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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 8

Every episode of Stargate SG-1 Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 12 - Prometheus Unbound
    8.4/10(1503 votes)

    S8:E12

    After the Prometheus responds to a distress call from a Goa'uld ship, Daniel Jackson finds himself a captive when Earth's ship is stolen.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  7. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 19 - Moebius (1)
    8.4/10(1396 votes)

    S8:E19

    SG-1 travels back in time in a daring plan to steal a piece of Ancient technology from Ra, the powerful Goa'uld who ruled in ancient Egypt.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 20 - Moebius (2)
    8.4/10(1398 votes)

    S8:E20

    With the timeline changed by SG-1's actions in the distant past, an alternate version of SG-1 must use the newly-discovered time ship to set things right.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 4 - Zero Hour
    8.0/10(1334 votes)

    S8:E4

    General O'Neill tries to settle into his new job, but faces never-ending crises - including the capture of SG-1 by the Goa'uld.

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

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  10. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 13 - It's Good to Be King
    7.9/10(1360 votes)

    S8:E13

    SG-1 comes to the aid of a world about to be invaded by the Goa'uld, only to discover that the local king is Earth's Harry Maybourne.

    Directors:Peter DeLuise, William Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Peter DeLuise

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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 10 - Endgame
    7.7/10(1237 votes)

    S8:E10

    The Stargate is stolen, leading SG-1 to discover that the Trust has taken control of an advanced ship in orbit. Teal'c investigates a series of wide-spread Jaffa deaths.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 15 - Citizen Joe
    7.6/10(1525 votes)

    S8:E15

    Jack is confronted in his home by an irate barber...who claims to know everything about the Stargate project and SG-1.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Damian Kindler

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 3 - Lockdown
    7.5/10(1309 votes)

    S8:E3

    The S.G.C. is put under quarantine after a mysterious infection leaves a Russian officer in the infirmary -- but the disease may not be a disease at all.

    Director:William Waring
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 8 - Covenant
    7.5/10(1268 votes)

    S8:E8

    A businessman threatens to expose the secrets of alien life to the world, forcing Stargate Command to bring him into the loop.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Ron Wilkerson

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 14 - Full Alert
    7.5/10(1217 votes)

    S8:E14

    Relations between the U.S. and Russia are strained when Russian military leaders claim that the U.S. government has been compromised by the Goa'uld.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 6 - Avatar
    7.4/10(1305 votes)

    S8:E6

    Teal'c is trapped in a virtual reality simulation, in which he must defend the base from a Goa'uld super-soldier incursion.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 11 - Gemini
    7.4/10(1272 votes)

    S8:E11

    A duplicate of Colonel Carter seeks help from Stargate Command in defeating the Replicator Fifth, who she claims has found a way to counter the Asgard's new weapon.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Peter DeLuise

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 7 - Affinity
    7.3/10(1388 votes)

    S8:E7

    Teal'c becomes the chief suspect in a murder investigation after he moves into an apartment off-base. Carter considers her future with Pete.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Peter DeLuise

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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 5 - Icon
    7.0/10(1276 votes)

    S8:E5

    Daniel is stranded on another planet after the team's arrival on an alien world sparks a violent civil war.

    Director:Peter F. Woeste
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 8 Episode 9 - Sacrifices
    6.6/10(1294 votes)

    S8:E9

    The impending wedding of his son is the least of Teal'c's worries when the Hak'tyl plan an uprising against the Goa'uld Moloc, driving a wedge between Teal'c and Ishta.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Christopher Judge

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Reckoning (2)" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 8. It scored 8.9/10 based on 1416 votes. Directed by Peter DeLuise and written by Damian Kindler, it aired on 3/4/2005. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "New Order (2)".