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| episode=[[SG-1 Season 8|8.20]]
  
| episode=[[SG-1 Season 8|8.20]]
 
| production=820
  
| production=820
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| airdate=February 22, [[2005]]
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| airdate=[[February 22]], [[2005]]
 
| story=[[Joseph Mallozzi]], [[Paul Mullie]], [[Brad Wright]], & [[Robert C. Cooper]]
  
| story=[[Joseph Mallozzi]], [[Paul Mullie]], [[Brad Wright]], & [[Robert C. Cooper]]
 
| writer=[[Robert C. Cooper]]
  
| writer=[[Robert C. Cooper]]
 
| director=[[Peter DeLuise]]
  
| director=[[Peter DeLuise]]
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| guests=[[David Hewlett]] as [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay#Alternate timelines|Rodney McKay]]<br />[[Don S. Davis]] as [[Brigadier General]] [[George S. Hammond#Alternate realities|George S. Hammond]]<br />[[Peter Williams]] as [[Apophis]]<br />[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Katep]]<br />[[Jay Acovone]] as [[Major]] [[Charles Kawalsky]]<br />[[Benjamin Easterday]] as [[Ra's Jaffa commander]]<br />[[Sina Najafi]] as [[Egyptian boy]]<br />[[Christopher Pearce]] as [[Senior Airman]] [[Jake Bosworth]]<br />[[Rob Fournier]] as [[Airman]] [[Mansfield (Moebius)|Mansfield]]
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| guests=[[David Hewlett]] as [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay#Alternate timelines|Rodney McKay]]<br />[[Don S. Davis]] as [[Brigadier General]] [[George S. Hammond#Alternate timelines|George S. Hammond]]<br />[[Peter Williams]] as [[Apophis]]<br />[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Katep]]<br />[[Jay Acovone]] as [[Major]] [[Charles Kawalsky]]<br />[[Benjamin Easterday]] as [[Ra's Jaffa commander]]<br />[[Sina Najafi]] as [[Egyptian boy]]<br />[[Christopher Pearce]] as [[Senior Airman]] [[Jake Bosworth]]<br />[[Rob Fournier]] as [[Airman]] [[Mansfield (Moebius)|Mansfield]]
 
| preceded_by="[[Moebius, Part 1]]"
  
| preceded_by="[[Moebius, Part 1]]"
 
| followed_by="[[Avalon, Part 1]]"
  
| followed_by="[[Avalon, Part 1]]"
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==Previously on ''Stargate SG-1''==
  
==Previously on ''Stargate SG-1''==
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[[SG-1]] uses the [[Time Jumper]] to [[Time travel|travel back in time]] to [[Egypt]] and steal a [[Zero Point Module]] from [[Ra]]. When the Jumper is found by [[Jaffa]], SG-1 is forced to remain in the past causing the timeline to be altered. In an [[alternate timeline]] where the [[Stargate]] was never found, a video tape of the original team is discovered and the second Stargate in [[Antarctica]] is unburied.
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[[SG-1]] uses the [[Time Jumper]] to [[Time travel|travel back in time]] to [[Giza]], [[Egypt]] and steal a [[Zero Point Module]] from [[Ra]]. When the Jumper is found by [[Jaffa]], SG-1 is forced to remain in the past causing the timeline to be altered. In an [[alternate timeline]] where the [[Stargate]] was never found, a video tape of the original team is discovered and the second Stargate in [[Antarctica]] is unburied.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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The scientists working on the recovered [[Puddle Jumper]] cannot make it work because they don't have the [[Ancient Technology Activation gene|ATA gene]]. [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill#Alternate timelines|Jack O'Neill]] is called in to operate the Jumper and lead the team through the [[Beta Gate]] to find [[Teal'c#Alternate timelines|Teal'c]], and agrees that [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson#Alternate timelines|Daniel Jackson]] and [[Dr.]] [[Samantha Carter#Alternate timelines|Samantha Carter]] are to join the team through the [[Stargate]].
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The scientists working on the recovered [[Puddle Jumper]] cannot make it work because they don't have the [[Ancient Technology Activation gene|ATA gene]]. General Hammond is assembling a military team to go through the Stargate and locate Teal'c. Jackson and Carter are still arguing that they should also be allowed to go, but Hammond says they lack the necessary military experience. As they are arguing, [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill#Alternate timelines|Jack O'Neill]] arrives to join the team. He has only agreed because Kawalsky asked him to.
   
