Watergate (Stargate SG-1)

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“Watergate”
Stargate SG-1 episode
Episode no. Season 4
Episode 7
Guest stars Marina Sirtis as Dr. Svetlana Markov
Tom McBeath as Col. Maybourne
Gary Jones as Walter Harriman
Darryl Scheelar as Co-Pilot
Written by Robert C. Cooper
Directed by Martin Wood
Production no. 407
Original airdate August 11, 2000
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"Watergate" is an episode from Season 4 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

After discovering that the SGC can't use its Stargate, it is learned that the Russians have recovered the Stargate that was onboard Thor's ship when it crashed on earth from a Replicator attack, and that is stuck on. At the request of one Dr. Svetlana Markov, SG-1 is sent to investigate why this is. When they arrive at the Russian base, they discover that everyone there is dead. After turning off the Russian Stargate, Markov, Jackson and Carter go through to the same planet to figure out what was keeping it on, while O'Neill and Teal'c look around the base. They manage to find Colonel Maybourne in a freezer, but when they take him out, he is miraculously revived, and small, watery alien beings come out of him. The water vapor alien then enters Teal'c, and use him to go to the stargate. O'Neill attempts to stop him, but Teal'c opens the gate, and the aliens come out of Teal'c and go through the Stargate. Meanwhile, on the other side, it is discovered that the water that has submerged the civilization are actually aliens, the same kind that infected Maybourne. After the beings go through the stargate to their homeworld, Markov, Daniel and Carter are sent back to earth, having had their sub crushed and having been captured by the aliens. The Russian Stargate program is then shut down, and Maybourne is arrested.

[edit] Quotes

  • Col. O'Neill: Holy frozen bad guys....
  • Col. O'Neill: If I say "what", and you say "it's classified", I'm gonna shoot you.
  • Teal'c: Do not humans usually die when they are frozen?
  • [Dr. Markov is repairing burnt-out engine panel in submarine]
Dr. Jackson: Well, given the obvious solid craftsmanship that went into this thing I don’t see how this possibly could have happened...
Dr. Markov: If you are implying that everything Russian-made is of poor quality, actually, the sub is Swiss.
Dr. Jackson: So they occasionally catch fire, but they keep perfect time? [pause] Sorry. I think I've been hanging around Jack O'Neill too much.
[Later, pressure appears to be increasing outside sub (theoretically impossible)]
Dr. Markov: The gauge must be malfunctioning.
Dr. Jackson: But it's Swiss!

[edit] Notes

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  • The Russians' possession of a DHD is used to gain some influence in the SGC up until it is destroyed in the season 5 episode 48 Hours.
  • When Dr. Markov uncovers the submarine, O'Neill expresses disappointment that there isn't room for him, stating that he's "never been in a submarine before." This is contrary to the events of the 4th season opener, Small Victories, and is obviously further 'denial' of his involvement in the incident.
  • When Markov, Daniel and Carter are sent back to Earth, all seven chevrons on the receiving Stargate are encoded simultaneously.
  • Marina Sirtis, who plays Dr. Markov, is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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