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"Show and Tell" is the twentieth episode of the second season of Stargate SG-1.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 References 4 Notable Quotes 5 Notes 6 In other languages 7 Sources

SynopsisEdit

A genetically engineered young boy is brought to Earth and talks with Colonel Jack O'Neill, who warns him that a group of invisible rebels, known as the Reetou, plan to wipe out all humans in order to defeat the Goa'uld. Unknown to the SGC there are five Reetou rebels also hiding in Stargate Command.

PlotEdit

During an unscheduled activation of the Stargate, the iris continually opens, despite SGC attempts to close it. A young boy with a bald head steps through and Captain Samantha Carter examines him. She finds that he is neither a Goa'uld nor a Jaffa. The young boy then claims that he was sent to warn the humans.

After further examinations to make sure he doesn't have a small gate-destroying bomb or poisoned teeth like other alien children that came through, the boy tells them that his "Mother" wants him to talk with Colonel Jack O'Neill alone. Once everyone leaves, the boy tells O'Neill about his mother's findings after she followed the SG team through the Stargate. He takes on the name of Charlie, O'Neill's son. Charlie comes from Reetalia, where invisible aliens, the Reetou, live. The Goa'uld regard the Reetou as a possible threat and have been trying to wipe them out. As a genetically engineered human, his rapid growth was failing, and it was necessary for him to come to Earth immediately. He explains that Mother kept the Iris open for him and that another rebel faction of the Reetou wants to defeat the Goa'uld by destroying all humans, thus depriving the Goa'uld of potential hosts.

SG-1 call the Tok'ra with the Tollan Inverted phase communicator. Jacob Carter and another Tok'ra bring in devices called Transphase Eradication Rods which can detect a Reetou and destroy it. Charlie gives SG-1 the co-ordinates for the rebel base.

Upon arriving, they discover the entire faction of rebels. Returning, they learn that five rebel Reetou have followed them. Sealing the base to make sure the Reetou don't use their bombs to destroy cities, they make a sweep of the base. In the infirmary, Charlie's mother shoots a rebel but is shot by another. After cleaning the base, Charlie's major organs begin to shut down. The Tok'ra offer to take him in and blend him with a symbiote, which Jack and Dr. Janet Fraiser agree to. However, it is not known if this worked in the end.

ReferencesEdit

Brecker; CAT Scan; Chu; DNA; Foothold situation; Fragmentation grenade; Goa'uld; Iris; Jaffa; Level 27; Level 28; Lung; MALP; Mother; Multiphasic blaster; Naquadah; Charlie O'Neill; P6J-813; Palm scanner; Plunkett; Quantum physics; Reetalia; Reetou; Reetou Central Authority; Reetou Rebel; Renal failure; Rothman; Salish; SG-5; SG-12; SG-14; Stargate Command infirmary; Tok'ra; Tonane; Transphase Eradication Rod; Trinium

Notable QuotesEdit

Jacob: Pretty tough to shoot at a moving target that you can't see.

NotesEdit

• This is the first and only time the Reetou are seen on Stargate SG-1, but they are often represented as a possible explanation for unexplained events.
• At the beginning of the episode, "Charlie" says his mom came through with Tonane in the episode "Spirits".
• In this episode the palm scanner security for the iris is installed.
• The dumbfounded machine gun operator who peers around the shield at "Charlie" is the director of the episode, Peter DeLuise.

In other languagesEdit

• French : L'Ennemi Invisible (The Invisible Enemy)
• Italian: Mostra e Racconta (Show and Tell)
• Spanish: Amenaza invisible (Invisible Threat)
• Czech: Neviditelný nepřítel (Invisible Enemy)

SourcesEdit

• Official Stargate SG-1 site. MGM. Visited June 8, 2006. Most of site requires Flash.
• Screenplay (PDF). Distributed by MGM. Prepared by Casablanca Continuity. Linked to from Official Stargate SG-1 site. Also see Google's cache.
• Summary from SciFi. Visited June 5, 2006. Requires Flash.
• Summary from GateWorld. Visited May 7, 2006.