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- Episodes such as these are the reason why I got into Stargate SG-1.
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I think the Unas learned two things:
1. In the social order, Daniel Jackson > then the guy with the rifle
2. Daniel Jackson is magician
3. Daniel Jackson, is Daniel Jackson, is Daniel Jackson. ;D
"and for my next trick, I'm going to come back from the dead a sixth time!"
"Daniel Jackson is magician"
(Died and came back to life several times, once ascended and had special powers)
You know, that description is not that inaccurate.
@@wchan39 Not to mention he even hosted Merlin's spirit
If only Picard had Daniel Jackson... “Shaka, when the walls fell".
Hahahahaha
imagine if councilor Troy was written more like Daniel Jackson. Maybe she would have had more to contribute then being a damsel in distress and glorified lie detector.
Mariusz Kozlowski, when comment was written.
@@XaerQwickBlade Watching back through Next Gen as I've gotten older...I absolutely loath every second Troy is on the screen. She does nothing but detract from everything she's involved with. But then again, I feel that's most of the female characters on that show most of the time...it's sad really.
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.
I like to image the debriefing that Colonel Edwards gave to the Generals after this mission.
"Sirs, Dr Jackson has secured our supply of naquadah for the BC-303 program."
"Excellent! Were you able to estimate how many men we'll need to work the mine?"
"None, sir."
"I beg your pardon?"
"None, sir. The Unas have agreed to work the mine themselves," Hammond hides a knowing smirk.
"This ought to be interesting, continue Colonel"
"During Dr Jackson's initial negotiations, an Unas was shot and killed in a misunderstanding while trying to retrieve a personal item which he presumably lost near our position. The gunshots caused negotiations to break down. Dr Jackson returned and advised a retreat. We quickly found ourselves surrounded and outnumbered by several other, previously undiscovered, Unas tribes. They took up position on the ridge around the gate site. If we tried to dial out, they would have overrun us before we could evac. A tribal leader, 'Iron Shirt' I believe, came down from their perimeter to discuss the apparent duplicity of the misunderstanding. At Dr Jackson's insistence, we kneeled to show respect, pointing out this was how their social order works. He then resumed negotiations. After an uncomfortable and tense several hours he informed me that he believed we had a deal. He'd agreed on our behalf to stop desecrating their sacred ground. And in exchange they agreed to honor their dead by helping to defeat their ancestor's killers, the Gould. By working the mine themselves and turning over all the naquadah to us. Dr Jackson believes they'll prove to be valuable allies if we treat them with honor and respect. He also believes they'll be capable of learning to work our mining equipment."
"That's one hell of a story Colonel. Good work!"
Excellent Report! You should teach this skill for a living…seriously.
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Felt like I was in the briefing room I liked the addition of the knowing smirk line can totally see Hammonds face when I read it
@@patticusmaximus1984 I agree completely. I could see, and hear, the entire scene in imagination. Excellent addition, I shall now consider this canon.
ehhh... He should of lost any ability for an offworld command in the future and possibly even his commission entirely, for gross negligence and blatantly endangering his entire command. He persistently ignored Daniel's advice for no other reason than pride, and could of prevented any deaths/violence entirely by simply exercising the advised caution. At this point in the series, Daniel is not just another egghead advisor to the program, he is THE authority on offworld aliens and cultures, and even the President knows to take his advice seriously.
If I remember correctly, the Unas wear these bone necklaces to protect their necks from attacking symbiotes. Like the ones on Chakas home planet.
Meaning, Iron Shirt gave Daniel his most valuable possession.
He obviously thought a small object that can make fire must be Daniel's most valued possession.
@@ireallyreallyhategoogle Its a box that can make fire.
From what we see of the Unas, they're about level technologically with the first Homo sapiens, even though they are closer to us intellectually. They fight using spears and clubs, they move almost exclusively on foot, they basically wear whatever they can find, and they only know about the rest of the universe and the Stargate technology because they happen to be from the same planet as the Go'a'uld.
I think the ability to create fire on command might be considered quite valuable to them
I just noticed that Teal'c is kneeling with his (empty) hands out; he trusts Daniel's judgement far more than anyone else does.