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As in the previous episode, alternate timeline Carter continues to display a strong tactical intuition. She says the team will be going into enemy territory, outgunned and outmanned--but she has an idea.
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[[File:Chulak_Moebius_attack.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The team being forced to retreat.]]On [[Chulak]], SG-1 are caught by [[Jaffa]] loyal to [[Apophis#Alternate timelines|Apophis]] and imprisoned. Teal'c defects to their cause and helps them escape but Daniel is infected by a [[Goa'uld]] and killed by Teal'c. They escape in the Puddle Jumper, but are chased and damaged by [[Death Glider]]s. Unaware of the jumper's [[cloak]]ing capacity, they believe that only way they can survive is to time-travel. They travel back to 3000 B.C. and use the [[Stargate]] to pass from Chulak to Ancient [[Egypt]] where the original versions of [[SG-1]] were stranded and where [[Ra]] is still alive and ruling.
  
   
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She takes O'Neill to the Jumper as Jackson says the video explained that O'Neill has the gene to operate it. Jackson and Carter encourage him to sit in the command chair and he is able to power it on. Hammond agrees to let the team take the ship (which McKay names Gateship One) through the [[Beta Gate]] to find [[Teal'c#Alternate timelines|Teal'c]], and agrees that [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson#Alternate timelines|Daniel Jackson]] and [[Dr.]] [[Samantha Carter#Alternate timelines|Samantha Carter]] are to join the team at O'Neill's request. However, Hammond tells them that under no circumstances are they to attempt time travel. Jackson says he has both Gate addresses, to Chulak and back to Earth, and he dials the address on the Jumper console.
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The original [[SG-1]] attempted the rebellion because O'Neill and Teal'c didn't want to stay under Ra's rule without doing anything and O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c were killed when it failed. [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]], the only survivor, meets with Carter, O'Neill and Teal'c. He has not yet made the tablet detailing the second successful rebellion attempt because it hasn't happened yet. This means that his current plans with the underground of the local populace are destined to succeed, however they lead to the Stargate being removed from Earth by Ra. The plan is to instigate the rebellion, thus diverting Ra's attention, and secure the Stargate to where it was original buried, allowing the original timeline to evolve as it did.
  
   
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2013-12-07-20h08m17s192.png|thumb|right|Alternate Rodney McKay with Alternate George S. Hammond.]]
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The rebellion ultimately succeeds, but not before Carter and O'Neill consummate their feelings for each other while under fire, uncertain if they will survive. Ra's Jaffa surrender, outnumbered by the [[staff weapon]]- and [[Zat'nik'tel]]-armed Egyptians. When Jack and Sam are told to come out by Daniel, Jack says "In a minute." and they kiss and fall out of frame. The alternate SG-1 bury the videotape, along with the [[Zero Point Module]], for the [[SG-1]] of the future to find. The Alternate-[[SG-1]] and Daniel from the original [[SG-1]] (of 3000 BC) live out the rest of their lives in Ancient Egypt.
  
