A bizarre conspiracy buff knows too much about the doings at Stargate Command. How does he get his information?
(first aired September 8, 2000)
Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie
Directed by William Gereghty
| Sweet Doughnuts |
DANIEL: I’ve never been on a stakeout before. Shouldn’t we have doughnuts? |
TEAL’C(picks up a toy ray gun and fires): It would appear that this weapon is inefective. |
MARTIN: Just because I am from another planet I have no rights. Doesn’t the Geneva Convention cover extraterrestrials? I have to remember to go online and look that up. |
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GUEST STARS
Willie Garson - Martin
Mar Anderson - Bob
Francis Boyle - Sergeant Peters
WHAT HAPPENED
Once again, the members of SG-1 are busy doing their everyday work when a sudden briefing calls them away.
Someone in Montana has called Stargate Command and left a message for Colonel Jack O'Neill -- this person claims to be a "professional," and that the call is untraceable.
Hammond plays a tape of the message for the team. The caller says he knows all about the "secret government," from the Roswell cover-up to the lizard people. And he knows about "Jack's little secret," that big circular object from Egypt now hidden in a missile silo under Cheyenne Mountain -- the Stargate.
The tape ends with the caller saying he wants to meet. Since Hammond would like to know how this man got his information, he allows SG-1 to go out and investigate. (
spoilers)
ANALYSIS
A nice comedic episode with a twist. We have the crank calling an alien enthusiast who really turns out to be an alien as well as some great scenes with Teal’c as "Murray," wearing all sorts of amusing hats to cover his brand.
I also like the bits of seriousness they throw in such as our heroes' rather ominous ability to disregard civil rights in the name of national security.
This seriousness carries over to this episode's relation to the larger story arc, since we learn that the race that destroyed Martin's world was in fact the Goa'uld. They're still out there.
Top-notch writing as usual and a pleasure to watch.
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK
In "Tangent", Jack and Teal'c end up marooned in deep space. Chilly!
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