Stargate SG-1 Season 2

Stargate SG-1 Season 2
Last Season 2 5-DVD set cover
Country of origin	USA Canada
No. of episodes	22
Broadcast
Original channel	Showtime
Original run	June 26, 1998 (Showtime) — February 10, 1999 (Sky One)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	September 3, 2002
Region 2	January 27, 2003
Region 4	February 18, 2004
Season chronology
Season 1 Season 3

Season two of Stargate SG-1 began airing on June 26, 1998 on Showtime. The second season concluded after 22 episodes on February 10, 1999 on British Sky One, which overtook Showtime in mid-season. The series was developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, who also served as executive producers. Season two regular cast members include Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, and Don S. Davis.

Production

Vaitiare Bandera, who plays Sha're, was actually pregnant with Michael Shanks' child during the filming of "Secrets". Following the events in the episode "A Matter of Time", Sally Malcolm would write two books, A Matter of Honor and The Cost of Honor, that detail SG-1's attempts to save SG-10 from the planet. The late Season 2 episode "Serpent's Song" was the first SG-1 episode that was directed by Peter DeLuise. He would go on to direct more episodes than any other director involved with the series, even passing Martin Wood, who began directing in Season 1. "Out of Mind" was the second time a clip show has been used, the first being Season 1 episode "Politics".

Release and reception

"Holiday" gained a 4.2 rating on the Nielsen ratings, making it Stargate SG-1's strongest episode in its ten-season run. Stargate SG-1 was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category "Best Genre Cable/Syndicated Series". Richard Dean Anderson was honored with a Saturn Award for "Best Genre TV Actor". Daria Ellerman was nominated for a Gemini Award for "Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series". The episode "Holiday" was nominated for a Gemini in the category "Best Achievement in Make-Up".

Cast

Main characters

This is the only season where the five main characters are present in all episodes.

Actor	Character	Number of episodes
Richard Dean Anderson	Colonel Jack O'Neill	22/22 episodes
Michael Shanks	Dr. Daniel Jackson	22/22 episodes
Amanda Tapping	Captain Samantha Carter	22/22 episodes
Christopher Judge	Teal'c	22/22 episodes
Don S. Davis	Major General George Hammond	22/22 episodes

Recurring characters

Actor	Character	Number of episodes
Teryl Rothery	Janet Fraiser	13/22 episodes
Laara Sadiq	Staff Sergeant Turner	10/22 episodes
Peter Williams	Apophis	4/22 episodes
Carmen Argenziano	Jacob Carter/Selmak	4/22 episodes
Dan Shea	Sylvester Siler	4/22 episodes
Tobias Mehler	Graham Simmons	4/22 episodes
J.R. Bourne	Martouf/Lantash	3/22 episodes
Gary Jones	Walter Harriman	3/22 episodes
Daniel Bacon	Russell Benson	3/22 episodes
Tony Amendola	Bra'tac	2/22 episodes
Tom McBeath	Harry Maybourne	2/22 episodes
Douglas H. Arthurs	Heru'ur	2/22 episodes
Katie Stuart/Pamela Perry	Cassandra	2/22 episodes
Winston Rekert	Cordesh	2/22 episodes
Steve Makaj	Makepeace	2/22 episodes
Sarah Douglas	Yosuf/Garshaw	2/22 episodes
Joy Coghill	Saroosh/Selmak	2/22 episodes
Michael Tiernan	Ryn'tak	2/22 episodes

