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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1

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Every episode of Stargate SG-1 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1!

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient...
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  • Window of Opportunity
    9.5/10(3,022)
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    #1 - Window of Opportunity

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 8/4/2000

    O'Neill and Teal'c are caught in a time loop in the SGC, and must relive the same 10 hours over and over again.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  • The Fifth Race
    9.1/10(1,992)
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    #2 - The Fifth Race

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 1/22/1999

    O'Neill becomes the unwilling receptacle for a library of alien knowledge.

    Director: David Warry-Smith

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

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  • The Pegasus Project
    8.9/10(1,369)
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    #3 - The Pegasus Project

    Season 10 Episode 3

    Aired 7/28/2006

    Daniel and Vala travel to Atlantis in search of Merlin's anti-Ori weapon, while Sam, and Mitchell join forces with Dr. McKay to lock out the Ori supergate.

    Director: William Waring

    Writer: Brad Wright

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  • Unending
    8.9/10(1,925)
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    #4 - Unending

    Season 10 Episode 20

    Aired 6/22/2007

    Trapped on board the Odyssey, the members of SG-1 must live out the rest of their lives together when Carter activates a time dilation field to save the ship from destruction.

    Director: Robert C. Cooper

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

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  • Lost City (2)
    8.8/10(25)
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    #5 - Lost City (2)

    Season 7 Episode 22

    Aired 3/19/2004

    Anubis begins a systematic assault on Earth, and the planet's only hope of salvation depends on whether SG-1 can find the Ancients' mythical Lost City.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright

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  • 1969
    8.7/10(1,821)
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    #6 - 1969

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 3/5/1999

    A cosmic accident causes SG-1 to be sent back 30 years into Earth's past, where they must locate the Stargate and find a way home.

    Director: Charles Correll

    Writer: Brad Wright

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  • Nemesis (1)
    8.7/10(1,414)
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    #7 - Nemesis (1)

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 3/10/2000

    SG-1 faces creatures of mass destruction that even the Asgard can't control, and must destroy Thor's infested vessel before the Replicator bugs reach Earth.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

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  • Full Circle
    8.7/10(1,262)
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    #8 - Full Circle

    Season 6 Episode 22

    Aired 3/21/2003

    SG-1 is called to defend the people of Abydos from the Goa'uld once again when they learn that Anubis, in search of a powerful device, is about to attack.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

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  • Tin Man
    8.6/10(1,761)
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    #9 - Tin Man

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/13/1998

    The members of SG-1 arrive on P3X-989 and are knocked unconscious. They wake up and return to Earth only to find that they are not quite themselves.

    Director: Jim Kaufman

    Writer: Jeff King

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  • The Serpent's Lair (3)
    8.6/10(1,642)
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    #10 - The Serpent's Lair (3)

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 6/26/1998

    With SG-1 trapped on Klorel's ship, it seems that Earth is doomed as the Pyramid Ships prepare to destroy Earth.

    Director: Jonathan Glassner

    Writer: Brad Wright

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  • A Matter of Time
    8.6/10(1,596)
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    #11 - A Matter of Time

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/29/1999

    After gating to a world on the edge of a black hole, the S.G.C. cannot disengage the Stargate. All of Earth becomes endangered by the time-distorting gravity field.

    Director: Martin Wood, Jim Kaufman

    Writer: Brad Wright, Misha Rashovich

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  • 2010
    8.6/10(1,551)
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    #12 - 2010

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 1/12/2001

    Ten years into the future, the former members of SG-1 must send a message into the past to prevent the extinction of the human race.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Brad Wright

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  • Unnatural Selection (2)
    8.6/10(1,308)
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    #13 - Unnatural Selection (2)

    Season 6 Episode 12

    Aired 1/10/2003

    The team is called into battle unexpectedly when the Asgard homeworld is overrun by Replicators -- which have evolved into a startling new form.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright

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  • Heroes (2)
    8.6/10(19)
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    #14 - Heroes (2)

    Season 7 Episode 18

    Aired 2/20/2004

    SG-1 is called into action while a film crew is documenting the Stargate program, but the S.G.C. comes under investigation after the mission goes terribly wrong.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

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  • Lost City (1)
    8.6/10(21)
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    #15 - Lost City (1)

    Season 7 Episode 21

    Aired 3/12/2004

    O'Neill goes to great lengths to keep the Ancients' knowledge from falling into Goa'uld hands when the team discovers a second repository. The President replaces General Hammond with a civilian diplomat.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright

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  • The Quest (2)
    8.6/10(1,129)
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    #16 - The Quest (2)

    Season 10 Episode 11

    Aired 4/13/2007

    When the team finds Merlin himself, they must help him complete the Sangraal weapon before Adria and her Ori forces can track them down.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  • The Shroud
    8.6/10(1,182)
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    #17 - The Shroud

    Season 10 Episode 14

    Aired 5/4/2007

    When SG-1 discovers that Daniel Jackson has been turned into a Prior of the Ori, they must determine whether or not his plan to destroy the Ori is genuine.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

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  • Small Victories (2)
    8.5/10(1,417)
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    #18 - Small Victories (2)

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 6/30/2000

    O'Neill and Teal'c risk their lives to keep the Replicator bugs from gaining a foothold on Earth, while Carter helps the Asgard fend off a Replicator invasion.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

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  • Revelations
    8.5/10(1,239)
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    #19 - Revelations

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 5/17/2002

    SG-1 must come to the rescue of their once-powerful allies when the Goa'uld attack a secret Asgard laboratory.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  • Camelot
    8.5/10(1,141)
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    #20 - Camelot

    Season 9 Episode 20

    Aired 3/10/2006

    SG-1 discovers the village of Camelot on an alien world, and must face Merlin's security system when they go in search of an Ancient weapon. Elsewhere, Earth and its allies assemble a fleet when a working Ori Supergate is discovered.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  • The Quest (1)
    8.5/10(1,129)
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    #21 - The Quest (1)

    Season 10 Episode 10

    Aired 9/22/2006

    SG-1 races against Baal in the hunt to find the Sangraal, Merlin's anti-Ori weapon, and comes up against a series of ancient trials.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  • Politics (1)
    8.4/10(1,620)
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    #22 - Politics (1)

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/27/1998

    Senator Kinsey arrives at the SGC to investigate the program and determine whether the great drain on the U.S. budget is worthwhile, prompting the team to recall missions from the past year.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Brad Wright

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  • Point of View
    8.4/10(1,495)
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    #23 - Point of View

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 7/30/1999

    SG-1 must free an alternate reality Earth from a Goa'uld invasion after duplicates of Samantha Carter and Charles Kawalsky come through the quantum mirror.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper, Jonathan Glassner, Brad Wright, Tor Alexander Valenza

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  • Shades of Grey
    8.4/10(1,428)
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    #24 - Shades of Grey

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 2/11/2000

    O'Neill steals technology from the Tollan, and is forced to leave the Stargate program. Maybourne offers an intriguing proposal.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Jonathan Glassner

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  • Exodus (1)
    8.4/10(1,235)
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    #25 - Exodus (1)

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 2/23/2001

    SG-1 helps to evacuate the Tok'ra to a new base -- but matters are complicated when a spy reveals their location to Apophis. The team attempts a daring plan to take out the Goa'uld's powerful fleet.

    Director: David Warry-Smith

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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Best Episodes Summary

"Window of Opportunity" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1". It scored 9.5/10 based on 3022 votes. Directed by Peter DeLuise and written by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, it aired on 8/4/2000. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Fifth Race".