Episode of the Week: Osiris Invades Daniel’s Mind

SEPTEMBER IS OSIRIS MONTH!

Daniel is plagued by dreams of his former girlfriend, who has been taken as a Goa’uld host. Samantha Carter begins a romantic relationship with a detective, from whom she must hide her life at Stargate Command.

Our rewatch of favorite moments in Stargate history continues! Each month we’ll pick a theme, and feature a key episode every week. Join us by watching the episode this week, and then head to GateWorld Forum (or posting below) to talk about it!

Curse of the Goa’uld …

• Sarah Gardner’s possession by a Goa’uld proved doubly painful for Daniel Jackson. After having lost the woman he loved, Sha’re, to the Goa’uld, his old college girlfriend opens the wrong jar and she, too, ends up under the oppression of an evil symbiote.
• Osiris was never a System Lord herself, but a lesser Goa’uld in search of more power.
• After escaping from Earth she eventually fell in with Anubis as one of his lieutenants.
• Unlike Sha’re, however, Sarah’s story has a happier ending: she’s eventually rescued and the symbiote removed.

“Chimera” Facts:

• After a fantastic turn as the Goa’uld villain Osiris (appearing in five episodes over four seasons), “Chimera” marks the final episode for actress Anna-Louise Plowman. Though her host, Sarah Gardner, was rescued she did not appear on the show again.
• Osiris uses the memory device to access and manipulate Daniel’s dreams — a brilliant use of the technology that was introduced back in the Season Two finale, and had primarily been associated with the Tok’ra.
• This is the first appearance of David DeLuise, whose character of Pete Shanahan was able to break Sam Carter’s curse of love interests who inevitably turned up dead. (His arc spanned four episodes over Seasons Seven and Eight before Sam smashed his heart to pieces.) David is the brother of Stargate SG-1 writer-producer-director Peter DeLuise.
• Pete’s attempts to use his detective training and FBI contacts to figure out what Sam really does for a living — including the use of a stake-out van — earned him the unfortunate nickname “Stalker Pete” among some fans of the show.
• The part of Pete Shanahan was originally offered to another actor: Farscape‘s Ben Browder. He turned down the role, but eventually joined the Stargate family as Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell.

“Chimera” on GateWorld:

• Episode Guide
• Episode Review
• Episode Transcript
• Photo Gallery
• Screencap Gallery
• Discussion Forum

• Stargate SG-1 Season Seven Podcast
• Interview with David DeLuise (2004)
• Interview with Amanda Tapping (2004)

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