9.01 "Avalon Part 1" Episode Guide
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Précis
O'Neill is promoted and appoints his replacement at the SGC, Gen. Hank Landry. Newcomer Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell finds himself commander and sole member of SG-1. When the roguish Vala asks Daniel for help in finding an Ancient treasure linked to Arthurian Avalon, the makeshift team of Mitchell, Daniel, Teal'c, and Vala set off on a grand adventure which quickly turns life-threatening.
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SciFi.com Official Summary
With the departure of Gen. Jack O'Neill, Stargate Command enters a new era. That said, Stargate Command's new commanding officer, Gen. Hank Landry, and SG-1's new leader, Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell, barely have time to settle in — let alone inaugurate a new era — before the sudden return of the beautiful thief Vala.
Motivated by her insatiable appetite for ill-gotten gain, Vala has come bearing a stolen tablet that only Dr. Daniel Jackson can decipher. She is convinced that the tablet holds the secret to an incredible buried treasure, while Daniel is convinced that some way, somehow, she's going to make his life miserable. At Mitchell's request, however, he consents to a meeting with her.
Unfortunately, the tablet isn't the only artifact Vala has stolen. She has also brought along some insurance — two ancient Jaffa bracelets that Teal'c explains were once used to bind prisoners to their guards and thus prevent escape. Before Daniel has a chance to argue, Vala clamps one of the bracelets onto his wrist and the other onto her own.
After Dr. Lee tries and fails to remove the shackles, a resigned Daniel complies with Vala's demand and cracks the tablet's code. His translation leads the pair, along with Mitchell and Teal'c, into a deep and ancient cavern on Earth. With the treasure just out of reach, they find themselves trapped. Unless they can solve a series of complicated riddles, they will never find the treasure — and, worse, they'll never get out alive.
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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
- Richard Dean Anderson as Gen. Jack O'Neill
- Claudia Black as Vala
- Obi Ndefo as Rak'nor
- Gary Jones as Sgt. Walter Harriman
- Bill Dow as Dr. Bill Lee
- Matthew Walker as Merlin
- Martin Christopher as Lt. Marks
- Tyler McClendon as Lt. Banks
- Mar Andersons as Air Force Official
- Claude Knowlton as Doctor
- Wendy Russell as Nurse
- Donna White as Mitchell's Mother
- Penelope Corrin as Dr. Lindsay (science candidate)
- Alistair Abell, Robert Clarke as Science Candidates
- Jason Benson, Sean Arnfinson as Military Candidates
- Scott Owen as Technician
- Michael Jonsson as Redmond
Production
- Written by Robert C. Cooper
- Directed by Andy Mikita
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--DeeKayP 18:33, 23 Jun 2005 (PDT)