Tapping instinctively slapped the expensive prop, then she kneeled down and apologized to the puppet in all seriousness before realizing the silliness of her reaction. [2] Although a computer-generated version of Thor was built around the puppet for independent movements,[5] the CGI version's walking down the Stargate ramp was intercut with filmed shots of the puppet put on a trike. Unfortunately, she still cannot come up with a way to defeat them. [2][5] "Small Victories" was originally written to set on a fishing trawler until the producers got access to the decommissioned Russian Foxtrot-class submarine B-39, which was brought from Vladivostok to Vancouver Island in 1996. The two crew members of the Russian submarine at the beginning of the episode speak Ukrainian (first one) and Russian (the one that opens the hatch, although he has poor pronunciation). The Replicators' color is based on the type of metals that they consume, and they are only as sophisticated as the metals of which they are made. Meanwhile, Thor returns to Earth and wants Major Samantha Carter's assistance to defeat the Replicators from taking over Othala, by using "stupid ideas" as a means of stopping them. Unfortunately, the Replicators begin to attack, and the team is forced to fall back. 4.01 about the overrun Russian submarine. Thor has a firm understanding of human projectile weapons. Small Victories In this episode and later over the entire series, almost all Russian words have typos. But these are small victories, Thor tells them: the war against the Replicators stretches across their entire galaxy. Will they construct another O'Neill class warship? One model was mounted on a plexiglass rod and shown on-screen, giving the impression of an organic Replicator hologram. [2][5] One anecdotal blooper moment that Amanda Tapping often tells at conventions and which producer Joseph Mallozzi named one of his favorites in the first five years of Stargate SG-1, is that of the puppeteers raising Thor's hand to touch Tapping's behind during filming. The head-mounted cameras and the tight interior shots gave a sense of claustrophobia. Thor: The Asguard have tried to stop them. Oh, my God! Michael Shanks, who provided the voice of Thor in post-production ADR, read some of Thor's lines for Tapping on-set. It takes over a week before the Stargate is functional, but Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter, and Teal'c finally return. O'Neill: (Stands up looking impressed)Oh yeah? and asks for help, and she volunteers to go with him. The original survivor of the crash and the only Replicator made up of advanced Asgard metals is inside of it, having built on to itself. If you translate what the two Russians at the beginning of the episode are saying, you find out the conversation goes something like: 'What was that noise?' [2], Visual effects producer James Tichenor claimed that visual effects work better when not highlighted, and that a major part of effective visual effects are the actors' reactions to nonexistent things. The Replicators have been destroyed on both fronts. For some reason, I really liked this exchange: ONEILL : Again, this should not get old General. is the first episode from season four of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. When carter hugged thor I realised how damn fucking cute he is!! Episode This scene originally aired in unsubtitled Russian and Ukrainian; the translation here was done by YouTuber Ratchet. Carter returns to the Asgard planet with Thor, to lend her "less sophisticated thinking" to their struggle. [2] However, Christopher Judge, who in previous seasons sported a bald-shaven head as the alien Teal'c, returned to the set with a small blond chin beard after the hiatus, as the producers had not allowed his character to have scalp hair (until season 8). On the background shots of the harbor (when SG-1 enters the command center and on a wide view at around 26.05) there is a ship standing guard next to the sub. As the Replicators threaten Earth and the Asgard home galaxy, the team must split to master their job. Fun to watch with commentary tracks though. Production Penned by Robert C. Cooper and directed by Martin Wood, the episode first aired on the American subscription channel Showtime on June 30, 2000. O'Neill orders the forces outside to destroy the submarine and prepares for the end, but before they are overwhelmed by Replicators, Thor beams them onto his ship, saving their lives. Back on the Asgard homeworld, Carter suddenly comes up with a daring plan. The opening sequence of the Asgard ship flying over the ocean until its crash into the water was completely computer-generated, as was the Asgard homeworld at a later point in the episode. O'Neill: You may have come to the right place.

