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By Michael Bender
Special to space.com
posted: 03:46 pm ET
14 April 2000
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TV Review: Stargate SG-1 - 'Foothold'
In a break from the last few deeply arc-related episodes, the team returns from a mission only to find that the people at Stargate Command are not who they appear to be.
(originally aired November 11,1999)
| Quotable Moments | | Carter: Maybourne, you are an idiot every day of the week. Couldn't you just take one day off? | 
O'Neill: Just rain, much rain, wind, lightning hail, did I mention therain? |
O'Neill: How is a needle in my butt going to get water out of my ears? |
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WHAT HAPPENED
As the Stargate opens, General Hammond watches from the walkway with clenched fists and a nervous look on his face. The SG-1 crew, dressed in cameo raincoats soaked to the skin, emerges from the gate, apparently back from a very rainy planet indeed.
While welcoming the team back, Hammond chastens them for being late. In a strange monotone, he tells them to get to the infirmary and refuses to give them time to even change their clothes. A guard escorts them on the pretext of shepherding them around a dangerous chemical spill.... (more spoilers)
ANALYSIS
A nice standalone episode that gives the series a chance to unwind after the last few weeks of mythology-intensive adventures. Odds are, the events depicted here will never be brought up again, but that's fine.
This episode is also interesting because we get to see SG-1 act like the soldiers that they are in a military setting. Decent suspense and a fast-moving pace leave the viewer engrossed and a little spooked, providing chills in the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" vein.
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK
SG-1 reruns continue with "Fair Game". When the rivalry between Goa'uld System Lords heats up, the Earth gets caught in the middle.
What do you think? Send your comments to the editor.
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