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As this happens, up in the Control Room, Dr. [[Meredith Rodney McKay]] is dismissive, giving it nothing more than a fifty-fifty chance of working although General George Hammond tells him that in the original timeline, it worked for eight years. But once the Stargate finally comes online, everyone is left dumbstruck and amazed while in the Control Room, McKay is equally stunned before stating that he's glad he's not going through the Stargate.
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[[File:Chulak Moebius attack.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The team being forced to retreat.]]
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On [[Chulak]], the team is caught by [[Jaffa]] loyal to [[Apophis#Alternate timelines|Apophis]] and imprisoned. Daniel Jackson is taken to Apophis for interrogation. Teal'c defects to their cause after viewing himself on the video talking about freedom for all Jaffa and helps them escape, but Daniel Jackson is infected by a [[Goa'uld]] and shot by Teal'c. The Goa'uld Jackson kills a solider and shoots Teal'c in the left arm before he is finally killed by Kawalsky and O'Neill.
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Teal'c tells them that Jackson's infection means Apophis already knows everything Jackson knew, including the location of their ship. He will undoubtedly plan an invasion of Earth. The team are ambushed by Jaffa. During the escape, Kawalsky is killed, and O'Neill, Carter, and Teal'c flee in the Puddle Jumper, and are chased by [[Death Glider]]s; the Jumper getting damaged in the process.
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Unaware of the jumper's [[cloak]]ing capacity, they believe that only way they can survive is to time-travel. They travel back to 3000 B.C. and use the [[Stargate]] to pass from Chulak to Ancient [[Egypt]] where the original versions of [[SG-1]] were stranded and where [[Ra]] is still alive and ruling. Carter and O'Neill agree the only way to stop Apophis from invading Earth is to fix the timeline in the past.
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The alternate team makes contact with the locals, who recognise "them" from the original team's visit 5 years before. As Carter becomes increasingly concerned about causality, the locals explained [[SG-1]] attempted the rebellion because O'Neill and Teal'c didn't want to stay under Ra's rule without doing anything about it, and O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c were killed when it failed. [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]], the only survivor from the original SG 1 meets with them. Jackson is confused to see them, but realises the timeline must have been altered. He has not yet made the tablet detailing the second successful rebellion attempt because it hasn't happened yet. This means that his current plans with the underground of the local populace are destined to succeed, however, they lead to the Stargate being removed from Earth by Ra. The plan is to instigate the rebellion, thus diverting Ra's attention, and securing the Stargate to where it was originally buried, allowing the original timeline to evolve as it was supposed to.
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Jaffa attack the camp, and Jackson and alternate SG1 hide in a secret weapon room. They discuss strategy for stealing the gate. Jackson explains about the ship's cloaking device. The Jaffa leave without finding them. Carter and O'Neill go to test the cloak to see if it still works. Carter works on repairs and O'Neill begins flirting with her, but she says she's attracted to Jackson. O'Neill finds this hard to believe but accepts it. He goes outside to keep watch and spots a Jaffa patrol approaching. Fortunately Carter gets the cloak to work at the last minute. However, it soon fails, and the patrol attacks the Jumper. Carter kisses O'Neill, then says she lied about being attracted to Jackson, she just wanted to go slow. O'Neill returns her kiss passionately. Teal'c and Jackson bring the villagers and rescue the Jumper.
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The rebellion ultimately succeeds. Ra's Jaffa surrender, outnumbered by the local Ancient Egyptian population, who were armed with [[staff weapon]]s and [[Zat'nik'tel]]s, looted from a Goa'uld armory by Jackson and his rebels. The alternate SG-1 bury the videotape, along with the [[Zero Point Module]], for the [[SG-1]] of the future to find. The Alternate-[[SG-1]] and Daniel Jackson from the original [[SG-1]] (of 3000 BC) live out the rest of their lives in Ancient Egypt.
   
 
The original [[SG-1]] of the present day receive the videotape and the ZPM left for them a few weeks before they were to go back in time. As the timeline has been restored, they have no reason to go back in time, and they've gained a ZPM free of charge. The episode ends with SG-1 at [[O'Neill's cabin]], [[fishing]], in a scene identical to the end of "[[Threads]]", except there are now fish in Jack's pond.
  
The original [[SG-1]] of the present day receive the videotape and the ZPM left for them a few weeks before they were to go back in time. As the timeline has been restored, they have no reason to go back in time, and they've gained a ZPM free of charge. The episode ends with SG-1 at [[O'Neill's cabin]], [[fishing]], in a scene identical to the end of "[[Threads]]", except there are now fish in Jack's pond.
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==References==
  
==References==
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[[Ancient Technology Activation gene]]; [[Ancient time machine]]; [[Antarctica]]; [[Camcorder]]; [[Cheops class warship]]; [[Chulak]]; [[Cloak]]; [[Airman]] [[Donner]]; [[Egypt]]; [[First Prime]]; [[Fishing]]; [[Giza]]; [[Goa'uld]]; [[Great Pyramids]]; [[Ha'tak]]; [[Inertial dampener]]; [[Mesopotamia]]; [[O'Neill's cabin]]; [[Peru]]; [[Ra]]; [[Rya'c]]; [[Salatis]]; [[Shock grenade]]; [[Sierra Leone]]; ''[[The Simpsons]]''; [[Staff weapon]]; [[Time Jumper]]; [[Time travel]]; [[Tretonin]]; [[Uganda]]; [[Zat'nik'tel]]; [[Zero Point Module]]
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[[Alternate Earth in Ancient Egypt]]; [[Alternate Earth's Skirmish on Chulak]]; [[Ancient Technology Activation gene]]; [[Ancient time machine]]; [[Antarctica]]; [[Camcorder]]; [[Cheops class warship]]; [[Chulak]]; [[Cloak]]; [[Airman]] [[Donner]]; [[Egypt]]; [[First Prime]]; [[Fishing]]; [[Giza]]; [[Goa'uld]]; [[Great Pyramids]]; [[Ha'tak]]; [[Inertial dampener]]; [[Mesopotamia]]; [[O'Neill's cabin]]; [[Peru]]; [[Ra]]; [[Rya'c]]; [[Salatis]]; [[Shock grenade]]; [[Sierra Leone]]; ''[[The Simpsons]]''; [[SG-1 stranded in Ancient Egypt]]; [[Sphinx]]; [[Staff weapon]]; [[Time Jumper]]; [[Time travel]]; [[Tretonin]]; [[Uganda]]; [[Zat'nik'tel]]; [[Zero Point Module]]
   
