Season Six

Episode Number: 116

Episode Title: Abyss

Air Date: 07-19-02

Syndication Air Date: 10-27-03

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

Chad's Summary: O'Neill is captured by Baal's Jaffa forces while attempting to rescue someone for Kanan -- O'Neill's temporary Tok'Ra symbiote. Baal tortures O'Neill to gain information. The Tok'Ra Torrin arrives at the SGC with distressing news regarding O'Neill. SG-1 investigates while Daniel Jackson visits O'Neill to assist him in ascending, out of O'Neill's current plight, onto a higher region of existence. However, O'Neill wants Jackson's help in mounting an escape from Baal's evil clutches. Baal tortures O'Neill for intelligence about the Tok'Ra. After further torture, O'Neill relents and tells Baal of Kanan. O'Neill makes a gut wrenching request of Jackson: the next time O'Neill is killed and revived by Baal that Jackson, using his new supernatural powers, not allow O'Neill to be revived yet again. However, Jackson can not fulfill O'Neill's request. SG-1 find a possible location for Baal's hide out, and a motive for the actions of O'Neill and Kanan. Before blending with O'Neill, Kanan fell in love with one of Baal's servants. Teal'c proposes an ambitious but risky plan to save O'Neill. He requests that Yu the Great mount an attack on Baal's base, thus, giving O'Neill a fighting chance to escape. In the subsequent attack, the power goes out. O'Neill escapes his cell to find Kanan's love. Back in the SGC infirmary, Jackson says goodbye to O'Neill once again. 

Guest Cast:

Teryl Rothery as Dr. Janet Fraiser

Gary Jones as Sgt. Tech. Walter Harriman

Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson

Cliff Simon as Baal

Dorian Harewood as Torrin

Patrick Gallagher as Jaffa Commander

Ulla Friis as Shallan

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

Writer: Brad Wright

Director: Martin Wood

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

Executive Consultant: Jonathan Glassner

Production Manager: John G. Lenic

First Assistant Director: Alex Pappas

Second Assistant Directors: Ryan Kosmynka & Janice Genn 

Music: Joel Goldsmith

Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold

Director of Photography: Jim Menard

Production Designer: Bridget McGuire

Editor: Rick Martin

Art Director: Ricardo Spinacé 

Costume Designer: Christina McQuarrie

Make-Up Artist: Jan Newman

Recurring Characters:

* This is Teryl Rothery's (Janet Fraiser) 58th Episode.

* This is Gary Jones' (Walter Harriman) 50th Episode.

* This is Michael Shanks' (Daniel Jackson) 1st Episode as a Guest Cast Member.

* This is Cliff Simon's (Baal) 3rd Episode.

* This is Dorian Harewood's (Torrin) 2nd Episode.

Destination:

* One of Baal's clandestine base of operations. Baal's headquarters is equipped with gravitational field generation devices. Baal and his Jaffa reside on the base where they observe an Earth--like Egyptian culture.     

Actor Tracker:

* Michael Shanks reprises the role of archaeologist Dr. Daniel Jackson for the first time since leaving the regular cast at the end of season five. Shanks will make further guest appearances as both the good doctor and the voice of the Asgard leader Thor during season six. He will return to the regular cast at the beginning of season seven.

Chad's Summary is copyright 2006 by Sci-Fi Corner.

Stargate SG-1 is copyright 2006 by MGM Corporation.