Stargate SG1 - Off The Grid

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Stargate SG1

Off The Grid

On this episode of the Stargate Archives I am joined by Tim who chose the SG1 episode “Off The Grid” which is the sixteenth episode from the ninth season of the show. A briefing by Colonel Reynolds (Eric Breker) indicates a potentially galactic scale problem with a engineered form of Kassa (space corn) which has extreme addictive properties and is being dealt by factions of the Lucian Alliance. SG1 gate to P6G-452 and Cam decides to play the part of a buyer despite the mission being one of recon only and then covert hence the lack of heavy weapons and other backup.

They talk to a local (Peter New) and are pointed towards the guy in charge and naturally it does not go well, as SG1 reach the gate they are stunned when it is beamed away seamingly using Asgard technology. As prisoners of Worrel (Vince Corazza) the team fail time and time again despite physical abuse to convince him they were not responsible for the gate being stolen and time is running out. Meanwhile after failing to maintain contact with the SGC and with failed attempts to access the planets Stargate General Landry send the Odyssey under the command of Colonel Paul Emmerson (Matthew Glave) to head to the planet and affect a rescue. As luck would have it SG1 are saved mere seconds before being executed. Landry heads off to Area 51 and talks to Nerus played by the late Maury Chaykin and after bribing him with a “feast” he learns that Ba’al is behind the missing Stargates and in a surprising movie he releases Nerus for information given in good faith. Landry however imbeds a tracker on the cases of cupcakes and this leads to a daring plan to assaut the Ha’tak being flown by Ba’al to seize the missing Stargates but then the Alliance show spoiling for a fight…

Off The Grid was a very entertaining episode maintaining its place in the season long narrative while retaining the standalone elements that make it an easy rewatch. The late Cliff Simon as always delivers as Ba’al and Nerus returns as over the top as ever. The Alliance and its officers once again offer a safe opponent and it won’t really be until Universe before they truly find their place although credit to Eric Steinberg and Vince Corazza for the performances.

My thanks to Tim for joining me on this episode and for picking a great episode to watch and chat about. The plan is to record “The Scourge” for the next episode again an episode picked by Tim so stay tuned and of course if you want to join me on the podcast to talk Stargate or anything related then get in touch and we can sort something out. As always ratings and reviews plus any social media sharing is more than welcome or just to say hello but keep on watching Stargate.

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