ScifiGuide reports:
"Summit" and "Last Stand" are the two-part Showtime/Season 5 final episodes.
SG-1 and the Tok'ra plan sabotage when they learn that the Goa'uld System Lords are negotiating an alliance.
SPOILERS AND SPECULATION
(Newest information is added to the bottom)
* The mid-season two-parter is "Summit" and "Last Stand," in which Daniel is captured and delivered into slavery. "There's a bigger, badder Goa'uld beating the you-know-what out of all the other System Lords. I don't want to give him a name so we're calling him 'Baltimore' at the moment."
"The sacrifice of one of the series' favourite characters is the only way to retrieve a truly dire situation." (Executive producer Brad Wright, in Cult Times magazine #69)
* This seems to be the two-parter to which writer / producer Joseph Mallozzi has referred during online chats. "We've got a big two-parter planned for mid-season," he said. "This episode will offer us insight into the inner workings of System Lord alliance."
* Based on the above description of the plot of "Summit," this will likely be the same two-parter that Mallozzi said will see the return of the evil Goa'uld Osiris. It just may be that, since being freed from her prison on Earth in Season Four's "The Curse," Osiris has quickly raised a powerful army and gone on the offensive against the System Lords. The System Lords may be forced into an alliance to defend against her.
* If this is the case, it seems likely that the Tok'ra would want to play a role in the summit -- perhaps to sabotage it, as they tried to sabotage an alliance between Apophis and Heru-ur ("The Serpent's Venom"). Mallozzi has already confirmed that the Tok'ra will make an appearance in Season Five.
* "I just finished the first draft of the two-parter, 'Summit.' Lots of cool new System Lords. ... This being a first draft, I don't know how many will make the cut, but I tried to draw from a variety of different cultures to introduce some eight new myth-based System Lords (three are female)."
[Jacqueline Samuda as Nurrti] "As you know following the events of 'Fair Game,' Nurrti is a bit of a loose cannon, and on the outside looking in when it comes to the System Lords." (Writer / producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a chat with the Sam/Jack Horsewomen)
* The episode will feature a big meeting of the System Lords (including Yu and Nurrti) taking place on a heavily guarded space station, according to Joseph Mallozzi (in a chat with the Sam/Jack Horsewomen).
* In a possible hint at the plot of "Summit," director Peter DeLuise provided the following info in response to the question, "What's going to happen to Apophis?"
"He got so powerful that the other System Lords are afraid of a change in the balance of power, and so they decide to band together to solve the problem. ... In 'The Fifth Man' a new System Lord appears, and our heroes have to learn that there are some pretty cool guys out there who they haven't met yet. There are still quite a few of the Egyptian gods that we haven't used yet. For example, we could meet Bastet or Anubis."
"[Anubis was killed in the movie], but that was just Ra's First Prime. He seemed to like the name and the jackal's mask so much that he adopted the name, but he wasn't the god himself. We are probably going to ignore that. With Bastet we would have a second attractive goddess, after Osiris." (Director / writer Peter DeLuise, in an interview with TVH [via SG1-Spoilergate])
* Sci Fi Wire reports that part two of "Summit" will be titled "Last Stand," keeping the tradition of different titles for each episode of a two-parter (the only variant being Season Two's "The Tok'ra"). The site also reported that the episodes will air in January, 2002, and will represent the first time that all the System Lords come together. "It's a really large action story," said executive producer Brad Wright. (Sci Fi Wire)
Kevin Durand may make an appearance as Zipacna
* This episode includes the following guest characters: Major Mansfield, Slave #1, Zipacna's Jaffa (and perhaps, by implication, Zipacna himself), Yu's Jaffa, Olukun, Bastet (the Egyptian cat-headed goddess, daughter of Ra), Jarren, and Theron (perhaps referring to the Mistress of the Wild Animals). (Showfax, Inc. casting list).
* "Right now we're in the middle of a two-parter where [Daniel] is re-investigating the summit of the [System Lords], and he's gone undercover, so to speak, to try and get some information and see if he can kill them all." ("Daniel Jackson" actor Michael Shanks, speaking to Sci Fi Wire at the 2001 San Diego Comic-Con)
* "One episode features a meeting of eight System Lords, or evil rulers. Each lord is 'sort of human-based, [with] some kind of historical base. For instance, there's an East Indian Shiva type, and one who's a Celtic god called Morrigan. In the myth, when she appeared as a raven, death was nearby. So we took an S&M twist with it. Her garb is all black and leather and feathers and studs.'"
