Politics (Stargate SG-1)

"Politics" (Part 1 of 3) is an episode from Season 1 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.

Plot

Senator Kinsey, chair of the appropriations committee, arrives at SGC planning to shut the program down as he believes it represents a 'colossal waste of money'. Despite the testimony of SG-1 and Hammond, the Senator orders the program terminated immediately. Even Jackson's assertion that the Goa'uld are about to attack Earth has no effect on Kinsey, who insists that God will protect America and the Goa'uld will be no match for the US military.

Production Details

The episode is largely a clip show containing scenes from previous episodes as a way to save money for the upcoming finale "Within the Serpent's Grasp". Clips from the following previous media were included:

Reception

"Politics" is not very well regarded among fans. Possibly because it is a clip show, it is widely regarded as one of Stargate SG-1's weakest episodes.[1]

Notes

After the Senator dismisses the threat of a Goa'uld attack fleet, Jackson sarcastically says 'We'll just upload a virus into their mothership'. This is a reference to the film Independence Day (which was written and directed by the same duo that wrote/directed the Stargate film) .
This is the first and only SG-1 episode to feature a scene taken from the original movie.
The beginning of this episode contains a reference to The Wizard of Oz when O'Neill comically remarks "And you were there, and you were there, and there's no place like home..."
This episode features the first appearance of Ronny Cox as Robert Kinsey.

External links

"Official Stargate SG-1 site". MGM. Retrieved 2006-06-08. Most of site requires Flash.
"Screenplay" (PDF). Distributed by MGM. Prepared by Casablanca Continuity. Retrieved 2006-10-28. Also see Google's cache.
"Summary". SciFi. Retrieved 2006-06-05.