 
==Notable Quotes==
  
==Notable Quotes==
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==Notes==
  
==Notes==
 
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*The plot of them going to Chulak is similar to that of Children of the Gods where SG-1 travels to Chulak, gets captured, are freed by Teal'c, fight their way out and one of the expedition members is infected with a Goa'uld.
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*This is the last episode to feature [[Richard Dean Anderson]] as a main cast member.
  
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*"Moebius, Part 2" is the only episode of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' showing a [[Puddle Jumper]] going through the [[Stargate]].
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* This is the last episode to feature [[Richard Dean Anderson]] as a main cast member.
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*This is the only episode of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' showing a [[Puddle Jumper]] going through the [[Stargate]].
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*This episode marks the final appearance of [[Peter Williams]] ([[Apophis]]) on the series. However, he would later appear in ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]''.
 
*This episode marks the final appearance of [[Jay Acovone]] ([[Major]] [[Charles Kawalsky]]).
  
*This episode marks the final appearance of [[Jay Acovone]] ([[Major]] [[Charles Kawalsky]]).
 
*The [[Zero Point Module]] retrieved allows [[Stargate Command]] to contact the [[Atlantis expedition]] and render assistance via the gate in "[[The Siege, Part 2]]".
  
*The [[Zero Point Module]] retrieved allows [[Stargate Command]] to contact the [[Atlantis expedition]] and render assistance via the gate in "[[The Siege, Part 2]]".
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*The dialogue when [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay#Alternate timelines|Rodney McKay]] refers to the [[Time Jumper]] as 'Gateship One' is almost identical to the dialogue of the same incident in the first episode of ''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]'' ("[[Rising]]") where [[Lt.]] [[Aiden Ford]] attempts to apply the same name to the Jumpers, but is over-ruled by [[Major]] [[John Sheppard]], resulting in them being renamed [[Puddle Jumper]]s.
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*The dialogue when [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay#Alternate timelines|Rodney McKay]] refers to the [[Time Jumper]] as 'Gateship One' is almost identical to the dialogue of the same incident in the first episode of ''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]'' ("[[Rising]]") where [[Lt.]] [[Aiden Ford]] attempts to apply the same name to the Jumpers, but is overruled by [[Major]] [[John Sheppard]], resulting in them being renamed [[Puddle Jumper]]s.
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*When [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill#Alternate timelines|Jack O'Neill]] asks [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson#Alternate timelines|Daniel Jackson]] if he knew the address to get back to [[Earth]], this references how in the 1994 ''[[Stargate (movie)|Stargate]]'' film [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson#Alternate timelines|Daniel Jackson]] did not know the address and had to learn it. (Presumably it was included on the tape, so they would all know it)
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*When [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill#Alternate timelines|Jack O'Neill]] asks [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson#Alternate timelines|Daniel Jackson]] if he knew the address to get back to [[Earth]], this references how in the 1994 ''[[Stargate (movie)|Stargate]]'' film [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson#Alternate timelines|Daniel Jackson]] did not know the address and had to learn it. Here Daniel learned it from the videotape.
 
*When [[Dr.]] [[Samantha Carter#Alternate timelines|Samantha Carter]] tells O'Neill that she is attracted to Daniel, O'Neill seems to imply that he thinks Daniel may be gay.
  
*When [[Dr.]] [[Samantha Carter#Alternate timelines|Samantha Carter]] tells O'Neill that she is attracted to Daniel, O'Neill seems to imply that he thinks Daniel may be gay.
 