"Still another System Lord is 'based on an Egyptian cat god.' So the costume would be furry? 'No fur! Iridescent fabric, maybe some metallic chain mail for the headdress and some ornate, Egyptian type jewelry.' " (Costume designer Christina McQuarrie, in Playback Magazine)
* "The Goa'uld System Lords have been fighting amongst themselves and none of them is gaining the upper hand. So they agree to a temporary truce and meet on neutral territory, a space station, to discuss their situation. The Tok'ra see this as the perfect opportunity to cut off the head of the snake so to speak and ask for SG-1's help. Of course, in true stargate fashion things never go as planned." (Writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi, in TV Zone Special #42 [July 2001])
* "Jacob is very present in the two-parter we are prepping now ('Summit' and 'Last Stand'). We start auditioning new System Lords this week. ... We've got some very cool System Lords upcoming." (Writer / producer Joseph Mallozzi, in an online chat with the Sam/Jack Horsewomen)
* Although the Showfax casting list indicated that Shiva (one of triad of great Hindu gods, called "the Destroyer") would appear in the two-parter, writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi reports that he has been replaced by the Goa'uld Kali. In Earth mythology, she is the Hindu mother goddess and consort of Shiva (Encyclopedia Mythica).
"In 'Between Two Fires,' Tanith refers to the Bigger, Badder Goa'uld as 'he,' possibly ruling out female Goa'uld such as Osiris, Bastet, Morrigan and the late Hathor. However, keep in mind that the Goa'uld, in their symbiotic state, are asexual and take on the sex of the host body. Furthermore, Osiris was originally a male. The symbiote was extracted and placed in a stasis jar where it remained for thousands of years until Sarah Gardner opened the jar in Season Four ['The Curse'], leading the symbiote to seek refuge in the first available body -- hers. 'Him,' 'Her,' 'Male,' 'Female' -- technically, the Goa'uld are both and neither." (Writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a message at STARGUIDE Forums)
* Who is "Baltimore?" No one, according to writer Joseph Mallozzi! The original Cult Times article (quoted above) misquoted executive producer Brad Wright. "I asked Brad Wright about the Baltimore quote and he denied making it," Mallozzi said. "After reflecting for a few seconds, he realized ... he hadn't said Baltimore at all. Apparently, when asked about Bigger, Badder Goa'uld's identity, he said, 'Let's call him Voldimar (sic?)' -- the name of the villain in the Harry Potter books." (Writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a message at STARGUIDE Forums)
* The fates of Lantash and Osiris -- plus the true identity of the "bigger, badder Goa'uld:" Anubis -- are finally public knowledge, thanks to partial scripts of this season's "Summit" and "Last Stand" obtained by STARGUIDE. In fact, there's so much to report that we can't fit it all here! If you're sure you want to have these plot and character details spoiled for you, read the news story. (Showfax, Inc. casting side)
* In addition to reiterating the plot info above, writer Joseph Mallozzi added: "The Tok'ra see [the gathering of the System Lords] as the perfect opportunity to wipe them out, and dispatch Daniel (who goes undercover as a human slave) with a nefarious biological weapon. Of course, nothing ever goes as planned, as the late arrival of a surprise guest complicates things."
"Meanwhile, the Tok'ra homeworld has it's own problems to deal with." (Joseph Mallozzi, in a chat at the SG1 Fans Web club)
* Fans returning from the second annual Gatecon convention report a statement made by actor JR Bourne (whose character Martouf died in the Season Four shocker "Divide and Conquer:" the actor was invited back to resurrect Martouf in "Summit" and "Last Stand," but was prevented from doing so by a prior commitment. (It's not known whether the episode would have originally brought the character back from the dead, or if the actor would have appeared in flashbacks or by another method.)
The part was rewritten so that Carter's tearful goodbye happens only with Lantesh, Martouf's symbiote (who now has a new host).
