Stargate SG-1
The Serpent's Lair
TV Flash files “The Serpent's Lair” as a desk essential hour — Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) on Showtime/Syfy, season 2, episode 1, aired 1998-06-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 22 of 213 in the Stargate SG-1 guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 1998-06-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Within the Serpent's Grasp” (S01E21). Next is “In the Line of Duty” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “The Serpent's Lair”. The Serpent's Lair: parasitic false gods as ongoing war, Carter-Jackson-Teal'c already a unit not a guest rotation.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
With SG-1 trapped on Klorel's ship, it seems that Earth is doomed as the pyramid ships prepare to destroy Earth.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Serpent's Lair sit in the Stargate SG-1 guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 22 of 213 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Stargate SG-1 S02E01 air?
The Serpent's Lair aired 1998-06-26 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is it connected to the movie?
Yes — it continues and reworks the 1994 Stargate film into long-running series mythology rather than a one-off adaptation.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A military-science team dials an ancient gate, fights parasitic false gods, and turns a 1994 film into a ten-season franchise engine. Richard Dean Anderson's O'Neill brings wry competence; Carter, Jackson, and Teal'c make exploration feel like unit loyalty. Showtime to Syfy, Atlantis and Universe later. Comfort portal sci-fi that still builds a cosmos.
Showtime, July 27, 1997, later Syfy: a military-science team dials an ancient gate, fights parasitic false gods, and turns a 1994 film into a ten-season franchise engine. Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner built the long haul. Richard Dean Anderson's Jack O'Neill brought wry competence; Amanda Tapping's Samantha Carter, Michael Shanks's Daniel Jackson, and Christopher Judge's Teal'c made exploration feel like unit loyalty under fire. Ten seasons through 2007 — among the longest U.S. sci-fi series runs. Portal…
Filed against
- Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill
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- Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter
Amanda Tapping’s Samantha Carter made Stargate SG-1 feel like unit loyalty instead of a film leftover — military science, an ancient gate, parasitic false gods, ten seasons from Showtime to Syfy. Richard Dean Anderson’s wry competence…
- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
Christopher Judge played Teal'c on Stargate SG-1 — a military-science team dialing an ancient gate, fighting parasitic false gods, turning a 1994 film into a ten-season franchise engine. Richard Dean Anderson's wry O'Neill, Carter and…
- Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson
Michael Shanks’s Daniel Jackson kept Stargate SG-1 from becoming only a rifle and a wormhole — 1990s military-science team dialing an ancient gate, parasitic false gods, Richard Dean Anderson’s wry O’Neill, Carter and Teal’c as unit…