Rayner
Synopsis : When
Daniel Jackson's old archeology professor, Dr. Jordan, dies
in a mysterious lab explosion, Daniel pays a return visit
to his old academic stomping grounds. But as he reacquaints
himself with his former colleagues, he begins to suspect
that Dr. Jordan's death may not have been an accident. He
discovers that one of the items the professor was studying,
an ancient Egyptian jar, contains a perfectly preserved
Goa'uld symbiote. Apparently, a crack in the vessel compromised
the sedative solution within, killing the creature. But
further investigation reveals a second jar may have existed.
With a Goa'uld apparently stalking the campus and the local
community abuzz with talk of an ancient curse, Daniel must
unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Chain
Reaction
Written by : Paul
Mullie and Joseph Mallozzi
Directed by : Martin Wood
Episode Guide : 415
Guest Stars : Tom McBeath as Col. Maybourne, Ronny Cox as
Senator Kinsey, Lawrence Dane as General Bauer, and Gary
Jones as Technician
Synopsis : When
General Hammond announces he is stepping down as head of
the SGC, O'Neill suspects that there is more to his decision
than he is letting on. And, as it turns out, O'Neill is
right as he discovers that the NID was behind the change
of command. Fed up with the general's inability to acquire
alien technology through whatever means necessary, it pressured
him into resigning.
When Hammond's replacement,
the hawkish General Bauer, breaks up SG-1 and assigns Carter
the task of building a planet-killing Naquadah bomb, O'Neill
takes matters into his own hands. He decides to take on
the NID, but his success will rest in the hands of a most
unlikely ally: Colonel Maybourne.
2010
Written by : Brad
Wright
Directed by : Andy Mikita
Episode Guide : 416
Guest Stars : Christopher Cousins as Joe, Dion Luther as
Mollem, Gary Jones as Technician, and Ronny Cox as President
Kinsey
Synopsis : It's
2010 and a lot has happened in ten years. The Goa'uld have
been defeated and diseases such as cancer have been wiped
out. Earth's saviors are an alien race known as the Aschen.
Their advanced technology has not only ensured the planet's
safety, but it has won them the respect and friendship of
all humanity.
Absolute
Power
Written by : Robert
Cooper
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Episode Guide : 417
Guest Stars : Lane Gates as Shifu, Eric Avari as Kasuf,
Colin Cunningham as Major Davis, and Peter Williams as Apophis,
Stephen Williams as General Vedrine, and Gary Jones as Technician
Synopsis : SG-1
is called to Abydos to investigate a strange phenomenon:
a whirling sandstorm that seems to whisper Daniel's name.
When they confront the twisting tempest, it dissolves to
reveal a young boy who introduces himself as Shifu, the
Harsesis.
Shifu is brought back
to Stargate Command where he undergoes a series of tests.
They reveal Shifu is physically normal. But it is apparent
to all that the young boy is wise beyond his years. Possessing
the genetic memory of the Goa'uld, he will undoubtedly prove
a powerful weapon against the System Lords.
Faced with this prospect,
the Harsesis child sets out to teach Daniel a lesson - by
imbuing him with the sought-after genetic memories and launching
him on a spiritual journey. Ultimately, Daniel must face
a difficult challenge. Will he use his newfound knowledge
to change the world for the better, or will he allow this
knowledge to change him for the worse?
The
Light
Written by : James
Phillips
Directed by : Peter Woeste
Episode Guide : 418
Guest Stars : Gary Jones as Technician and Kristian Ayre
as Loran
Synopsis : One member
of an SGC unit has committed suicide and three others, including
Daniel, are near death. Their condition is a mystery, but
the answer could well lie in a strange offworld temple.
O'Neill, Carter, and
Teal'c check out the site and discover a room with a mesmerizing
light display. They conclude that the temple was, at one
point, a Goa'uld pleasure palace. As their investigation
progresses, they come to realize that the temple is directly
affecting their brain physiology - delivering euphoric highs
while they are on its premises, and debilitating lows of
withdrawal when they attempt to leave. Trapped, they must
find a way to break this otherworldly addiction.