So beautiful. You people are the closest things to experts we've got. A replicator infests a Russian sub, and O'Neill and Teal'c set out to destroy the mother bug with help from Daniel. They destroy the Replicator, but when they try to escape, the other Replicators block their path. [5] "Small Victories" and the SG-1 season 4 finale "Exodus" were nominated for a 2001 Emmy in the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series",[10] but they lost to Star Trek: Voyager's "Endgame". Directed by

O'Neill, Jackson, and Davis conclude that the new Replicators cannot survive in the ocean because the metal they are made of will corrode.

The vessel has been towed to a U.S. harbor, but the government's cover story about where it came from and why it is being quarantined won't hold up for long. [12][13], In his book Approaching the Possible, Jo Storm considered "Small Victories" "one of the most enthralling episodes" that makes the audience forget that it used nearly the same premise that was used in "Nemesis". Carter's plan that succeeded in destroying the Replicator-controlled vessels may not work again. It was torpedoed by the, Thor possesses a device that can activate a wormhole automatically, without dialing the Stargate.

O'Neill and the S.G.C. Press J to jump to the feed. We are no longer capable of such thinking. I think it would be safe to say that there wouldn't be any hairdressers though. The submarine setting was a great choice. It is unknown whether this device is capable of connecting to any Stargate in the network, or only reactivating the last active wormhole. What a way to open, what quite possibly is the best season of SG-1.

Thor: The Asgard have tried to stop them. Followed by But now there is hope, where before there was none. You may not be dumb enough.

As Colonel Jack O'Neill, Dr. Daniel Jackson and Teal'c go to deal with the hijacked submarine, Major Samantha Carter goes with Thor to help find a way to stop the Replicators. ", Stargates Original Audio Dramas Are Coming Back, Episode Guides for your favorite shows at: SciFiStream.com, All images are the property of MGM Television Entertainment, Big Finishs Stargate Audio Dramas Are Up For Pre-order, Five Stargate Actors Who Are Coming To Dragon Con This Year, Report: Stargate and Star Trek Model Maker Eaglemoss Is In Financial Trouble. He also noted the character development of Daniel Jackson in a military environment, contrasting it with the character's attitude in the season 1 episode "Thor's Hammer" where his military mind was less developed. "Small Victories". I love little such Easter Eggs. [2][9] The logistics of the submarine filming proved difficult and time-consuming, since the computer-generated Replicators needed to appear on Daniel's playback monitors in advance of filming. 'Maybe it's the bug from the last episode.'". Excellent season opener. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. "The Other Side". "This episode had the best outtakes. Carter comes up with an unorthodox plan: send the unmanned O'Neill into hyperspace. Russia spotted the. Edit: I forgot to mention, there are no "automatic" promotions for officers, hovever they do exist for enlisted personell. When the other Replicators take full control of the submarine, O'Neill orders the forces outside to destroy the submarine and prepares for the end, but Thor beams the team onto his ship before the explosion occurs. Jack offers for Thor to come fishing but he beams them down.

Several scenes were filmed in and outside of the submarine for two days. Confident that the destruction of Thor's starship has ended the Replicator threat to Earth ("Nemesis"), the SG-1 team returns home through the second Stargate that has been put up at Stargate Command. [2], "Small Victories" surpassed "Nemesis" as the biggest visual-effects-heavy Stargate SG-1 episode and remained one of biggest visual effects works of the season. The bugs have demonstrated that they consciously pursue newer, more advanced metals and technology. At the S.G.C., technicians work around the clock to install Earth's second Stargate and equip it with an iris. Where Can I Watch Stargate Online in 2022? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Overview of the asuran homeworld as they walk to the council. They take factors such as time in current rank , job performance, and commander evaluations into account, but going from O-4 (Major) to O-5 (LT. Martin Wood Those buggers are on the verge of wiping out their entire race. Even if a native speaker of Ukrainian, for whatever reason (could be e.g. The Russian submarine code-named "Blackbird" has come in contact with the lone survivor of the crash of the Asgard ship Beliskner into the Pacific Ocean. "Nemesis" Falling into the same trap of arrogance that befell the Asgard, the U.S. government requested that samples of the Replicators be captured for study. I didn't know that! Still staying here? First ep of SG1 I ever saw was this ep. Carter notices the Replicators' attraction to new technology and proposes to use the O'Neill, an incomplete Asgard ship originally designed to fight the Replicators, as a lure to draw the Replicators into hyperspace and destroy them in the O'Neill's self-destruct. I'm curious as to why he's never promoted, however. June 30, 2000 (She gets a look of disgust on her face, and spits the bite out into her hand.) It is the queen bug that creates new Replicators. Thor is safe, having been picked up by the Asgard. Those CGI shots of the harbour were terrible lol, the rest was alright though. Replicators have the ability to modify Asgard technology even beyond Asgard understanding. The bugs will chase it, because it is made of the most advanced metal and technology the Asgard possess. As Colonel O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) and Teal'c (Christopher Judge) go to deal with the hijacked submarine, Major Carter (Amanda Tapping) goes with Thor. Thor balks at the plan, but eventually relents. The Replicators aren't attacking them because Thor's ship has less advanced technology than the ones the Replicator control. Carter: We kicked their asses.