*According to the DVD commentary, O'Neill's "close enough" line at the end of the episode is a reference to "Treehouse of Horror V", an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' where Homer time travels and unintentionally makes numerous changes to history; upon returning to a timeline where his family have snake tongues but everything else is otherwise normal, he says "eh, close enough". This is one of several references to ''The Simpsons'' on ''Stargate SG-1'', all centered around O'Neill. Another example from this episode is the name of Jack's boat, "Homer". Incidentally, in the brief shot of Jack's boat showing the name, the font used is the same font used extensively in ''The Simpsons''.
  
*According to the DVD commentary, O'Neill's "close enough" line at the end of the episode is a reference to "Treehouse of Horror V", an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' where Homer time travels and unintentionally makes numerous changes to history; upon returning to a timeline where his family have snake tongues but everything else is otherwise normal, he says "eh, close enough". This is one of several references to ''The Simpsons'' on ''Stargate SG-1'', all centered around O'Neill. Another example from this episode is the name of Jack's boat, "Homer". Incidentally, in the brief shot of Jack's boat showing the name, the font used is the same font used extensively in ''The Simpsons''.
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*[[Apophis#Alternate timelines|Apophis]] has a [[goatee]] and [[Major]] [[Paul Davis#Alternate timelines|Paul Davis]] has a moustache, both references to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' "[[w:c:MemoryAlpha.org:Mirror universe|Mirror Universe]]".
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*[[Apophis#Alternate timelines|Apophis]] has a [[goatee]] and [[Major]] [[Paul Davis#Alternate timelines|Paul Davis]] has a moustache, both references to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[w:c:MemoryAlpha.org:Mirror universe|mirror universe]]. A version of [[Apophis#Alternate timelines|Apophis]] from an [[alternate reality]] likewise had a goatee in "[[Point of View]]".
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*Since "Moebius" was supposed to be the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' series finale, many actors reprized their roles from past episodes: [[Don S. Davis]] as [[Lt. General]] [[George S. Hammond]], [[Peter Williams]] as [[Apophis]], [[Colin Cunningham]] as [[Major]] [[Paul Davis]], and [[Jay Acovone]] as [[Major]] [[Charles Kawalsky]].
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*Since "Moebius" was supposed to be the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' series finale, many actors reprised their roles from past episodes: [[Don S. Davis]] as [[Lt. General]] [[George S. Hammond]], [[Peter Williams]] as [[Apophis]], [[Colin Cunningham]] as [[Major]] [[Paul Davis]] and [[Jay Acovone]] as [[Major]] [[Charles Kawalsky]].
 
*Certain 'signature' elements of [[Joel Goldsmith]]'s score to "Moebius" (perhaps influenced by the score of the theatrical movie, ''[[Stargate (movie)|Stargate]]'') had not been heard since the premiere, "[[Children of the Gods]]", musically suggesting that while "Children of the Gods" constituted a beginning to ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', "Moebius" constituted an ending of sorts.
  
*Certain 'signature' elements of [[Joel Goldsmith]]'s score to "Moebius" (perhaps influenced by the score of the theatrical movie, ''[[Stargate (movie)|Stargate]]'') had not been heard since the premiere, "[[Children of the Gods]]", musically suggesting that while "Children of the Gods" constituted a beginning to ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', "Moebius" constituted an ending of sorts.
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*Within the [[alternate timeline]] featured within the episode there are numerous differences from the original Stargate timeline, the roots traced to [[Ra]] taking the [[Giza]] [[Stargate]] with him when he fled the [[Earth]]. Differences from the original timeline include:
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*Within the [[alternate timeline]] featured within the episode there are numerous differences from the original Stargate timeline, the roots traced to [[Ra#Alternate timelines|Ra]] taking the [[Alpha Gate|Giza Stargate]] with him when he fled the [[Earth]] in 2995 B.C.. Differences from the original timeline include:
 
**O'Neill is a charter boat captain, never rejoining the Air Force after his original resignation.
  
**O'Neill is a charter boat captain, never rejoining the Air Force after his original resignation.
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**O'Neill speaks in a Minnesotan accent. O'Neill's accent disappears when he rejoins the Air Force, so it's possible it was a affectation as a charter boat operator.
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**O'Neill speaks in a Minnesotan accent. O'Neill's accent disappears when he rejoins the Air Force, so it's possible it was an affectation as a charter boat operator.
 
