Summary
When we last left our heroes things had gone from bad
to worse in a remarkably short amount of time. After
brilliantly working through a variety of traps and puzzles,
SG-1 discovered they had been tricked by Adria. She forced
Daniel to work with her in order to find the sangraal.
Instead, they wind up trapped inside a mountain facing
a fire-breathing dragon.
Thankfully, Adria is able to use her personal force
shield to protect the whole group from a massive wave
of flame. A hole is blown upon in the rock face and they
all rushes through it. Although the dragon cannot follow
them, his flame certainly can. After making there way
through a series of tunnels, the SG-1 and the others
find themselves back outside the mountain. Adria wants
to go back inside, certain that the dragon is the final
test. Ba'al is equally certain that trying to fight the
dragon would be tantamount to suicide. Unfortunately
for everyone, the dragon bursts through the top of the
mountain and comes after them.
With the dragon baring down on them, the team opens
fire and then makes a mad dash for the relative protection
of a nearby forest. Daniel realizes that Adria was right
-- the dragon was the final test. But Ba'al was lying
about knowing the dragon's name. After coming up with
a series of potential names (Darrell, Smokey, Puff) for
the dragon, Mitchell gathers the teams C-4 and prepares
to somehow place it underneath the dragon. Teal'c will
have none of it and convinces Mitchell to give him the
C-4. With Carter manning the remote, Teal'c runs into
the clearing. But the C-4 has no affect.
As Teal'c runs back to the forest, Daniel realizes that
they do not need the name of the dragon but the name
of the person who came up with the whole shebang: Morgan
La Fey. Before anyone can stop her, Vala rushes off into
the clearing and yells Morgan's name. Nothing happens.
Feebly, she tries Darrell. Thankfully, Daniel saves the
day by yelling out Morgan's name in Ancient. The dragon
disappears. They head back into the mountain, hoping
the sangraal will be waiting for them. But once again
the sangraal is a hologram. Suddenly, everyone but Adria
disappears. They have been transported to another chamber
where they find the body of Myrddin a.k.a. Merlin stuck
in a wall.
Daniel posits the Merlin has been in the wall for some
thousand years. As they try to find a way to revive him,
Vala is almost caught by one of the ancient mind downloading
device things. Activating the device revived Merlin,
although he is weak and may take some time to fully wake
up. So the team decides to have a look around. It turns
out they were transported to another planet. And Adria
is certainly capable of tracking them.
Still inside the cave, Daniel regales Vala with a tale
comparing the real Merlin with the mythological Merlin.
He thinks that Morgan destroyed the sangraal and stuck
Merlin in the wall to protect him. Leaving Teal'c to
guard the gate, Mitchell and the others return to the
chamber just in time to find Merlin wake up. He thinks
SG-1 are his old friends Galahad and Percival and such.
Merlin silences an annoying Ba'al and settles down to
be caught up by Daniel.
Back on the planet, Adria prepares to track down SG-1.
The village is to be burnt for not accepting the teachings
of the Ori.
Daniel explains everything to Merlin about what they
have learned and experienced to date, including his own
stint at being ascended. Merlin freezes up momentarily,
allowing Mitchell and the others to return again. Before
he joins them, Merlin wants a guarantee that the group
will do whatever is necessary to stop the Ori. Mitchell
agrees and Merlin springs into action. More precisely,
he activates the ancient device and starts doing something
with base molecules before tiring out after a few hours.
Suddenly, there is a mysterious, shifty glow inside the
chamber and Teal'c calls for Mitchell and Carter to join
him. They have transported to another planet, this one
cold and snowy. And they are still stuck.
Merlin shares his life story with Daniel and Vala, from
his early days in Atlantis to his return to mortal form
to finish out the rest of his life. The one thing he
has learned: there is never enough time. He was frozen
in time too long and his body is too weak to continue.
But he gets to his feet and activates the ancient device
again after saying good luck to Daniel. Then he is thrown
backwards and hits the floor. Dead.
With Merlin dead, Ba'al can talk again. And he thinks
he can fiddle with the DHD and get them off the planet.
So Mitchell & Co. head out to the stargate to try
to get it working, leaving Daniel and Vala to try to
figure out why Merlin said "good luck" before
dying. Daniel decides that Merlin must have used the
ancient device to store the necessary information to
build the sangraal. Before Vala can stop him, Daniel
trusts his face into device. Vala calls for help and
Mitchell rushes into the chamber to find Jackson unconscious.
Meanwhile, Adria and her motley crew of Ori soldiers
and a prior have come to the desert planet where the
SG-1 first found Merlin. And she is certain she can track
them. Back on the ice planet, Ba'al is not having all
that much luck with the DHD and wants to quit. Suddenly,
the DHD starts dialing in and everyone is transported
to another planet. This one is a creepy jungle locale.
Merlin's body is gone and Daniel is sitting up. The first
thing he says? Mitchell does look like Percival. Daniel
has Merlin's memories in his head now and is a bit confused.
More importantly, he knows how to build a sangraal. Merlin
gave him the knowledge to build the sangraal. And Daniel
is certain he can do it and starts playing around with
the same base molecules Merlin was working with before
he passed away.
Adria is now at the frozen planet where Merlin's body
was found. Each time the planet relocates itself, she
is able to track it quicker. On the jungle planet, Carter
suggests that whatever is transporting them is in the
obelisk located in front of the stargate and not the
DHD. Ba'al dismisses the idea, partially because it came
from a human and partially because it came from a human
female. So Carter will try to figure it out himself.
Daniel has finished the first stage of the sangraal.
And he has telekinetic powers. Mitchell and Vala are
worried that Daniel's brain has been rewired the same
way O'Neill's was the two times he interacted with the
ancient device.
Carter is forced to ask Ba'al for help with the obelisk
and he agrees, but not before she punches him for making
a snide remark about her intelligence. Daniel is able
to finish the second stage of the sangraal before he
has to lie down. Something is seriously wrong with him.
He talks as if he is Merlin and gets confused. Vala wants
him to fight it but Daniel knows he has to let his mind
be overwhelmed. Vala and Mitchell argue about Daniel
taking a chance with his life and Vala gets to know what
is like to really be part of the team, having to watch
her teammates risking his life.
Ba'al and Carter have identified the program that is
transporting them and Carter thinks they can shut it
down. But on the ice planet, Adria has found the location
of SG-1 and prepares to go after them. Daniel somehow
knows Adria is coming and sends Mitchell and Vala to
help the others at the stargate. Ba'al is hit and goes
down and the Ori soldiers are closing in. Adria transports
into the chamber with Daniel. He is able to take out
the rest of the Ori soldiers with some lightning but
it drains his energy. Carter starts to dial out and Vala
prepares to go check on Daniel. Before she can, Daniel
comes hurling out of the mouth of the cave. He is able
to get to his feet and fend of Adria's attack, giving
the others enough time to escape.
Back on Earth, Vala tries desperately to find a way
to get back to the planet and save Daniel. But there
are a lot of gate addresses to go through and Daniel
may not even be alive. But he is, onboard an Ori battle
cruiser, and in a bit of pain. He tells Adria that whatever
information Merlin gave him is gone but she does not
believe him. They have a lot of work to do.
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