Singularity

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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.

RATINGS SCORECARD
OUR RATING -
FAN RATING - 7.91 
EPISODE #115
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10.31.1997
SYNDICATION AIR DATE: 02.08.1999
DVD DISC: Season 1, Disc 4
WRITTEN BY: Robert C. Cooper
DIRECTED BY: Mario Azzopardi
GUEST STARS: Teryl Rothery (Dr. Janet Fraiser), Katie Stuart (Cassandra), Gary Jones (Technician), Kevin McNulty (Dr. Warner)
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ANALYSIS

  • This episode is the first time that the mineral the Stargate is made of is named: naquadah. Nirrti used trace amounts of the element, presumably injected into Cassandra's bloodstream, to engineer a time-delayed bomb inside the young girl.

PRODUCTION NOTES

  • "I've received a lot of feedback from viewers telling me how much they like the bond that has developed between Fraiser and Sam Carter. Carter gets a great deal of insight into the doctor's background in 'Hathor' when the two of them battle a Goa'uld. I had a really good time doing this story because it gave old Doc Fraiser the chance to lose her lab coat, put on fatigues and carry a machine gun. However, it was the episode 'Singularity' that truly served to strengthen their relationship. Carter becomes attached to this little girl named Cassandra after she and SG-1 save her from the Goa'uld. As much as she would like to care for Cassandra she knows she can't because of her involvement with SG-1, so Fraiser adopts the child. Thanks to the friendships Fraiser has made with Sam and the others she has become a three-dimensional character as opposed to a cardboard cutout spouting off medical jargon." (Actress Teryl Rothery, in a 1999 interview with Steve Eramo)
  • "There are obviously defining moments for each of our characters. You know, I think very early on in the [series] in 'Singularity,' with the elevator and the little girl – is [Carter] gonna go to get Cassie, or she going to go back up in the elevator. That was a turning-point, I think, for the character." (Actress Amanda Tapping, in an interview with GateWorld)