Stargate SG-1/Recap/S1 E5 The First Commandment

Series:Stargate SG-1 Episode: Season 1, Episode 5 Title:"The First Commandment" Previous: The Broca Divide Next: Cold Lazarus Recapper: Shadow Penguin

Episode opens with members of another SG team running from what appear to be a jungle tribe, and trying to return to the gate. One of the members is stuck down by a poison dart, and the other manages to dial Earth, but does not go through. We find out that a crazed SG member has taken over leadership of the tribe, and the other members of his team were trying to warn the SGC about it. SG-1 is sent through to find out what happened to the team. They find the remaining member who survived and find out that their leader has lost his mind and considers himself the god of the tribe.

We find out that the planet has deadly solar radiation, so the people live in caves and only come out during the night. The team is then attacked at night and the SG-9 member is captured. SG-1 approaches the caves to find a vast number of people working to build a temple, which has been ordered by the SG commander. Carter believes she can get close to him as they were once engaged. She allows herself to be captured and tries to talk sense into the commander. He believes that he is the savior of the people and their god, and by building a temple, they can reclaim their world and civilization (and he also has found a Goa'uld device which is believed to block the deadly radiation). He commands Carter to figure out how it works so he can turn it on and be worshiped.

Meanwhile O'neill, Daniel, and Teal'c isolate a member of the tribe and find out what is going on. They find out that there used to be two devices which created a force field to block the radiation. They set out and find the second device, and Teal'c and Daniel work at getting it to work. O'neill returns to the caves to rescue the member of SG-9 who has been tied to a post in the sun as punishment. O'neill is captured and we see Carter getting the device to work. The commander decides to set up a show to prove his power. He brings the people to the stargate, which has been rather conveniently placed sideways on the ground. He is going to execute the two demons, O'neill and the member of SG-9, by dialing Earth but not sending the iris code, and tossing them in. He then turns on the device, but nothing happens since the second one is not on. Daniel and the tribe member interrupt by blasting the guards who are going to push in O'neill, and proving that the commander is no god. The tribe revolts, grabs him, and throws him into the stargate. SG-1 then leaves the people to enjoy their world now that the radiation is blocked.