10.18 "Family Ties" Episode Guide
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Précis
Family reunions abound as Gen. Landry gets a surprise visit from his ex-wife, and Vala is reunited with her roguish father who could possibly help the planet if Vala could only trust him.
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SciFi.com Official Summary
The official summary is not yet available as this episode has yet to air in the United States.
Sky One Program Guide: Vala’s father, Jacek, contacts Stargate Command wishing to trade information about a series of planned attacks on Earth in exchange for sanctuary on the planet. Once safe, Jacek reverts to his scheming ways and he is later found to be associating with one of Arkad’s Jaffa splinter cells. When challenged on his motives, Jacek once again manages to persuade the Stargate team that he has vital information for them. Was Vala right all along? Can her father really be trusted?
Cast
- Ben Browder as Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
- Amanda Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
- Claudia Black as Vala Mal Doran
- With Beau Bridges as Maj. Gen. Hank Landry
- And Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson
Guest Stars
- Fred Willard as Jacek
- Gary Jones as CMS Harriman
- Bill Dow as Dr. Bill Lee
- Lexa Doig as Dr. Carolyn Lam
- Martin Christopher as Maj. Marks
- Fulvio Cecere as Col. Davidson
- Paul Wu as De'vir
- Lillianne Dieuique-Lee as Kim Lam
- Robin Richardson as Trader
- Dan Shea as Sgt. Siler
- Doreen Ramus as Hazel
Production
- Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie
- Directed by Peter DeLuise
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Production Notes
- Before cameras starting: September 6.
- Lexa Doig appears as Dr. Carolyn Lam. Carolyn's mother, Landry's ex-wife, also makes an appearance. — information from Michael Shanks and Beau Bridges at the Creation Convention in Chicago, August 26-27, 2006.
- "Samantha and Vala have a couple of moments in an upcoming episode called “Family Ties” so it would be nice to have a little bit [of] character development there." — Claudia Black, The SciFi World, September 6, 2006.
- "As for SG-1, we just watched an episode called Family Ties where Vala is reunited with her roguish father, who is played by Fred Willard, and he has to offer some help on a situation that affects the planet and she doesn't trust him. It's a fun episode for both Fred and Claudia." — Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, TV Zone #208, October 2006.
- "Jacek (Vala's father) who is played by Fred Willard, contacts Stargate Command and claims to have some information that could impact the survival of Earth. He wants asylum and Landry tells him, 'Only if Vala will vouch for you', but she won't. Apparently, the two of them have a bit of a history together and she doesn't trust him. He ends up coming to Earth though, and is set up in an apartment. Unfortunately he has a roguish nature and starts to fall back on his old ways. This is a fun episode in which we find out more about Vala's background in relation to her father." — Joseph Mallozzi, TV Zone Special #74, January 2007.
- "The final scene may surprise some viewers, but only if the network leaves it in. I don't want to oversell it, but it is perhaps the greatest final scene in the history of Stargate." — Paul Mullie, TV Zone Special #74, January 2007.
- Concerning the final scene: "Can’t say much about the scene in question. Suffice it to say, the episode has a few “topical references”. When I wrote the scene, I assumed someone would insist I lose it. As it turned out, nobody objected (because, I suspect, they were too busy to notice and figured someone else would get around to objecting for them). Can’t say more." — Joseph Mallozzi, Personal Blog, January 21, 2007.
Further Reading
- Solutions Spoiler Blog: Family Ties
- The SciFi World interview with Claudia Black
- TV Zone #208, October 2006.
- TV Zone Special #74, January 2007.
- Joseph Mallozzi's Blog, January 21, 2007.
--DeeKayP 11:40, 6 September 2006 (PDT)