As it turns out, a
young man, seemingly unaffected by the strange environment,
may hold the key to their salvation.
Prodigy
Written by : Brad
Wright, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie
Episode Guide : 419
Directed by : Peter DeLuise
Guest Stars : Elisabeth Rosen as Jennifer and Hrothgar Mathews
as Dr. Hamilton
Synopsis : During
a visit to the Air Force Academy, Carter makes the acquaintance
of Jennifer Hailey, a promising young cadet with a rebellious
streak. Carter sees great potential in her, but Jennifer
seems determined to sabotage her future with the Air Force.
She is fiercely independent, opinionated, and resentful
of Carter to whom she is constantly being compared. On the
other hand, she is brilliant and Carter recognizes that,
given time, she will prove a formidable asset to the SGC.
Eventually, Carter
decides to show Jennifer exactly what she can look forward
to if she stays the course - by bringing her through the
stargate. They visit an offworld research base where O'Neill
and Teal'c are on security detail, "babysitting"
a group of ungrateful scientists. But the seemingly routine
excursion takes a deadly turn when they are attacked by
alien life forms composed of pure energy.
Trapped and cut off
from the stargate, SG-1 must make a desperate gamble to
reach freedom before it's too late.
Double
Jeopardy
Written by : Robert
Cooper
Directed by : Michael Shanks
Episode Guide : 420
Guest Stars : Gary Jones as Technician and Jay Brazeau as
Harlan
Synopsis : SG-1
returns to a planet they helped free from Goa'uld enslavement.
Once, with the assistance of SG-1, the people of this world
were able to rebel against the forces of Heru'ur and win
their freedom. Now, they face a vengeful Cronos determined
to make them pay for their insolence.
SG-1 is prepared to
lead them once again, but it turns out their former allies
are not so eager to answer the call to arms. After all,
they were promised that if they buried their gate, they
would be safe. Instead, the Goa'uld returned in ships -
and the planet's inhabitants paid a terrible price.
O'Neill and his team
must win their confidence before they can win the battle
against Cronos. Fortunately, they have help in the form
of their robot duplicates, eager to assist them on this
doubly-difficult mission.
Exodus
Written by : Paul
Mullie and Joseph Mallozzi
Directed by : David Warry-Smith
Episode Guide : 421
Guest Stars : Carmen Argenziano as Jacob Carter/Selmak and
Peter Wingfield as Tanith
Synopsis : SG-1
pays a visit to the Tok'ra homeworld. They arrive at Vorash
on Cronos's mother ship, one of the spoils they claimed
following the events of "Double Jeopardy". At
a meeting with the High Council, it is revealed that SG-1
intends to lend the Tok'ra the enormous ship in order to
help facilitate their move to a new planet. Tanith is beside
himself. Why wasn't he made aware of this plan? Teal'c informs
him that he could not be trusted because he is, after all,
a spy for Apophis. The Tok'ra have known all along. An enraged
Tanith is taken away.
The Tok'ra begin to
move items up to the mother ship. Preparations are underway
for the extraction ceremony that will remove Tanith from
his host. But amidst all the activity, Tanith escapes his
cell and flees up to the planet's desert surface.
A search operation
is mounted, but no trace of the Goa'uld is found. Then,
the Tok'ra receive word. Tanith must have gotten a message
out to Apophis. The System Lord has assembled his fleet
and is headed for Vorash.
Carter and Jacob come
up with a plan that, if successful, could deal Apophis a
crippling blow. They will gate the Tok'ra to another planet,
then load the stargate onto the ship and leave Vorash. Once
in position, they will dial the address of the black hole
planet, then jettison the gate into the sun. Given proper
timing, this will cause the sun to go nova and destroy Apophis's
fleet.
Everything goes according
to plan. They launch the gate and prepare to flee. Suddenly,
a Goa'uld ship decloaks and fires, crippling them.
Their weapons systems
are down. Their hyperdrive is inoperative. And Apophis is
closing fast. But, perhaps more importantly, the countdown
has already begun on a blast that will take out the entire
