Introduction

The fifth season of the military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 commenced airing on Showtime in the United States on 29 June 2001, concluded on Sky1 in the United Kingdom on 06 February 2002, and contained 22 episodes.

The fifth season introduces future main character Jonas Quinn portrayed by Corin Nemec from 2002–2004.

The fifth season is about the ongoing war with the Goa’uld Empire after the death of Apophis at the start of the season and the rise of a new System Lord named Anubis.

SG-1, a military-science team, are set to explore the Milky Way Galaxy.

The one-hour premiere “Enemies”, which debuted on 29 June 2001 on Showtime had the lowest syndication of the seasons episode, but overall got a high viewership level.

This would be the last season to feature Apophis alive, but he would return in dreams and alternative realities and timelines.

The series was developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner.

Season five regular cast members include Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, and Don S. Davis.

Outline

There is a truce among the Goa’uld and the System Lords meet on a heavily guarded space station.

The Tok’ra plan to kill them all, but require a human who can speak fluent Goa’uld and Daniel is the only qualified candidate.

The Tok’ra create a version of the Reol chemical (“The Fifth Man“, S05E04) for the undercover mission.

Meanwhile, Anubis attacks an outpost of Kali on the planet Cerador, destroying two motherships.

Lord Zipacna, under orders from Anubis, attacks Revanna, the site of the main Tok’ra base after Vorash.

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Martin Wood.
• Writer(s): Joseph Mallozi and Paul Mullie.
• Release Date: 19 December 2001 (Sky One) and 22 March 2002 (Showtime).
• Running Time: 45 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.