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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1

Every episode of Stargate SG-1 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1!

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The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 6 - Window of Opportunity
    9.5/10(3492 votes)

    S4:E6

    O'Neill and Teal'c are caught in a time loop in the SGC, and must relive the same 10 hours over and over again.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  2. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 22 - Lost City (2)
    9.4/10(2051 votes)

    S7:E22

    Anubis begins a systematic assault on Earth, and the planet's only hope of salvation depends on whether SG-1 can find the Ancients' mythical Lost City.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper

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  3. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 15 - The Fifth Race
    9.1/10(2363 votes)

    S2:E15

    O'Neill becomes the unwilling receptacle for a library of alien knowledge.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  4. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 18 - Heroes (2)
    8.9/10(1927 votes)

    S7:E18

    SG-1 is called into action while a film crew is documenting the Stargate program, but the S.G.C. comes under investigation after the mission goes terribly wrong.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  5. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 21 - Lost City (1)
    8.9/10(1708 votes)

    S7:E21

    O'Neill goes to great lengths to keep the Ancients' knowledge from falling into Goa'uld hands when the team discovers a second repository. The President replaces General Hammond with a civilian diplomat.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper

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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 17 - Reckoning (2)
    8.9/10(1416 votes)

    S8:E17

    The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance as Sam and Jacob search for the only weapon capable of stopping the Replicator onslaught. O'Neill leads a defense of the S.G.C., while Daniel squares off against Replicator Carter.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  7. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 3 - The Pegasus Project
    8.9/10(1556 votes)

    S10:E3

    Daniel and Vala travel to Atlantis in search of Merlin's anti-Ori weapon, while Sam, and Mitchell join forces with Dr. McKay to lock out the Ori supergate.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 20 - Unending
    8.9/10(2144 votes)

    S10:E20

    Trapped on board the Odyssey, the members of SG-1 must live out the rest of their lives together when Carter activates a time dilation field to save the ship from destruction.

    Director:Robert C. Cooper
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 21 - 1969
    8.7/10(2163 votes)

    S2:E21

    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.

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  10. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 22 - Nemesis (1)
    8.7/10(1666 votes)

    S3:E22

    SG-1 faces creatures of mass destruction that even the Asgard can't control, and must destroy Thor's infested vessel before the Replicator bugs reach Earth.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 22 - Full Circle
    8.7/10(1472 votes)

    S6:E22

    SG-1 is called to defend the people of Abydos from the Goa'uld once again when they learn that Anubis, in search of a powerful device, is about to attack.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 2 - New Order (2)
    8.7/10(1402 votes)

    S8:E2

    While the Goa'uld threaten to attack Earth, SG-1 and the Asgard make a last, desperate stand against the Replicators, which have captured Major Carter and invaded the last outpost of the Asgard civilization.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 18 - Threads
    8.7/10(1531 votes)

    S8:E18

    While Daniel finds himself in a mysterious diner suspended between death and ascension, Jacob's fate takes an unexpected turn, Jack and Sam consider their romantic lives, and Anubis unleashes his plan for galactic destruction.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 19 - Tin Man
    8.6/10(2130 votes)

    S1:E19

    The members of SG-1 arrive on P3X-989 and are knocked unconscious. They wake up and return to Earth only to find that they are not quite themselves.

    Director:Jimmy Kaufman
    Writer:Jeff F. King

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 1 - The Serpent's Lair (3)
    8.6/10(1962 votes)

    S2:E1

    With SG-1 trapped on Klorel's ship, it seems that Earth is doomed as the Pyramid Ships prepare to destroy Earth.

    Director:Jonathan Glassner
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 16 - A Matter of Time
    8.6/10(1921 votes)

    S2:E16

    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.

    Directors:Jimmy Kaufman, Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Misha Rashovich

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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 16 - 2010
    8.6/10(1825 votes)

    S4:E16

    Ten years into the future, the former members of SG-1 must send a message into the past to prevent the extinction of the human race.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 12 - Unnatural Selection (2)
    8.6/10(1517 votes)

    S6:E12

    The team is called into battle unexpectedly when the Asgard homeworld is overrun by Replicators -- which have evolved into a startling new form.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper

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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 11 - The Quest (2)
    8.6/10(1272 votes)

    S10:E11

    When the team finds Merlin himself, they must help him complete the Sangraal weapon before Adria and her Ori forces can track them down.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 14 - The Shroud
    8.6/10(1327 votes)

    S10:E14

    When SG-1 discovers that Daniel Jackson has been turned into a Prior of the Ori, they must determine whether or not his plan to destroy the Ori is genuine.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  21. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 1 - Small Victories (2)
    8.5/10(1678 votes)

    S4:E1

    O'Neill and Teal'c risk their lives to keep the Replicator bugs from gaining a foothold on Earth, while Carter helps the Asgard fend off a Replicator invasion.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  22. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 21 - Meridian
    8.5/10(1635 votes)

    S5:E21

    Daniel Jackson is exposed to a lethal dose of radiation while visiting an alien civilization that is building a weapon of mass destruction.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  23. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 22 - Revelations
    8.5/10(1449 votes)

    S5:E22

    SG-1 must come to the rescue of their once-powerful allies when the Goa'uld attack a secret Asgard laboratory.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  24. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 1 - New Order (1)
    8.5/10(1443 votes)

    S8:E1

    Carter and Teal'c go in search of the Asgard to try and save Colonel O'Neill, but discover that the Asgard's enemy has returned with a vengeance. The System Lords seek an alliance with Earth against a common enemy.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  25. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 16 - Reckoning (1)
    8.5/10(1316 votes)

    S8:E16

    The Replicators begin a systematic attack of the Goa'uld, forcing Baal to come to Earth for help. The Jaffa Resistance risk their entire movement in an attempt to retake a holy city in Baal's domain.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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Best Episodes Summary

"Window of Opportunity" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1". It scored 9.5/10 based on 3492 votes. Directed by Peter DeLuise and written by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, it aired on 8/4/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lost City (2)".