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"Family Ties (Stargate SG-1)"

"Family Ties" is an episode from Season 10 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.

Plot summary

Lt. Col. Samantha Carter and Vala Mal Doran arrive at the SGC wearing civilian clothing (dresses), along with a lot of shopping. Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell and Sergeant Siler are talking about a TV show when Siler walks back down the hall and into an opening door.

General Hank Landry at the SGC is contacted by a person from another world who reveals himself to be Jesak who has information that would protect Earth against an attack by the Jaffa Arkad who planned to use weapons grade naqahdah to destroy the enemies of the Ori. Colonel Samantha Carter states that Arkad was killed; however, Jacek states that his plans are in motion already, with cloaked Tel'tak cargo ships carrying weapons grade naqahdah awaiting the order for the strike. Vala Mal Doran arrives and mentions Jacek's name after which it is revealed that he is her father.

SG-1 agrees that Jacek is untrustworthy, but that it's still in their best interest to take him up on his offer. They go to the planet he tells them about, and discover a small number of people with a lot of naqahdah; they destroy it and give Jacek the sanctuary he asked for. While on Earth, Jacek proves to be a less than honest citizen, holding a charity phone scam and selling "genuine stardust". It turns out that there was one ship that left before SG-1 arrived, and that it has reached Earth and is awaiting orders. Jacek convinces SG-1 to let him "disarm" the bomb he claims is on board, set to detonate if the ship moves. SG-1 do not trust him, as he has spent his time on earth continuously scamming everyone. Instead, they lead him to a cargo ship of their own and let him steal it; once he is gone, it's obvious he made up the existence of a deadman switch, and SG-1 take control of the real cargo ship.

The next scene shows the cargo ship Jacek stole on an unknown world where Jacek asks how much he will get for the shipment of weapons grade naqahdah. The "client", a human, notes that the shipment is nothing but lead bars and "this", which turns out to be foam peanuts. Jacek explains that it's a virility enhancer and manages to con the human into believing the lie. Jacek laughs and says that they both "talk the same language".

The episode ends with Vala putting the new necklace her father gave her into a secret box where she kept the other jewelry he gave her, despite having told Jacek that she threw it away. She hears a knock at the door and hides the box beneath her bed after which Carter enters the room with a bottle and two glasses for a "girls' night in". Carter asks how Vala is doing and she explains that her father scammed them and they scammed him in return, with everything turning out OK in the end.

Vala inquires about what the "boys" are doing. Carter explains that Mitchell is out on a date, Daniel is off somewhere and that Teal'c has gone to see a play. Sitting down at his play Teal'c nods side to side in surprise, noticing the crowd of predominantly females; the play is the Vagina Monologues.

Notes

  • The Odyssey has a new commander, Colonel Davidson.
  • Vala's father mentions that he has tickets to something called the "Virginia Dialogues," which turns out to be the Vagina Monologues.
  • Jacek's apartment number is 604, which is also the Area code for Vancouver, British Columbia, where the show is filmed.
  • During the briefing room scene, Vala's team patches are on the wrong shoulder. The Earth patch is on the right and the team patch is on the left.
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