stargate

Season Four

Episode Number: 69

Episode Title: Upgrades

Air Date: 07-14-00

Syndication Air Date: 09-24-01

First SciFi Syndication Air Date: 01-20-03

Chad's Summary: A Tok'Ra named Freya/Anise (Vanessa Angel) arrives at the SGC seeking SG-1's help in a scientific experiment using alien arm bands which can enhance the wearer's speed and strength. Teal'c and the Tok'Ra, themselves, can not use the arm bands because of their respective symbiote's. O'Neill is the first test subject later followed by Jackson and Carter. In a boxing match, O'Neill, very quickly, punches Teal'c. He falls to the floor. O'Neill and Jackson develop the ability to speed read. Carter can now conduct scientific tests, in her lab, in almost complete darkness. Carter's actions alarm Dr. Fraiser who runs medical tests on Carter. Dr. Fraiser finds elevated body temperatures and large amounts of adrenaline present in O'Neill, Carter, and Jackson. She also discovers that a virus has been released into their bodies. On Dr. Fraiser's recommendation, General Hammond orders SG-1 to remove the arm bands. After some protest by Carter, SG-1 attempt to remove the arm bands. However, the arm bands can not be removed. On the other hand, SG-1 does not want to remove the arm bands. In fact, O'Neill attempts to convince General Hammond to let the team resume their missions. However, Hammond does not allow SG-1 to continue on further missions. After O'Neill accidentally pushes Sgt. Siler down the stairs, the team is placed into an isolation room. They soon escape and head for O'Malley's Bar and Grill where the team orders four steaks, with side orders, for each person. After Daniel is called a geek by one of the bar's patrons, the team get into a fight. Back at the SGC, General Hammond learns some disturbing news from Dr. Fraiser. O'Neill, Carter, and Jackson's organs are failing. Hammond also realizes that he is being manipulated when Freya/Anise tells him, and the team, that Apophis is building a new Goa'uld ship more powerful than any other. The team secretly plan a mission to sabotage Apophis' new ship. They escape and gate to the location of the ship. During the mission to destroy the ship, the arm bands fail just as SG-1 are making their way back to the gate. Teal'c comes to his friends' rescue. He takes Jackson to the ship's exit, and a force shield prevents him from going after O'Neill and Carter who are separated on opposite sides of another force shield. After some time, the force shield goes down. SG-1 escape the ship which will explode, in a ball of fire, because of C-4 explosive planted on the ship earlier. After Teal'c kills two Jaffa guards and stuns another with a Zat gun, the team gate home.

Guest Cast:

Teryl Rothery as Dr. Janet Fraiser

Bill Nikolai as Technician Alberts

Laara Sadiq as Technician Davis

Dan Shea as Sgt. Siler

Daniel Melles as SF Guard #1

Tracy Westerholm as SF Guard #2

Vanessa Angel as Freya/Anise

Peter Aitcheson as Jaffa Commander

Shawn Reis as Jaffa

Kristina Copeland as Waitress

Frank Topol as Big Guy

Production Credits:

Developed for Television: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner

Executive Consultant: Jonathan Glassner

Creative Consultant: Peter DeLuise

Co--Producers: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Co--Executive Producers: Robert C. Cooper & N. John Smith

Writer: David Rich

Director: Martin Wood

Executive Producers: Michael Greenburg Richard Dean Anderson & Brad Wright

Production Manager: Andy Mikita

First Assistant Director: Matthew J. Blecha

Second Assistant Director: Ryan Kosmynka

Music: Joel Goldsmith, Richard Band, & Kevin Kiner

Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold

Director of Photography: Jim Menard

Production Designer: Richard Hudolin

Editor: Allan Lee

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) 37th Episode.

* This is Laara Sadiq's (Davis) 14th Episode.

* This is Dan Shea's (Siler) 10th Episode.

* This is Bill Nikolai's (Alberts) 5th Episode.

* This is Vanessa Angel (Freya/Anise) 1st Episode.

Actor Notes:

Vanessa Angel played Jane Hawkins in the Time Trax (1993 to 1995) episode "The Gravity of It All." She played the regular role of Lisa on the TV series Weird Science (1994 to 1997).

Destination:

* Planet PX9--757 has a woodland area near the Stargate and is a base of operations for the construction of a new Goa'uld battle ship for the Goa'uld Apophis. The planet is also home to construction workers and Jaffa warriors under the command of Apophis. The culture resembles the Egyptian culture of the planet Earth.

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