"Stargate SG-1" Fragile Balance (2003)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Peter DeLuise

Writers:

Brad Wright (developer) &
Jonathan Glassner (developer) ...

TV Series:

"Stargate SG-1" (1997)

Original Air Date:

20 June 2003 (Season 7, Episode 3)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A teenage boy shows up at the SGC claiming to be Jack O'Neill. He recalls a dream in which an Asgard was studying him. They determine that they must find this Asgard to fix what has been done to Jack. |

Plot Keywords:

Military | Hieroglyphs | Space Travel | Wormhole | Evil Plot

Cast

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 / Thor (voice)
Carmen Argenziano	...	Jacob Carter / Selmak
Michael Welch	...	Young Jack O'Neill
Teryl Rothery	...	Dr. Janet Fraiser
Gregory Bennett	...	Lt. Col. Harlan Beck
Tom Heaton	...	Werner
Poppi Reiner	...	Pamela
Ed Hong-Louie	...	Zyang Wu
Theresa Lee	...	Interpreter
Ralph J. Alderman	...	Shop Owner (as Ralph Alderman)
Evan Lendrum	...	Pilot #1

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Trivia:

The voice of Loki was provided by Peter DeLuise, the director for this episode.

Quotes:

Colonel Jack O'Neill: [the Asgard Loki has cloned O'Neill] Hey! We just saved your flat little white asses from the Replicators. This is the thanks we get?
Young Jack O'Neill: Hey, at least you're gonna live.
Colonel Jack O'Neill: [everyone looks at Young O'Neill] What?
Young Jack O'Neill: Maybe you're a little put out, but this guy didn't hit all the right buttons on the Xerox.

Movie Connections:

References The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

Soundtrack:

Who am I?

Fragile Balance

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This is one of SG-1's all-time greats. Personally, it's my second favourite episode, second only to the brilliant "Window of Opportunity". This episode was supposed to made back in Season Four and I'm glad it wasn't because I doubt it could have been as good as this. The main reason, I think, that this episode is so good is Michael Welch. The whole episode depended on whether or not he could pull off a convincing imitation of Richard Dean Anderson. He not only does a good imitation but he practically makes the role his own, at least as much as he could. When you watch him, you are totally convinced that he is the "same" Jack O'Neill who had been with "SG-1" since the very beginning. Although RDA only appears in the last few minutes of this episode, it's hardly noticeable because of Welch's performance. He's a great actor and was brilliant in Star Trek: Insurrection", "Joan of Arcadia" and "Frasier". He is one of the show's best guest stars and best characters for a long time. One of very few bad things about this episode is that Amanda Tapping got too much to do while Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge got too little.