**Daniel makes a living teaching [[English]] as a second language, having lost all standing within the archaeological community.
  
**Daniel makes a living teaching [[English]] as a second language, having lost all standing within the archaeological community.
 
**Carter never joined the Air Force and works as a civilian aerospace engineer.
  
**Carter never joined the Air Force and works as a civilian aerospace engineer.
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**[[Robert Kinsey]] is [[President of the United States]], while [[Henry Hayes]] is [[Secretary of the Interior]].
  
**[[Robert Kinsey]] is [[President of the United States]], while [[Henry Hayes]] is [[Secretary of the Interior]].
 
**[[George S. Hammond]] is only a [[Brigadier General]] (1 star), not a [[Lt. General]] (3 star).
  
**[[George S. Hammond]] is only a [[Brigadier General]] (1 star), not a [[Lt. General]] (3 star).
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**[[Cheyenne Mountain]] does not house [[Stargate Command]]. Rather, the ''USAF Advanced Research Institute'', which can be briefly seen on the shoulder patch of one of the guards, is in charge of the program.
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**[[Cheyenne Mountain]] does not house [[Stargate Command]]. It instead houses the USAF Advanced Research Institute, which can be briefly seen on the shoulder patch of one of the guards, is in charge of the program.
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**[[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay#Alternate timelines|Rodney McKay]] does not have a citrus allergy, saying [[Lemon chicken]] is his favorite food. (Although he was never actually shown eating the lemon chicken).
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**[[Dr.]] [[Meredith Rodney McKay#Alternate timelines|Rodney McKay]] does not have a citrus allergy, saying [[lemon chicken]] is his favorite food. However, he was never actually shown eating the lemon chicken.
 
**[[Major]] [[Paul Davis]] has a moustache.
  
**[[Major]] [[Paul Davis]] has a moustache.
 
**Kawalsky is in the US Marines and not the Air Force.
  
**Kawalsky is in the US Marines and not the Air Force.
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*[[Rob Fournier]] ([[Airman]] [[Mansfield (Moebius)|Mansfield]]) previously played Special Forces Commander in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Ascension (episode)|Ascension]]".
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*[[Rob Fournier]] ([[Airman]] [[Mansfield (Moebius)|Mansfield]]) previously played [[Special Forces Commander]] in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Ascension (episode)|Ascension]]".
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*The story of this episode was picked up in "[[Stargate SG-1: Moebius Squared]]" where SG-1 was forced to use [[Ba'al]]'s [[solar observation outpost]] to travel to 2942 BC (three years after the rebellion) to stop three rogue [[Tok'ra]] from changing the timeline. It is shown that in the aftermath, O'Neill and Carter had a daughter, Daniel changed his name to Danyel and Teal'c's symbiote matures and becomes [[Egeria]], forcing the alternate team to unbury the Stargate and procure a new one from [[Abydos]]. After stopping an attempt by [[Ra]] to reconquer Earth, alternate Teal'c leaves with Egeria as her new [[First Prime]] as her host is his lover.
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*When the team departs for [[Chulak]] the same music plays that did when Daniel examined the Stargate wormhole before going through in the original movie.
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==Goofs==
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*When the alternate SG-1 arrives in the past, Teal'c notes that the [[Ha'tak]] vessels have the mark of Ra. However, while there ''does'' appear to be a ship landed on the Great Pyramid, there's only one, not multiple ships and it looks more like the [[Cheops-class warship]] [[Ra]] used in the original movie. However, while he still refers to it as a Ha'tak, he later refers to the ship as singular during conversation. The word Ha'tak may simply mean "warship" (or battleship, cruiser, etc), rather than being a specific class designation.
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*When the original Daniel asks where the alternate Daniel is, Teal'c tells him that he killed his alternate self. However, while Teal'c did shoot the alternate Daniel, it was O'Neill and Kawalsky who actually killed him.
   
 
==Awards==
  
==Awards==

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

"Moebius, Part 2" is the twentieth episode of the eighth season of Stargate SG-1.

Synopsis

After discovering a second Stargate in Antarctica, the team is sent to Chulak, to get to Teal'c and go to Egypt for the Zero Point Module. However, in the process the team are captured, and Teal'c is once again the First Prime of Apophis.

