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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 4

Every episode of Stargate SG-1 Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 4!

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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
    Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 1 - Small Victories (2)
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #1 - Small Victories (2)

    S4:E1

    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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  2. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 2 - The Other Side
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #2 - The Other Side

    S4:E2

    A warring alien race offers to exchange their advanced technology for Earth's help in defeating their enemy.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  3. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 3 - Upgrades
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 4 - Crossroads
    7.2/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Crossroads

    S4:E4

    Teal'c is reunited with his lost love -- a woman who claims to have found a way to communicate with her symbiote and defeat the Goa'uld.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Katharyn Powers

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  5. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 5 - Divide and Conquer
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Divide and Conquer

    S4:E5

    When a member of the SGC tries to kill a Tok'ra, it is revealed that O'Neill and Carter may be victims of an untraceable form of Goa'uld mind control.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Tor Alexander Valenza

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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 6 - Window of Opportunity
    9.2/10(46 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 7 - Watergate
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Watergate

    S4:E7

    The Russians recover a Stargate from the bottom of the ocean, and turn to the SGC for help when their experiments go awry.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 8 - The First Ones
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #8 - The First Ones

    S4:E8

    Dr. Jackson is taken captive by an Unas while on an archaeological dig. The SGC mounts a rescue operation, but discovers a danger of their own.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Peter DeLuise

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 9 - Scorched Earth
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Scorched Earth

    S4:E9

    SG-1 is caught in a conflict between two civilizations trying to colonize the same planet.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Joseph Mallozzi

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  10. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 10 - Beneath the Surface
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Beneath the Surface

    S4:E10

    The members of SG-1 are used as forced labor in an underground alien facility after their memories are erased by the ruling elite.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Heather E. Ash

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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 11 - Point of No Return
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Point of No Return

    S4:E11

    SG-1 investigates a conspiracy theorist who has detailed knowledge of the Stargate program.

    Directors:William Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 12 - Tangent
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Tangent

    S4:E12

    A test gone wrong leaves Jack and Teal'c marooned in space aboard a damaged prototype attack ship

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 13 - The Curse
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #13 - The Curse

    S4:E13

    When his former mentor dies, Dr. Jackson returns to his roots -- and discovers an ancient Egyptian artifact containing a Goa'uld parasite.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 14 - The Serpent's Venom
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #14 - The Serpent's Venom

    S4:E14

    SG-1 must stop Apophis and Heru-ur from forming an alliance of their powerful forces, while Teal'c is captured and tortured by the Goa'uld.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Peter DeLuise

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 15 - Chain Reaction
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Chain Reaction

    S4:E15

    SG-1 must adjust to a new commanding officer when General Hammond steps down -- but O'Neill discovers foul play behind the general's resignation.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Malozzi

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 16 - 2010
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #16 - 2010

    S4:E16

    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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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 17 - Absolute Power
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #17 - Absolute Power

    S4:E17

    Jackson's teammates notice a disturbing change in him when he is reunited with the Harcesis child and given the Goa'uld genetic memory.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 18 - The Light
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    #18 - The Light

    S4:E18

    SG-1 finds a deserted Goa'uld palace, where a beautiful device causes suicidal tendencies.

    Director:Peter F. Woeste
    Writer:James Taylor Phillips

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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 19 - Prodigy
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Prodigy

    S4:E19

    Carter must help keep a promising young cadet from throwing away a future at the SGC. O'Neill and Teal'c encounter a dangerous life form at an offworld research base.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Brad Wright, Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 20 - Entity
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Entity

    S4:E20

    The SGC is invaded by an alien life force that takes up residence in the base computer system -- and in Major Carter.

    Director:Allan Lee
    Writer:Peter DeLuise

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  21. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 21 - Double Jeopardy
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #21 - Double Jeopardy

    S4:E21

    SG-1 must rescue an alien world from the Goa'uld -- with help from an unexpected source. Teal'c seeks revenge on the System Lord Cronus for the murder of his father.

    Director:Michael Shanks
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  22. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 22 - Exodus (1)
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Exodus (1)

    S4:E22

    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
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Small Victories (2)" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Robert C. Cooper, it aired on 6/30/2000. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Other Side".