Stargate SG-1 Season 4, Volume 4 - Season 4, Volume 4

Action, Sci-Fi

Richard Dean Anderson

Director	Martin Wood; Andy Mikita; Peter Deluise; Peter F. Woeste
Writer	Peter DeLuise; Joseph Mallozzi; Paul Mullie; Brad Wright; Robert C. Cooper; James Phillips

Episode 14: The Serpent's Venom
While visiting Chulak to gather support for a Jaffa rebellion, Teal'c is captured by the Goa'uld. The rest of SG-1, unaware of his fate, are dispatched to thwart a burgeoning alliance between Apophis and Heru'ur. But when they arrive at the neutral location chosen for the meeting - an ancient minefield floating in space - they discover that Heru-ur has brought along a gift to seal the deal: a battered but defiant Teal'c. SG-1 is torn. Do they try to rescue Teal'c? Or, as Jacob Carter argues, does the success of their mission outweigh the life of their friend?

Episode 15: Chain Reaction
When General Hammond announces he is stepping down as head of the SGC, O'Neill suspects that there is more to his decision than he is letting on. And, as it turns out, O'Neill is right as he discovers that the NID was behind the change of command. Fed up with the general's inability to acquire alien technology through whatever means necessary, it pressured him into resigning.

When Hammond's replacement, the hawkish General Bauer, breaks up SG-1 and assigns Carter the task of building a planet-killing Naquadah bomb, O'Neill takes matters into his own hands. He decides to take on the NID, but his success will rest in the hands of a most unlikely ally: Colonel Maybourne.

Episode 16: 2010
It's 2010 and a lot has happened in ten years. The Goa'uld have been defeated and diseases such as cancer have been wiped out. Earth's saviors are an alien race known as the Aschen. Their advanced technology has not only ensured the planet's safety, but it has won them the respect and friendship of all humanity.

In spite of vast medical advancements however, Samantha Carter and her husband Joe are unable to conceive a child. The Aschen doctors insist Samantha is fine, but Dr. Fraiser's tests reveal something very different. The Aschen have been lying all along.

Carter's investigation reveals an insidious plot by the Aschen to wipe out the human race through a process of slow attrition, but dealing with this alien threat seems virtually impossible. The Aschen have become entrenched in Earth society. They hold the reins of power. Challenging them would mean certain defeat. Finally, SG-1 comes to realize that there is still hope…ten years in the past.

Episode 17: Absolute Power
SG-1 is called to Abydos to investigate a strange phenomenon: a whirling sandstorm that seems to whisper Daniel's name. When they confront the twisting tempest, it dissolves to reveal a young boy who introduces himself as Shifu, the Harsesis.

Shifu is brought back to Stargate Command where he undergoes a series of tests. They reveal Shifu is physically normal. But it is apparent to all that the young boy is wise beyond his years. Possessing the genetic memory of the Goa'uld, he will undoubtedly prove a powerful weapon against the System Lords.

Faced with this prospect, the Harsesis child sets out to teach Daniel a lesson - by imbuing him with the sought-after genetic memories and launching him on a spiritual journey. Ultimately, Daniel must face a difficult challenge. Will he use his newfound knowledge to change the world for the better, or will he allow this knowledge to change him for the worse?

Episode 18: The Light
One member of an SGC unit has committed suicide and three others, including Daniel, are near death. Their condition is a mystery, but the answer could well lie in a strange offworld temple.

O'Neill, Carter, and Teal'c check out the site and discover a room with a mesmerizing light display. They conclude that the temple was, at one point, a Goa'uld pleasure palace. As their investigation progresses, they come to realize that the temple is directly affecting their brain physiology - delivering euphoric highs while they are on its premises, and debilitating lows of withdrawal when they attempt to leave. Trapped, they must find a way to break this otherworldly addiction.

As it turns out, a young man, seemingly unaffected by the strange environment, may hold the key to their salvation.