I saw this as well. Given his background of having to kneel to the Goa'uld, he is the one person I could understand kneeling, but his respect for Daniel, and I guess as well towards the Unas really shows here. He has learnt over the years to trust Daniel so much, which is a great touch.
Because of your post I started the clip again to see this, and saw indeed that Teal'c had his palms turned upword. Open hands show a sign of non-threat and at the same time show that they are open to receive whatever the other is prepaired to bestow upon them. Nice touch of the makers!
@@Spinikar Unas were part of Jaffa children's fairy tails as the First Ones, so all Jaffa already have a fear/respect for them since childhood.
He has seen first hand what Daniel can do.
Shame we never really saw the Unas after this. Seeing them develop, maybe even working alongside the SGC.
Probably converted to Ori
@@doords Power bar > religion.
@@Ragitsu ahaha
Too expensive make up
@@michaeldiekmann6494 I wonder what sci fi shows would be like when the technology is available to virtually create any character or background in seconds. When they don't have to worry about the costs.
Yondu looked a lot different when he was younger.
and less blue
He has hair here
Yeah, Merle sure looks different.
Holy crap I had no idea Merle Dixon was in SG before the Zombie Acopalyse happened. No wonder he was such a badass.
onneill was right about you. pain in the ass but well worth it...
that line always give me some feels no matter how much i watched this scene.
Well my friend this is not an original episode nor is it an original concept they stole it from Star Trek the classic Star Trek episode and wish they found those little things digging in the ground sorry to bust your bubble but it's not an original episode they ripped it off from classic Star Trek
I watched this clip just for that line
@@joejose8433 The devil in the Dark, with the Horta, one of the first truly Alien Species on Star Trek. Still, both are good episodes, and whats the old saying, "Good writers borrow, great writers steal"
@@joejose8433 Definite similarities, but also significant differences. "Stolen" is too strong a word. At this point in the history of science fiction and of television drama, it's very difficult to write anything that doesn't resemble something that someone else has written at some time.
If we get a Stargate sequel/revival series or miniseries, one thing I really want is a minor character that is an Unas SG-team member. I say minor character, because a full main cast member with that full makeup can be a hassle, though I suppose that didn't stop FarScape.
We were shown they're intelligent, and able to speak English when taught (the first Unas we meet is host to a Goa'uld who has no problem speaking English, so their vocal chords can clearly handle it) and an Unas team member would show the progress of the Stargate setting as Tau'ri humans become ever-more advanced, they're reaching the stage of the Star Trek Federation by integrating (non-human) aliens into their ranks.
The Stargate D6 table top game will let you play as an Unas, as part of an SGC program called the Phoenix Teams.
Seriously I would have love to seen the Unas used more in the series.
Kevin Durand did an amazing job with Joshua in Dark Angel someone of that caliber would absolutely own the screen as an Unas.
That would be awesome !
But I don't have high hopes for a new show.
And you gotta think, what will be the premise ?
Our galaxy is secured, Asgard galaxy is safe, Ori Galaxy would be in turmoil but still nothing crazy (I assume the Ori had conquered their entire galaxy), Pegasus (Atlantis) has a deal with the wraith splitting the galaxy 50/50.
So I mean no major conflicts, and doing a copy paste of SG1 wouldn't work.
My thoughts are, do a show 60-75 years into the future. Humanity has massive fleets of ships that they are sending out to the galaxies. One fleet to each galaxy to maintain peace and order, similar to way the Asgard did.
But than in the Pegasus galaxy some wraith start breaking the treat here and there. Minor infraction here and there. But Earth respond with an attack fleet and goes on a rampage vs the wraith, to the point where its genocidal. Than the main group you follow start to realize this, and stand up to stop it. End up stopping it, but the death tole was high and, by the end everyone realized the horror that they had committed.
Forcing SGC to adapt. By the end humanity has changed for the better and is truly taken over the mantle from the Asgard and the ancients before them. The very last episode you hear reports of humans ascending all over the galaxy, very small numbers on the whole, but still happening.
