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The Worst 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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    Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 21 - Politics (1)
    5.5/10(38 votes)

    #1 - Politics (1)

    S1:E21

    Senator Kinsey arrives at the SGC to investigate the program and determine whether the great drain on the U.S. budget is worthwhile, prompting the team to recall missions from the past year.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  2. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 4 - Emancipation
    6.1/10(44 votes)

    #2 - Emancipation

    S1:E4

    An alien civilization is forced to reconsider their views on women when Carter rebels against their social customs.

    Directors:Dennis Berry, Jeff Woolnough
    Writers:Brad Wright, Katharyn Powers

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  3. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 17 - Disclosure
    6.2/10(24 votes)

    #3 - Disclosure

    S6:E17

    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.

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

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  4. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 19 - One False Step
    6.3/10(29 votes)

    #4 - One False Step

    S2:E19

    A group of primitive aliens begin to fall deathly ill after SG-1 arrives.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writers:John Sanborn, Michael Kaplan

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  5. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 20 - Inauguration
    6.3/10(24 votes)

    #5 - Inauguration

    S7:E20

    The newly-elected president is debriefed about the Stargate program, and Vice President Kinsey makes a new play for control of the program.

    Director:Peter F. Woeste
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 6 - The First Commandment
    6.5/10(45 votes)

    #6 - The First Commandment

    S1:E6

    SG-1 must stop a renegade Stargate commander, who has gone mad and set himself up as a god on an alien planet.

    Directors:Dennis Berry, William Gereghty
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Jonathan Glassner

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  7. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 10 - Birthright
    6.5/10(23 votes)

    #7 - Birthright

    S7:E10

    The team finds a fugitive colony of Jaffa women, who must prey on other Jaffa to acquire symbiotes.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Christopher Judge

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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 9 - Sacrifices
    6.6/10(20 votes)

    #8 - Sacrifices

    S8:E9

    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

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 6 - Rite of Passage
    6.7/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Rite of Passage

    S5:E6

    Cassandra mysteriously falls ill, sending SG-1 back to her home planet -- where they uncover a dark Goa'uld secret.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Heather E. Ash

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  10. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 8 - Family
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Family

    S2:E8

    The SG-1 team attempt to rescue Teal'c's son, who has been kidnapped and brainwashed by Apophis. Teal'c learns disturbing news about his wife.

    Directors:William Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writer:Katharyn Powers

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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 10 - Bane
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Bane

    S2:E10

    Teal'c is infected with deadly venom from a giant insect, and begins a terrible transformation. When he escapes the S.G.C., SG-1 must find him before Colonel Maybourne does.

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

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 22 - Out of Mind (1)
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Out of Mind (1)

    S2:E22

    O'Neill, Carter and Jackson awaken from stasis in what appears to be the S.G.C. -- almost 80 years in the future.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Jonathan Glassner

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 19 - The Changeling
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #13 - The Changeling

    S6:E19

    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
    Writers:Brad Wright, Christopher Judge

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 9 - Avenger 2.0
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #14 - Avenger 2.0

    S7:E9

    An S.G.C. scientist creates a computer virus to be used to disable enemy Stargates -- but succeeds in shutting down the entire gate network.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 6 - Avatar
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Avatar

    S8:E6

    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

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 5 - The Broca Divide
    6.9/10(42 votes)

    #16 - The Broca Divide

    S1:E5

    Members of SG-1 become infected with an alien virus that turns them into primitive beings. Dr. Fraiser must find a cure to save the team and the alien population from whom it was contracted.

    Directors:Jeff Woolnough, William Gereghty
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 5 - Need
    6.9/10(33 votes)

    #17 - Need

    S2:E5

    Jackson becomes addicted to the effects of a Goa'uld sarcophagus, and falls for the planet's manipulative princess.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Damian Kindler

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 13 - Spirits
    6.9/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Spirits

    S2:E13

    SG-1 finds a planet inhabited by Native American Indians, protected by spirits who are actually advanced alien shapeshifters.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Tor Alexander Valenza

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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 8 - Demons
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #19 - Demons

    S3:E8

    SG-1 finds a medieval Christian society terrorized by Sokar and the Unas, and is accused of being possessed by demons.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 11 - Point of No Return
    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 18 - The Light
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 20 - Entity
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 13 - Sight Unseen
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #23 - Sight Unseen

    S6:E13

    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
    Writers:Ron Wilkerson, Damian Kindler

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  24. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 19 - Resurrection
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #24 - Resurrection

    S7:E19

    SG-1 investigates a secret N.I.D. laboratory, where a ruthless scientist has used cloning technology to create a Goa'uld-human hybrid.

    Director:Amanda Tapping
    Writer:Michael Shanks

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  25. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 5 - Icon
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #25 - Icon

    S8:E5

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Politics (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Stargate SG-1". It scored 5.5/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Brad Wright, it aired on 2/27/1998. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Emancipation".