Solitudes (6 Feb. 1998)

Following a Stargate technical defect, O'Neill and Carter are stranded next to a Stargate in a cave on an icy wasteland. O'Neill is severely wounded and both are freezing. Will the SGC find and rescue them in time?

Director:

Martin Wood

Writers:

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

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Colonel Jack O'Neill
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Amanda Tapping	...	Captain Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Don S. Davis	...	Major General George Hammond
Gary Jones	...	Sgt. Walter Harriman
Dan Shea	...	Sgt. Siler

Storyline

When SG-1 arrives on a mission to P4A-771, goa'uld troops are waiting to fire at them; only Teal'c and Dr. Daniel Jackson, who gets hurt, escape back to earth, and the stargate is damaged, temporarily out of order. Captain Carter realizes she and colonel O'Neill, who has a broken leg and rib, must be on the wrong planet, probably a mis-dialed address or stargate malfunction: they are stuck next to a Stargate in a cave on an icy wasteland. Her attempts to get the stargate working properly are all frustrated as she can't figure out what's wrong with it, just as Daniel's efforts to guess where they can be, till he has a radical, yet simple idea ... .

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Plot Keywords:

ancient astronaut

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

6 February 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bridge Studios, The, MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shot of Don S. Davis (as Maj. Gen. Hammond) wearing a parka that is shown during the opening credits of the show comes from this episode.

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Goofs

When the gate is fixed after the overload, the SGC redial P4A-771 to search for Jack and Sam, but on the Dialing Supercomputer, the chevrons dialed are those for Abydos [The first ever planet visited in the Stargate film - dialed with chevrons: Taurus, Serpens Caput, Capricorn, Monoceros, Sagittarius, Orion] and not that of P4A-771.

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Quotes

Samantha Carter: Try to stay put, Sir, I think your leg's broken.
Jack O'Neill: No, my leg's definitely broken. What's the bad news, 'cause unless they've redecorated the Gate room, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Main Title"
Composed by David Arnold and Joel Goldsmith

User Reviews

the best of series 1

This is for me what SG-1 should be. A series taking place in space with mission that are solved with difficulties. Th e entry 1.15 and 1.16 were laughable and even a bit boring sometimes and I started to ask myself what the hype was and still is surrounding SG-1. But by viewing this episode I'm back on track.

When SG-1 arrives on a mission on P4A-771 they are immediately under fire from Goa'uld troopers. No hesitation and they enter the stargate to return to base but only Teal'c and Dr. Daniel Jackson return but not only that, the stargate is damaged too. Out of order as it is Captain Carter and Colonel O'Neill are awakening on a icy planet. But due the damage of the stargate they are hurt too, the Colonel has a broken leg and rib. Nothing seems to work and they are on their own. Excellent from that moment on with a few good jokes when Carter is sharing the bed with O'Neill. You see it coming, is it your gun or...A rescue mission has to be sent but were are they?

Suspense and good effects once we see the icy planet. This is what it should be. I admit, it's a low budget series but here they show that it can be done.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 4/5 Comedy 1/5