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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 3

Every episode of Stargate SG-1 Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 3!

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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
    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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  2. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 6 - Point of View
    8.4/10(1792 votes)

    S3:E6

    SG-1 must free an alternate reality Earth from a Goa'uld invasion after duplicates of Samantha Carter and Charles Kawalsky come through the quantum mirror.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Jonathan Glassner, Tor Alexander Valenza

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  3. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 18 - Shades of Grey
    8.4/10(1693 votes)

    S3:E18

    O'Neill steals technology from the Tollan, and is forced to leave the Stargate program. Maybourne offers an intriguing proposal.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  4. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 14 - Foothold
    8.2/10(1613 votes)

    S3:E14

    SG-1 returns from a mission and discovers that metamorphic aliens have taken over the complex.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Heather E. Ash

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  5. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 3 - Fair Game
    8.1/10(1686 votes)

    S3:E3

    The Asgard aid Earth in negotiating a nonagression treaty with the Goa'uld System Lords.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 15 - Pretense
    8.1/10(1603 votes)

    S3:E15

    The Tollan put Skaara and Klorel on trial to determine who will control the host body.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Katharyn Powers

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  7. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 13 - The Devil You Know (2)
    8.0/10(1562 votes)

    S3:E13

    SG-1 must escape a hellish prison moon, and one of their worst enemies.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 17 - A Hundred Days
    8.0/10(1715 votes)

    S3:E17

    After a meteor strike buries the Stargate, O'Neill finds himself stranded on a planet with no hope of rescue.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 21 - Crystal Skull
    8.0/10(1652 votes)

    S3:E21

    An alien artifact causes Daniel to disappear, and the team looks for help from his institutionalized grandfather.

    Directors:Brad Turner, Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Jarrad Paul, Michael Greenburg

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  10. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 1 - Into the Fire (2)
    7.9/10(1663 votes)

    S3:E1

    O'Neill, Carter and Jackson must escape Hathor's clutches, while Teal'c tries to raise a Jaffa army on Chulak. General Hammond must take desperate measures to rescue the team.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 12 - Jolinar's Memories (1)
    7.9/10(1565 votes)

    S3:E12

    When Major Carter's father Jacob is kidnapped by Sokar, the SG-1 team must infiltrate a prison moon designed to look like hell to rescue him.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Sonny Wareham, Daniel Stashower

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 16 - Urgo
    7.9/10(1889 votes)

    S3:E16

    SG-1 receives alien brain implants that manifest themselves as a bizarre man, who tells them that they would not survive the procedure to remove him.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Tor Alexander Valenza

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 5 - Learning Curve
    7.7/10(1766 votes)

    S3:E5

    SG-1 discovers a planet where children are used to acquire knowledge for the entire population, then discarded.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Heather E. Ash

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 7 - Deadman Switch
    7.7/10(1681 votes)

    S3:E7

    SG-1 is taken captive by an alien bounty hunter with uncertain loyalties.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 11 - Past and Present
    7.6/10(1620 votes)

    S3:E11

    SG-1 encounters an entire planet suffering from amnesia. The planet's leader returns to Earth with SG-1 to find a cure, but SG-1 suspects she may not be who she appears to be.

    Directors:William Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writer:Tor Alexander Valenza

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 20 - Maternal Instinct
    7.6/10(1557 votes)

    S3:E20

    SG-1 discovers the mystical planet Kheb, and must find the Harcesis child of Apophis and Sha're before Apophis's army does.

    Director:Peter F. Woeste
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 19 - New Ground
    7.5/10(1511 votes)

    S3:E19

    The members of SG-1 are imprisoned on a planet and become pawns in a war of ideology.

    Director:Chris McMullen
    Writer:Heather E. Ash

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 4 - Legacy
    7.4/10(1616 votes)

    S3:E4

    When Daniel goes insane, SG-1 must deal with the legacy of Machello's anti-Goa'uld technology.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Tor Alexander Valenza

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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 10 - Forever in a Day
    7.3/10(1636 votes)

    S3:E10

    Jackson deals with the apparent death of his wife, Sha're, at the hands of Teal'c.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 2 - Seth
    7.2/10(1655 votes)

    S3:E2

    SG-1 must find a renegade Goa'uld who has been hiding on Earth for thousands of years.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  21. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 9 - Rules of Engagement
    7.1/10(1581 votes)

    S3:E9

    SG-1 discovers a military camp where young men are trained to impersonate SGC personnel to infiltrate Earth.

    Directors:William Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  22. Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Episode 8 - Demons
    6.8/10(1606 votes)

    S3:E8

    SG-1 finds a medieval Christian society terrorized by Sokar and the Unas, and is accused of being possessed by demons.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Carl Binder

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Nemesis (1)" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 3. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1666 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Robert C. Cooper, it aired on 3/10/2000. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Point of View".