Season Three

Episode Number: 53

Episode Title: Rules of Engagement

Air Date: 08-20-99

Syndication Airdate: 11-20-00

First Sci-Fi Syndication Air Date: 12-30-02

Chad's Summary: While searching for the UAV plane, again, SG-1 witnesses what they believe is a battle between SG-11 and an army of Jaffa. SG-1 are shot with Entars by the supposed SGC personnel. Entars look exactly like Earth weapons and Jaffa Staff weapons, but the weapons do not kill. Later, they wake up amazed to be alive. Entars are training weapons used by the Goa'uld usually given to the Jaffa. The soldiers are not SG-11, but they are dressed in SGC uniforms. More soldiers are dressed as Jaffa. Teal'c realizes that the soldiers are training according to the Jaffa Rules of Engagement. The soldiers are training to invade the SGC by dressing as SGC personnel. These soldiers were part of Apophis' army before his death. Teal'c tells the soldiers that Apophis is dead, however, they do not believe him. SG-1 searches for their real weapons which have been issued as Entars in the war games. Thinking that a soldier is using an Entar Staff weapon, Rogers (Aaron Craven) is injured by Teal'c's real Staff weapon. First blood is drawn, and the final challenge begins. Rogers is, then, taken to the SGC for medical care under the guise of seeing Apophis. The final challenge involves the use of real weapons in a war game where the weakest combatants die. O'Neill convinces Rogers that Apophis is dead using the SGC security video of Apophis' death. Rogers tells SG-1 that the soldiers have a supply of real weapons. He also tells them that SG-11 is dead and asks Hammond for help in stopping the final challenge. Rogers and SG-1 return to the planet. Cater, with Teal'c acting as a guard, combines Goa'uld technology with Earth technology in an effort to convince the rest of the soldiers that Apophis is dead. Using a Vocume device and the security video from the SGC, SG-1 informs the soldiers that Apophis is dead. After some discussion, the soldiers return to their respective homes while SG-1 returns to Earth.

Guest Cast:

Teryl Rothery as Dr. Janet Fraiser

Peter Williams as Apophis

Aaron Craven as Captain Kyle Rogers

Dion Johnstone as Captain Nelson

Jesse Moss as Lt. J. Hibbard

Josh Byer as Sergeant 

Production Credits:

Developed for Television: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner

Producers: Robert C. Cooper & N. John Smith

Writer: Terry Curtis Fox

Director: William Gereghty

Executive Producers: Michael Greenburg Richard Dean Anderson 

Executive Producers: Jonathan Glassner & Brad Wright

Senior Story Editor: Tor Alexander Valenza

Story Editor: Heather E. Ash 

Production Manager: Andy Mikita

First Assistant Director: Matthew J. Blecha

Second Assistant Director: Michele E. Dutka   

Music: Joel Goldsmith

Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold

Director of Photography: Jim Menard 

Production Designer: Richard Hudolin

Editor: Richard Benwick

Art Director: Bridget McGuire

Costume Designer: Christina McQuarrie

Make-Up Artist: Jan Newman

Unit Manager: John G. Lenic

Recurring Characters:

* This is Teryl Rothery's (Janet Fraiser) 26th Episode.

* This is Peter Williams' (Apophis) 11th Episode.

SG Teams:

* Team SG-11 is captured by Apophis' forces and are interrogated for information about the SGC and Earth. The team later passes away.

The Name Game:

* This episode of Stargate SG-1, "Rules of Engagement," shares its' title with a fourth season episode of the spin-off series  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 to 1999). The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode was originally broadcast on April 13, 1996.

Destination:

* The name and or SGC computer designation is unknown. However, the planet is replete with woodland areas near the Stargate. The planet has a population of young soldiers training to impersonate Earth SGC personnel to infiltrate the SGC base for Apophis. A number of soldiers are also impersonating jaffa.

Chad's Summary is copyright 2003 by Sci-Fi Corner.

Stargate SG--1 is copyright 2005 by MGM Corporation.