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{{Infobox Episode
 
{{Infobox Episode
 
| name=Enemy Mine
 
| name=Enemy Mine
| image=[[File:Enemy mine (Stargate SG-1).jpg|250px]]
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| image=[[File:Enemy mine (Stargate SG-1).jpg|250px]] {{Caption|Chaka helps broker a treaty with the rogue Unas.}}
 
| series=''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
 
| series=''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
 
| episode=[[SG-1 Season 7|7.07]]
 
| episode=[[SG-1 Season 7|7.07]]
 
| production=707
 
| production=707
| airdate=July 25, [[2003]]
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| airdate=[[July 25]], [[2003]]
 
| story=
 
| story=
 
| writer=[[Peter DeLuise]]
 
| writer=[[Peter DeLuise]]
 
| director=[[Peter DeLuise]]
 
| director=[[Peter DeLuise]]
| guests=[[Michael Rooker]] as [[Military rank|Colonel]] [[Martin Edwards]]<br /> [[Steven Williams]] as [[Military rank|General]] [[Maurice Vidrine]]<br /> [[Alex Zahara]] as [[Iron Shirt]]<br /> [[Kavan Smith]] as [[Military rank|Major]] [[Evan Lorne]]<br /> [[Patrick Currie]] as [[Chaka]]<br /> [[Gary Jones]] as [[Walter Harriman]]<br /> [[Michael Shore]] as [[Military rank|Lt.]] [[Menard]]<br /> [[Dean Redman]] as [[Military rank|Lt.]] [[Woeste]]<br /> [[Kirk Caouette]] as [[Military rank|Lt.]] [[Ritter]]<br /> [[Sean Tyson]] as [[Unas]] #1<br /> [[Wycliff Hartwig]] as Unas #2
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| guests=[[Michael Rooker]] as [[Colonel]] [[Martin Edwards]]<br /> [[Steven Williams]] as [[General]] [[Maurice Vidrine]]<br /> [[Alex Zahara]] as [[Iron Shirt]]<br /> [[Kavan Smith]] as [[Major]] [[Evan Lorne]]<br /> [[Patrick Currie]] as [[Chaka]]<br /> [[Gary Jones]] as [[MSgt.]] [[Walter Harriman]]<br /> [[Michael Shore]] as [[Lt.]] [[Menard]]<br /> [[Dean Redman]] as [[Lt.]] [[Woeste]]<br /> [[Kirk Caouette]] as [[Lt.]] [[Ritter]]<br /> [[Sean Tyson]] as [[Unas 1 (Enemy Mine)|Unas #1]]<br /> [[Wycliff Hartwig]] as [[Unas 2 (Enemy Mine)|Unas #2]]
| preceded_by=[[Lifeboat (episode)|Lifeboat]]
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| preceded_by="[[Lifeboat (episode)|Lifeboat]]"
| followed_by=[[Space Race]]
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| followed_by="[[Space Race]]"
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{SG1-7}}
 
{{SG1-7}}
'''"Enemy Mine"''' is the seventh episode of the [[SG-1 Season 7|seventh season]] of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''.
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'''"Enemy Mine"''' is the seventh episode of the [[SG-1 Season 7|seventh season]] of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[SG-11]] is attempting to mine [[Naquadah]] on [[P3X-403]] and have alerted a number of native [[Unas]], after they provoked their sacred ground. The only hope for a truce is for [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] to bring [[Chaka]] to 403. However, the [[Tau'ri]] military do not wish an alliance.
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[[SG-11]] is attempting to mine [[Naquadah]] on [[P3X-403]] and have alarmed a number of native [[Unas]], after they were provoked on their sacred ground. The only hope for a truce is for [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] to bring [[Chaka]] to 403. However, the [[Tau'ri]] military do not wish an alliance.
   
