Stargate SG-1 (TV Series)
A Matter of Time (1998)
Richard Dean Anderson: Colonel Jack O'Neill
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Quotes
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Jack O'Neill : Captain Carter, Colonel Cromwell. He's come to rescue us. But I wouldn't count on it.
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Colonel Frank Cromwell : [about Carter] Man, she's...
Jack O'Neill : Way smarter than we are. I know.
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Jack O'Neill : What's with the "worm" part?
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General George S. Hammond : What am I looking at!
Jack O'Neill : That's a black hole, sir.
Sam Carter : A newly formed one by the looks of it. P3W-451 was orbiting its companion star. The orbit's probably pulling them closer and closer.
General George S. Hammond : Why don't they just gate out of there?
Sam Carter : They're trying to, sir, but the closer you get to a black hole...
Jack O'Neill : Time slows down.
Teal'c : [Hammond looks back and forth, confused] It almost appears to stand still.
Sam Carter : From our perspective, yes. But you have to remember that time is relative. As far as SG-10 is concerned, only a few seconds have passed. They're still trying to save themselves.
General George S. Hammond : What will happen to them?
Sam Carter : Well, sir, time dilation is a result of the intense gravity, which is directly proportional to their proximity to the...
General George S. Hammond : Captain!
Sam Carter : [Carter and Hammond look at each other for a beat] Sorry, sir... . Their bodies will be pulled apart by increasing tidal forces.
Teal'c : They did manage to activate the Stargate once.
Sam Carter : Yeah. But from their perspective, it couldn't have been open for more than a second.
General George S. Hammond : There's nothing we can do to save them?
Jack O'Neill : They've had it... sir.
General George S. Hammond : You know that for a fact, Colonel?
Jack O'Neill : No, sir, I don't. But have a look at Major Boyd's face. What's that say to you?
General George S. Hammond : [All look at Major Boyd on video screen] Very well. Disengage the Stargate.
Sam Carter : Sir. By some fluke of Stargate technology, we are witnessing something that the laws of physics say we can't possibly witness.
Jack O'Neill : We are witnessing good men die in slow motion, CAPtain.
Sam Carter : [Gulps] You're right sir.
General George S. Hammond : Shut it down.