Sam, Jack and Teal'c arrive back at the SGC after spending nearly a week off-world while also trying to dial Earth. Even Thor doesn't want to go fishing with Jack! Meanwhile, at the Asgard homeworld, Carter sees the incomplete Asgard ship, dubbed the O'Neill, designed to fight the Replicators and witnesses a short, one-sided naval battle in an attempt to stem the advance of the Replicators. The Replicators and the Asgard character Thor were computer-animated for parts of the episode. The finetuning of the lighting of the Asgard homeworld, which was blended with a matte painting of Asgard space ships in the sky, was the most difficult job. Carter: The Asgard had a big new ship. The command's original Stargate was transported to the Beliskner to allow SG-1 to escape the doomed ship ("Nemesis"), and is now presumed destroyed. The 'O'Neill'. 401 Hammond: Thor, with all due respect to your situation we need SG-1 here. [11] "Small Victories" was also nominated for a Gemini Award and a Leo Award in the respective "Best Visual Effects" categories, but failed to win either. I would love to see a day in the life of a regular Asgard family. I don imagine he's very squishy. Teal'c is injured and at least one member of the scout team is killed. Something went wrong. Unfortunately, at least one of the Replicators is the survivor from Thor's ship, and would be made from materials resistant to seawater, so the team must go back into the submarine and ensure that the surviving Replicator is destroyed before sinking the sub. He saluted Amanda Tapping's comedic opportunities and called her character's reaction to Asgard food "priceless". Major Samantha Carter and Teal'c defy O'Neill's order to not beam up and use explosives to destroy the deceleration drive causing the ship to burn up in the atmosphere after they escaped through the Stargate they beamed out of Stargate Command. O'Neill: The Asgard already tried that. [5] Replicator models were used to give the actors an idea at what they were looking and to match their eyelines. The torpedo tube hatch watched by, Nominated Gemini for "Best Visual Effects" (, Nominated Leo for "Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series" (, Nominated Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" (. Thor explains that the only way to stop them from taking over Earth is to destroy the ship and sacrifice themselves. Carter struggles with Thor to better understand how the Replicators work and how they think. All things dedicated to the 1994 Stargate movie and the MGM franchise: SG-1, Atlantis, Universe, Origins, video, RPG games and everything else. Ukrainian and Russian are not close enough for most speakers to easily understand each other without prior familiarity with the other language (a reasonable equivalent to their "closeness" might be e.g. O'Neill: Blow it up. refused, and destroyed all the Replicators on board the submarine. On the submarine, one of the soldiers on board with O'Neill and Teal'c has been killed. You have demonstrated their weakness may be found from a less sophisticated approach. One wonders what the noise is, and his companion comments that maybe it's "the bugs from the previous episode." SG-1 visual effects producer James Tichenor considered the few episodes with big visual effects budgets the most likely works to contain visual cues that impress Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy Awards) voters,[10] but he feared that the 2000 submarine feature film U-571 might spoil expectations. Shortly after they learn that a Russian Foxtrot class submarine has been hijacked by creatures whose descriptions match the Replicators, Thor arrives at Stargate Command and asks SG-1 for help against the Replicators in the Asgard galaxy. Sorry. Was in my room, browsing through antenna tv on my 13 in television late at night when I saw some army dudes and spider things and aliens.decided to watch, loved it. Indeed, they are no longer even capable of thinking in a way that might provide a way to defeat the Replicators. All that is left to defend the planet is the O'Neill, an advanced warship prototype built specifically to combat the Replicators and named after Colonel Jack O'Neill. At the same time, Thor shows up to once again request assistance dealing with replicators in his home galaxy; Carter agrees to accompany him, while the rest of the team deal with the situation on earth. "Maybe the bugs from the other episode". A week since the events of "Nemesis", O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c are finally able to return home after stopping the replicators from invading Earth. Well, Rob knew exactly where he wanted to go with the story and broke it down for us. The episode begins aboard a Russian submarine where one Russian says in his mother tongue that the noise in the torpedo tube might be caused by "one of the bugs from the other episode", an in-joke that the producers intentionally left without subtitles. Carter: Yeah. Who created the Replicators? Jackson: Wait a minute, you're actually saying that you need someone dumber than you are? Italian and Spanish or Czech and Polish). Some scenes were filmed in and outside of a Russian Foxtrot class submarine. Hammond: Permission to shower granted. Currently, five Asgard ships are in battle with three Replicator controlled ships. http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Victories. Daniel: Wait a minute! The interior of each block contains 2 million. In fact, I insist on it, Colonel. Through the helmet cameras, Jackson watches his friends brought to the ground by the Replicators then transported away by the Asgard seconds before they are killed. Carter: Still going fishing? Carter: I could go, sir. The item you've selected was not added to your cart. Season 4 was always one of my favorites. In addition, there is a giant "mother bug" on board. Original air date It is possible he turned down promotions since a promotion in the military sometimes means you get reassigned. "Small Victories" was filmed over the course of seven days like most SG-1 episodes. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Ah, already on season 4! [1] "Small Victories" resumes the cliffhanger ending of "Nemesis" and alludes to events of that episode several times. [6][7], "Small Victories" is split into two parallel storylines, and several space shots of the B story onboard Thor's spaceship were cut at the script stage to allot more money to the A story submarine scenes. In another, Thor gooses Carter and gets slapped. Meanwhile, Carter witnesses a short battle against the Replicators in the Asgard galaxy during which five Asgard ships are lost. Stargate Watch Order: Three Ways To Enjoy The Entire Franchise, Stargate's Original Audio Dramas Are Coming Back, Here's Proof That Brad Wright's New Stargate, Producer reveals alternate ending for SGU finale, Stranded on P3X-234, O'Neill, Carter, and Teal'c have been dialing home for over a week. We are no longer capable of such thinking. After the first three seasons of Stargate SG-1 had been filmed on 16 mm film (except for shots incorporating visual effects, where experience had shown 35 mm to work better), "Nemesis" was filmed entirely on 35mm film as a test run, and season 4 switched to the new gauge for all filming purposes. And yet, he did. 'Maybe it's that bug from the last episode,' but the outtakes specifically, one depicting a seated Thor requesting a Mokochino and another with the Asgard reaching up to goose Carter and getting his face slapped as a result. They are limited by the technology they have come into contact with, though so presumably they have found a civilization with technology that is more advanced than the Asgard's. And then it began Carter: (Talking a yellow one and biting it.) What planet is P3X-234 (or P4X-234)? Poor Amanda Tapping had to spend most of the episode talking to a puppet. On Earth, O'Neill and Teal'c open fire on the bugs and destroy the queen, but are sealed into the submarine. Thor: Your projectile weapons proved effective in damaging the replicators. Preceded by I'm sad we never got to see more of that. But their vacations are again interrupted: Major Davis arrives from the Pentagon, and tells the S.G.C. "Small Victories" resumes the story of the season 3 finale, "Nemesis", in which the SG-1 team encountered the Replicators for the first time. one speaking Russian and the other speaking Ukrainian. Sam was the one who gave the exposition in layman's terms for the audience and provided the simplistic solution. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. O'Neill: Bad? She was to Thor what Jack is to her, sort of dopey (in a good way) and befuddled by science. I think I've had enough relaxation for a while, sir. But too dumb to send a second ship into hyperspace with the O'Neill in order to blow that one up instead Good ol' Major Davis. How would you rate SG-1's "Small Victories? O'Neill: As an expert, I'm saying blow it up. O'Neill: You may have come to the right place. To bill the Replicators as an unstoppable replicating force then have them on Earth only to quickly parish is a potential issue. Were all the Replicators on Earth destroyed? Colonel Jack O'Neill is beamed onto Thor's ship, the Biliskner, that has been taken over by their enemy the Replicators. Robert C. Cooper He's put in the time for at least a mandatory promotion. The war with the Replicators is going badly, and the robotic invaders are at the doorstep of the Asgard homeworld. "Small Victories" The Asgard war against the Replicators stretches across the Asgard's home galaxy. You're actually saying you need someone dumber than you are? Asgard food comes in small, colored blocks probably containing the precise nutrient amounts for Asgard physiology. As the team prepares to move out, Thor arrives through the Stargate and enlists SG-1 to aid him. The group takes a well-earned rest. The ship explodes, successfully destroying the invasion force. This is not the last time a ship is named after a member of, This episode features a change in character look for a couple of characters-, A clip from this episode was featured in the film, This episode takes place over a week after the events of ". If so, is it limited to a local colony, or are all Replicators in the galaxy in communication with one another? The O'Neill is the most advanced weapon the Asgard have, and their last hope of defending against the invasion. Thor: The Asgard would never invent a weapon that propels small weights of iron and carbon alloys by igniting a powder of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Two Russian Navy submariners hear a noise coming from a flooded torpedo tube. I thought the same thing.