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
After being on the planet [[P3X-403]] for three months, [[Colonel]] [[Martin Edwards]], who is in charge of the survey operation on the planet, is informed that they have found a significant amount of [[Naquadah]] deposits which could be mined to meet [[The Pentagon]]'s need for the production of [[BC-303]]s and battle cruisers. However shortly after this discovery [[Lt.]] [[Ritter]], a member of Edwards team mysteriously goes missing while conducting some geological surveys. [[SG-1]] is called in to help with the search and rescue mission of the missing member.
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After being on the planet [[P3X-403]] for three months, [[Colonel]] [[Martin Edwards]], who is in charge of the survey operation on the planet, is informed that they have found a significant amount of [[Naquadah]] deposits which could be mined to meet [[The Pentagon]]'s need for the production of [[BC-303]]s and battle cruisers.
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However shortly after this discovery [[Lt.]] [[Ritter]], a member of Edwards's team mysteriously goes missing while conducting some geological surveys. [[SG-1]] is called in to help with the search and rescue mission of the missing member.
   
 
[[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] after having examined some mining artifacts that Edwards' team had found while working on the planet informs the team that the mining instruments were used by [[Unas]]. Daniel recommends to Edwards that he shut down the operation saying that there still could be Unas on the planet and they may be responsible for Ritters disappearance. Edwards refuses to listen to Daniel's suggestion.
 
[[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] after having examined some mining artifacts that Edwards' team had found while working on the planet informs the team that the mining instruments were used by [[Unas]]. Daniel recommends to Edwards that he shut down the operation saying that there still could be Unas on the planet and they may be responsible for Ritters disappearance. Edwards refuses to listen to Daniel's suggestion.
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During the search the Unas attack the group. Both sides are taking casualties. [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill]] while fighting is knocked down by an Unas. However, before the Unas can finish O'Neill off Daniel speaks to the Unas in his own tongue. The Unas then shouts out to his fellow Unas and they flee into the woods. Edwards argues that they should go after the Unas but Jack tells them they should head back to [[Stargate Command]].
 
During the search the Unas attack the group. Both sides are taking casualties. [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill]] while fighting is knocked down by an Unas. However, before the Unas can finish O'Neill off Daniel speaks to the Unas in his own tongue. The Unas then shouts out to his fellow Unas and they flee into the woods. Edwards argues that they should go after the Unas but Jack tells them they should head back to [[Stargate Command]].
   
Back at SGC, Edwards is informed by [[General]] [[Maurice Vidrine]] who is in charge of the BC-303 production (possibly also commander of the [[Air Force Space Command]]) that the Pentagon wants his team to head back to P3X-403 and commence mining operations. Daniel convinces the General that with the help of [[Chaka]], an Unas that Daniel has met previously, they would be able to settle the Unas problem peacefully. The General tells Daniel that, if the negotiations fail, Edwards is permitted to use lethal force to get the Naquadah.
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Back at SGC, Edwards is informed by [[General]] [[Maurice Vidrine]] who is in charge of the BC-303 production (possibly also commander of the [[Air Force Space Command]]) that the Pentagon wants his team to head back to P3X-403 and commence mining operations. Daniel convinces the General that with the help of [[Chaka]], an Unas that Daniel has met previously, they would be able to settle the Unas problem peacefully, as this is their world after all. The General reluctantly agrees, but tells Daniel that if the negotiations fail, Edwards is permitted to use lethal force to get the Naquadah.
   
 
Back on the planet, Daniel with the help of Chaka manages to communicate with the Unas. Daniel finds out that the area that they were in was sacred to the Unas because that is the place where they were slaves to the [[Goa'uld]] and where they rose up against them to defeat them and end their slavery. Daniel informs Edwards about this and tells him that they shouldn't begin mining there. However the Colonel tells Daniel that they aren't going anywhere because they have just found a solid deposit of Naquadah which weighs 53,000 metric tons.
 
Back on the planet, Daniel with the help of Chaka manages to communicate with the Unas. Daniel finds out that the area that they were in was sacred to the Unas because that is the place where they were slaves to the [[Goa'uld]] and where they rose up against them to defeat them and end their slavery. Daniel informs Edwards about this and tells him that they shouldn't begin mining there. However the Colonel tells Daniel that they aren't going anywhere because they have just found a solid deposit of Naquadah which weighs 53,000 metric tons.
   
 
Daniel reports back through a video transmission to the SGC. Vidrine tells him that they need the Naquadah and that the Unas will have to be tranquilized and relocated. Daniel asks if he can work something out with the Unas instead. The General gives him 24 hours. Daniel and Chaka begin further consultation with the Unas tribe's [[Alpha Male]] [[Kor Asek]]. They eventually come to the understanding that if the Unas mine the Naquadah for them that Earth will provide them with food.
 
