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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1

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

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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 alien device called the Stargate can access a network of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 6 - Window of Opportunity
    9.3/10(3407 votes)

    #1 - Window of Opportunity

    S4:E6

    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
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  2. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 15 - The Fifth Race
    8.9/10(2304 votes)

    #2 - The Fifth Race

    S2:E15

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

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  3. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 3 - The Pegasus Project
    8.9/10(1525 votes)

    #3 - The Pegasus Project

    S10:E3

    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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  4. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 22 - Lost City (2)
    8.8/10(2006 votes)

    #4 - Lost City (2)

    S7:E22

    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
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper

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  5. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 20 - Unending
    8.7/10(2104 votes)

    #5 - Unending

    S10:E20

    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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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 22 - Full Circle
    8.6/10(1437 votes)

    #6 - Full Circle

    S6:E22

    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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  7. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 18 - Heroes (2)
    8.6/10(1873 votes)

    #7 - Heroes (2)

    S7:E18

    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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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 9 Episode 20 - Camelot
    8.6/10(1269 votes)

    #8 - Camelot

    S9:E20

    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
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 1 - Flesh and Blood
    8.6/10(1259 votes)

    #9 - Flesh and Blood

    S10:E1

    As the Ori invade the Jaffa planet Chulak, Vala and Daniel must deal with their leader: Vala's young daughter, rapidly aged by the Ori to serve their purposes.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  10. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 11 - The Quest (2)
    8.6/10(1251 votes)

    #10 - The Quest (2)

    S10:E11

    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
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 16 - A Matter of Time
    8.5/10(1863 votes)

    #11 - A Matter of Time

    S2:E16

    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.

    Directors:Jimmy Kaufman, Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Misha Rashovich

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 3 - Upgrades
    8.5/10(1681 votes)

    #12 - Upgrades

    S4:E3

    A Tok'ra archaeologist arrives at the SGC with newly discovered technology, giving the SG-1 team superhuman powers.

    Directors:Martin Wood, Peter DeLuise
    Writer:David Rich

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 22 - Revelations
    8.5/10(1416 votes)

    #13 - Revelations

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 21 - Lost City (1)
    8.5/10(1663 votes)

    #14 - Lost City (1)

    S7:E21

    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
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 10 - The Quest (1)
    8.5/10(1256 votes)

    #15 - The Quest (1)

    S10:E10

    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
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 14 - The Shroud
    8.5/10(1300 votes)

    #16 - The Shroud

    S10:E14

    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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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 20 - There But For the Grace of God
    8.4/10(1929 votes)

    #17 - There But For the Grace of God

    S1:E20

    An alien artifact transports Daniel to an alternate reality, where he is not a part of the Stargate program and the Goa'uld -- led by Teal'c -- are invading Earth.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 1 - The Serpent's Lair (3)
    8.4/10(1916 votes)

    #18 - The Serpent's Lair (3)

    S2:E1

    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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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 22 - Nemesis (1)
    8.4/10(1616 votes)

    #19 - Nemesis (1)

    S3:E22

    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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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 12 - Unnatural Selection (2)
    8.4/10(1484 votes)

    #20 - Unnatural Selection (2)

    S6:E12

    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
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper

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  21. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 1 - New Order (1)
    8.4/10(1404 votes)

    #21 - New Order (1)

    S8:E1

    Carter and Teal'c go in search of the Asgard to try and save Colonel O'Neill, but discover that the Asgard's enemy has returned with a vengeance. The System Lords seek an alliance with Earth against a common enemy.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  22. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 2 - New Order (2)
    8.4/10(1365 votes)

    #22 - New Order (2)

    S8:E2

    While the Goa'uld threaten to attack Earth, SG-1 and the Asgard make a last, desperate stand against the Replicators, which have captured Major Carter and invaded the last outpost of the Asgard civilization.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  23. Stargate SG-1 Season 9 Episode 6 - Beachhead
    8.4/10(1189 votes)

    #23 - Beachhead

    S9:E6

    Samantha Carter returns to Stargate Command when the Ori seize control of a planet, using an expanding force field to gain a foothold in our galaxy.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  24. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 2 - Children of the Gods (2)
    8.3/10(2419 votes)

    #24 - Children of the Gods (2)

    S1:E2

    Colonel O'Neill, leading the new SG-1, track Apophis back to the planet Chulak to rescue Sha're and Skaara, and befriend one of Apophis' Jaffa guards.

    Directors:Mario Azzopardi, Dennis Berry
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  25. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 14 - Foothold
    8.3/10(1568 votes)

    #25 - Foothold

    S3:E14

    SG-1 returns from a mission and discovers that metamorphic aliens have taken over the complex.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Heather E. Ash

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Best Episodes Summary

"Window of Opportunity" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1". It scored 9.3/10 based on 3407 votes. Directed by Peter DeLuise and written by Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi, it aired on 8/4/2000. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Fifth Race".