@@CountryLifestyle2023 That's starting to get into Stargate Infinity territory. And that show is more of a black sheep of the franchise than SGU.
-"How long do we have to kneel?"
-"YES"
When I rewatch SG-1 I skip quite a few episodes. I never skip this one; it's a masterpiece.
yup, one of the episode that we will always remember
The Unas are far more gracious than most humans; the invaders were allowed to hold onto their weapons while kneeling.
To be fair, they also kept their weapons and held the numerical and positional advantages. If the humans had tried anything, the Unas were prepared to bum rush their position and literally rip limb and head from body.
@@imofage3947 They would still suffer heavy casualties in the process.
@@Ragitsu Obviously, but the Unas were prepared to accept those losses if it meant driving the invaders from their sacred ground.
Perhaps it is part of their culture, they are a culture born of revolution against the Gou'ld maybe it's like an extreme version of the way the links fire arms to personal liberty maybe an Unas asking you to give him your gun is like asking some one to be your prisoner in human terms..
Or it could come from some kind of belief that no lasting peace could come form negotiating with some one totally at your mercy as they would say anything just to live
@@captainzac24 I like your second idea. But it does make negotiation a lot riskier.
Funny how some folks complain about SG1 stealing other TV shows episodes, yet you don't see them crying about them copying the movie and title for this one. Kids these days, they just don't know.
SG1 in turn borrowed the idea from the 1985 movie Enemy Mine, where two enemies both crash land on a planet, and have to work together to survive in a hostile land until their rescue arrives.
The Unas are a fascinating species. As old as the Gua'old and capable of sentience. We see Shaka and all the others can form family groups and even exercise free will. They could make bloody terrifying shock troops
They just need modern weapons for ranged combat capability. Hand-to-hand they're already very formidable.
@@danieldickson8591 Unas with a light machine gun?
Honestly, building a more technologically advanced society might not be such a great idea in-universe. Maybe it will go well for you but far more likely you'll just get enslaved by some other race. There's strong evolutionary pressure in the Stargate universe to never develop anything above stone tools.
Let's see a future Unas vs Teal'c vs Ronon vs Wraith vs Supersoldier tag team fight, winner takes all.
I don't think they have the numbers and i'm pretty sure they would make much better guerilla fighters.
It's a shame we never really got to see more of the relationship with humans and the Unas, they were obviously building them up to be "something", this was their 3rd appearance and when Teal'c spoke of "the first ones" it was (somewhat) with awe. But after this, they just kinda....vanish?
Probably makeup was too expensive.
They're barely above cavemen. They really have little use in the story.
For happy, campy series SG-1 had many LARGER THAN LIFE moments of emotion, certain grandeour.....
Blending seriousness with comedy? That's _Stargate SG-1_ for you.
Oh, Lorne before Atlantis. Cool!
I love that Rooker get to live by the end of the episode....
He's no Sean Bean.
@@Ragitsu the gods of popular culture smile on you for your wisdom and grace..
The good die young..
And the bad diehard..
So in summation...
Yippy Ki Yahhh!!!!...
Correct me if I’m wrong. But I do believe this is the first appearance of Maj Lorne from Stargate Atlantis
That appears to be the case.
Sorry to brush your bubble but this is not an original episode they ripped it off from vintage Star Trek
@@joejose8433 Good thing Iv never seen it🤷♂️. Plus the few episodes I have seen Star Fleet never goes into any sort of situation prepared I’m sure they beamed down in their dress uniforms with no weapons or means to defend themselves 😂
@@joejose8433 Might be nice if you could reference the episode then :)
BTW, perhaps both shows might have taken elements from an actual meeting between "invaders" and natives..
@@LostCylon It was the episode about the sentient living rock called the Horta.
Colonel: Whistles up a magic arrow that kills all the Unas… 😆
They do line up nicely..
take a look at my arrow, it flies super fast....and kills everyone. Watch out, here comes my arrow. Legolas sucks. And Yondu in the One.
Col. Yandu Merle
Brothers from other mothers.
@@Ragitsu and species.
that guy's gonna be pissed when that lighter runs out of gas...
