The Nox 

With the Stargate program in danger of being terminated, the team is under pressure to find technology. Visiting a planet where they believe there is a creature that possesses the secret of... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Correll

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
Armin Shimerman	...	Anteaus
Peter Williams	...	Apophis
Ray Xifo	...	Ohper
Gary Jones	...	Sergeant Walter Harriman
Frida Betrani	...	Lya
Terry David Mulligan	...	Secretary of Defense David Swift
Addison Ridge	...	Nafrayu
Michasha Armstrong	...	Shak'l (as Michasa Armstrong)
Zoran Vukelic	...	Jaffa

Storyline

With the Stargate program in danger of being terminated, the team is under pressure to find technology. Visiting a planet where they believe there is a creature that possesses the secret of invisibility, they encounter Apophis and his guards. Both sides receiving mortal wounds, they are aided by the planet's inhabitants, the Nox, a gentle people with a very large secret.

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Plot Keywords:

invisibility | pacifism | advanced technology | resurrection | back from the dead | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Armin Shimerman (Anteaus) is best known for playing Quark in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). He was the first of many guest appearances by Star Trek regulars.

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Goofs

The credit for Michasha Armstrong's character Shak'l is misspelled as "Skak'l" in the end credits.

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Quotes

Samantha Carter: [Daniel is inspecting the burn hole in Carter's uniform] Hey! What are you looking at?
Dr. Daniel Jackson: I felt that blast kill me. I mean, I thought I... I thought we were dead. Weren't we dead?
Samantha Carter: Yeah.
Dr. Daniel Jackson: Okay. Well, I thought heaven would be a little more 'upscale.'
Samantha Carter: Uh, I don't think this is heaven.

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Connections

Featured in Stargate SG-1: Out of Mind (1999)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
Written by Joel Goldsmith and David Arnold

User Reviews

A Good Episode with Some Nice Developments

Season 1 of Stargate SG-1 has been very solid so far, and "The Nox" continues this solid streak. I can tell that this episode is a very important one in the series, with a lot of development both with the Goa'uld story with Apophis, and also introducing a new race called the Nox which I'm sure will be very important in the story later on, with the nice twist this episode had at the end. There are a few silly moments in this episode, especially with how weak the Goa'uld soldiers seemed to be, but Apophis continues to be a solid villain, and I'm looking forward to him appearing again. There are some nice moments of humour between the Nox and the humans (especially O'Neill as usual), and Teal'c continues to be a badass, although I would like his character to start getting some development soon. Overall, I think the series has been steadily improving since the pilot, and the writers seem to be more confident in their stories, and their characters. I've also noticed that there have been less sudden tonal changes from silly to serious, and the mix between comedy, drama, and action has also improved a lot. Another good edition to the season.

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Bridge Studios, Gekko Film Corp., MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9