Stargate SG-1
The Powers That Be
TV Flash files “The Powers That Be” as hour 178 of 213 in the TV Flash guide — Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) on Showtime/Syfy, season 9, episode 5, aired 2005-08-12, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E05: listed hour 178 of 213 in the Stargate SG-1 guide, hour 5 of 20 in season 9. It aired 2005-08-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Ties That Bind” (S09E04). Next is “Beachhead” (S09E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
SG-1 and Vala go to a planet where she is still worshipped as Qetesh, and in order to prove to the people that the Ori aren't truly gods, she tells them the truth about herself. However, she is then forced to stand trial and possibly be executed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Powers That Be sit in the Stargate SG-1 guide?
S09E05 is listed hour 178 of 213 — hour 5 of 20 in season 9, season 9 episode 5.
When did Stargate SG-1 S09E05 air?
The Powers That Be aired 2005-08-12 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…
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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
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- Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson
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