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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 6

Every episode of Stargate SG-1 Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 6!

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 such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 6 is "Redemption (1)", rated 7.9/10 from 1155 user votes. It was directed by Martin Wood and written by Robert C. Cooper. "Redemption (1)" aired on 6/7/2002 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Redemption (2)".

  • Redemption (1)
    7.9/10 1,155 votes

    #1 - Redemption (1)

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2002

    Tragedy reunites Teal'c with his son, who blames him for the death of his mother. O'Neill and Carter launch a risky plan with untested technology when Earth comes under attack by the Goa'uld.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • Redemption (2)
    8.3/10 1,163 votes

    #2 - Redemption (2)

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2002

    Carter must find a way to save Earth from total destruction at the hands of the Goa'uld, who have turned the Stargate into a doomsday bomb. Rya'c joins his father on a mission to destroy the Goa'uld weapon.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • Descent
    8.1/10 1,130 votes

    #3 - Descent

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2002

    SG-1 boards an abandoned Goa'uld mothership that has mysteriously arrived in Earth's orbit, and must escape the doomed vessel when it crashes into the ocean.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Frozen
    7.5/10 1,242 votes

    #4 - Frozen

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2002

    SG-1 investigates the discovery of a woman frozen in the ice in Antarctica, who may be a link to the gate builders. A mysterious disease threatens to kill everyone at the research base.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • Nightwalkers
    7.1/10 1,119 votes

    #5 - Nightwalkers

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 7/12/2002

    Carter, Teal'c and Jonas investigate the death of a scientist with connections to the Goa'uld, and find a small town whose citizens harbor a dark secret.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Abyss
    8.4/10 1,288 votes

    #6 - Abyss

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 7/19/2002

    O'Neill is captured and tortured by the Goa'uld, and must rely on an old friend to survive.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Brad Wright

  • Shadow Play
    7.2/10 1,077 votes

    #7 - Shadow Play

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 7/26/2002

    Jonas' people ask Earth for military aid in an impending war with their rival nations, but his former mentor offers another solution: a resistance movement ready for a coup.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • The Other Guys
    8.0/10 1,306 votes

    #8 - The Other Guys

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2002

    When SG-1 is captured by the Goa'uld, a pair of scientists mount a rescue operation ... whether they're wanted or not.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Damian Kindler

  • Allegiance
    7.9/10 1,144 votes

    #9 - Allegiance

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 8/9/2002

    Tensions rise between the Tok'ra and rebel Jaffa at the S.G.C.'s offworld base when they are attacked by an invisible enemy.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Peter DeLuise

  • Cure
    7.8/10 1,142 votes

    #10 - Cure

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 8/16/2002

    An alien world offers Earth a medicine with the power to cure any illness -- but the hidden price may be too high to pay.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Damian Kindler

  • Prometheus (1)
    8.1/10 1,179 votes

    #11 - Prometheus (1)

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 8/23/2002

    A news reporter threatens to expose a top-secret military project, but when Carter and Jonas give her a tour of the X-303, they discover that she is a pawn in a much larger plot.

    Director: Peter F. Woeste

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Unnatural Selection (2)
    8.6/10 1,266 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Sight Unseen
    6.9/10 1,088 votes

    #13 - Sight Unseen

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/2003

    The team returns to Earth with a piece of technology that allows them to see alien creatures everywhere, and must attempt to contain the problem when it spreads beyond the base.

    Director: Peter F. Woeste

    Writer: Damian Kindler, Ron Wilkerson

  • Smoke & Mirrors
    7.8/10 1,092 votes

    #14 - Smoke & Mirrors

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/2003

    Colonel O'Neill is charged with the murder of Senator Kinsey, and the rest of the team must uncover a conspiracy in order to clear his name.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Kathryn Powers, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Paradise Lost
    7.5/10 1,095 votes

    #15 - Paradise Lost

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/2003

    Colonel O'Neill is trapped on an alien planet with Maybourne, and must fight to stay alive as his companion becomes increasingly paranoid.

    Director: William Gereghty, Bill Gereghty

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • Metamorphosis
    7.1/10 1,054 votes

    #16 - Metamorphosis

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/2003

    SG-1 attempts to save a planet's inhabitants from Nirrti's genetic experimentation, but find themselves to be her next victims.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: James Tichenor, Jacqueline Samuda, James Tiechnor

  • Disclosure
    6.4/10 1,188 votes

    #17 - Disclosure

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/2003

    General Hammond and the Pentagon reveal the existence of the Stargate to other world governments, and must defend the fact that the program is operated by the United States military.

    Director: William Gereghty, Bill Gereghty

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Forsaken
    7.3/10 1,049 votes

    #18 - Forsaken

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/2003

    When the team finds a crashed ship on another planet, their efforts to help the crew effect repairs are hindered by a group of aliens.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Damian Kindler

  • The Changeling
    7.6/10 1,210 votes

    #19 - The Changeling

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/2003

    A near-death trial causes Teal'c to imagine his life as very different from the one he knows, where he is a normal person living on Earth -- until he can no longer distinguish reality.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Brad Wright, Christopher Judge

  • Memento
    7.8/10 1,123 votes

    #20 - Memento

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/2003

    Prometheus is forced to land on an alien world, where the local Stargate is the team's only chance of returning home -- though the local population believe the gate to be a myth.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Damian Kindler

  • Prophecy
    7.5/10 1,029 votes

    #21 - Prophecy

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/2003

    The team finds an impoverished world enslaved by a Goa'uld underlord, but their plans to free it may be compromised when Jonas experiences unexplained visions of the future.

    Director: William Waring

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Full Circle
    8.7/10 1,221 votes

    #22 - 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