Ascension (Stargate SG-1)
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| “Ascension” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 3 |
| Guest stars | Sean Patrick Flanery as Orlin John de Lancie as Colonel Frank Simmons Teryl Rothery as Dr. Janet Fraiser Ben Wilkinson as O'Brien Eric Breker as Colonel Reynolds Rob Fournier as Special Forces Commander |
| Written by | Robert C. Cooper |
| Directed by | Martin Wood |
| Production no. | 503 |
| Original airdate | July 13, 2001 |
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| "Threshold (Part 4)" | "The Fifth Man" |
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"Ascension" is an episode from Season 5 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.
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[edit] Plot
After Carter passes out while investigating a device on an alien planet, General Hammond gives most of the SG-1 team some time off. Daniel, being the expert linguist, stays on the planet to help the team that will be analyzing the alien device. After a short time home Carter begins to see a strange man that appears to be invisible to everyone else. She informs her superiors at the SGC then cameras and microphones are placed in her home. The strange man does not appear again until the cameras are removed. It turns out that the man is an ascended being who goes by the name of Orlin. He gives up ascension to be with Carter and begins to create many different things in her home.
While Orlin was ascended he helped the people of the alien planet to develop the alien device that SG-1 discovered. As it turns out, it is a powerful weapon that protected the planet from invaders, but afterwards sparked a civil war that wiped out the planet's populace. Carter is working to create a link between a naquadah generator and the weapon. Orlin knows what the device can do and convinces Carter to stop her research. They then attempt to stop anyone from activating the device.
Colonel Simmons learns that Orlin is not a delusion brought on by Carter's stress but a human from the alien world. When the government attempts to capture Orlin, Carter is sent in to convince him to come peacefully. Orlin then leads her to a miniature Stargate that he has built in her basement. The two of them travel to the planet and Orlin sacrifices himself to stop the SG team from activating the weapon. The other ascended beings allow Orlin to ascend once more and destroy the weapon so that it can no longer be used.
[edit] Notes
- Orlin appears again in Season 9's "The Fourth Horseman", taking the form of a young boy, to help the SGC combat the Ori.
- Teal'c reveals that he is a fan of Star Wars, and has seen it nine times.
- This is the first appearance of Colonel Simmons, a recurring antagonist in season 5, played by John de Lancie, who played Q in Star Trek.
[edit] Connections to other episodes
Within the season two episode Touchstone, O'Neill refers to the people theoretically in charge of the covert use of the second Stargate as "Dark Side Guys," yet he reveals here that he has never seen Star Wars.
[edit] External links
- Official Stargate SG-1 site. MGM. Visited June 8, 2006. Most of site requires Flash.
- Screenplay (PDF). Distributed by MGM. Prepared by Casablanca Continuity (2001-06-01). Retrieved on October 15, 2006. Linked to from Official Stargate SG-1 site.
- Summary from GateWorld. Visited May 3, 2006.
