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Within the Serpent's Grasp

With the Stargate being shut down, SG-1 decide to take one last trip through the 'gate to stop the Goa'uld attack that is imminent.

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StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago

Awards... 

Nominated Gemini for "Best Visual Effects" (Mark Savela, Michelle Comens, John Gajdecki and Simon Lacey)

StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago

Goofs...

Upon sending the MALP through to the Ha'tak, Carter notes that the room is dark and that the MALP must switch to infrared to see anything. In reality, the room should be brightened by the active Stargate.

StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago

Goofs...

At the 17:40 mark, when Captain Samantha Carter collapses her Zat'nik'tel, there is no sound effect at all. The same happens at 17:48 mark, after Teal'c disintegrates the Jaffa guard.
 

StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago
This is the only episode of Stargate SG-1 written by James Crocker.
StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago
This is the first appearance of hyperspace.
StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago
Assuming that Captain Samantha Carter's estimate of the length of the trip at ten light-years is correct, and very generously assuming that SG-1 spent six hours on the ship during this episode, that would mean that a Goa'uld Ha'tak is capable of speeds up to at least 14,600 times the speed of light, possibly up to 87,600 times light speed if the trip only lasted an hour.
StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago
Skaara/Klorel were originally supposed to die in this episode when O'Neill shot him, however, after many fans expressed a dislike for Skaara's death, they used computer generating technology to put an image of Skaara/Klorel into a scene where he had not originally been filmed, making it appear that Skaara got off the Mothership safely.
StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago
Teal'c introduces Zat'nik'tels and how they operate. This is one of the few uses of the zat-disintegration property before it is discarded by the producers. Previously, the only Goa'uld hand-held weapons known to the Tau'ri were the much longer Staff weapons.
StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago
This episode marks the last appearance of Major Louis Ferretti, who first appeared in the feature film, though he is mentioned later in "Shades of Grey".
StevenJDickie posted 3 months ago
Cairn Deep Space Radar, which detects the Goa'uld ships passing Saturn, appears to be a fictional part of the Deep Space Network. The Hubble Space Telescope and NASA, who get a closer look, are of course real.
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