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The Worst Episodes of Stargate SG-1

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 3 - The Enemy Within
    5.9/10(2663 votes)

    S1:E3

    Major Kawalsky is possessed by a Goa'uld, and the SGC must find a way to remove it without killing him.

    Directors:Mario Azzopardi, Dennis Berry
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  2. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 20 - There But For the Grace of God
    6.0/10(1982 votes)

    S1:E20

    An alien artifact transports Daniel to an alternate reality, where he is not a part of the Stargate program and the Goa'uld -- led by Teal'c -- are invading Earth.

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

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  3. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 17 - Disclosure
    6.4/10(1477 votes)

    S6:E17

    General Hammond and the Pentagon reveal the existence of the Stargate to other world governments, and must defend the fact that the program is operated by the United States military.

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

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  4. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 5 - The Broca Divide
    6.5/10(2199 votes)

    S1:E5

    Members of SG-1 become infected with an alien virus that turns them into primitive beings. Dr. Fraiser must find a cure to save the team and the alien population from whom it was contracted.

    Directors:Jeff Woolnough, William Gereghty
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  5. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 18 - Family Ties
    6.5/10(1220 votes)

    S10:E18

    Earth provides sanctuary for Vala's estranged, con artist father after he provides intel about a Jaffa plot to attack the planet.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 8 - Family
    6.6/10(1678 votes)

    S2:E8

    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.

    Directors:William Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writer:Katharyn Powers

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  7. 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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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 5 - Need
    6.7/10(1754 votes)

    S2:E5

    Jackson becomes addicted to the effects of a Goa'uld sarcophagus, and falls for the planet's manipulative princess.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Damian Kindler

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 19 - One False Step
    6.7/10(1692 votes)

    S2:E19

    A group of primitive aliens begin to fall deathly ill after SG-1 arrives.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writers:John Sanborn, Michael Kaplan

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  10. 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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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 6 - Rite of Passage
    6.8/10(1429 votes)

    S5:E6

    Cassandra mysteriously falls ill, sending SG-1 back to her home planet -- where they uncover a dark Goa'uld secret.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Heather E. Ash

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 19 - Resurrection
    6.8/10(1306 votes)

    S7:E19

    SG-1 investigates a secret N.I.D. laboratory, where a ruthless scientist has used cloning technology to create a Goa'uld-human hybrid.

    Director:Amanda Tapping
    Writer:Michael Shanks

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 18 - The Light
    6.9/10(1494 votes)

    S4:E18

    SG-1 finds a deserted Goa'uld palace, where a beautiful device causes suicidal tendencies.

    Director:Peter F. Woeste
    Writer:James Taylor Phillips

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 13 - Sight Unseen
    6.9/10(1350 votes)

    S6:E13

    The team returns to Earth with a piece of technology that allows them to see alien creatures everywhere, and must attempt to contain the problem when it spreads beyond the base.

    Director:Peter F. Woeste
    Writers:Ron Wilkerson, Damian Kindler

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 10 - Birthright
    6.9/10(1393 votes)

    S7:E10

    The team finds a fugitive colony of Jaffa women, who must prey on other Jaffa to acquire symbiotes.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Christopher Judge

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Episode 20 - Inauguration
    6.9/10(1329 votes)

    S7:E20

    The newly-elected president is debriefed about the Stargate program, and Vice President Kinsey makes a new play for control of the program.

    Director:Peter F. Woeste
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 9 Episode 17 - The Scourge
    6.9/10(1168 votes)

    S9:E17

    A tour of an off-world research base for a group of foreign diplomats turns dangerous when an insidious insect species gets loose.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 10 Episode 5 - Uninvited
    6.9/10(1179 votes)

    S10:E5

    Teal'c discovers a world where people are being savagely attacked by an elusive creature, leading SG-1 to a stunning discovery about its potential origin.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 4 - Emancipation
    7.0/10(2303 votes)

    S1:E4

    An alien civilization is forced to reconsider their views on women when Carter rebels against their social customs.

    Directors:Jeff Woolnough, Dennis Berry
    Writers:Brad Wright, Katharyn Powers

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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 4 - The Gamekeeper
    7.0/10(1784 votes)

    S2:E4

    SG-1 is imprisoned in a virtual reality realm and forced to relive the worst moments of their lives over and over.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Jonathan Glassner

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  21. Stargate SG-1 Season 4 Episode 20 - Entity
    7.0/10(1449 votes)

    S4:E20

    The SGC is invaded by an alien life force that takes up residence in the base computer system -- and in Major Carter.

    Director:Allan Lee
    Writer:Peter DeLuise

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  22. 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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  23. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 12 - Bloodlines
    7.1/10(1960 votes)

    S1:E12

    Teal'c returns to Chulak to stop his people from implanting his son with a larval Goa'uld.

    Directors:Jonathan Glassner, Mario Azzopardi
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Jeff F. King

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  24. Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Episode 15 - Singularity
    7.1/10(1907 votes)

    S1:E15

    A mysterious affliction wipes out the entire population of a planet, plus an SG team -- except for one young girl. Carter befriends her, but learns that she is being used by the Goa'uld.

    Directors:Mario Azzopardi, Brad Turner
    Writers:Robert C. Cooper, Jonathan Glassner

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  25. Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Episode 10 - Bane
    7.1/10(1718 votes)

    S2:E10

    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.

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Enemy Within" is the worst rated episode of "Stargate SG-1". It scored 5.9/10 based on 2663 votes. Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Dennis Berry and written by Brad Wright, it aired on 8/1/1997. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "There But For the Grace of God".