9.18 "Arthur's Mantle" Episode Guide

Précis

Mitchell and Carter are sent into another dimension after activating a personal cloaking device. While Daniel leads an investigation to find his missing teammates, Mitchell decides to use the technology to his advantage when a similarly cloaked assassin attacks the Sodan. Daniel and Carter learn from the device that the Ancient Merlin had designed a weapon against ascended beings.

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"Alan is finishing up his second draft of Arthur's Mantle." — Joseph Mallozzi in his GateWorld Blog, August 23.

According to Arthurian legends, Arthur's mantle, or cloak, gave the wearer invisibility while he could see everyone around him. Arthur's mantle is one of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain which "reveal a preoccupation with worthiness of the person finding or using them: they will not work for the unworthy. This is a clear indication of their function in the king's relationship with Sovereignty: they cannot be found or wielded by any save the rightful king or champion of the king. Merlin was supposed to have procured these from their owners and taken them to his abode of glass on Bardsey Island." — Encyclopedia of the Celts.

STORY:

Mitchell and Carter disappear! The security cameras at the base recorded their last location, then, suddenly, they were gone.

Teal'c and Major Hadden’s team, SG-9, have gone to the Sodan homeworld and encountered a massacre at the Stargate. They transport to the Sodan’s hideaway using the codes given to Col. Mitchell after he gained their trust ("Babylon"). When they arrive, they are shocked and stunned to find that someone has burnt the village to the ground and killed several Jaffa there. Someone who knew the codes to the transporter had to have done this.

Teal'c examines some of the dead Jaffa and realizes that whoever did the deed knew the best way to kill a Jaffa — targeting the symbiote. They discover Haikon still alive, but his symbiote is dead. Quickly, they decide to administer tretonin to save his life.

Back at the SGC, Mitchell and Carter realize that they are phased out similar to the way that Daniel was several years ago after the process of looking into the Crystal Skull was interrupted ("Crystal Skull"). While Mitchell tries to get over the shock of what has happened to him, Daniel leads the investigation to find them.

Maj. Hadden and Teal'c realize that they have become stranded on Sodan because the obelisk housing the transporter has been damaged. Unable to get back to the Stargate, Hadden becomes uneasy and grows fatalistic. They’ve discovered that it was Volnek ("Babylon") who attacked the village. Teal'c decides to use one of the Sodan personal cloaking devices to track down Volnek, who is also using one. They will be able to see each other when their cloaks are activated.

Mitchell and Carter watch as Daniel makes progress in his investigation and soon they learn about what Volnek has done. Convinced that they are invincible, Mitchell decides to go after Volnek while still invisible...

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Cast

• Ben Browder as Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
• Amanda Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
• Christopher Judge as Teal'c
• With Beau Bridges as Maj. Gen. Hank Landry
• And Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson

Guest Stars

• Tony Todd as Haikon
• Jarvis George as Volnek
• Bill Dow as Dr. Bill Lee
• Gary Jones as Sgt. Harriman
• Major Hadden, commander of SG-9
• SG-9 members McKenzie, Conway, Stevens

Production

• Written by Alan McCullough
• Directed by Peter DeLuise

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