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Stargate SG-1 S1E9 — Brief Candle
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Stargate SG-1•Season 1•Episode 9

Brief Candle

8.0/10 · 2,256 votesSep 19, 199744 min

Ranked #9 of 22 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

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SG-1 discovers a race of attractive people who age extremely rapidly. The situation becomes personal when O'Neill begins to suffer from the same accelerated aging, and must live out the rest of his life on the planet.

Directed byMario Azzopardi, Charles Correll
Written byHart Hanson, Katharyn Powers
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Richard Dean Anderson

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Jack O'Neill

Amanda Tapping

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Samantha Carter

Christopher Judge

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Teal'c

Michael Shanks

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Daniel Jackson

Don S. Davis

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Episode Summary

"Brief Candle" is episode 9 of Stargate SG-1 season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 2,256 votes, ranking #9 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Charles Correll and written by Hart Hanson, Katharyn Powers, it aired on September 19, 1997.

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