Reckoning, Part 2

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This episode is part 2 of 3; it is preceded by "Reckoning, Part 1" and followed by "Threads".

Plot

Sam and Jacob get inside the Temple, and find the Dakara Superweapon. They quickly realize that it can be reprogrammed to disrupt any specific type of matter, rather than just everything. Sam realizes that if she changes it wave-output to match that of an enhanced Replicator Disruptor, the weapon can be used to destroy every Replicator in the galaxy simultaneously, giving them no time to adapt. However, to extend the blast-radius of the Weapon to smother the entire galaxy, they will have to reprogram the Dakara Stargate to dial out to every other Stargate in the galaxy. This is a feat that they know Ba'al is probably capable of (having demonstrated extensive knowledge of the workings of the Stargate network in "Avenger 2.0").

Sam relays her plans to Teal'c, and Teal'c contacts Ba'al. Ba'al refuses to listen, but Teal'c explains the situation anyway. He merely asks that Ba'al slow down his approach towards Dakara to allow Sam time to realign the Superweapon to destroy all the Replicators, which will defeat a common enemy.

Ba'al uses the Goa'uld hologram communication device to appear inside the temple next to Sam, and she, Jacob (grudgingly) and Ba'al work together to try to make the device work. Ba'al will reprogram the Stargate. They have to change the weapon's wave-pattern to resemble that of the Replicator Disruptor to within a degree of 0.76, and the difference is currently large. A random suggestion by Ba'al improves the situation, prompting him to state "I am a god. Gods are all-knowing."

Time is running out. RepliCarter is still probing Daniel Jackson's mind because she wants to assimilate all the Ascended knowledge it contains. However, there is too much there, and it strains the entire Replicator army to hold even a portion of it. It is infinite knowledge, "all the knowledge and power of the universe."

At the same time, however, RepliCarter goes against her word and attacks the SGC. Replicators begins to flood the place. The mountain goes into full alert, with Jack being backed into a corner as the Replicators take over the base. He and the few who haven't got out are now desperately fighting for their lives.

The Replicators land on Dakara and begin flooding into it. They know they are in danger. Sam desperately tries to finish aligning the weapon.

In the meantime, Daniel has used the link between his and RepliCarter's mind to secretly probe back into her mind all this time. Suddenly RepliCarter realizes he has done this and breaks the link - but it is too late. They engage in an impossible mental battle. Daniel attempts to control the entire Replicator army, to stop them, but it is too much for his mind to handle, there are too many of them.

Daniel succeeds in freezing every Replicator in the galaxy for a few moments. This gives Jacob enough time to get the Dakara Superweapon to within an acceptable margin of the wave-pattern with the Disruptor, and he sets it off. It slowly rises out of the mountain and charges up. Now they can only pray it will work, as Daniel loses control of the Replicators, they spring back into attack, RepliCarter breaks free of Daniel's mental grip, and stabs him.

Ba'al dials every other gate in the galaxy, and every shot of every gate opening is replayed. In the last moments, Sam is with a last fight machine-gunning the Replicators that are only metres away, Teal'c is fighting beside her, O'Neill is defending himself in a corner as the Replicators swarm the remaining portions of the SGC, and Daniel drops to the floor, dead.

Then the Dakara Superweapon blasts, and a bubble of light explodes from the mountain-top, passes through the gate, and shoots through the galaxy. Every replicator everywhere is destroyed, including RepliCarter, at the last. All is saved.

Ba'al laughs. Now that the Replicators are gone, he is free to take back Dakara. However, not all has gone to his plan. Rebel Jaffa had board his ship and had him surrounded. None of his subjects any longer sees him as a god. They make to kill him, but he escapes, inexplicably, by the use of an Asgard transport beam.

The Jaffa Rebellion has succeeded, and they make the Temple of Dakara the centre of their new Free Jaffa Nation. Jaffa loyal to the System Lords had all come together to help. The SGC receives a message that Thor had survived by transferring his mind to his ship's computer and was ready to get in a clone body. Yet Carter and O'Neill can't help but wonder about what happened to Daniel.

Notes

• The gates depicted activating at the end were the following:
  • Juna ("Double Jeopardy")
  • Chulak ("Family")
  • Vyus ("Past and Present")
  • Hadante ("Prisoners")
  • Unnamed Planet ("Forever in a Day")
  • PJ2-445 ("One False Step") (the shot is flipped horizontally)
  • Stargate Command
• Both Amanda Tapping and Michael Shanks play dual roles in this episode
  • Tapping plays both Lt. Col. Samantha Carter and the RepliCarter.
  • Shanks plays Dr. Daniel Jackson and provides the voice of Thor.
• Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks do not share a scene in either episode.
• This episode is Michael Shanks' 150th episode.
• This episode likely marks the death of the oldest Goa'uld System Lord, Yu the Great, as he was stabbed in the chest and seen collapsing. Yu was the longest running Goa'uld recurring character. He was first introduced in the Season Three episode "Fair Game" and was the last surviving major Goa'uld from that time.
• With the death of Yu, Anubis and Ba'al are the longest surviving major Goa'uld. Ba'al was introduced in the Season Five episode "Summit" and Anubis was first referred to by name in the same episode, but did not appear until "Revelations".
• This is the only episode of the series to feature all three of Earth's main off-world allies: Bra'tac (Tony Amendola), Jacob Carter/Selmak (Carmen Argenziano) and Thor (Voice of Michael Shanks).
• The images of Ba'al and Anubis' homeworld are stock footage of Delmak, Sokar's homeworld. Ne'tu is clearly visible in the sky.
• The wall/door of Ancient text on Dakara contains phrases such as "...these rules shall be obeyed at all times under penalty of the highest degree..." and "...this device must only be used for betterment of life or for self-preservation..."
• It is not explained why Anubis still needs to possess a human host instead of creating another force field like his original guise.
• Jack said it was weird that he was in Siler's will, however, in "Lost City" he declared that, should he die as a result of the knowledge within his mind, Siler would get his collection of Simpsons video cassettes.

Sources

• Official Stargate SG-1 site. MGM. Visited June 8, 2006. Most of site requires Flash.
• Screenplay of Part 2 (PDF). Distributed by MGM. Prepared by Line 21 Media Services Ltd (2004-12-14). Retrieved on October 29, 2006.
• Episode guide of Part II from Skyone. Visited June 4, 2006.
• Summary of Part II from SciFi. Visited June 4, 2006. Requires Flash.
• Review from GateWorld. Reviewed by Alli Snow. Visited May 7, 2006.

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