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"Covenant" is the eighth episode of the eighth season of Stargate SG-1.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 References 4 Notes 5 First appearance 5.1 Planet 6 In other languages 7 Sources

SynopsisEdit

Alec Colson, a wealthy industrialist, intends on letting the public know of the existence of alien life after finding evidence on the Battle of Antarctica. Stargate Command attempts to keep him from talking.

PlotEdit

Alec Colson, a wealthy and veritable aerospace entrepreneur claims to the world he possesses evidence of extraterrestrial life, effectively exposing Stargate Command's various exploits over the years. He seems harmless until he appears to produce a real Asgard at a press conference. The team discovers that Colson's company was one of the many tech companies that the SGC contracted to work on back-engineering alien technology, and that he was a key member in the production of the F-302 fighter-interceptor. As part of the SGC effort to sequence Asgard DNA, one of the subsidiary companies under Colson's direction was contracted for the work; after performing the process for the SGC, the company proceeded to secretly clone the Asgard, which was then presented in the press release.

Meanwhile, Colson is contemplating releasing information about Anubis' attack on Earth when suddenly, the Asgard clone, all of the cloning equipment, and Colson himself are beamed out, much to the surprise of his staff. At the SGC, Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter reveals the truth about the Stargate program, and pleads with him not to reveal the truth, but the plan backfires, and Colson is more emboldened to tell his story. However, after an assassination attempt, as well as the suicide of Brian Vogler, one of Colson's most trusted employees, SG-1 discovers that The Trust has targeted Colson for assassination. Carter convinces Colson to hide out at the Alpha Site for his own protection, though he vows that someday the truth will get out.

ReferencesEdit

Anubis; Asgard; Asgard High Council; Battle of Antarctica; Agent Malcolm Barrett; Boeing 747; Emmett Bregman; Cheyenne Mountain; Chimera; Cloning; Colorado; Colson Industries; Department of Defense; DNA; F-22 Raptor; F-302 fighter-interceptor; President Henry Hayes; !nside Access; IWN news network; Robert Kinsey; Loki; MRI; NID; Non-disclosure agreement; P4X-650; P4X-650 moon; Pacific Ocean; The Pentagon; Planet (Covenant); Prometheus; Seattle; The Trust; United States Congress; White House

NotesEdit

• Julia Donovan (Kendall Cross) previously appeared in season six's "Prometheus".
• Chronologically, this episode takes place five months after the Battle of Antarctica that took place in "Lost City, Part 2".
• Colson says that "over 2000" service members died in the attack on the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. Either he is seriously understating the causalities, or the carrier was not entirely destroyed. A supercarrier alone has a crew of approximately 6000.
• The new Alpha Site is now built inside of a mountain, like Stargate Command.
• The Colson Industries logo is a slightly distorted version of the old Sci-Fi Channel logo, inverted and upside down.
• Alec is introduced to Captain Mike Shefield when he goes off-world. Charles Shaughnessy played a character named Maxwell Sheffield on The Nanny.
• It is confirmed in this episode that Robert Kinsey is no longer Vice President.
• Since this episode was originally supposed to air before "Affinity", there is a bit of dialogue added of Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter telling Colson about The Trust before Brian Vogler confesses. No such dialogue was included in the original script.
• In the DVD commentary for the episode, it is revealed that the Colson Industries set is actually the Stargate: Atlantis set and was also one of the sets for Blade: Trinity.
• The name Alec Colson bears resemblance to a character in MacGyver, Andy Colson.
• While Carter and Dr. Daniel Jackson are visiting Colson to attempt him from going public, Colson is showing his evidence on a television. Immediately behind him is a framed photograph of the Stargate set.

First appearanceEdit

PlanetEdit

• Alpha Site (Third)

In other languagesEdit

• French: Aux Yeux du Monde (To the World to See)
• Italian: Alleanza (Alliance)
• Spanish: Convenio (Convenant)
• Czech: Oběti
• German: Colson (Colson)

SourcesEdit

• 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 (2004-08-23). Retrieved on October 29, 2006.
• Episode guide from Skyone. Visited June 4, 2006.
• Summary from SciFi. Visited June 4, 2006. Requires Flash.
• Review from GateWorld. Reviewed by Alli Snow. Visited May 5, 2006.

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