1.07 "Cold Lazarus" Episode Guide
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A strange crystal strikes down O'Neill, replacing him with a double that returns with the SG-1 team to Earth to find the cause of O'Neill's private grief—his son's death. But the crystalline entity double is dangerously unstable as O'Neill's bewildered wife Sara soon discovers. Can O'Neill return to the SGC in time to save everyone and prevent chaos?
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MGM/SciFi.com Official Summary
On planet P3X-562, the SG-1 team discovers a valley full of broken crystals. Alone, Colonel Jack O'Neill finds a whole crystal with blue light emanating from it. Upon touching it, he is struck down and a duplicate O'Neill appears. The double returns home through the Stargate, with the unsuspecting team. Once back, the double seeks out O'Neill's estranged wife, Sara, and tries to find the couple's son, Charlie, who was killed years earlier. Meanwhile, a revived O'Neill returns through the gate, only to realize he's been replicated. Capt. Samantha Carter and Dr. Daniel Jackson have discovered that the crystals contain energy beings that can read minds, mimic people, and communicate. The beings tell of their tragic encounter with the Goa'uld and explain that they cannot survive in the Earth's intense electromagnetic field, which means that the O'Neill double is now highly unstable, putting Sara and others in great danger. The real O'Neill and the SG-1 team find Sara and the double in a hospital emergency room. The double explains that he never meant to hurt O'Neill. He was trying to heal him when he realized that the greatest pain O'Neill had was not physical, but emotional: grief from the loss of his son. In a final gesture, the double does just that, taking the form of Charlie and giving Sara and Jack something they never had: a chance to say good-bye to their son.
Cast
- Richard Dean Anderson as Col. Jack O'Neill
- Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson
- Amanda Tapping as Capt. Samantha Carter
- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
- Don S. Davis as Gen. George Hammond
Guest Stars
- Harley Jane Kozak as Sara O'Neill
- Teryl Rothery as Dr. Fraiser
- Gary Jones as Technician
- Wally Dalton as Sara's Father (Mike)
- Kyle Graham as Charlie O'Neill
Production
- Written by Jeffery F. King
- Directed by Kenneth J. Girotti
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