Babylon (episode)

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Babylon is the eighth episode of the ninth season of Stargate SG-1.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Notable Quotes 3 References 4 Notes 5 Sources

[edit] Plot

SG-1 goes in search of the Sodan, a lost tribe of rebel Jaffa predating Teal'c's defection by thousands of years. In an ambush by cloaked Sodan warriors, Colonel Mitchell manages to shoot one Sodan warrior who also wounds him. Mitchell is taken captive for killing the warrior while the fallen Sodan warrior, Volnek, is taken to the SGC so that he may recover and be interrogated as to the location of Colonel Mitchell.

Colonel Mitchell later awakens in the Sodan camp. They have tended to his wounds and work to restore him to health and prepare him for a match to the death. In the process, Mitchell learns that the Sodan regard the Ancients as their gods. One of his captors, Jolan, trains Mitchell in Sodan fighting techniques in preparation for the match, but, during his training, Mitchell witnesses a Prior visiting the Sodan, and learns that the Sodan leader, Lord Haikon, is considering converting to the way of Origin. Mitchell and the man come to respect one another during the training, and the warrior listens to Mitchell's warnings that the Ori should not be worshiped because of their power; it is what they would do with their power that makes them worthy of worship.

Meanwhile on SGC, Dr. Lam and her team save Volnek's life after a long operation. He recovers thanks to tretonin, but refuses to tell them anything, even when interrogated by Teal'c. He refuses to believe the Ori are not true gods, even in front of evidence.

Back on the Sodan planet, Mitchell and Jolan end up fighting in the match because Jolan is Volnek's brother. Jolan apparently kills Mitchell, but it turns out to be a ruse. The two of them fake Mitchell's death with a powerful elixir made by Jolan, who vows that he will tell his fellow Sodan of the threat the Ori pose to their people. Mitchell returns to Earth and a still unconvinced and resentful Volnek is allowed to return to his planet.

[edit] Notable Quotes

After waking from a drug induced state
Cameron Mitchell: So, did it work?
Jolan: The ruse was most effective. They believe you are dead.
Cameron Mitchell: Well done, Bones.

Walter Harriman: Receiving an IDC code, Sir. It's Colonel Mitchell.
Daniel Jackson: You're kidding!
Walter Harriman: I would never do that, Sir.

Volnek: You shot me!
Mitchell: You shot me first!
Volnek: But I will have vengeance!

Volnek: You are fortunate my brother drugged you. You would never have survived a true Kel shak lo.
Mitchell: Dunno. Took you down pretty good.
Volnek: You were lucky.
Mitchell: Lucky is good.

Jolan shoots the staff weapon to Mitchel during the training
Jolan: Faster!
Mitchel: Bastard

[edit] References

Ancients; Kel shak lo; Ori; P9G-844; SG-22; Shel mak assah; Sodan

[edit] Notes

• Jason George (Jolan) and Jarvis George (Volnek) are real-life brothers.
• The episode is thematically styled after the movie The Last Samurai, with its very similar rustic setting and focus on making one of the enemy understand the local culture through advanced combat training and daily life.
• Cameron Mitchell makes reference to Dr. McCoy from Star Trek. He is talking about the Star Trek episode Amok Time in which two crew members of the Enterprise must battle to the death. One of them is injected with a substance that makes him appear temporarily dead, as happened in this episode.
• Mitchell also makes a reference to his airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia. In the episode he claims airborne training to be 6 weeks, when in reality it is only 3.

[edit] Sources

• Official Stargate SG-1 site. MGM. Visited June 8, 2006. Most of site requires Flash.
• Screenplay (PDF). Distributed by MGM. Prepared by Line 21 Media Services Ltd (2005-08-30). Retrieved on October 29, 2006.
• Summary from GateWorld. Visited May 3, 2006.

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