Daniel reports back through a video transmission to the SGC. Vidrine tells him that they need the Naquadah and that the Unas will have to be tranquilized and relocated. Daniel asks if he can work something out with the Unas instead. The General gives him 24 hours. Daniel and Chaka begin further consultation with the Unas tribe's [[Alpha Male]] [[Kor Asek]]. They eventually come to the understanding that if the Unas mine the Naquadah for them that Earth will provide them with food.
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[[File:Negotiation Unas and Tau'ri.JPG|thumb|200px|Daniel and Chaka negotiating with the Alpha male.]]
 
While Daniel is in negotiations with the Unas, he tells them that they must negotiate with the humans or they will relocate them. The Unas counteracts with, no they cannot, and if they try ''they'' will relocate the humans, as they have many tribes. When Daniel asks how many tribes, he's surprised as to quite how many tribes there are on the planet. He immediately tries to contact the team not to do anything rash, just as he hears gunfire. He runs over towards the gunfire and finds a dead Unas that [[Lt.]] [[Menard]] had killed thinking it was trying to attack him. Daniel informs the soldier that he was only wanting to get a necklace that he had lost in the previous fight with the search party that was located by the soldier that had killed him, in reality he was only walking towards him. The rest of the Unas hearing the gunfire gather together to attack the party. Edwards tells Daniel, "Let them come, we'll be ready for them", and lifts up his weapon. However Daniel tells Edwards that he would not stand a chance since there are many more Unas than he thinks; they'll never stand a chance.
   
 
They immediately head back to the camp and start preparing to evacuate through the [[Stargate]]. While they are doing this the Unas surround the camp. The Unas show their true numbers and the SGC personnel realize they are heavily outnumbered and are no match to fight all of them. The Unas' leader comes down to the party and Daniel Jackson tries to make him understand that there doesn't have to be any bloodshed and that they can work together. Much to 'thick-skulled' and 'Unas-racist' Edwards' surprise, Daniel eventually manages to negotiate with the head Unas an even better agreement. As the Unas insist that as part of their contract, ''they'' will mine the Naquadah and send it to Earth, whilst they in turn would receive food supplies from the humans. Thus they become allies in the fight against the Goa'uld.
While Daniel is in negotiations with the Unas he hears gunfire. He runs over towards the gunfire and finds a dead Unas that [[Lt.]] [[Menard]] had killed thinking it was trying to attack him. Daniel informs the soldier that he was only wanting to get a necklace that he had lost in the previous fight with the search party that was located by the soldier that had killed him. The rest of the Unas hearing the gunfire gather together to attack the party. Edwards tells Daniel that he is ready to fight them however Daniel tells Edwards that he would not stand a chance since there are too many Unas.
 
 
They immediately head back to the camp and start preparing to evacuate through the [[Stargate]]. While they are doing this the Unas surround the camp. The Unas show their true numbers and the SGC personnel realize they are heavily outnumbered and are no match to fight all of them. The Unas' leader comes down to the party and Daniel Jackson tries to make him understand that there doesn't have to be any bloodshed and that they can work together. They eventually agree that the Unas will mine the Naquadah and send it to Earth whilst they in turn would receive food supplies and would become allies in the fight against the Goa'uld.
 
