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== Précis ==
== Précis ==
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== SciFi.com Official Summary ==
== SciFi.com Official Summary ==


''The official summary is not yet available as this episode has yet to air in the United States.''
Because nothing but time will dissolve the link between them, Daniel and Vala are forced to remain together at Stargate Command. But when Vala learns that P8X-412 is one of 43 planets already visited by a Prior of the Ori, she persuades Mitchell to help the villagers of that primitive world resist this new danger.


== Episode Spoilers ==
Mitchell, Daniel and Teal'c accompany Vala to the planet, where they discover the real reason for Vala's special interest: The villagers there worship her as the Goa'uld god Qetesh. Vala was once host to the real Qetesh, and after she was freed of the symbiote, she discovered that the people of this isolated planet hadn't heard that their god was dead. She continued posing as Qetesh, and the villagers showered her with the few riches they had. Now she's back to collect her loot. She also thinks she can simply order the villagers to reject the Prior.


The following is a collection of spoilers gathered from various sources. Keep in mind that these interpretations are subject to change.  
Daniel and the rest of the team doubt that. The Prior's powers are very real — on his previous visit, he apparently healed a villager, Vachna, of a terrible illness. Vala won't be able to compete with the Prior in a god-versus-god showdown; the villagers will inevitably lose faith in her and submit to the Ori. Daniel finally persuades Vala that their only hope is to tell the truth. If her people come to see Vala as a false god, maybe they'll be suspicious of the Ori, too.


In an alien marketplace, the Jaffa trader Inago is approached by Daniel and Mitchell. When the two tell him that they’re meeting with a mutual friend - Vala - Inago draws his weapon on them, only to wind up in a stand-off when Vala sneaks up behind him. Vala has used Daniel and Mitchell as her distraction.
Unfortunately, the revelation of Vala's true identity doesn't go over so well. The outraged villagers toss her in prison and put her on trial for her life. As Daniel argues that Vala deserves mercy, the Prior of the Ori returns. He debates with Daniel, and it's obvious that some of the villagers are buying his claims.


When she and Inago greet one another, it becomes immediately apparent that Inago is about as fond of Vala as Daniel is. Each has cheated the other in the past, which presents real problems to Daniel and Mitchell, because Inago has something in his possession Vala needs back from him, and Vala had something in her possession that Inago needs back from her. Now, it’s in some very dangerous hands...
When Vachna falls ill again, however, Vala heals him using a Goa'uld hand device. This demonstration forces many villagers, including Vachna, to question the validity of the Prior's claims … until more people collapse with the illness. The disease spreads too fast for Vala to keep up. Worse, those she heals fall sick again afterwards. Soon, even Mitchell succumbs.


Back on Earth, Daniel, Teal'c and General Landry make a pitch to Senator Fisher for extra resources for the SGC to combat the Orii - the evil ascended beings whom Daniel encountered in a trance-like state. Senator Fisher’s counter-proposal is to massively cut SGC funding, stop all new exploration and divert funds into building more ships like Daedalus.
The Ori, it seems, want to teach a mortal lesson to SG-1 and the people of P8X-412…
 
While Teal'c attempts to argue that while the Jaffa are indeed free, the Goa'uld are still served by their human slaves and thus remain a threat, Vala - only present at the hearing because she’s inconveniently bound to Daniel by the alien energy field - decides to give the Senator a piece of her mind.
 
Her pithy, informative lecture on the, er, over-compensatory nature of big ships and big guns leads to the maligned Senator cutting short the meeting...and SG-1 having to go into dangerous territory to retrieve the technology they must trade with Inago in order to free Daniel from Vala.
 
