A bizarre gentleman (Dom DeLuise) attempts to take over our heroes' minds.
(Originally aired January 28, 2000)
| Jack O'Neill Versus . . . Dom DeLuise? |
| Jack: One man's ceiling is another man's floor.Daniel: A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell |
Urgo: As in dead, they're gonna kill you. They're going to open your brains with a big giant can-opener, then they scoop me out with a giant scoopy thing. That's how it works. |
Jack : I was not singing, I'd know if I was singing. I don't even knowthe words of "row row row" -- [video of him singing] -- Okay, if you call that singing. |
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Written by
- Tor Alexander Valenza
Directed by Peter DeLuise
GUEST STARS
Dom DeLuise – Urgo
Bill Nikolai - Technician Alberts
WHAT HAPPENED
We begin with a beach. Then we pull back to Stargate Command, where Samantha Carter watches as a probe sends information about this tropical spot -- seemingly a paradise -- back to the gate room.
The SG-1 team decides to check it out, providing viewers with the jovial banter we've come to expect as they walk through the gate.
A quick interdimensional jaunt later, the team steps out, only to find themselves back at SGC where they started. While our heroes exchange a few confused stares, General Hammond informs them that they have been gone over 15 hours.... (more
spoilers)
ANALYSIS
Dom, a seasoned professional to the last, does a good job as Urgo.
Whenever he's on camera, his energy and playful wit keep the show moving, while son Peter DeLuise (best known to science fiction TV fans as an actor on the lamented Space: Above and Beyond) directs with a relaxed but enthusiastic touch.
Although "Urgo" featured a lot of plot development and a particularly convoluted storyline of its own, the episode still worked well as an isolated 45 minutes of science fiction entertainment.
The X-Files could learn something from SG1 on how to do non-arc-intensive shows.
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK . . .
Reruns continue. A grim accident leaves O'Neill trapped on an alien planet without hope of rescue for "
A Hundred Days".
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