Cold Lazarus

Episode aired Aug 29, 1997
TV-14
44m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

1.8K

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When Jack is injured unintentionally by a crystal alien, the alien duplicates Jack's form and out of fear of retribution tries to heal Jack. He returns to Earth in place of Jack, while Jack ... Read allWhen Jack is injured unintentionally by a crystal alien, the alien duplicates Jack's form and out of fear of retribution tries to heal Jack. He returns to Earth in place of Jack, while Jack is still unconscious on the planet, to find the one thing he feels will accomplish this; t... Read allWhen Jack is injured unintentionally by a crystal alien, the alien duplicates Jack's form and out of fear of retribution tries to heal Jack. He returns to Earth in place of Jack, while Jack is still unconscious on the planet, to find the one thing he feels will accomplish this; the one thing that cannot be found again. Meanwhile, the 'real' Jack has returned and is tr... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The alien, yellow sand dunes are actually one of two massive sulfur stockpiles at the Port of Vancouver. 5 million tons of elemental sulfur go through Vancouver each year. The blue crystals are almost the exact color and clarity of hydrated copper sulfate crystals.

Goofs
When the crew first arrives at the crystal field, Sam identifies them as "granite, not volcanic." Yet granite is a rock made of many components, including various forms of crystals, but cannot itself form large crystals. Further, granite is an igneous rock, and thus always "volcanic." Later, back in the compound, she correctly identifies it as a quartz crystal.

Quotes
Jack O'Neill: Come on, get me outta here.
[pause]
Jack O'Neill: Tell ya what, let me put it nicely. Get me the *hell* outta here!

Connections
Featured in Stargate SG-1: Politics (1998)

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Written by Joel Goldsmith and David Arnold

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Featured review

8/10

Great Episode

"Cold Lazarus" is proof that Stargate SG-1 is a great show, because this episode proved that the writers of the show are ambitious, and aren't aiming for boring, predictable sci-fi that has been done in countless shows and films before. This episode is very personal, and focuses on the O'Neill's backstory, but it does it in a way that is interesting and original. There are a lot of emotional scenes, which work well along with the exciting stuff that is going on at the base. Richard Dean Anderson gives a great performance(s!), and I really felt for his character. Although this episode is pretty self-contained, it still advances the over-arching story line with the Goa'uld and develops them. There are some humorous scenes with O'Neill, which worked very well. I didn't really like the use of comedy in "Children of the Gods", but it has improved significantly since then, with a nice balance of drama, action, sci-fi, and comedy. I'm looking forward to the next episode.