The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 8
Every episode of Stargate SG-1 Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 8!
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.
Season 8 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 8 is "New Order (1)", rated 8.5/10 from 1198 user votes. It was directed by Andy Mikita and written by Paul Mullie, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi. "New Order (1)" aired on 7/9/2004 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "New Order (2)".
8.5/10 1,198 votes#1 - New Order (1)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2004
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
Writer: Paul Mullie, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi
8.7/10 1,172 votes#2 - New Order (2)
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2004
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
7.5/10 1,066 votes#3 - Lockdown
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2004
The S.G.C. is put under quarantine after a mysterious infection leaves a Russian officer in the infirmary -- but the disease may not be a disease at all.
Director: William Waring
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
8.0/10 1,097 votes#4 - Zero Hour
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2004
General O'Neill tries to settle into his new job, but faces never-ending crises - including the capture of SG-1 by the Goa'uld.
Director: Peter F. Woeste
Writer: Robert C. Cooper
7.0/10 1,040 votes#5 - Icon
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2004
Daniel is stranded on another planet after the team's arrival on an alien world sparks a violent civil war.
Director: Peter F. Woeste
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.5/10 1,072 votes#6 - Avatar
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2004
Teal'c is trapped in a virtual reality simulation, in which he must defend the base from a Goa'uld super-soldier incursion.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.3/10 1,137 votes#7 - Affinity
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2004
Teal'c becomes the chief suspect in a murder investigation after he moves into an apartment off-base. Carter considers her future with Pete.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Peter DeLuise
7.5/10 1,036 votes#8 - Covenant
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2004
A businessman threatens to expose the secrets of alien life to the world, forcing Stargate Command to bring him into the loop.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Ron Wilkerson
6.7/10 1,056 votes#9 - Sacrifices
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 9/10/2004
The impending wedding of his son is the least of Teal'c's worries when the Hak'tyl plan an uprising against the Goa'uld Moloc, driving a wedge between Teal'c and Ishta.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Christopher Judge
7.7/10 1,022 votes#10 - Endgame
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 9/17/2004
The Stargate is stolen, leading SG-1 to discover that the Trust has taken control of an advanced ship in orbit. Teal'c investigates a series of wide-spread Jaffa deaths.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
7.4/10 1,050 votes#11 - Gemini
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2005
A duplicate of Colonel Carter seeks help from Stargate Command in defeating the Replicator Fifth, who she claims has found a way to counter the Asgard's new weapon.
Director: William Waring
Writer: Peter DeLuise
8.4/10 1,265 votes#12 - Prometheus Unbound
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2005
After the Prometheus responds to a distress call from a Goa'uld ship, Daniel Jackson finds himself a captive when Earth's ship is stolen.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.9/10 1,129 votes#13 - It's Good to Be King
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2005
SG-1 comes to the aid of a world about to be invaded by the Goa'uld, only to discover that the local king is Earth's Harry Maybourne.
Director: Peter DeLuise, Bill Gereghty, William Gereghty
Writer: Paul Mullie, Peter DeLuise, Joseph Mallozzi
7.5/10 1,005 votes#14 - Full Alert
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2005
Relations between the U.S. and Russia are strained when Russian military leaders claim that the U.S. government has been compromised by the Goa'uld.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
7.6/10 1,248 votes#15 - Citizen Joe
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2005
Jack is confronted in his home by an irate barber...who claims to know everything about the Stargate project and SG-1.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Damian Kindler, Robert C. Cooper
8.5/10 1,101 votes#16 - Reckoning (1)
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2005
The Replicators begin a systematic attack of the Goa'uld, forcing Baal to come to Earth for help. The Jaffa Resistance risk their entire movement in an attempt to retake a holy city in Baal's domain.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Damian Kindler
8.9/10 1,189 votes#17 - Reckoning (2)
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2005
The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance as Sam and Jacob search for the only weapon capable of stopping the Replicator onslaught. O'Neill leads a defense of the S.G.C., while Daniel squares off against Replicator Carter.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Damian Kindler
8.7/10 1,289 votes#18 - Threads
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2005
While Daniel finds himself in a mysterious diner suspended between death and ascension, Jacob's fate takes an unexpected turn, Jack and Sam consider their romantic lives, and Anubis unleashes his plan for galactic destruction.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Robert C. Cooper
8.3/10 1,161 votes#19 - Moebius (1)
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/2005
SG-1 travels back in time in a daring plan to steal a piece of Ancient technology from Ra, the powerful Goa'uld who ruled in ancient Egypt.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Paul Mullie, Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright, Joseph Mallozzi
8.4/10 1,167 votes#20 - Moebius (2)
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/2005
With the timeline changed by SG-1's actions in the distant past, an alternate version of SG-1 must use the newly-discovered time ship to set things right.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Robert C. Cooper