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
[[Burrock's people]]; [[Burrock's World]]; [[Compass]]; [[Energy bar]]; [[Hanson]]; [[Kor Asek]]; [[Mining operations]]; [[Naquadah]]; [[P3X-403]]; [[Penhall]]; [[Unas]]; [[Unas language]]; [[Unas necklace]]; [[Warning Pyres]]
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[[BC-303]]; [[Burrock's people]]; [[Burrock's World]]; [[Energy bar]]; [[F-302 fighter-interceptor]]; [[Goa'uld]]; [[Hanson]]; [[Kor Asek]]; [[Magnetic compass]]; [[Mining operations]]; [[Naquadah]]; [[P3X-403]]; [[Penhall]]; [[The Pentagon]]; ''[[Prometheus]]''; [[Rod of Anguish]]; [[SG-11]]; [[SG-12]]; [[Unas]]; [[Unas language]]; [[Unas necklace]]; [[Warning Pyres]]
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==Notable Quotes==
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'''Jackson''': Artifacts?<br />
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'''Lorne''': Yes.<br />
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'''Jackson''': You found all those and you didn't contact me?<br />
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'''Lorne''': We were going to.<br />
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'''Jackson''': They've been moved.<br />
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'''Lorne''': Well, they were in the way.<br />
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'''O'Neill''': Daniel...Go to your happy place.
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'''Jackson''': It has to be something about this area, this mine. They don't want us here.<br />
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'''Edwards''': The feeling's mutual.
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'''Jackson''': If we go back to this planet, you're not coming with us, are you?<br />
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'''O'Neill''': It's doubtful.<br />
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'''Jackson''': That's too bad. I was kinda hoping you'd take command of the mission. Colonel Edwards has no experience dealing with the Unas.<br />
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'''O'Neill''': Nor you. He's an OK guy, Daniel, he's just under a lot of pressure.<br />
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'''Jackson''': Yeah... yeah. I guess I just spent a lot of time breaking you in, I just didn't wanna have to start with a new Colonel. ''(Carter tries not to giggle)''<br />
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'''O'Neill''': It'll be fine. ''(Jackson starts to leave)'' Just don't be so...<br />
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'''Jackson''': ''(stops at the doorway)'' What?<br />
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'''O'Neill''': Oh, you know.
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'''Jackson''': This is their planet. We're the invaders. We don't have to provoke them, we don't have to kill them.
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'''Teal'c''': They are preparing to attack.<br />
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'''Edwards''': Let 'em come. We're ready.<br />
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'''Jackson''': No, you're not.
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'''Edwards''': O'Neill was right about you. You are a pain in the ass. But well worth it.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
{{Source images}}
 
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*The episode title is a reference to the short story and movie ''{{WPS|Enemy Mine (film)|Enemy Mine}}'' in which a human and a reptilian alien must come to terms with each other and learn to communicate with each other in order to survive. Oddly enough (or perhaps not), the reptilian race in the film bears a striking resemblance to those of the Unas race.
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*The episode title is a reference to the short story and movie ''{{WPS|Enemy Mine (film)|Enemy Mine}}'' in which a human and a reptilian alien must come to terms with each other and learn to communicate with each other in order to survive. Oddly enough (or perhaps not), the reptilian race in the film bears a striking resemblance to those of the [[Unas]] race.
*[[Major]] [[Evan Lorne]] ([[Kavan Smith]]) would later end up on assignment in the [[Pegasus]] [[Galaxy]], appearing as the same character on the spin-off series ''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]'' during its second, third, fourth and fifth season.
 
 
*The [[X-303]] has been renamed the [[BC-303]].
 
*The [[X-303]] has been renamed the [[BC-303]].
* It is indicated that ''[[Prometheus]]'' is still stranded on [[Tagrea]] ("[[Memento]]").
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*It is indicated that ''[[Prometheus]]'' is still stranded on [[Tagrea]] ("[[Memento]]").
* This episode's plot bears many similarities to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "[[w:c:MemoryAlpha:The Devil in the Dark (episode)|The Devil in the Dark]]" which was also about a mining operation accidentally intruding on an alien habitat and ended with the aliens agreeing to help the humans with their mining.
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*This episode's plot bears many similarities to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "[[w:c:MemoryAlpha:The Devil in the Dark (episode)|The Devil in the Dark]]" which was also about a mining operation accidentally intruding on an alien habitat and ended with the aliens agreeing to help the humans with their mining.
*The episode has two references to the TV show ''{{WPS|21 Jump Street}}'' in which [[Peter DeLuise]] starred in for many years. The first is [[Steven Williams]] ([[General]] [[Maurice Vidrine]]) played Capt. Fuller on the show. The names [[Penhall]] and [[Hanson]] are direct mentions of Peter DeLuise and {{WPS|Johnny Depp}}'s character names.
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*The episode has two references to the TV show ''{{WPS|21 Jump Street}}'' in which [[Peter DeLuise]] starred in for many years. The first is [[Steven Williams]] ([[General]] [[Maurice Vidrine]]) played Capt. Fuller on the show. The names [[Penhall]] and [[Hanson]] are direct references to Peter DeLuise and {{WPS|Johnny Depp}}'s character names.
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*The scene in which the Unas line up across a ridge above the encampment bears a striking resemblance to a similar scene in the film ''{{WPS|Zulu (film)|Zulu}}'', depicting the battle of Rourke's Drift where thousands of Zulus attacked British soldiers in Africa.
*This marks the third appearance of [[Patrick Currie]] ([[Chaka]]) on the series. He previously played [[Fifth]] in the Season Six episode "[[Unnatural Selection]]" and would play him again in the Season Eight episodes "[[New Order, Part 1]]", "[[New Order, Part 2]]" and "[[Gemini]]". He would also play [[Eamon Finn]] in the Season Seven episode "[[Space Race]]".
 