"Summit" and "Last Stand" are the two-part Showtime/Season 5 final episodes.
SG-1 and the Tok'ra plan sabotage when they learn that the Goa'uld System Lords are negotiating an alliance.
SPOILERS AND SPECULATION
(Newest information is added to the bottom)
* The mid-season two-parter is "Summit" and "Last Stand," in which Daniel is captured and delivered into slavery. "There's a bigger, badder Goa'uld beating the you-know-what out of all the other System Lords. I don't want to give him a name so we're calling him 'Baltimore' at the moment."
"The sacrifice of one of the series' favourite characters is the only way to retrieve a truly dire situation." (Executive producer Brad Wright, in Cult Times magazine #69)
* This seems to be the two-parter to which writer / producer Joseph Mallozzi has referred during online chats. "We've got a big two-parter planned for mid-season," he said. "This episode will offer us insight into the inner workings of System Lord alliance."
* Based on the above description of the plot of "Summit," this will likely be the same two-parter that Mallozzi said will see the return of the evil Goa'uld Osiris. It just may be that, since being freed from her prison on Earth in Season Four's "The Curse," Osiris has quickly raised a powerful army and gone on the offensive against the System Lords. The System Lords may be forced into an alliance to defend against her.
* If this is the case, it seems likely that the Tok'ra would want to play a role in the summit -- perhaps to sabotage it, as they tried to sabotage an alliance between Apophis and Heru-ur ("The Serpent's Venom"). Mallozzi has already confirmed that the Tok'ra will make an appearance in Season Five.
* "I just finished the first draft of the two-parter, 'Summit.' Lots of cool new System Lords. ... This being a first draft, I don't know how many will make the cut, but I tried to draw from a variety of different cultures to introduce some eight new myth-based System Lords (three are female)."
[Jacqueline Samuda as Nurrti] "As you know following the events of 'Fair Game,' Nurrti is a bit of a loose cannon, and on the outside looking in when it comes to the System Lords." (Writer / producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a chat with the Sam/Jack Horsewomen)
* The episode will feature a big meeting of the System Lords (including Yu and Nurrti) taking place on a heavily guarded space station, according to Joseph Mallozzi (in a chat with the Sam/Jack Horsewomen).
* In a possible hint at the plot of "Summit," director Peter DeLuise provided the following info in response to the question, "What's going to happen to Apophis?"
"He got so powerful that the other System Lords are afraid of a change in the balance of power, and so they decide to band together to solve the problem. ... In 'The Fifth Man' a new System Lord appears, and our heroes have to learn that there are some pretty cool guys out there who they haven't met yet. There are still quite a few of the Egyptian gods that we haven't used yet. For example, we could meet Bastet or Anubis."
"[Anubis was killed in the movie], but that was just Ra's First Prime. He seemed to like the name and the jackal's mask so much that he adopted the name, but he wasn't the god himself. We are probably going to ignore that. With Bastet we would have a second attractive goddess, after Osiris." (Director / writer Peter DeLuise, in an interview with TVH [via SG1-Spoilergate])
* Sci Fi Wire reports that part two of "Summit" will be titled "Last Stand," keeping the tradition of different titles for each episode of a two-parter (the only variant being Season Two's "The Tok'ra"). The site also reported that the episodes will air in January, 2002, and will represent the first time that all the System Lords come together. "It's a really large action story," said executive producer Brad Wright. (Sci Fi Wire)
Kevin Durand may make an appearance as Zipacna
* This episode includes the following guest characters: Major Mansfield, Slave #1, Zipacna's Jaffa (and perhaps, by implication, Zipacna himself), Yu's Jaffa, Olukun, Bastet (the Egyptian cat-headed goddess, daughter of Ra), Jarren, and Theron (perhaps referring to the Mistress of the Wild Animals). (Showfax, Inc. casting list).
* "Right now we're in the middle of a two-parter where [Daniel] is re-investigating the summit of the [System Lords], and he's gone undercover, so to speak, to try and get some information and see if he can kill them all." ("Daniel Jackson" actor Michael Shanks, speaking to Sci Fi Wire at the 2001 San Diego Comic-Con)
* "One episode features a meeting of eight System Lords, or evil rulers. Each lord is 'sort of human-based, [with] some kind of historical base. For instance, there's an East Indian Shiva type, and one who's a Celtic god called Morrigan. In the myth, when she appeared as a raven, death was nearby. So we took an S&M twist with it. Her garb is all black and leather and feathers and studs.'"
