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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.


SG-1 and Vala visit the backwater planet designated P8X-412, and meet a village leader named Azdak who is not aware that the Goa'uld System Lords have been defeated. He still believes that Vala (Claudia Black) is still a powerful god, and, once Vala reveals the truth of her history of deception and exploitation, he initiates a trial to condemn her of her crimes.  
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.


Daniel, Teal'c, and Mitchell sit with Vala in the Mal Doran, a trial in which the charges are brought before the people who hear both sides of the argument and then vote on the disposition of the accused. While Teal'c and Mitchell are present to lend their support, Daniel stands and speaks on Vala’s behalf.  
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.


Vala confessed that she was once the host to the Goa'uld Qetesh. SG-1 explains to the villagers about the parasitic nature of the Goa'uld. When Azdak begins his reading of the charges to which Vala had basically confessed, Daniel reminded him that those crimes were done by Qetesh, not Vala. Daniel said that she should only be sentenced for the crimes she committed once the Goa'uld symbiote had been removed. That was four years ago. Unfortunately, Vala still took advantage of these people after she was no longer a host. The charges against Vala are reduced to planet-wide forced labor. She deceived the people in order to gain access to their naquadah, gold, food, wine, weapons, and clothes, among other things.
The Ori, it seems, want to teach a mortal lesson to SG-1 and the people of P8X-412…
 
The proceedings are stopped when a plague sweeps through the village and Azdak dies, only to be brought back to life by a Prior of the Orii. Other villagers are also healed by the Prior, including one named Vachna, but Vachna turns ill once more.
 
During the time of their stay on the planet, Daniel tries to figure out why the Orii are asking to be worshipped. The Ascended Beings that he knows don’t care and consider humans so far beneath them that they are insignificant, just like bugs are to humans. The Orii’s need to be worshipped and their do-or-die doctrine go against what he knows about Ascended Beings.
 
Vala and SG-1 came to the planet to warn the people of the threat the Priors pose. They know that the Priors are bad, but the people seem to accept them as good. The villagers are divided in the decision as to whether or not they will devote themselves to the Orii. Will the Priors eventually show their true nature or will millions of former Goa'uld slaves just switch their devotion from one false god to another?
 
Guest characters: Vala, Azdak, Vachna, Prior, Gerak.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Claudia Black]] as [[Vala]]
* [[Claudia Black]] as [[Vala]]
* [[Louis Gossett, Jr.]] as [[Gerak]]
* [[Lexa Doig]] as [[Carolyn Lam|Dr. Carolyn Lam]]
* [[Cam Chai]] as [[Azdak]]
* [[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 ===


* [[Ascended Beings]]
* [[Jaffa]]
* [[Goa'uld]]
* [[Goa'uld]]
* [[Orii]]
* [[Ori]]
* [[P8X-412]]
* [[P8X-412]]
* [[Prior]]
* [[Qetesh]]
* [[Qetesh]]
* [[Stargate Program]]
* [[Symbiote]]


=== 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=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=253&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: evil ascendant]
* [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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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=269&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: "The Powers That Be"]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=295&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: Regener-Gate!]


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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)