[5] One scripted scene in which a Replicator piece is removed from Teal'c's shoulder was trimmed on-set because the actors felt it to be redundant. Let's just take a moment to admire Othalla, the Asgard home world.

He thought the episode was "especially big on the Sam/Jack dynamic" as the characters "toe the line between fraternal teasing and downright chemistry". This was a great two-pronged premiere. Also, someone was probably going to mention it (and it's in the wiki link) but when they Russian guys are speaking at the beginning they say something like, "what is that noise?" Daniel Jackson, Major Davis, and Sergeant Siler watch from a remote location, through cameras mounted to the team's helmets. Carter: Okay, I get your point. The Russian is all gibberish. HAMMOND : Permission to shower granted. It was reminiscent of Aliens. I always wonder how awkward it was for Carter to hug Thor. I enjoyed Sam's role reversal with Thor. I never nailed why I love this episode so much, thank you! They get smaller every time he admits he's exaggerating. I remember thinking, 'There is no way they're going to be able to pull this off.' It was a good illustration of just how advanced the Asgard are and a fun way to place Sam in the role she's usually opposite of. The humans, though, have already found a method that is effective in neutralizing the bugs projectile weapons. (After blowing up the O'Neill together with the Replicator ships) Thanks for sharing! They are then contacted that the five Asgard ships have been destroyed. Carter: How am I supposed to help figure out how to defeat kiron-based technology if I don't even know what a kiron is? After some study from video recordings and Replicator samples extracted from Teal'c's wound, Jackson theorizes that the Replicators are made out of the same materials as the objects they consume, and since most of the Replicators are made out of the submarine, contact with the water will cause them to rust and deteriorate and short out. O'Neill: (Clearly disappointed) Oh. O'Neill, Daniel, and Teal'c try to obtain intelligence on the little self-replicating robotic invaders in the submarine, but they are forced to fall back. There are many battles still to be won, and the Replicators learn from the technology and strategies that are used against them. The Replicator threat is over for now. Is it one that SG-1 has been to before? This episode, Upgrades, The Other Side, 2010, Prodigy and of course Window of Oppertunity. O'Neill and Teal'c risk their lives to keep the Replicator bugs from gaining a foothold on Earth, while Carter helps the Asgard fend off a Replicator invasion. With the imminent Replicator threat over, Thor promises that when the Asgard defeat the Replicators, he will come to assist Earth in the war against the Goa'uld. Again and again.