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*The helmet of a [[Serpent Guard]] is seen on [[P3X-403]], indicating that the [[Goa'uld]] who had enslaved the Unas' ancestors and mined the planet's naquadah was either [[Apophis]] or one of his [[underlord]]s.
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*[[Amanda Tapping]] ([[Samantha Carter]]) only appears in one scene.
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*[[Major]] [[Evan Lorne]] ([[Kavan Smith]]) would later end up on assignment in the [[Pegasus]] [[Galaxy]], appearing as the same character on the spin-off series ''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]'' during its second, third, fourth and fifth seasons. Lorne was named after [[Peter DeLuise]]'s brother-in-law, and [[Anne Marie DeLuise]]'s brother Lorne Loder. Smith is best known for playing [[w:c:sanctuary:Joe Kavanaugh|Det. Joe Kavanaugh]] on ''[[w:c:sanctuary:Sanctuary|Sanctuary]]'', [[w:c:4400:Jed Garrity|Agent Jed Garrity]] on ''[[w:c:4400:The 4400 (TV series)|The 4400]]'' and [[w:c:Eureka:ANDY|Deputy ANDY]] on ''[[w:c:Eureka:Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]''.
 
*This marks the third appearance of [[Chaka]] on the series but is now played by [[Patrick Currie]]. He was previously played by [[Dion Johnstone]] (in the Season Four episode "[[The First Ones]]" and Season Five's "[[Beast of Burden]]") but Dion was unavailable. Currie previously played [[Fifth]] in the Season Six episode "[[Unnatural Selection]]" and would play him again in the Season Eight episodes "[[New Order, Part 1]]", "[[New Order, Part 2]]" and "[[Gemini]]".
 
*[[Alex Zahara]] and Patrick Currie both return in the next episode, "[[Space Race]]", playing two different characters: [[Warrick Finn]] and Eamon respectively.
 
*[[Alex Zahara]] and Patrick Currie both return in the next episode, "[[Space Race]]", playing two different characters: [[Warrick Finn]] and Eamon respectively.
*[[Alex Zahara]] ([[Iron Shirt]]) previously played [[Xe'ls]] in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Spirits]]", [[Michael Clark]] in the episode "[[1969 (episode)|1969]]", [[Stragoth leader]] in the episode "[[Foothold]]", Shy One in the episode "[[Beast of Burden]]" and [[Eggar]] in the episode "[[Metamorphosis]]".
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*[[Wycliff Hartwig]] ([[Unas 2 (Enemy Mine)|Unas #2]]) previously played [[Large Unas]] in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Beast of Burden]]".
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*[[Alex Zahara]] ([[Iron Shirt]]) previously played [[Xe'ls]] in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Spirits]]", [[Michael Clark]] in the episode "[[1969 (episode)|1969]]", [[Stragoth leader]] in the episode "[[Foothold]]", [[Shy One]] in the episode "[[Beast of Burden]]" and [[Eggar]] in the episode "[[Metamorphosis]]".
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*[[Sean Tyson]] ([[Unas 1 (Enemy Mine)|Unas]]) previously played [[Agent]] [[Singer]] in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Nightwalkers]]".
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==Awards==
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===Wins===
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*Won Leo for "Dramatic Series: Best Make-Up" ([[Jan Newman]], [[Todd Masters]], [[Lise Kuhr]], [[Rachel Griffin]], [[Dorothee Deichmann]] and [[Mike Fields]])
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==First appearance==
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===Character===
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*[[Major]] [[Evan Lorne]]
   
 
==In other languages==
 
==In other languages==
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*'''Spanish:''' Enemigo Mío ''(My Enemy)''
 
*'''Spanish:''' Enemigo Mío ''(My Enemy)''
 