Previously on Stargate SG-1

SG-1 uses the Time Jumper to travel back in time to Giza, Egypt and steal a Zero Point Module from Ra. When the Jumper is found by Jaffa, SG-1 is forced to remain in the past causing the timeline to be altered. In an alternate timeline where the Stargate was never found, a video tape of the original team is discovered and the second Stargate in Antarctica is unburied.

Plot

The scientists working on the recovered Puddle Jumper cannot make it work because they don't have the ATA gene. General Hammond is assembling a military team to go through the Stargate and locate Teal'c. Jackson and Carter are still arguing that they should also be allowed to go, but Hammond says they lack the necessary military experience. As they are arguing, Colonel Jack O'Neill arrives to join the team. He has only agreed because Kawalsky asked him to.

As in the previous episode, alternate timeline Carter continues to display a strong tactical intuition. She says the team will be going into enemy territory, outgunned and outmanned--but she has an idea.

She takes O'Neill to the Jumper as Jackson says the video explained that O'Neill has the gene to operate it. Jackson and Carter encourage him to sit in the command chair and he is able to power it on. Hammond agrees to let the team take the ship (which McKay names Gateship One) through the Beta Gate to find Teal'c, and agrees that Dr. Daniel Jackson and Dr. Samantha Carter are to join the team at O'Neill's request. However, Hammond tells them that under no circumstances are they to attempt time travel. Jackson says he has both Gate addresses, to Chulak and back to Earth, and he dials the address on the Jumper console.

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Alternate Rodney McKay with Alternate George S. Hammond.

As this happens, up in the Control Room, Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay is dismissive, giving it nothing more than a fifty-fifty chance of working although General George Hammond tells him that in the original timeline, it worked for eight years. But once the Stargate finally comes online, everyone is left dumbstruck and amazed while in the Control Room, McKay is equally stunned before stating that he's glad he's not going through the Stargate.

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The team being forced to retreat.

On Chulak, the team is caught by Jaffa loyal to Apophis and imprisoned. Daniel Jackson is taken to Apophis for interrogation. Teal'c defects to their cause after viewing himself on the video talking about freedom for all Jaffa and helps them escape, but Daniel Jackson is infected by a Goa'uld and shot by Teal'c. The Goa'uld Jackson kills a solider and shoots Teal'c in the left arm before he is finally killed by Kawalsky and O'Neill.

Teal'c tells them that Jackson's infection means Apophis already knows everything Jackson knew, including the location of their ship. He will undoubtedly plan an invasion of Earth. The team are ambushed by Jaffa. During the escape, Kawalsky is killed, and O'Neill, Carter, and Teal'c flee in the Puddle Jumper, and are chased by Death Gliders; the Jumper getting damaged in the process.

Unaware of the jumper's cloaking capacity, they believe that only way they can survive is to time-travel. They travel back to 3000 B.C. and use the Stargate to pass from Chulak to Ancient Egypt where the original versions of SG-1 were stranded and where Ra is still alive and ruling. Carter and O'Neill agree the only way to stop Apophis from invading Earth is to fix the timeline in the past.

The alternate team makes contact with the locals, who recognise "them" from the original team's visit 5 years before. As Carter becomes increasingly concerned about causality, the locals explained SG-1 attempted the rebellion because O'Neill and Teal'c didn't want to stay under Ra's rule without doing anything about it, and O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c were killed when it failed. Dr. Daniel Jackson, the only survivor from the original SG 1 meets with them. Jackson is confused to see them, but realises the timeline must have been altered. He has not yet made the tablet detailing the second successful rebellion attempt because it hasn't happened yet. This means that his current plans with the underground of the local populace are destined to succeed, however, they lead to the Stargate being removed from Earth by Ra. The plan is to instigate the rebellion, thus diverting Ra's attention, and securing the Stargate to where it was originally buried, allowing the original timeline to evolve as it was supposed to.

Jaffa attack the camp, and Jackson and alternate SG1 hide in a secret weapon room. They discuss strategy for stealing the gate. Jackson explains about the ship's cloaking device. The Jaffa leave without finding them. Carter and O'Neill go to test the cloak to see if it still works. Carter works on repairs and O'Neill begins flirting with her, but she says she's attracted to Jackson. O'Neill finds this hard to believe but accepts it. He goes outside to keep watch and spots a Jaffa patrol approaching. Fortunately Carter gets the cloak to work at the last minute. However, it soon fails, and the patrol attacks the Jumper. Carter kisses O'Neill, then says she lied about being attracted to Jackson, she just wanted to go slow. O'Neill returns her kiss passionately. Teal'c and Jackson bring the villagers and rescue the Jumper.

