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Stargate SG-1 Season 6 Episode 14

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AIRED: 1/24/03

Jack becomes the lead suspect in an assassination attempt on Senator Kinsey, and the rest of the team works to clear him.

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ok episode...

8.5

By Fwirrel, Jul 17, 2010

Jack is framed and is arrested for the murder of Senator Kinsey. Carter finds out that the duplicators that the aliens created during the foothold were being used to frame Jack. Anyways, the story was newish, for Stargate, and intersting. I've seen the story done a hundred times in other shows, but Stargate brought a twist to it. Overall, it wasn't a terrible episode. It was annoying to see that Kinsey was actually alive. I want him to die. He is so annoying and his story lines are just the same old "I want to take down the SGC" crap. Oh well, ok episode, but nothing too great.moreless
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"Smile, Colonel. You just won me the election"

8.4

By Parricida, Jul 17, 2010

Aww, this episode was sweet. First the story - very well chosen. With few seconds I realized - they are going to kill Kinsey and when O'Neill was walking away, I was like - he did this? Ok.. but soon it comes sure he did not and it is a big setup - a long and deep conspiracy to take down two men on the same time. We have quite much chasing secrets and catching hints - some explosion, running around, funny moments - Teal'c silent interrogation was brilliant moment.. also Sam in the end. A good episode, I would say.moreless
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We all know how Jack feels about Kensey and I guess in his wildest dreams he may want to kill him but I dout seriously that he would be dumb enough to even try it but yet that is what Kensey's people want people to think.moreless

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By okeydokeythen, Jul 17, 2010

When the show first starts you really dont know what to think. You see him and he is doing it but deep down you know that there is no way that he would result in that type of retaliation.

I liked the way that they had Carter and Barrett team up and check out some survailance tapes.

The devise used in foothold were used to appear to be Jack.

But you know how resourseful Sam can be, She confinscates the devise used by the man sent to the hospital to Kill Kinsey once and for all. He appears to be Maj. Davis.

They learn that a group of big business men were having all this done because they want hold of the startgate. Get Kinsey out of the way, one less cut to take out, and get Jack in the way to discredit the program.

Sam goes to them using the devise and is able to clear Jack and arrest all of the them.

Good show lots of twists.moreless
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Jack is accused of killing Senator Kinsey...

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By dcpgaus, Sep 17, 2008

This is a well-plotted episode using past storylines to create a complicated mystery with many twists. It is easy to understand how the SG1 members almost think that Jack could have shot Kinsey - because the story uses the existing animosity between the 2 characters. But then Sam takes an investigative approach with NID member Malcolm Barrett and they find out the truth (after surviving a house explosion - great scene!). Amanda Tapping is wonderful again as Sam - and she has real chemistry with Peter Flemming's character. Jack also has a few good scenes with Ronny Cox's character Kinsey - the man everybody loves to hate on this show.moreless
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Richard Dean Anderson	Colonel/Brigadier General Jonathan J. "Jack" O'Neill (Seasons 1-8)
Christopher Judge	Teal'c
Corin Nemec	Jonas Quinn (Season 6)
Amanda Tapping	Captain/Major/ Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter
Don S. Davis	Major General George S. Hammond (Seasons 1-7)

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Jon Cuthbert	Agent Devlin	Guest Star
Peter Kelamis	Dr. Langham	Guest Star
John Mann	Luthor	Guest Star
Ronny Cox	Senator Robert Kinsey	Recurring Role
Peter Flemming	NID Agent Malcolm Barrett	Recurring Role
Colin Cunningham	Major Paul Davis	Recurring Role

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- When Carter is shown the picture of the NID agent whose prints were found on the second gun, his photograph is clipped on top of an unrelated document that appears to be the original request for SGC, written by General Hammond. Even if the picture is not intended to be related, why would he be holding such an old document?
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- Sam's cell is a Motorola Star-TAC. The ring, however, is from a Nokia.
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- The mimic devices' blue lights didn't light up in this episode.
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QUOTES (7)
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- Kinsey: (to Jack) The American people don't want their Air Force officers to be assassins, Jack, they want them to be heroes. I'm gonna to make you a hero.
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- (after Teal'c and Jonas have brought in a suspect)
  Hammond: I understand this man had some injuries when you brought him in.
  Teal'c: Dr. Langham was reluctant to accompany us back to the SGC. He required some 'convincing'.
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- Jack: I don't think the alien defense is going to fly.
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- Jack: Someone duplicated duplicators?
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- Kinsey: Smile, Colonel - you just won me the election.
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- Jonas: How did you learn to drive?
  Teal'c: Daniel Jackson instructed me.
  Jonas: When was that?
  Teal'c: I believe the year was 1969.
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- Jack: Senator Kinsey wasn't exactly my best buddy, and occasionally I wanted to beat the crap out of him, but I didn't kill him.
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NOTES (5)
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- The skirt that Major Carter wears when she visits Agent Barrett at Stanton Park actually belonged to actress Amanda Tapping and was not from the wardrobe department.
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- The duplicating technology featured in this episode first appeared in Foothold, which coincidentally (or not) Sci-Fi had run earlier in the week this episode premiered.
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- Aired Dec. 18 in UK.
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- Although Jack does not feature heavily in this episode he does appear for several minutes at both the beginning and the end.
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- Syndication airdate: December 28, 2003.
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