Fallout (23 Jan. 2004)

Jonas Quinn returns to SGC to ask for assistance in saving his nation. He explains that the Naquadriah was originally Naquadah and a Goa'uld started a chain reaction to transform all of his... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Wood

Writers:

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

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Colonel Jack O'Neill
Amanda Tapping	...	Major Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Don S. Davis	...	Major General George Hammond
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Corin Nemec	...	Jonas Quinn
Emily Holmes	...	Kianna Cyr
Gillian Barber	...	First Minister Dreylock
Patricia Drake	...	Lucia Tarthus
Julian Christopher	...	Vin Eremal
Bill Nikolai	...	Technician Vern Alberts

Storyline

Jonas Quinn returns to SGC to ask for assistance in saving his nation. He explains that the Naquadriah was originally Naquadah and a Goa'uld started a chain reaction to transform all of his planet's Naquadah into Naquadriah. A large vein of Naquadah has just been affected and the Kelownan scientists believe that the transformation will cause this large a deposit to explode, taking their entire nation with it.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

The country of Kelowna is named after the city of Kelowna, BC Canada.

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Quotes

First Minister Dreylock: Kelowna will accept nothing less than equal representation.
Eremal: Really? Kelowna is solely responsible for this problem.
First Minister Dreylock: Need I remind you that the stargate is in our possession?
Tarthus: For the moment.
First Minister Dreylock: Is that a threat?
Tarthus: It's an assurance that when it comes to the survival of our people, we will do whatever is necessary.
Dr. Daniel Jackson: What, so now you want to go to war? My friends are trying to save your world, and you want to destroy it?
Colonel Jack O'Neill: Oh, save your breath, Daniel!
[to the Langarans]
Colonel Jack O'Neill: You folks are done.
[...]

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Soundtracks

"Main Theme from Stargate SG-1"
(uncredited)
Written by David Arnold
Performed by Dominik Hauser

User Reviews

Underneath the Surface

A very good episode. It was great to see Jonas again, and to check on the progress his world has made over the last two years. Kelowna is now a strange mix of futuristic technologies and old-fashioned ones, and the uneasy peace that was established in Homecoming is still holding -by a thread. And I also love the fact that the matter of the Naquadriah bomb that cost Daniel his life and Jonas his exile, has dire long-term repercussions. *That* 's follow-up, and with a clear message regarding nuclear weapons. I am not sure that we would do much better than the three ambassadors, though, but it is quite fun to watch them bicker while Daniel (ironically, their first victim) tries to help. As usual, we can only cheer when O'Neill barges in and says out loud what everybody was thinking.

But the really mind-boggling part of the plot is the one involving Kianna, where it turns out that Jonas's girlfriend has not *become* a Goa'uld: she was one from the start. (And the real Kianna apparently has no feelings for him) This is the first time that a Goa'uld has demonstrated real empathy for humans, so I was very disappointed when this particular plot got the Jolinar treatment and Kianna was written off the story.