Camelot (10 Mar. 2006)

Since the weapon Merlin once devised against ascended beings seems the human race's best change to resist or even defeat the Ori, SG-1 travels by stargate to a medieval society in a place ... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Wood

Writers:

Brad Wright (developed for television by), Jonathan Glassner (developed for television by),

Stars:

Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Browder	...	Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell
Amanda Tapping	...	Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Beau Bridges	...	Major General Hank Landry (credit only)
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Claudia Black	...	Vala Mal Doran
John Noble	...	Meurik
Katharine Isabelle	...	Valencia
Matthew Glave	...	Colonel Paul Emerson
David Thomson	...	Antonius
Eric Steinberg	...	Netan
Garry Chalk	...	Colonel Chekov
Matthew Walker	...	Merlin
Martin Christopher	...	Major Kevin Marks
Noah Danby	...	Cha'ra

Storyline

Since the weapon Merlin once devised against ascended beings seems the human race's best change to resist or even defeat the Ori, SG-1 travels by stargate to a medieval society in a place called Camelot where the local Arthur epic (differerent from earth's romanticized traditions) confirms its location should be found in a forbidden library guarded by a Black knight. When they are beamed up to earth's super-star-ships about to try stopping the Ori-fleet passing a super-gate, Daniel and colonel Mitchell decide to have themselves beamed back inside the library, but on neither front things go as expected...

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Plot Keywords:

title spoken by character

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kawoosh! Productions IX, MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the scene in which Mitchell is teaching village children to sword fight, a cell phone can be heard to ring in the background.

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Quotes

Netan: Flying into our territory in an unmarked cargo ship? I didn't think you were that stupid.
Teal'c: I have allowed myself to be captured knowing that I would be brought before you.
Netan: Really?
Teal'c: I have come to seek the assistance of the Lucian Alliance.
Netan: I take it back. You're not stupid, you're insane.

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Connections

References SCTV Channel (1983)

User Reviews

This is NOT the finale I ordered !

Ooo-kay, this is not a finale. This is the *prelude* to a finale.

In the first years, the show used to split the finale into two parts, with the fight starting at the end of a season, stopping right in the middle (amongst howls of frustration) and ending with the premiere of the next season. But at least the fight STARTED. Camelot, even though it concludes season 9, feels like any other episode in the season. It's mostly another feverish quest for useless trinkets which MIGHT lead to miraculous solutions, while the Ori and their minions sweep away everything that comes their way. The end. I'm sorry, but I feel like asking for a refund. Or CPR.

So we spend a lot of time fooling around in Camelot, looking for Merlin's library, Merlin's PIN code, Merlin's necklace. There's a rather nice, if predictable, variation on the Excalibur legend, Mitchell shows how much his swordsmanship has improved this year, and Daniel's homily about magic is interrupted twice in a funny way. This is honest stuff for a standard episode. Not for a finale, sorry to insist.

Fortunately, the last minutes, with the SuperGate partly save the episode. Watching *all* the forces in our galaxy finally unite against a common enemy is quite impressive. For a moment, it even looks as if Carter is going to pull it out, but this is really not her season (besides, simply avoiding the confrontation would make for very bad storytelling). The Ori finally arrive in a really dramatic way (that's one BIG kawoosh!). The SFX are really excellent, but then they usually are. Anyway, the Ori's arrival and the cataclysmic space fight are particularly spectacular, especially as shown from Carter's ant-like point of view, and the slow-motion sequence, although a bit over-dramatic, certainly feels ominous.

So we're left hanging till next season. I had been holding my breath, expecting great things from this episode. I'm still hoping they will happen next year, but I will certainly have to start breathing again before that --or get that CPR.