Season Six

Episode Number: 113

Episode Title: Descent

Air Date: 06-21-02

Syndication Air Date: 10-06-03

First Sci-Fi Syndication Air Date: 11-08-04

Chad's Summary: SG-1, Jacob Carter, and a team including Major Paul Davis find Anubis' Ha'tak mother ship [See: Revelations ] in space close to Earth. With the exception of Teal'c and Quinn who remain behind on the cargo ship, the team board Anubis' former ship. As they explore the Ha'tak vessel, Dr. Frissen (John Shaw) is killed by three Jaffa still onboard the ship. Carter theories that Thor sent the ship to Earth after the vessel was abandoned by Anubis. O'Neill discovers Dr. Frissen dead while Jacob is injured by the same Jaffa who killed Frissen. The Jaffa disable the Ha'tak vessel, and then ring transport to the cargo ship where they attack Teal'c and Quinn. After the attack, the cargo ship is no longer able to beam anyone from the Ha'tak vessel. Teal'c and Quinn return to Earth to launch a rescue mission for the people left behind on the ship. Water begins to flood the Ha'tak ship which has crashed to Earth in the ocean. The water is rising quickly placing everyone in danger. The computer virus that Thor left behind, to first pilot the ship to Earth, now, saves O'Neill and Carter from drowning. Teal'c and Quinn arrive with a submarine to save the others.On the submarine, Jacob Carter and Paul Davis evacuate the Ha'tak ship. The computer virus is actually Thor's consciousness which O'Neill decides to remove from the ship and take back to Earth. The Ha'tak vessel's self-destruct mechanism reactivates when Thor's consciousness is removed. O'Neill, Carter, and Teal'c are trapped leaving Quinn to rescue them. SG-1 escape the Ha'tak vessel using two of the ship's Death Gliders.    

Guest Cast:

Gary Jones as Sgt. Tech. Walter Harriman

Carmen Argenziano as Jacob Carter/Selmak

Colin Cunningham as Major Paul Davis

John Shaw as Dr. Frissen

Peter DeLuise as Submarine Lieutenant 

Production Credits:

Developed for Television: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner

Creative Consultant: Martin Wood

Co--Producer: Peter DeLuise

Producer: Andy Mikita

Supervising Producers: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Co--Executive Producer: N. John Smith

Executive Producer: Robert C. Cooper

Writers: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Director: Peter DeLuise

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

Executive Consultant: Jonathan Glassner

Production Manager: John G. Lenic

First Assistant Director: Bill Mizel

Second Assistant Directors: Ryan Kosmynka & Janice Genn 

Music: Joel Goldsmith

Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold

Director of Photography: Peter Woeste, C.S.C.

Production Designer: Bridget McGuire

Editor: Eric Hill

Art Director: Ricardo Spinacé 

Costume Designer: Christina McQuarrie

Make-Up Artist: Jan Newman

Recurring Characters:

* This is Gary Jones' (Walter Harriman) 48th Episode.

* This is Carmen Argenziano's (Jacob Carter/Selmak) 15th Episode.

* This is Colin Cunningham's (Paul Davis) 9th Episode.

The Name Game:

* This one-part episode of Stargate SG-1, "Descent," shares its' title with a two-part sixth and seventh season episode of the spin-off series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 to 1994). The Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes were originally broadcast on June 21, 1993 & September 20, 1993.  

* This episode of Stargate SG-1, "Descent," also shares its' title with a fifth season episode of The Outer Limits (1995 to 2002) which was originally broadcast on June 25, 1999.

Destination:

* The SG-1 team with Major Paul Davis and Jacob Carter/Selmak travel, by cargo ship, to one of Anubis' Ha'tak class mother ships found in Earth orbit. Three of Anubis' Jaffa remain on the ship to wreak havoc for SG-1.   

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