Stargate SG-1: Season Three Episodes - part 2 Continued from last issue THE DEVIL YOU KNOW Written by: Robert C. Cooper Directed by: Peter DeLuise Guest Stars: Peter Williams as Apophis, J.R. Bourne as Martouf, Carmen Argenziano as Jacob Carter, William de Vry as Aldwin, Bob Dawson as Bynarr Synopsis: During an attempt to rescue Jacob Carter, SG-1 and Martouf have been captured by one of Hell's denizens who is determined to use the information they possess to overthrow Sokar. With the aid of the Tok'ra memory technology and a hallucinogenic drug nicknamed "the blood of Sokar," each prisoner is forced to relive vivid, painful memories. But this time, they are unable to distinguish between memory and reality. Meanwhile, an attack by Sokar's forces leaves Teal'c with no choice but to seek back-up from the Tok'ra. They respond with orders to deliver a bomb that will destroy Netu and Teal'c's friends along with it. ------------------------------------------------------------------ FOOTHOLD Written by: Heather E. Ash Directed by: Andy Mikita Guest Stars: Tom McBeath as Colonel Maybourne, Colin Cunningham as Major Davis Synopsis: En route to the infirmary after an extended mission, SG-1 learns that part of the SGC has been sealed off due to a chemical leak. Soon after, during their routine examinations, Dr. Fraiser injects each member of the team with a sedative, rendering them unconscious. Teal'c is the first to awaken, and secretly observes Dr. Fraiser and General Hammond talking with two aliens. The General orders Teal'c and Carter placed in holding cells. Feigning unconsciousness, he waits until he and his escorts are away from the infirmary before overpowering the guards and waking Major Carter. Carter and Teal'c quickly realize that they cannot trust anyone in the SGC and must seek help outside the base. During the escape, one of them is captured. The other must rely on the one person they can't trust in order to save the SGC and the Earth from invasion. ------------------------------------------------------------------ PRETENSE Written by: Kathryn Powers Directed by: David Warry-Smith Guest Stars: Alexis Cruz as Skaara/Klorel, Garwin Sanford as Narim, Marie Stillin as Travell, Kevin Durand as Zipacna Synopsis: The Tollan Narim pays an unexpected visit to the SGC, inviting the members of SG-1 to participate in "Triad." Only when SG-1 shows up on the new Tollan home world do they learn that the Triad is an ancient ceremony of justice, and the person on trial is their old friend Skaara. The Goa'uld Klorel's death glider crash-landed on the Tollan planet. Klorel was injured, which allowed the host personality, Skaara, to emerge and request amnesty. This Triad will determine which of the personalities will forever have control over the host body: the Goa'uld Klorel, or Skaara. Daniel and O'Neill will argue for Skaara's position, while another Goa'uld named Zipacna will argue for Klorel's. As Daniel and O'Neill work on their arguments, Carter and Teal'c grow suspicious that Zipacna's appearance may indicate an ulterior motive. But when SG-1 brings its concerns to the Tollan leaders, it puts Skaara in further danger of losing his identity forever. ------------------------------------------------------------------ URGO Written by: Tor Alexander Valenza Directed by: Peter DeLuise Guest Stars: Dom DeLuise as Urgo Synopsis: SG-1 steps through the Stargate on their way to a paradise planet and end up at the SGC. Adding to their confusion is Hammond's assertion that the team was gone for fifteen hours, not the mere moment that the SG-1 perceived. Dr. Fraiser's examinations of the team members are inconclusive, but an analysis of the MALP data reveals a brief initial image of an alien lab just before the paradise view. They theorize the paradise image is a means to lure people to the planet. But for what reason? As they try to figure this out, each member of the team begins to experience intense cravings. Fraiser soon figures out why: A microscopic implant in each of SG-1's brains. The team is relieved of duty and isolated until Fraiser can find a way to remove the implant. Soon SG-1 is hearing and seeing the image of a man who identifies himself as "Urgo" - actually, the manifestation of the implants in their heads. Only SG-1 can see and hear him. Though Urgo claims his only purpose is to record new experiences, SG-1 begins to suspect he may have another, more nefarious purpose. However, getting rid of Urgo is not going to be easy... ------------------------------------------------------------------ A HUNDRED DAYS Story by: Victoria James Teleplay by: Brad Wright Directed by: David Warry-Smith Guest Stars: Michelle Greene as Laira Synopsis: Colonel O'Neill and the rest of the SG-1 team have established ties with a small village on the planet Edora, and their leader Laira - with whom O'Neill shares a mutual and quiet attraction. Everyone gathers to watch the annual meteor shower referred to by the natives as "fire rain." At first, it's a pleasant light show, but an extra-large shooting star prompts Carter and Daniel to conduct further research. Their results indicate that Edora travels through an asteroid belt every year, but every century and a half the orbit hits a particularly dense section of debris. Those meteors hit the surface of the planet to cataclysmic effect, and apparently this is one of those years. SG-1's evacuation of the villagers is all but complete when Laira discovers her son missing. O'Neill rushes off to assist her, ordering the rest of SG-1 to return to base. Carter and Teal'c barely make it out in time before a large meteor hits the Stargate, burying it and trapping O'Neill on Edora. Both sides deal with the loss, but will they accept it? ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHADES OF GREY Written by: Jonathan Glassner Directed by: Martin Wood Guest Stars: Tom McBeath as Colonel Maybourne, Steve Makaj as Colonel Makepeace, Marie Stillin as Travell, Christian Bocher as Major Newman Synopsis: SG-1 travel to Tollana to negotiate a trade. O'Neill becomes extremely annoyed when the Tollans refuse to cooperate due to their fear that any weaponry given to Earth would more likely be used on itself than to protect against the Goa'uld. In an act that shocks the rest of his team, O'Neill steals a Tollan device as they are departing back to Earth. Upon hearing of Col. O'Neill's deed, an outraged General Hammond relieves O'Neill of his command. When the Tollans pay a visit and announce that they intend to break all ties with Earth, Hammond has no choice but to offer O'Neill an early retirement. Col. Maybourne, hearing of O'Neill's indiscretion, pays him a visit at his home to make him an interesting offer. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW GROUND Written by: Heather E. Ash Directed by: Chris McMullin Synopsis: The SG-1 team travels to the planet Bedrosia where, unbeknownst to them, the planet's two cultures have been at war over their opposed beliefs regarding the Stargate. Upon their arrival, they are met by the curious Nyan, a scientist. Nyan explains to them that their arrival through the Stargate proves that the beliefs of his rival culture, the Optricians, is true and that humans were brought to this planet by aliens through a gateway. His culture, the Bedrosians, believe that human life evolved without a gateway and was created by their God, Nefertum. The team's arrival is soon detected by a group of Bedrosian soldiers and their leader, Rigar. O'Neill, Carter and Daniel are captured, while Teal'c and Nyan narrowly escape. During his escape, Teal'c is blinded. Rigar cages his three prisoners and interrogates them as to how they arrived on his planet. He believes that they are Optrician spies, when they insist they traveled via the Stargate. Rather than face the possibility that the entire belief system of his people is wrong, Rigar chooses to destroy all evidence, including SG-1. Though blinded, Teal'c with Nyan's help must outwit the Bedrosians before Rigar can execute his plan. ------------------------------------------------------------------ MATERNAL INSTINCT Written by: Robert C. Cooper Directed by: Peter Woeste Guest Stars: Tony Amendola as Bra'tac, Terry Chen as Monk Synopsis: When Bra'tac arrives at the SGC pleading for medical assistance, his battered Jaffa apprentice is accompanying him. He announces that Chulak, the home planet to himself and Teal'c, was brutally attacked by Apophis, and goes on to tell that it was as though Apophis was looking for something. Daniel deduces that "something" to be Harsesis, the child Apophis fathered with Sha're/Amaunet. This forbidden child would contain all the knowledge of the Goa'uld and, if he were to fall into the wrong hands, could be the Goa'uld's undoing. Using the combined knowledge of Bra'tac, Daniel, and the available computer analysis, SG-1 decides on the most likely planet to be "Kheb" -- of Jaffa and Goa'uld legend. Bra'tac and SG-1 travel to the planet in search of the Harsesis child. Realizing that Apophis could come to the same conclusion about Kheb, the SG-1 team must race to find the child before he does. ------------------------------------------------------------------ CRYSTAL SKULL Story by: Michael Greenburg and Jarrad Paul Teleplay by: Brad Wright Directed by: Martin Wood Guest Stars: Jan Rubes as Nick Synopsis: Daniel Jackson becomes intrigued when the video transmission from the M.A.L.P. reveals a huge Mayan pyramid with a glowing crystal skull in its center. He tells the rest of SG-1 and General Hammond that the skull appears to be identical to one his grandfather, Nicholas Ballard, found in Belize in 1971. He goes on to tell that his grandfather claimed that the skull possessed a power to teleport you to a place inhabited by Aliens. When the academic community shunned Nicholas because of his seemingly ridiculous claims, he never recovered. The team travels to the planet to investigate. Daniel approaches the crystal skull and is drawn to stare into its eyes. Meanwhile the cavern housing the skull begins to emit high levels of radiation. The team begins to evacuate but Daniel is entranced by the skull and after several moments, his body undergoes a phase shift and becomes invisible. O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c must flee the lethal radiation leaving an invisible Daniel behind. Teal'c, being somewhat protected by his symbiote, returns to the planet to look for Daniel. When he can't see him, he acquires the skull and returns to the SCG unknowingly with Daniel in tow. SG-1 must recruit the assistance of Daniel's grandfather whose failure at proving his Crystal Skull theory has landed him in a psychiatric institution. They bring Nicholas Ballard back to the SCG in the hopes that he can unlock the secrets of the skull and bring Daniel home. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEMESIS Written by: Robert C. Cooper Teleplay by: Brad Wright Directed by: Martin Wood Synopsis: While preparing for a week of leave, O'Neill is engulfed in a white glow and disappears. Carter immediately recognizes that O'Neill has been transported away by the Asgard. O'Neill suddenly finds himself a little disoriented on Thor's ship. He begins to hear a strange sound and moments later is faced with hundreds of menacing looking metallic bugs. He freezes as they swarm past him. O'Neill heads in the direction the bugs came from and comes upon a very weak Thor. Thor tells O'Neill that he is dying and directs him to a control panel for further information as he is too weak. O'Neill learns that these bugs called replicators are artificial organisms that have overtaken the ship and have directed it to Earth. The effects of the replicators reaching Earth would be devastating. O'Neill appears back in the briefing room of the SGC in the form of a hologram and informs General Hammond and the rest of his team of the situation. He orders them to gather a large amount of explosives that he will transport up. The team, of course, wants to be transported up as well, but O'Neill orders them not to. O'Neill can't believe his eyes when the explosives arrive with SG-1 in tow. They have little time to formulate a plan to outwit the replicators and destroy the ship before it reaches Earth, hopefully finding a way to save themselves in the process. The guides to season 4's episodes will be in Issue 77 - o -