"Still another System Lord is 'based on an Egyptian cat god.' So the costume would be furry? 'No fur! Iridescent fabric, maybe some metallic chain mail for the headdress and some ornate, Egyptian type jewelry.' " (Costume designer Christina McQuarrie, in Playback Magazine)
* "The Goa'uld System Lords have been fighting amongst themselves and none of them is gaining the upper hand. So they agree to a temporary truce and meet on neutral territory, a space station, to discuss their situation. The Tok'ra see this as the perfect opportunity to cut off the head of the snake so to speak and ask for SG-1's help. Of course, in true stargate fashion things never go as planned." (Writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi, in TV Zone Special #42 [July 2001])
* "Jacob is very present in the two-parter we are prepping now ('Summit' and 'Last Stand'). We start auditioning new System Lords this week. ... We've got some very cool System Lords upcoming." (Writer / producer Joseph Mallozzi, in an online chat with the Sam/Jack Horsewomen)
* Although the Showfax casting list indicated that Shiva (one of triad of great Hindu gods, called "the Destroyer") would appear in the two-parter, writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi reports that he has been replaced by the Goa'uld Kali. In Earth mythology, she is the Hindu mother goddess and consort of Shiva (Encyclopedia Mythica).
"In 'Between Two Fires,' Tanith refers to the Bigger, Badder Goa'uld as 'he,' possibly ruling out female Goa'uld such as Osiris, Bastet, Morrigan and the late Hathor. However, keep in mind that the Goa'uld, in their symbiotic state, are asexual and take on the sex of the host body. Furthermore, Osiris was originally a male. The symbiote was extracted and placed in a stasis jar where it remained for thousands of years until Sarah Gardner opened the jar in Season Four ['The Curse'], leading the symbiote to seek refuge in the first available body -- hers. 'Him,' 'Her,' 'Male,' 'Female' -- technically, the Goa'uld are both and neither." (Writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a message at STARGUIDE Forums)
* Who is "Baltimore?" No one, according to writer Joseph Mallozzi! The original Cult Times article (quoted above) misquoted executive producer Brad Wright. "I asked Brad Wright about the Baltimore quote and he denied making it," Mallozzi said. "After reflecting for a few seconds, he realized ... he hadn't said Baltimore at all. Apparently, when asked about Bigger, Badder Goa'uld's identity, he said, 'Let's call him Voldimar (sic?)' -- the name of the villain in the Harry Potter books." (Writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a message at STARGUIDE Forums)
* The fates of Lantash and Osiris -- plus the true identity of the "bigger, badder Goa'uld:" Anubis -- are finally public knowledge, thanks to partial scripts of this season's "Summit" and "Last Stand" obtained by STARGUIDE. In fact, there's so much to report that we can't fit it all here! If you're sure you want to have these plot and character details spoiled for you, read the news story. (Showfax, Inc. casting side)
* In addition to reiterating the plot info above, writer Joseph Mallozzi added: "The Tok'ra see [the gathering of the System Lords] as the perfect opportunity to wipe them out, and dispatch Daniel (who goes undercover as a human slave) with a nefarious biological weapon. Of course, nothing ever goes as planned, as the late arrival of a surprise guest complicates things."
"Meanwhile, the Tok'ra homeworld has it's own problems to deal with." (Joseph Mallozzi, in a chat at the SG1 Fans Web club)
* Fans returning from the second annual Gatecon convention report a statement made by actor JR Bourne (whose character Martouf died in the Season Four shocker "Divide and Conquer:" the actor was invited back to resurrect Martouf in "Summit" and "Last Stand," but was prevented from doing so by a prior commitment. (It's not known whether the episode would have originally brought the character back from the dead, or if the actor would have appeared in flashbacks or by another method.)
The part was rewritten so that Carter's tearful goodbye happens only with Lantesh, Martouf's symbiote (who now has a new host).
