Forsaken

"Forsaken" is the eighteenth episode of the sixth season of Stargate SG-1.

Synopsis
On an abandoned planet, SG-1 finds the crew of the alien ship Sebrus. The people of the ship, who seem to be holding something back, claim that there is a group of aliens after them.

Plot
SG-1 is on a planet for scientific research when Colonel Jack O'Neill suddenly finds a photo. O'Neill and Major Samantha Carter are then contacted by Jonas Quinn, who has found a crash-landed ship that cannot be identified. Suddenly, three people arrive and threaten SG-1 with weapons. They introduce themselves as the Hebridans and tell them how they crashed. While they talk they are watched by two unknown aliens. SG-1 agrees to help repair the ship.

While Carter and the ship captain named Aden Corso examine the ship, the people outside are attacked by the two aliens. During the shootout one crew member, Tanis Reynard is wounded and one of the aliens is killed when suddenly one of the crew members activates an ear-piercing sound and the other alien is forced to flee (it appears that the alien's ears are more sensitive to the sound than human ears). SG-1 is then informed that the aliens are a deadly enemy and killed the other crew members.

Back at Stargate Command, Major General George S. Hammond is informed about the situation and where the people might have come from. SG-15 also comes to the planet to help. Meanwhile, the wounded female crew member is in the infirmary of the SGC and talks with Jonas about her life and the Stargate, which the Hebridans don't know about. On the planet, Carter helps repair the ship while talking with Aden. Outside, the other alien sneaks to his dead partner but is confronted by O'Neill; one of the crew members shoots at the alien, who then runs away but is chased.

At SGC, Jonas tries to learn about the ship, which is named Sebrus, while Hammond informs him that someone tried to hack into the computer. Back on the planet O'Neill and Teal'c find the camp of the aliens when they hear weapons fire. Carter is, in the meantime, able to repair several systems while the captain attempts to seduce her. Back at SGC Jonas shows Tanis his room, where they kiss. Suddenly Jonas is called by General Hammond and leaves.

Back on the planet, Carter repairs more systems and suddenly sees a video of an emergency call, in which a person calls the Sebrus a prison transport ship, much to Sam's shock. Outside, Teal'c and O'Neill are confronted by the alien. He tells him his name is Warrick Finn and that he is the captain of the Sebrus. Inside the ship, Sam confronts Aden with her zat'nik'tel and informs him about what she learned. She then ties him up while he falsely tells her that he accidentally let the prisoners gain control over the ship. He also tells her that the aliens are his prisoners. Back in the forest, Warrick tells O'Neill that three years ago he transported the prisoners but an asteroid storm forced them to crash-land the ship. When he and his first-mate went looking for food, the prisoners escaped and killed seven crew members. Since then, the fighting has been constant. O'Neill then shows him the photo of the woman which he found in the beginning and Warrick identifies her as his wife. He also asserts that his species, the Serrakin, freed the Hebridans from the Goa'uld thousands of years ago.

Meanwhile, Carter is knocked unconscious by Lyle Pender. At the Stargate, Jonas and Tanis come through. Aden is in the meantime freed by Pender; he then stuns Jonas. Reynard informs Aden that the Stargate allows for many more criminal opportunities than a ship ever could. They then tie up Carter and take Jonas to the gate. O'Neill, Teal'c, and Warrick manage to stop the ship's sonic weapon and free Carter. Back at the gate the prisoners use Jonas as a hostage and try to flee through the Stargate to a stolen address, but they find themselves at SGC (Jonas having arranged for them to steal that address) and are imprisoned.

In the end SG-1 says goodbye to Warrick, who thanks them and leaves.

Notable Quotes
Carter: When the local sun sets and it gets dark, you can actually see luminous layer of ionized gas around the dying core expanding.

O'Neill: Fascinating.

Carter: You don't care.

O'Neill: Hey, I like gas as much as the next guy.

Teal'c: The Celt were formidable warriors in their time. Their descendants may be valuable allies.

O'Neill: You've seen Braveheart too often.

Corso: You know, my department's more telling people what to do. "Fly this way," "fix that." "Don't crash." Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Corso: You're an officer in your home world's military, you're a scientist, an explorer, and apparently you're a pretty fair mechanic.

Carter: And I make a mean soufflé.

Corso: So what does it mean, Samantha?

Carter: My father wanted a boy.

Quinn: Well, that, and I've always been suspicious of a girl who kisses on the first date.

Character

 * Warrick Finn

Race

 * Serrakin

In other languages

 * French: Les Rescapés (Survivors)
 * Italian: Abbandonati (Forsaken)
 * Spanish: Abandonados (Forsaken)
 * Czech: Trosečníci (Forsaken)