Lost City, Part 2

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This episode is part 2 of 2; it is preceded by "Lost City, Part 1".

Contents 1 Plot 1.1 References 2 Notes 2.1 Episode production 2.2 Guest stars 2.3 Continuity 3 Sources

Plot

A lot is riding on Col. O'Neill's "fron" (the Ancient word for head). Having had the repository of Ancient knowledge downloaded into his mind, he now, hopefully, will soon know the secret location of The Lost City of the Ancients, where the power to defeat Anubis is thought to lie. And, with Anubis and his super-drone army rapidly approaching Earth, SG-1 can only pray that O'Neill will "go Ancient" soon — even though everyone sadly knows that when that happens, O'Neill's physical composition won't be able to stand the transition for long, and he will die.

The process seems to have already begun: Dr. Daniel Jackson notices O'Neill has written some Ancient words into a crossword puzzle he was trying to finish while he can still read English. Daniel discerns that they are not words but syllables of two words — Proclarush Taonas At (At is the sound for the Earth Symbol on the stargate), the planet where the Lost City lies. But Daniel also figures out that each syllable also is a clue to the planet's stargate address — one they tried dialing two years ago without success. That means the stargate is buried. Maj. Carter uses the address to chart the planet's position in space, but they'll have to travel there by ship. Dr. Elizabeth Weir, the newly installed head of Stargate Command, reminds them that the starship Prometheus can't be taken now, as it is Earth's last line of defense against Anubis.

Teal'c and Bra'tac, however, have procured an unarmed interstellar cargo ship on Chulak. The ship was stolen from Anubis by a free Jaffa named Ronan, who joins them in their mission. They and SG-1 travel to Proclarush Taonas with a load of equipment that O'Neill has packed without knowing why. O'Neill also senses they're not traveling fast enough and he modifies the engines in a way that even Carter can't fathom. She tells O'Neill she has authorization to take control of the team if she determines his brain has become too overwritten with Ancient consciousness. Given the circumstances, he immediately tells her to take command.

Anubis begins the attack on Earth. The captain of the destroyer USS Spruance reports that the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been destroyed, and then a cruiser of her battle group, before contact is lost. Communications around the planet are knocked out.

SG-1 arrives at its destination to find the surface of the planet is molten. Carter surmises that since O'Neill packed Hazmat suits, he knew what they were going to find. He points out a bubble-like anomaly that Carter identifies as a perfectly formed sphere of molten rock. SG-1 rings into the structure as Bra'tac and Ronan move to a safe distance from the planet's intense heat. O'Neill walks to a throne-like chair, sits down and places his hand on an armrest control. The atmosphere in the structure becomes safe, and he removes his Hazmat hood. O'Neill then activates a holographic map that shows Earth and says two words: Terra Atlantus. The Lost City of the Ancients is the Lost City of Atlantis, and it's on Earth. Carter and Daniel are dumbfounded to have traveled so far and have to go back to Earth, specifically Antarctica. O'Neill then puts his hood back on and deactivates the map and atmosphere control. He also activates a panel in the floor, behind which is a power source (later identified as a Zero Point Module) he removes.

SG-1 signals Bra'tac to ring them out before the structure collapses. However, Bra'tac has been severely wounded by Ronan, who is really a spy for Anubis. Bra'tac kills Ronan, and, though he is weakened, still manages to activate the rings. O'Neill, who now seems to possess the healing power of the Ancients as well as their knowledge, heals Bra'tac.

At the White House, Anubis appears as a hologram and demands Earth's surrender. Hayes attempts to bluff Anubis out of attacking, by telling Anubis that they'll give him a good fight and asking for his surrender. Vice-President Kinsey runs to Stargate Command to gate to the Alpha Site. At the White House, President Hayes, who has been meeting with top officials, including Gen. Hammond, and has spoken with a projection of Anubis himself, tells his team to stand and fight. He orders the Prometheus to launch.

