The Shroud (4 May 2007)

Daniel Jackson, who was left behind fighting off Adria while the other SG1-members escaped trough the Stargate, is found working as a Prior: the best in the business, who doesn't need to ... See full summary »

Director:

Andy Mikita

Writers:

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

Stars:

Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ben Browder	...	Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell
Amanda Tapping	...	Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Claudia Black	...	Vala Mal Doran
Beau Bridges	...	Major General Hank Landry
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Morena Baccarin	...	Adria
Robert Picardo	...	Richard Woolsey
Christopher Gaze	...	Tevaris
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Major General Jack O'Neill

Storyline

Daniel Jackson, who was left behind fighting off Adria while the other SG1-members escaped trough the Stargate, is found working as a Prior: the best in the business, who doesn't need to use any threats to talk people into conversion to Origin. Hoping there is still some of his personality left, the team (plus General Jack O'Neill) kidnaps him. Daniel explains how he temporarily has Merlin's personality and knowledge in himself, and had deliberately allowed Adria to turn him into a Prior, while delaying to finish Merlin's weapon she'd wanted, meanwhile hoping to get an Ori ship for Earth's side. But time is running out, since the team took unexpectedly long to capture him. Still, the generals, Carter, and Vala are most reluctant to go along with releasing him and opening the wormhole he needs to bring the weapon through. Even the White House wants to kill him, or at best, keep him in stasis until he is reverted to his human nature by Merlin's genetic manipulation. But then his plan is...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

4 May 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kawoosh! Productions X, MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Major General O'Neill goes up to the ship to meet Daniel Jackson the first time, he wearing the 1-star rank insignia of a brigadier general on each collar, instead of the 2-star insignia of a major general. He wears the correct number of stars, 2 on each collar, in the preceding and subsequent scenes, all of which give the impression of happening on the same day.

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Quotes

Dr. Daniel Jackson: Jack, you have to believe me.
Major General Jack O'Neill: Why?
Dr. Daniel Jackson: "Why?" Well, because, oh, I don't know, the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.
Major General Jack O'Neill: You know, that old chestnut's gettin' a little... old.

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Connections

References One Life to Live (1994)

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Soundtracks

"End Title"
Written by Joel Goldsmith

User Reviews

oh my gosh

This episode has a shocking event in the beginning. Sg-1 notices that Jackson is a prior. Jackson also has the powers of a prior. Rick is in this episode too. They have a plan to destroy the ancients once and for all, but it does not work. Merlin is still in Jackson's body. Woosey has a little "chat" with Jackson, but it did not go well. Jackson takes control of the Odyssey. They also tried to cut the connection of the Ori super gate. It did not go well either. The result of this act was more big huge spaceships or whatever they are called because i forgot. Oh and did i mention that Jackson looks ugly. No offense. But in this episode, he looks older, ugly, etc. And Merlin's weapon gets completed, and Adria stops Jackson before it is completed.