The Broca Divide

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The Broca Divide is the fourth episode of the first season of Stargate SG-1.

Contents 1 Plot 2 References 3 Notable Quotes 4 Notes 5 In other languages 6 External links

[edit] Plot

SG-1 accompanies SG-3 to the planet designated P3X-797. Upon arrival they find themselves attacked by a group of savage primeval men living in the forest like animals. They scare them off and walk out of the darkness into the light.

Once out of the forest and in the light they find a beautiful civilization that appears to be of Minoan origin, which fascinates Daniel immensely. The locals refer to their land as "The Land of Light" and the savages in the forest as "The Touched". Citizens of the Land of Light afflicted with a "curse" devolve into savage beasts and are banished into the dark.

After returning to Earth, members of the SGC start displaying the same symptoms as "The Touched". Sam tries to seduce Jack, but he realizes she has the mysterious disease and takes her to the infirmary. Later, when Daniel expresses concern for Sam, Jack becomes unaccountably jealous, insisting "she's not yours to care about", and assaults Daniel.

Very heavily sedated, Jack asks Doctor Fraiser to experiment on him in hopes of finding a cure, but she refuses. Teal'c returns to the planet with Daniel, as they are the only members of SGC except Doctor Fraiser who haven't come down with the disease. Teal'c brings back a blood sample of the Untouched for Fraiser to analyze, but Daniel is taken by the Touched.

Doctor Fraiser realizes Daniel and she were not infected as a result of their antihistamine allergy medicine, and the "curse" is actually a disease targeting histamine. From analyzing the blood she concludes there must be something in the diet of the people in the Land of Light that acts as an antihistamine; which, if eaten more often will prevent the "curse".

Doctor Fraiser synthesizes a cure (lots of antihistamine) and the SGC is brought out of lockdown. The team goes back to P3X-797 and finds Daniel living among the Touched -without his allergy medicine he has contracted the disease. The team uses darts loaded with Fraiser's cure for the disease.

SG-1 explains to the people the "curse" is reversible, and their lost family members will be returning. When Daniel awakens back to his normal self, he serves as proof to the people who rush into the forest. SG-1 follows and witnesses a moving moment of reunions. They give some medication and aid to the Land of Light so that none shall ever be "Touched" again, and, having made new friends, return to Earth through the Stargate.

[edit] References

Australopithecus, brain, brig, Chulak, craniometry, chlorpheniramine maleate, Defcon, Hilk'sha, histamine, Infirmary, Judson, Land of Light, leper, lockdown, MALP, Minoan, neurotransmitter, night vision goggles, P3X-797, Pierre Paul Broca, rhinitis, SG-1, SG-3, stomach, The Touched, The Untouched

[edit] Notable Quotes

Col. O'Neill: Oh, I got in a little wrestling match with Carter.
Dr. Jackson: Why?
Col. O'Neill: I guess she's got whatever Johnson's got. Had to drag her off to the infirmary.
Dr. Jackson: What, did she start a fight with you, like Johnson did with Teal'c?
Col. O'Neill: No, she, uh, tried to seduce me.
[pause]
Dr. Jackson: Oh. [pause] You poor man...

Teal'c: Col. O'Neill?
Col. O'Neill: [imitating Desi Arnaz] Lucy, I'm home!
Teal'c: I am not Lucy.
Col. O'Neill: I know that. It's a reference to an old TV—never mind, open the door.
Teal'c: I will summon the doctor.
Col. O'Neill: No, come on. I'm fine. I'm back to being myself. Just open up.
Teal'c: I cannot be certain that you are back to being yourself. You referred to me as "Lucy."

Capt. Carter: [uncomfortably] About my earlier behavior... I wasn't myself, and—
Col. O'Neill: Oh, Carter, I don't even remember your earlier behavior.
Capt. Carter: You don't?
Col. O'Neill: No, I was infected too, remember?
Capt. Carter: [relieved] Right! Good, I'm—I'm glad.
Col. O'Neill: By the way, how's the wound?
Capt. Carter: Wound?
Col. O'Neill: I understand you got stabbed in the stomach?
Capt. Carter: Oh, yeah, that—that was nothing. With any luck, there won't even be a scar.
Col. O'Neill: Well, good. I was concerned.
Capt. Carter: You were?
Col. O'Neill: Sure. [smiles] If it doesn't heal properly, you'll never wear that sweet little tank top number again.
[She stops in her tracks at that, and he keeps on walking.]

[edit] Notes

• Since there was only one possible gate address from the four symbols Apophis was known to have dialed on Chulak and the corresponding planet turned out to be a dead end, this indicates either the planet to which Apophis fled at the end of "Children of the Gods" is not included on the Abydos cartouche or he immediately dialed another gate upon arrival at the planet (a tactic shown later in the series to be common among the Goa'uld).
• This episode includes the first appearances of Dr. Janet Fraiser and Colonel Makepeace, as well as the team SG-3 (USMC).
• The events of this episode took place in March. (SG1: "Politics")
• The title of the episode refers to the cultural division spoken of by Paul Broca. Broca's area is a part of the brain used in speech formations.
• The Land of Light would often be used as a safe-haven for refugees later in the series. Its leaders and existence first reoccur in the episode "Enigma", when the Tollan need a planet to stay on. It also appears on Family for a place for the son and wife of Teal'c.

[edit] In other languages

• Hungarian: A sötétség határán
• Czech: Mezi světlem a tmou
• Italian: La luce della civiltà
• German: Die Seuche
• French: La Théorie de Broca
• Portuguese: A Divisão De Broca
• Spanish: La Vertiente Broca
• Russian: Раздел по Броку (Razgyel po Broku)

[edit] External links

• The Broca Divide on the official Syfy website.
• The Broca Divide Screenplay on the official MGM website.
• The Broca Divide on GateWorld.