Guest Characters: Vala, Inago, Senator Fisher, Arlos.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Claudia Black]] as [[Vala]]
* [[Claudia Black]] as [[Vala]]
* [[Lexa Doig]] as [[Carolyn Lam|Dr. Carolyn Lam]]
* [[Lexa Doig]] as [[Carolyn Lam|Dr. Carolyn Lam]]
* [[Bill Dow]] as [[Bill Lee|Dr. Bill Lee]]
* [[Cam Chai]] as [[Azdak]]
* [[Wallace Shawn]] as [[Arlos]]
* [[Greg Anderson]] as [[Priors of the Ori|Prior]]
* [[Pablo Coffey]] as [[Vachna]]
* Nicola Correia Damude, Matt Johnson as Village Players
* Chad Hershler as Villager (Aide)
* Michael Coleman as Med Tech


== Production ==
== Production ==
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=== Keywords ===
=== Keywords ===


* [[Jaffa]]
* [[Goa'uld]]
* [[Orii]]
* [[Ori]]
* [[Stargate Program]]
* [[P8X-412]]
* [[Qetesh]]


=== Other ===
=== Other ===


{{Season Nine Ep Guide Links}}
* [[9.05 "The Powers That Be" Transcript]]
* [[9.05 "The Powers That Be" Transcript]]
* Previous: [[9.04 "The Ties That Bind" Episode Guide]]
* Previous: [[9.04 "The Ties That Bind" Episode Guide]]
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== Related Links ==
== Related Links ==


* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=211&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: Season 9 spoilers to date]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=223&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: EXCLUSIVE! Incredible new direction for S9]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=251&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 spoilers: Michael Shanks at Creation Con]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=255&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 spoilers from Joseph Mallozzi]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=258&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: more from Joe Mallozzi]
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--[[User:DeeKayP|DeeKayP]] 19:43, 23 Jun 2005 (PDT)

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Précis

Vala returns to a planet where she was once worshipped as a god, only to face some unexpected trials when Daniel convinces her to tell the impoverished people the truth about being a host freed from her Goa'uld symbiote. Condemned to death for her pains, Vala has to help SG-1 battle both the Priors of the Ori and a destructive plague.

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SciFi.com Official Summary

Because nothing but time will dissolve the link between them, Daniel and Vala are forced to remain together at Stargate Command. But when Vala learns that P8X-412 is one of 43 planets already visited by a Prior of the Ori, she persuades Mitchell to help the villagers of that primitive world resist this new danger.

Mitchell, Daniel and Teal'c accompany Vala to the planet, where they discover the real reason for Vala's special interest: The villagers there worship her as the Goa'uld god Qetesh. Vala was once host to the real Qetesh, and after she was freed of the symbiote, she discovered that the people of this isolated planet hadn't heard that their god was dead. She continued posing as Qetesh, and the villagers showered her with the few riches they had. Now she's back to collect her loot. She also thinks she can simply order the villagers to reject the Prior.

Daniel and the rest of the team doubt that. The Prior's powers are very real — on his previous visit, he apparently healed a villager, Vachna, of a terrible illness. Vala won't be able to compete with the Prior in a god-versus-god showdown; the villagers will inevitably lose faith in her and submit to the Ori. Daniel finally persuades Vala that their only hope is to tell the truth. If her people come to see Vala as a false god, maybe they'll be suspicious of the Ori, too.

Unfortunately, the revelation of Vala's true identity doesn't go over so well. The outraged villagers toss her in prison and put her on trial for her life. As Daniel argues that Vala deserves mercy, the Prior of the Ori returns. He debates with Daniel, and it's obvious that some of the villagers are buying his claims.

When Vachna falls ill again, however, Vala heals him using a Goa'uld hand device. This demonstration forces many villagers, including Vachna, to question the validity of the Prior's claims … until more people collapse with the illness. The disease spreads too fast for Vala to keep up. Worse, those she heals fall sick again afterwards. Soon, even Mitchell succumbs.

The Ori, it seems, want to teach a mortal lesson to SG-1 and the people of P8X-412…

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--DeeKayP 19:43, 23 Jun 2005 (PDT)