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Beast of Burden
| Beast of Burden | |
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| Production | |
| Series | |
| Episode | |
| Production # |
507 |
| Original air date |
August 10, 2001 |
| Written by | |
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| Cast | |
| Guest stars |
Larry Drake as Burrock |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | |
| Followed by |
"The Tomb" |
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| SG-1 Season 5 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | ||||||
| Season 4 | Season 6 | |||||
"Beast of Burden" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of Stargate SG-1.
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Synopsis
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Chaka and other Unas are kidnapped and sold as servants on another planet. While SG-1 observes, Dr. Daniel Jackson and Colonel Jack O'Neill are captured, and Major Samantha Carter and Teal'c plan to break them out.
PlotEdit
A camera left behind on P3X-888 records the capture of the Unas Chaka, whom Dr. Daniel Jackson befriended in "The First Ones". The camera also records the gate address of the planet where the kidnappers took Chaka. SG-1 goes to the address and discovers a planet where the Unas are a slave race, declining in vigor due to centuries of inbreeding.
Posing as traders and meeting the villagers and Chaka's captors, SG-1 learns that the Unas had been the masters of the humans when they were controlled by "those with the glowing eyes", aka the Goa'uld and with the tables turned are allegedly better treated as slaves than the humans were. Negotiations break down over price.
SG-1 tries to free Chaka but Colonel Jack O'Neill and Daniel are captured and imprisoned for "beast stealing," a capital offense. Attacking the town, Teal'c and Major Samantha Carter help O'Neill and Daniel to escape, and free Chaka and some of the other Unas in the process. The Unas' human masters attempt to recapture SG-1 and the escaped Unas. Having helped liberate his captured human friends, Chaka kills the man who kidnapped him. Daniel then realizes Chaka thought he was the one helping them escape, as he intended to stay and free the Unas the whole time.
ReferencesEdit
Burrock's people; Burrock's World; Dog; Energy bar; P3X-888; Rod of Anguish; SG-11; Staff weapon; UAV; Unas; Unas language; Unas necklace; Zat'nik'tel
Notable QuotesEdit
O'Neill: What would they want with an unas?
Jackson: I don't know. But I'd like to find out.
Hammond: What are you suggesting?
Jackson: Well like Jack said, I'd like to find out what they want an unas.
O'Neill: For the record, I don't care. {everyone looks at him in silence}. I care.
Jackson: I left the bait for their trap.
O'Neill: Any ideas?
Jackson: Well let's see how far honesty gets us.
O'Neill not so sure: Okay.
Burrock: No one has come through the Chappa'ai for as long as anyone can remember.
O'Neill: Well now you'll have a story to tell your grandkids.
Burrock: It is our custom to welcome visitors with a drink. Will you join me?
O'Neill: It is our custom to drink. Of course.
O'Neill: Honesty huh?
Jackson: We're traders.
O'Neill: Daniel. I'm not going to get into a firefight over this right now.
O'Neill: Daniel, do you want to go out and catch a couple of unas? Trade them for Chaka, is that it?
Jackson: I think you're missing the point.
O'Neill: Am I?
Jackson: Sam, it's Daniel. Do you read?
Carter: Daniel, you okay?
Jackson: Ah, I've been better.
Carter: Colonel O'Neill?
Jackson: Oh, physically fine. But I'm, I'm not expecting a birthday present any time soon.
Jackson: Jack, it's not his fault.
O'Neill: Daniel, I'm chained up in a mad man's barn with a bunch of unas. Who's to blame is not at the top of my list of concerns... just yet.
Burrock: Impressive weapon. But not as efficient as a fire stick. It seems to stop working after it's been fired for a while. I assume that's what these are for. Tell me how to make it work again.
O'Neill: Give it to me, I'll show you.
NotesEdit
- Alex Zahara (Shy One) previously played Xe'ls in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Spirits", Michael Clark in the episode "1969" and Stragoth leader in the episode "Foothold".
In other languagesEdit
- French: Maîtres et Serviteurs (Masters and Servants)
- Italian: Bestia da Soma (Beast of Burden)
- Spanish: Bestias de Carga (Beasts of Burden)
- Czech: Domácí zvířata
SourcesEdit
- Official Stargate SG-1 site. MGM. Visited June 8, 2006. Most of site requires Flash.
- Screenplay (PDF). Distributed by MGM. Prepared by Casablanca Continuity (2001-07-06). Retrieved on October 15, 2006. Linked to from Official Stargate SG-1 site.
- Review from GateWorld. Reviewed by Debra Kraft. Visited May 4, 2006.
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