Episodes

Image	Title	Number	Airdate	Planet(s)	Race(s)	Enemies
	"The Serpent's Lair" (part 3 of 3)	2.01	June 26, 1998	Earth	Goa'uld, Jaffa	Apophis, Klorel
	SG-1 must stop Apophis's invasion force before it reaches Earth, and escape with their lives.
	"In the Line of Duty"	2.02	July 3, 1998	Earth, Nasya	Hankan, Nasyan, Tok'ra	Ashrak
	Carter is possessed by a Goa'uld who claims to be an enemy of the System Lords. The Goa'uld, Jolinar of Malkshur, is being hunted by an assassin.
	"Prisoners"	2.03	July 10, 1998	Earth, Hadante, P3X-775	Linea's people	Linea
	SG-1 is put on trial and exiled to a prison world, where a woman maintains a strange control over her fellow prisoners.
	"The Gamekeeper"	2.04	July 17, 1998	Earth, P7J-989	People of P7J-989	The Keeper
	SG-1 is imprisoned in a virtual reality realm and forced to relive the worst moments of their lives over and over.
	"Need"	2.05	July 24, 1998	Earth, P3R-636	Shyla's people	N/A
	Jackson becomes addicted to the effects of a Goa'uld sarcophagus, and falls for the planet's manipulative princess.
	"Thor's Chariot"	2.06	July 31, 1998	Cimmeria, Earth	Asgard, Cimmerian, Goa'uld, Jaffa	Heru'ur
	SG-1 returns to Cimmeria, and finds that without protection from the Asgard the planet has been invaded by the Goa'uld.
	"Message in a Bottle"	2.07	August 7, 1998	Earth, P5C-353	Orb organisms	Orb organisms
	SG-1 discovers an ancient artifact that takes O'Neill and the S.G.C. hostage.
	"Family"	2.08	August 14, 1998	Chulak, Earth	Jaffa	Apophis, Fro'tak
	The SG-1 team attempt to rescue Teal'c's son, who has been kidnapped and brainwashed by Apophis. Teal'c learns disturbing news about his wife.
	"Secrets"	2.09	August 21, 1998	Abydos, Earth	Abydonian, Goa'uld	Amaunet, Apophis, Heru'ur
	Daniel Jackson discovers that his wife has returned to Abydos, and is nine months pregnant with the son of Apophis. O'Neill must keep the secret of the Stargate program from being uncovered.
	"Bane"	2.10	September 25, 1998	Earth, BP6-3Q1	BP6-3Q1 insect	BP6-3Q1 insect
	Teal'c is infected with deadly venom from a giant insect, and begins a terrible transformation. When he escapes the S.G.C., SG-1 must find him before Colonel Maybourne does.
	"The Tok'ra", Part 1 (part 1 of 2)	2.11	October 2, 1998	Earth, P34-353J	Tok'ra	N/A
	SG-1 locates the Tok'ra, a Goa'uld resistance movement who oppose the System Lords, and attempt to form an alliance. Jacob Carter's cancer brings him near death.
	"The Tok'ra", Part 2 (part 2 of 2)	2.12	October 9, 1998	Earth, P34-353J	Goa'uld, Tok'ra	Cordesh, Goa'uld
	While SG-1 tries to form an alliance with the Tok'ra, a spy betrays the rebels to the Goa'uld. Jacob Carter finds that the Tok'ra may be his only hope of survival.
	"Spirits"	2.13	October 23, 1998	Earth , PXY-887	Salish, Spirits	Spirits
	SG-1 finds a planet inhabited by Native American Indians, protected by spirits who are actually advanced alien shapeshifters.
	"Touchstone"	2.14	October 30, 1998	Earth, Madrona	Madronan	NID
	SG-1 is accused of stealing an important weather-controlling device, sending a primitive planet into chaos. The team discovers that Earth's second Stargate is being misused.
	"The Fifth Race"	2.15	December 16, 1998 (Sky One) January 22, 1999 (Showtime)	Earth, Othala, P3R-272, P9Q-281	Ancient, Asgard	N/A
	SG-1 travel to a world and O'Neill is affected by a device which downloaded the entire knowledge of the Ancients into his brain. As the information takes over his mind, O'Neill build a strange device and soon travels to another galaxy.
	"A Matter of Time"	2.16	December 9, 1998 (Sky One) January 29, 1999 (Showtime)	Earth, P3W-451	N/A	Black Hole
	After gating to a world on the edge of a black hole, the S.G.C. cannot disengage the Stargate. All of Earth becomes endangered by the time-distorting gravity field.
	"Holiday"	2.17	January 13, 1999 (Sky One) February 5, 1999 (Showtime)	Planet, Earth	Ma'chello's people	N/A
	SG-1 discovers an elderly man known for developing technology to fight the Goa'uld. Daniel is tricked into switching bodies with the man, Ma'chello, who believes he is "owed" for all the good he has done.
	"Serpent's Song"	2.18	January 6, 1999 (Sky One) February 12, 1999 (Showtime)	Earth, PB5-926	Goa'uld, Tok'ra	Apophis, Sokar
	Apophis, SG-1's greatest enemy, seeks sanctuary from Sokar and ends up near death in the S.G.C. infirmary.
	"One False Step"	2.19	January 20, 1999 (Sky One) February 19, 1999 (Showtime)	Earth, PJ2-445	Beings of PJ2-445	N/A
	A group of primative aliens begin to fall deathly ill after SG-1 arrives.
	"Show and Tell"	2.20	January 27, 1999 (Sky One) February 26, 1999 (Showtime)	Earth, Reetalia	Reetou, Tok'ra	Reetou Rebels
	A young boy arrives through the Stargate, and warns of plot by invisible aliens to kill all of the human race in order to rob the Goa'uld of potential hosts.
	"1969"	2.21	February 3, 1999 (Sky One) March 5, 1999 (Showtime)	Earth	N/A	N/A
	A cosmic accident causes SG-1 to be sent back 30 years into Earth's past, where they must locate the Stargate and find a way home.
	"Out of Mind" (part 1 of 2)	2.22	February 10, 1999 (Sky One) March 12, 1999 (Showtime)	Earth, Hathor's planet	Goa'uld	Hathor
	O'Neill, Carter and Jackson awaken from stasis in what appears to be the S.G.C. — almost 80 years in the future. The three are asked to recall key events from their journeys.