9.02 "Avalon Part 2" Episode Guide
Précis
Still in the underground caverns of Avalon, the team faces several challenges to prove their worthiness and scholarship as a test to access the knowledge of the Ancients who returned to Earth 10,000 years ago. The thrill of success is soon replaced with fear and uncertainty after Daniel and Vala activate a newly-discovered Ancient device.
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The following is a collection of spoilers gathered from various sources. Keep in mind that these interpretations are subject to change.
The team is in an underground cavern comprised of chambers. Each chamber presents a different challenge. Mitchell and Teal'c are trapped in one chamber and Daniel and Vala in another. The ceilings in both chambers are lowering, threatening to squash them after they unsuccessfully meet the challenges. Daniel, however, solves the puzzles in enough time to save everyone's lives.
Back at the SGC, Daniel activates an Ancient long-range communications device which links his and Vala's minds to the bodies of an Ancient married couple, Harrid and Sallis, on the planet Celestis in a far galaxy. They are rendered unconscious during the link and no one knows how to deactivate the device.
"Check out Avalon II and Origin in which Daniel takes center stage and 'opens up a huuuuge can of worms'." — Joseph Mallozzi in his Q&A thread on GateWorld.
"The main story arc that will drive most of the action through the show's 9th season and (hopefully) beyond will be inextricably linked to Daniel, his past experience with the Ancients, and his experiences in the opening 3 parter." — Joseph Mallozzi in his Q&A thread on GateWorld.
"We’ve always tried to ground SG-1’s stories as well as mythology in some form of Earth mythology and put a twist on it. Previous to this it was Egyptian mythology and the Goa’uld posing as Egyptian gods. Going forward, we had to decide what mythology we were going to next play on. We hadn’t done the King Arthur/Avalon/Merlin mythology before. With Merlin being one of the more famous magical figures, I thought it would be interesting if we revealed he was an Ancient. That Merlin had, in fact, returned to Earth from Atlantis after the war with the Wraith and settled on our planet." — Robert C. Cooper in an interview with Steve Eramo in TV Zone Special #64.
From Script Coordinator Alex Levine's SciFi.com Blog entry for July 20th:
Fire! In an upcoming scene in Avalon Pt. 2, our fearless SG-1 Stunt Coordinator Dan Shea caught on fire! Yep, it’s true. A wider shot selection forced him out of his fire-retardant garb so he could be in the shot and near the “burn” (the fire-stunt). When Dan went to put the “bridge” down over the flames to let the actress out of the ring of fire, the fire was accidentally blown toward him and he caught on fire. Stop, drop and roll! Thankfully he wasn’t hurt.
Factoid: the village from Avalon Pt. 2 is entirely within our Effects stage — it’s not outside at all. There will be a behind the scenes featurette called “It Takes a Crew to Raise a Village” on the DVD’s for season 9, which, among other interesting things, shows the village being built via time-lapse photography.
Oh, speaking of dirt. If you’re thinking the Stargate powers that be don’t pay enough attention to detail, you’ll be amazed to learn that the network took issue with the color of the dirt in the village set. Thankfully, the matter was resolved. The producers and the network settled on brown. Now that’s keeping it real.
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
- Claudia Black as Vala
- Lexa Doig as Dr. Carolyn Lam
- Bill Dow as Dr. Bill Lee
- Gary Jones as Sgt. Walter Harriman
- Steve Park as Harrid
- April Telek as Sallis
Production
- Written by Robert C. Cooper
- Directed by Andy Mikita
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--DeeKayP 18:50, 23 Jun 2005 (PDT)