*'''Czech:''' Nepřátelský důl ''(Enemy Mine)''
 
*'''Czech:''' Nepřátelský důl ''(Enemy Mine)''
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*'''German:''' Die Naquadah-Mine ''(The Naquadah-Mine)''
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*'''Hungarian:''' Ellenséges terület ''(Enemy Territory)''
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==External links==
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*{{SciFi|stargate/episodes/season07/0707/|Enemy Mine}}
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*{{MGMsite|view/episode/2610/index.html|Enemy Mine}}
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*{{GateWorld|sg1/s7/707.shtml|Enemy Mine}}
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*{{Solutionswiki|7.07_%22Enemy_Mine%22_Episode_Guide|Enemy Mine}}
   
==Sources==
 
* [http://stargatesg1.com/SeasonSeven Official ''Stargate SG-1'' site]. [[MGM]]. Visited June 8, 2006. Most of site requires Flash. <!-- There is a synopsis of the episode in there, but it cannot be linked to directly to our knowledge. Though the URL above contains links to the rest of the site (which is Flash), it in itself is not Flash; hence this link is in accordance with WP:EL. Even if it were, it is acceptable because it is the official Stargate site and is being used as a reference. -->
 
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}} Linked to from [http://stargatesg1.com/SeasonSeven Official Stargate SG-1 site].
 
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* [http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s7/reviews/707.shtml Review] from GateWorld. Reviewed by Alli Snow. Visited May 6, 2006.
 
* [http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s7/reviews/707b.shtml Another review] from GateWorld. Reviewed by Lex. Visited May 6, 2006.
 
 
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Template:SG1-7 "Enemy Mine" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of Stargate SG-1.

Synopsis

SG-11 is attempting to mine Naquadah on P3X-403 and have alarmed a number of native Unas, after they were provoked on their sacred ground. The only hope for a truce is for Dr. Daniel Jackson to bring Chaka to 403. However, the Tau'ri military do not wish an alliance.

Plot

After being on the planet P3X-403 for three months, Colonel Martin Edwards, who is in charge of the survey operation on the planet, is informed that they have found a significant amount of Naquadah deposits which could be mined to meet The Pentagon's need for the production of BC-303s and battle cruisers.

However shortly after this discovery Lt. Ritter, a member of Edwards's team mysteriously goes missing while conducting some geological surveys. SG-1 is called in to help with the search and rescue mission of the missing member.

Dr. Daniel Jackson after having examined some mining artifacts that Edwards' team had found while working on the planet informs the team that the mining instruments were used by Unas. Daniel recommends to Edwards that he shut down the operation saying that there still could be Unas on the planet and they may be responsible for Ritters disappearance. Edwards refuses to listen to Daniel's suggestion.

Teal'c, while leading a search party for Ritter and accompanied by Major Evan Lorne finds him dead hanging up on a wooden structure used by the Unas to ward off their enemies. Edwards, after having recovered Ritter's body, gives the order to find the Unas responsible for the lieutenant's death much to the objection of Daniel Jackson. The experience of seeing Ritter's corpse causes Major Lorne, a new recruit who has been never off-world to throw up.

During the search the Unas attack the group. Both sides are taking casualties. Colonel Jack O'Neill while fighting is knocked down by an Unas. However, before the Unas can finish O'Neill off Daniel speaks to the Unas in his own tongue. The Unas then shouts out to his fellow Unas and they flee into the woods. Edwards argues that they should go after the Unas but Jack tells them they should head back to Stargate Command.

Back at SGC, Edwards is informed by General Maurice Vidrine who is in charge of the BC-303 production (possibly also commander of the Air Force Space Command) that the Pentagon wants his team to head back to P3X-403 and commence mining operations. Daniel convinces the General that with the help of Chaka, an Unas that Daniel has met previously, they would be able to settle the Unas problem peacefully, as this is their world after all. The General reluctantly agrees, but tells Daniel that if the negotiations fail, Edwards is permitted to use lethal force to get the Naquadah.

Back on the planet, Daniel with the help of Chaka manages to communicate with the Unas. Daniel finds out that the area that they were in was sacred to the Unas because that is the place where they were slaves to the Goa'uld and where they rose up against them to defeat them and end their slavery. Daniel informs Edwards about this and tells him that they shouldn't begin mining there. However the Colonel tells Daniel that they aren't going anywhere because they have just found a solid deposit of Naquadah which weighs 53,000 metric tons.