At Stargate Command, Kinsey demands that Dr. Weir allow him to go to the Alpha Site. Suddenly, the lights, and apparently the power to the gate room, go out. Weir quickly tells a nearby soldier to close the iris by manual control. Kinsey demands that Weir let him leave, mere moments before an unscheduled offworld activation occurs, delivering a powerful explosion — Anubis has dialed in, and Kinsey isn't going anywhere. Weir leaves the gate room despite Kinsey's demand to leave.

Back in Weir's office, during a conference call with the president, Kinsey and Weir face off over whether or not to send the Prometheus to cover SG-1 at Antarctica. Kinsey tries to relieve Weir and take command, but President Hayes forcibly accepts Kinsey's resignation via speakerphone and approves Weir's suggestion to send the Prometheus to Antarctica.

In Antarctica, at the point O'Neill indicated, the cargo ship burns a hole in the ice with the ring transporter O'Neill has radically modified. Anubis' fleet arrives and moves in for the kill. Suddenly, the Prometheus, under the command of Gen. Hammond, arrives with a squadron of F-302 fighter jets. Though outnumbered and outgunned, Hammond buys SG-1 the time it needs to ring under the ice. There, O'Neill finds a chamber and utters an Ancient word that Daniel translates as "sleep."

Anubis's super-drones ring in and engage SG-1 in a firefight. O'Neill goes to a chair and platform much like the one on the fiery planet, removes the burnt-out ZPM from the platform and replaces it with the new one. He then activates the chair and platform. Thousands of glowing projectiles (later called Drone Weapons) shoot upward into space; they avoid the Prometheus, which has engaged Anubis's mothership, and destroy Anubis and his fleet.

Back in the ice cave, O'Neill, drained to exhaustion, indicates that he needs to go into the chamber he pointed out earlier. The chamber activates, freezing O'Neill into suspended animation as he says, "Aveo ... amacus," Ancient for "good-bye, friends." Carter, nearly in tears, is convinced that a way to save him is here, but to Daniel, it is now obvious that this base, like the outpost on the molten planet, is not the Lost City. As Teal'c wonders aloud where Atlantis really is, SG-1 can do nothing but stand and look at O'Neill, frozen in time.

References

USS Nimitz, Taonas, Prometheus, Antarctica, Terra Atlantus, Battle of Antarctica

Notes

Episode production

When originally televised, "Lost City (Part 1)" and "Lost City (Part 2)" were aired as separate episodes, the second part airing the week after the first. Each episode had its own opening and closing credits, guest stars listed, writers and title. When placed on the DVD, these episodes were edited into one episode 85 minutes in length, under the sole title "Lost City". According to the DVD audio commentary, the teleplay was adapted from a screenplay for Stargate II when it was thought the series would be cancelled after the fifth season.

Guest stars

• This episode (both parts) is the only time that Jessica Steen appears as Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Actress Torri Higginson plays the role in the eighth season opener, "New Order" and in Stargate Atlantis.
• This episode marks the death final appearance of Her'ak, portrayed by Michael Adamthwaite.
• Among the officials gathered in Hayes' office is General John P. Jumper, at the time the current (real) Air Force Chief of Staff.

Continuity

• In the Season 10 episode "The Road Not Taken", Carter is transferred into an alternate reality where SG-1 were unable to discover the location of the Ancient outpost in time to fight off Anubis and the SGC were forced to reveal the existence of the Stargate program to the public, resulting in the US government being forced to declare martial law.

Sources

• Official Stargate SG-1 site. MGM. Visited 2007-11-18. Most of site requires Flash.
• Screenplay of Part 2 (PDF). Distributed by MGM. Prepared by Line 21 Media Services Ltd (2003-12-02). Retrieved on November 18, 2007. Linked to from Official Stargate SG-1 site.
• Review of Part II from GateWorld. Reviewed by Alli Snow. Visited 2007-11-18.

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