The rebellion ultimately succeeds. Ra's Jaffa surrender, outnumbered by the local Ancient Egyptian population, who were armed with staff weapons and Zat'nik'tels, looted from a Goa'uld armory by Jackson and his rebels. The alternate SG-1 bury the videotape, along with the Zero Point Module, for the SG-1 of the future to find. The Alternate-SG-1 and Daniel Jackson from the original SG-1 (of 3000 BC) live out the rest of their lives in Ancient Egypt.

The original SG-1 of the present day receive the videotape and the ZPM left for them a few weeks before they were to go back in time. As the timeline has been restored, they have no reason to go back in time, and they've gained a ZPM free of charge. The episode ends with SG-1 at O'Neill's cabin, fishing, in a scene identical to the end of "Threads", except there are now fish in Jack's pond.

Realizing they are now living in an alternate timeline in which an Alternate-SG-1 lived out their lives circa 3,000 B.C., Jack O'Neill comments, as to the presence of fish in the pond (having been told there were supposed to be none by the Alternate-O'Neill speaking on the canopic jar videotape), "Close enough".

References

Alternate Earth in Ancient Egypt; Alternate Earth's Skirmish on Chulak; Ancient Technology Activation gene; Ancient time machine; Antarctica; Camcorder; Cheops class warship; Chulak; Cloak; Airman Donner; Egypt; First Prime; Fishing; Giza; Goa'uld; Great Pyramids; Ha'tak; Inertial dampener; Mesopotamia; O'Neill's cabin; Peru; Ra; Rya'c; Salatis; Shock grenade; Sierra Leone; The Simpsons; SG-1 stranded in Ancient Egypt; Sphinx; Staff weapon; Time Jumper; Time travel; Tretonin; Uganda; Zat'nik'tel; Zero Point Module

Notable Quotes

O'Neill: What do I do?
Dr. Carter: Sit down. He sits.
O'Neill: Now what?
Dr. Jackson: You're supposed to have the ability to fly this thing.
Dr. Carter: With your mind!

Hammond: Are you absolutely certain about them, Colonel?
O'Neill: No sir.
Hammond: Good luck. And godspeed.

O'Neill: Safety off, point and shoot. Not at me.
Dr. Carter: I don't really like guns.
O'Neill: Neither do I. How do you feel about explosives?
Dr. Carter: Those I like a little better.

Jackson: Well this can't be a good sign.
O'Neill: Why is that?
Jackson: Where am I?
O'Neill: Ancient Egypt.
Jackson: No, I mean the me from your timeline.
Teal'c: I killed you.
Jackson: Why?
Teal'c: You were a Goa'uld spy.
Jackson: A good reason.
Dr. Carter: It was horrible.
Jackson: Yeah, I'm sure. Why are you here?
O'Neill: Yes. Excellent question.

Carter: Apparently nothing we did affected the timeline.
O'Neill: But we didn't do anything.
Carter: Not yet. Apparently we were going to. Two weeks from now. But now we don't have to.
O'Neill: Excellent. That's it. I like it.

Carter: Didn't that tape say there were no fish in your pond?
O'Neill: Close enough.

Notes

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Goofs

  • When the alternate SG-1 arrives in the past, Teal'c notes that the Ha'tak vessels have the mark of Ra. However, while there does appear to be a ship landed on the Great Pyramid, there's only one, not multiple ships and it looks more like the Cheops-class warship Ra used in the original movie. However, while he still refers to it as a Ha'tak, he later refers to the ship as singular during conversation. The word Ha'tak may simply mean "warship" (or battleship, cruiser, etc), rather than being a specific class designation.
  • When the original Daniel asks where the alternate Daniel is, Teal'c tells him that he killed his alternate self. However, while Teal'c did shoot the alternate Daniel, it was O'Neill and Kawalsky who actually killed him.

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  • French: Retour vers le Futur (2ème partie) (Back to the Future (part 2))
  • Italian: Moebius (Parte 2) (Moebius (part 2))
  • Spanish: Moebius (Parte 2) (Moebius (part 2))
  • Czech: Moebius (část 2.) (Moebius (part 2))
  • German: Moebius, Teil 2 (Moebius, Part 2)
  • Hungarian: Moebius (2. rész) (Moebius (part 2))

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