Season Five

Episode Number: 108

Episode Title: The Sentinel

Air Date: 05-03-02

Syndication Air Date: 05-05-03

First Sci-Fi Syndication Air Date: 09-29-03

Chad's Summary: SG-1 must repair a device on planet P2A--018 capable of defending the planet against Goa'uld attack. The device is known as The Sentinel to the people who call the planet home. The Sentinel malfunctions, thus, placing team SG-9 in jeopardy. A rogue SG Team, under the command of Col. Sean Grieves (Frank Cassini), just prior to the events of [Shades of Grey] disabled the device to determine how the machine operated. SG-1, SG-3, and two members of the rogue SG team, Col. Sean Grieves and Lt. Kershaw (Christina Cox), gate to planet P2A--018 to repair the machine and rescue team SG-9. Jackson, Grieves, and Kershaw are tasked with repairing The Sentinel. Meanwhile, O'Neill and Grogan go to talk to Marul -- a Latonan leader -- about evacuating his people through the Stargate just as a Goa'uld attack, on the planet, begins. Jackson and the others succeed in breaching The Sentinel's protective force field to begin repairs. The Sentinel is in working order, but without a caretaker the device can not function. Col. Grieves killed the previous caretaker when the rogue team first arrived on the planet. O'Neill and Grogan are taken to The Sentinel by Jaffa. Col. Grieves becomes the next caretaker. Both the Jaffa and the Goa'uld disappear from the planet.   

Guest Cast:

Gary Jones as Sgt. Tech. Walter Harriman

Colin Lawrence as Major Warren

David Kopp as Lt. Grogan

Henry Gibson as Marul

Frank Cassini as Col. Sean Grieves

Christina Cox as Lt. Kershaw

Shawn Reis as Jaffa Commander

Carrie-Anne Fleming as Assistant

Chris Newton as Caretaker

Production Credits:

Developed for Television: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner

Executive Consultant: Jonathan Glassner

Creative Consultant: Peter DeLuise

Supervising Producers: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Co--Executive Producer: N. John Smith

Executive Producer: Robert C. Cooper

Writer: Ron Wilkerson

Director: Peter DeLuise

Executive Producers: Michael Greenburg, Richard Dean Anderson, & Brad Wright

Production Manager: Andy Mikita

First Assistant Director: Ryan Kosmynka    

Second Assistant Director: Janice Genn 

Music: Joel Goldsmith

Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold

Director of Photography: Jim Menard 

Production Designer: Richard Hudolin

Editor: Rick Martin

Supervising Art Director: Bridget McGuire

Art Directors: Doug McLean, Ivana Vasak, & Brentan Harron 

Costume Designer: Christina McQuarrie

Make-Up Artist: Jan Newman

Unit Manager: John G. Lenic

Recurring Characters:

* This is Gary Jones' (Walter Harriman) 44th Episode.

* This is Colin Lawrence's (Warren) 6th Episode.

* This is David Kopp's (Grogan) 2nd Episode.

SG Teams:

* Lt. Grogan is now a member of team SG-3 under the command of Major Warren.

* Major Benton is the commanding officer of team SG-9. Team SG-9 is placed in jeopardy off-world on planet P2A--018 prompting teams SG-1 and SG-3 to mount a rescue mission.

* Col. Sean Grieves is the former commanding officer of one of the many rogue SG teams. A member of Col. Grieves' team is Lt. Kershaw.

Destination:

 * Latona (P2A--018) has woodland areas and towns near the Stargate. The Sentinel, a highly advanced piece of technology used in defense against the Goa'uld, is also located on Latona. The planet is also home to a passive and non-violent population called the Latonans.  

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