Daniel reports back through a video transmission to the SGC. Vidrine tells him that they need the Naquadah and that the Unas will have to be tranquilized and relocated. Daniel asks if he can work something out with the Unas instead. The General gives him 24 hours. Daniel and Chaka begin further consultation with the Unas tribe's Alpha Male Kor Asek. They eventually come to the understanding that if the Unas mine the Naquadah for them that Earth will provide them with food.

File:Negotiation Unas and Tau'ri.JPG

Daniel and Chaka negotiating with the Alpha male.

While Daniel is in negotiations with the Unas, he tells them that they must negotiate with the humans or they will relocate them. The Unas counteracts with, no they cannot, and if they try they will relocate the humans, as they have many tribes. When Daniel asks how many tribes, he's surprised as to quite how many tribes there are on the planet. He immediately tries to contact the team not to do anything rash, just as he hears gunfire. He runs over towards the gunfire and finds a dead Unas that Lt. Menard had killed thinking it was trying to attack him. Daniel informs the soldier that he was only wanting to get a necklace that he had lost in the previous fight with the search party that was located by the soldier that had killed him, in reality he was only walking towards him. The rest of the Unas hearing the gunfire gather together to attack the party. Edwards tells Daniel, "Let them come, we'll be ready for them", and lifts up his weapon. However Daniel tells Edwards that he would not stand a chance since there are many more Unas than he thinks; they'll never stand a chance.

They immediately head back to the camp and start preparing to evacuate through the Stargate. While they are doing this the Unas surround the camp. The Unas show their true numbers and the SGC personnel realize they are heavily outnumbered and are no match to fight all of them. The Unas' leader comes down to the party and Daniel Jackson tries to make him understand that there doesn't have to be any bloodshed and that they can work together. Much to 'thick-skulled' and 'Unas-racist' Edwards' surprise, Daniel eventually manages to negotiate with the head Unas an even better agreement. As the Unas insist that as part of their contract, they will mine the Naquadah and send it to Earth, whilst they in turn would receive food supplies from the humans. Thus they become allies in the fight against the Goa'uld.

References

BC-303; Burrock's people; Burrock's World; Energy bar; F-302 fighter-interceptor; Goa'uld; Hanson; Kor Asek; Magnetic compass; Mining operations; Naquadah; P3X-403; Penhall; The Pentagon; Prometheus; Rod of Anguish; SG-11; SG-12; Unas; Unas language; Unas necklace; Warning Pyres

Notable Quotes

Jackson: Artifacts?
Lorne: Yes.
Jackson: You found all those and you didn't contact me?
Lorne: We were going to.
Jackson: They've been moved.
Lorne: Well, they were in the way.
O'Neill: Daniel...Go to your happy place.

Jackson: It has to be something about this area, this mine. They don't want us here.
Edwards: The feeling's mutual.

Jackson: If we go back to this planet, you're not coming with us, are you?
O'Neill: It's doubtful.
Jackson: That's too bad. I was kinda hoping you'd take command of the mission. Colonel Edwards has no experience dealing with the Unas.
O'Neill: Nor you. He's an OK guy, Daniel, he's just under a lot of pressure.
Jackson: Yeah... yeah. I guess I just spent a lot of time breaking you in, I just didn't wanna have to start with a new Colonel. (Carter tries not to giggle)
O'Neill: It'll be fine. (Jackson starts to leave) Just don't be so...
Jackson: (stops at the doorway) What?
O'Neill: Oh, you know.

Jackson: This is their planet. We're the invaders. We don't have to provoke them, we don't have to kill them.

Teal'c: They are preparing to attack.
Edwards: Let 'em come. We're ready.
Jackson: No, you're not.

Edwards: O'Neill was right about you. You are a pain in the ass. But well worth it.

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In other languages

  • French: Les Envahisseurs (The Invaders)
  • Italian: La Miniera Nemica (The Enemy Mine)
  • Spanish: Enemigo Mío (My Enemy)
  • Czech: Nepřátelský důl (Enemy Mine)
  • German: Die Naquadah-Mine (The Naquadah-Mine)
  • Hungarian: Ellenséges terület (Enemy Territory)

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