Secrets (Stargate SG-1)

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“Secrets”
Stargate SG-1 episode
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 9
Guest stars Carmen Argenziano as Gen. Jacob Carter
Vaitiare Bandera as Sha're
Erick Avari as Kasuf
Peter Williams as Apophis
Douglas H. Arthurs as Heru'ur
Chris Owens as Armin Selig
Michael Tiernan as Ryn'tak
Written by Terry Curtis Fox
Directed by Duane Clark
Production no. 209
Original airdate August 21, 1998
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"Secrets" is an episode from Season 2 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.

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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The one year anniversary of SG-1's departure from Abydos has arrived, and Daniel Jackson requests to go back to Abydos as he promised (though without his wife Sha're). He returns with Teal'c only, because Jack O'Neill and Samantha Carter are due at a medal ceremony with the President. Upon arriving, he informs his father-in-law Kasuf that he has been unable to rescue Sha're, but his father-in-law is one step ahead of him, as Sha're is already on Abydos, and very pregnant.

Sha're reveals that the child is indeed Apophis's, but she is in her right mind (although still possessed by the Goa'uld Amonet) because the child will be stillborn if she takes over while Sha're is still pregnant. Apophis has hidden Sha're on Abydos, so that rival Goa'uld will not know of the child, whom he intends to someday be his new host. Furthermore, they realize that Sha're still has access to the sum total of Goa'uld memories while her host is dormant, so after much soul-searching, Daniel Jackson agrees that they should take her back to Earth so that she can give as much information as possible before she has her child.

Meanwhile, in Washington, DC, Samantha Carter's father, Lieutenant General Jacob Carter is present at his daughter's medal ceremony. Their reunion seems to be a little awkward, and the general atmosphere of unease is heightened by his assertion that he knows their fabricated cover story (for the awards) is false, and that he has arranged for Samantha to get into NASA where she can "actually go into space." Captain Carter obviously can't accept the offer, and they part rather abruptly after Samantha repeatedly refuses to consider NASA.

Jack O'Neill briefly leaves the reception, and is followed to a bar by a reporter who apparently knows of the Stargate program. Worse yet, he has an audio recording of a brief, but rather to-the-point discussion of the Stargate program between Captain Carter and Colonel O'Neill while on their way to the ceremony. Colonel O'Neill manages to come up with a poor cover story, and denies the existence of the program. After a brief consultation with Carter and General Hammond, Colonel O'Neill attempts to re-initiate contact with the reporter, hoping to find out who has caused the leak.

Back on Abydos, Daniel Jackson and Teal'c attempt to leave for Earth with Sha're, but are stopped when a Goa'uld pyramid ship lands on top of the pyramid. Amonet comes forth, saying Apophis has come for her. It turns out to be the ship of Heru-ur, a sworn enemy of Apophis, who has come with the intent of stealing Sha're's child. Sha're goes into labor, and Teal'c leaves Daniel and Sha're in an attempt to keep Heru-ur's Jaffa from finding them while she is in labor. Though Jackson realizes that Sha're will become Amonet again as soon as the child is born, he refuses to leave her.

Colonel O'Neill allows Armin Selig (the reporter) to find him, and they have a brief discussion in which Selig reveals that he knows a LOT about the program, including the recent episode in which Earth was nearly destroyed by two alien spacecraft. O'Neill quips "Alright, if you're gonna go ahead with it, I want to make sure you get one thing right: It's O'Neill, with two "l"s....There's another Colonel O'Neil with only one "l",; he has...no sense of humor at all." As O'Neill walks back into the building, he watches as Selig is run over when he steps out onto the road; Selig believes that the hit-and-run was arranged by O'Neill, but O'Neill denies this, and Selig dies on the scene.

O'Neill is unable to attend the ceremony because he was witness to the accident, so the ceremony is canceled. Carter finds her father before leaving, and he reveals to her that he has lymphoma, and that he had really hoped to see Carter become an astronaut before he died. While completely devastated by her father's revelation, Carter is still unable to fulfill his dream of seeing her become an astronaut, nor can she tell him the truth about her super-astronaut status in SG-1.

Sha're's child is born, and Amonet reasserts control over her host, though not before Daniel Jackson has sworn to love Sha're forever, no matter what happens. Teal'c appears immediately after the birth, dressed as one of Heru-ur's helmeted guards, and commands Daniel to give him the baby, which he delivered and is therefore holding. Amonet also demands to be given the child, but is powerless to stop Teal'c (still disguised), and he shoots her with a Zat, telling her, "tell Apophis that Heru-ur has taken the son as his own." Teal'c and Jackson give the baby to Kasuf, who goes into hiding with the child.

At the SGC, Colonel O'Neill and Captain Carter are given their medals by General Hammond, and told that they may ship out to Abydos when they are ready to bring Daniel Jackson and Teal'c back. After Carter leaves the room, O'Neill remains, and General Hammond answers O'Neill's unvoiced question, saying "It was an accident."

Teal'c (still in full disguise) returns to the Stargate on Abydos with Daniel Jackson as a "prisoner." Heru-ur is waiting there, and while Daniel Jackson pretends to offer an alliance with Earth against Apophis, Heru-ur declares that he will make Earth a slave world as soon as he has eliminated Apophis. Teal'c lies to Heru-ur, saying that Apophis has already come to reclaim his child. At this moment, O'Neill and Carter come through the Stargate, and Teal'c makes use of the confusion and wormhole "kawoosh" to eliminate the rest of Heru-ur's Jaffa guard. While O'Neill's gun proves useless against Heru-ur's personal force-field, O'Neill throws his standard-issue knife into the palm of Heru'ur's hand, partially disabling the field and forcing Heru-ur to retreat.

Yet again, the Stargate is activated from off-world just as the group is about to depart, and this time it is Apophis, coming to retrieve his queen and their child. Amonet/Sha're comes into the room as they arrive, and tells Apophis that the child has been stolen by Heru-ur. However, we learn that she knows the truth about who has the child, because she sees SG-1 hiding in the room, and looks directly at Daniel Jackson. Furthermore, she does not reveal their position, which strongly indicates that somehow, Sha're is fighting back against her Goa'uld and managing to retain some control.

[edit] Notes

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  • Colonel O'Neill's mention of another, humorless Colonel O'Neil spelled with only one "l" is a joking reference to the changes his character underwent in the transition from the movie to the TV show, as in the movie the characters name was spelled with only one 'l'.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of Kasuf in the series.
  • It is mentioned in Forever in a Day that the child of two Goa'uld hosts is called a Harcesis, inheriting the genetic knowledge of all the Goa'uld. Having such a child is strictly forbidden by Goa'uld statutes.
  • We learn that a pregnant Goa'uld's host has control over the body during the pregnancy. If the Goa'uld becomes active at any time, the baby will be still-born.
  • The scene of Heru-ur's mothership landing is actually stock fotage from Stargate the movie of Ra's mothership leaving.
  • One of Heru-ur's Jaffa uses the word "Stargate" instead of "Chappa'ai."
  • This is one of the two episodes in the entire Stargate SG-1 series in which a Horus mask retracts on-screen (The other one is season eight's Moebius). The cost for such an effect was quite high, and as a result, the rest of them are done off-screen, with only the sound as proof.
  • Vaitiare Bandera (who plays Sha're) was actually pregnant with Michael Shanks child during the filming of this episode. Michael has joked at conventions that during breaks in filming the labour scene, he kept telling the baby not to actually come out yet.
  • A possible explanation for the death of Armin Selig, the reporter, is given in season eight's Citizen Joe.

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