10.10 "The Quest Part 1" Episode Guide
Précis
During a quest for the Sangreal, Merlin’s anti-Ori weapon, the team must join forces with Ba’al, decipher ancient clues, and face a real-life dragon.
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Storyline
The team is following three days behind Ba’al’s search for the Sangreal. They’ve arrived at a place where Morgan Le Fay had once been. Following various leads, they determine that they must find the Parchment of Virtues, left behind by Morgan as a guide for knights who wish to claim the Sangreal.
Only those of virtue may “win the prize”, according to Osric, the medieval village’s elderly librarian. He’s the keeper of the archives, maps, and parchments related to the Sangreal. He shows the team the Parchment, written in Ancient. Daniel reads its contents which declares that the Sangreal will belong to the one who speaks the guardian’s name. The guardian, according to Osric, is a dragon which protects the Sangreal, said to be in a cave beyond the outlying forest. Morgan is said to have enchanted the area with this curse which has claimed countless lives.
Osric takes the curse very seriously, even though Daniel dismisses the dragon as a myth. The Parchment tells them what virtues they need: prudence, wisdom, charity, kindness, and faith. Morgan also left a map, but Osric denies the team access to it, saying that the last group of “adventurers” (Ba’al and his group) had tried to steal it.
Needing the map, the team must determine how to gain access to it. Vala proposes stealing it, but Daniel wishes to try to talk to Osric and convince him that their cause is virtuous. But, the team discovers that Osric is not who he appears to be.
Production Notes
- "I'd love to get cracking on the big SG-1 mid-season quest two-parter..." — Joseph Mallozzi, January 2 Blog.
- "We've got the 200th episode to work on and Alan's heist episode, and the SG-1 mid-season two-parter that already has the visual effects department salivating." — Joseph Mallozzi, January 19 Blog.
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Cast
- Ben Browder as Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
- Amanda Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
- Claudia Black as Vala Mal Doran
- With Beau Bridges as Maj. Gen. Hank Landry
- And Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson
Guest Stars
- Osric
- Villagers
- Barkeep
Production
- Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie
- Directed by Andy Mikita
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--DeeKayP 18:11, 12 May 2006 (PDT)