I grew up watching SG-1 in french (I even have it in my computer) but this scene in english has a so much more peaceful vibe, I can't describe you how (unless you've seen both, you'll understand).
Michael Shank's original voice here really has that most deeply peaced tone in his voice, it's such a contrast with the french translated version. Especially when he thanks Korosec after the negociation. Though for some reason they also translated the Unas voices (including Chaka) and the Unas language is much more comprehensible. Chaka's voice is really clear.
If it makes you feel any better, just remember kneeling is a combat pose for humans
Nice!
I never realized this episode and plot was an omage to the 1985 movie of the same name.
that movie itself was based off a sci fi short story which was based off a ww2 era story
Daniel ! A Zippo, spare flints and a gallon of fuel for Tron's sake. He won't be happy when the gas runs out :P This colonel sure is a proud one. Me? bending the knee, never! Colonel, Unas will bend every bone in your body. OK son, you got me, this time.
That kind of reminds me when Jack gave that Space Mongolian warlord his Beretta.
@@Ragitsu did O'Neill say 'let's go before the ammo runs out' or something like that
Vaguely remember
@@daveyb454 "O'NEILL
All right, there are only five more rounds in that clip, time to go."
To be fair the Unas basically damaged his necklace sooo...at least the ZIppo is working...besides if he really wants more, probably could just ask for it later.
I have never seen Michael Rooker play a character who isn't tough in any role over the years... I guess he just has one of those demeanors and voices that fits the role
I love this plotline of brokering a deal with another people and even uplifting them a little in the process with trades/offers, but at the same time it's a serious violation of the Prime Directive. Then again the Federation violates it's own directive all the time, so fair game.
And again, Tauri, unlike Federation are into helping other civilizations even thought they are not on a certain tech level
I mean, most, if not all of the species that interacted with the Goa'uld in Stargate have already had their natural development irreparably fucked with, so its not like they'd really be protecting them from much.
Well this is SG-1, not Star Trek. So no Prime Directive in this universe to violate!
Unas are aware of, have experienced, and been in contact with FTL capable cultures for significant portions of their extended history. Even if this WAS Star Trek, I think a degree of bending would be acceptable given these facts.
@@quillquickcard8824 Unas are the original chosen host species for the Go'uald, as both species originate from that planet...with the Unas on the land and in caves, and the Go'uald in the rivers and lakes. It's a reason why Unas can acquire so many Go'uald bones to make a necklace like that (which also serves a Gorget to protect against Go'uald going directly for the spine via the back of the neck, the chosen method for quick acclaimation to a new host, whereas their symbiotic counter parts prefer the mouth as it's less damaging and painful, though it takes long to meld with the host, as seen with Sam's dad).
They even look similar to Draks
Dannil for president. Shaka for vice president.
Iron Shirt for Secretary of Defense?
@@Ragitsu Dannil approves this message.
That will be one pissed Unas when the lighter fuel runs out.
The hardest part is getting OSHA hard hat requirements for all the Unas workers.
Some equipment will obviously need a lot of adjustments.
Did you look at their skulls? I think genetics has already covered that for them.
@@danieldickson8591 Regulations are regulations.
Hey look, it's Mary Poppins!
Hm?
@@Ragitsu Yondu Udonta
Wait…isn’t this the same aliens from the movie “Enemy Mine” ?? You know, the one with Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr?
*edit. Play on the title. Those aliens were called the Drac. Fun cameo title
What's funny is that Louis Gosset Jr. makes a few appearances in a later season.
I watched this..
and then i heard in my head ring out... and it was Cinama Sins voice..
Michael Rooker's not dieing in this scene
Lol.
I really liked this episode. 🙂
Took me 2 mins to figure out the guy was Yondu.
Who the hell is that
@@pbluma (Whistles)
Michael rooker was in this wow🤣
Holy Crap.... I didn't remenber that Mary Poppins was part of the SGC......^^
A message lost on humanity.
What's the message?
@@Ragitsu humility leads to peace .
Pride leads to war.
@@Ragitsu Temba, his arms wide
I was half expecting the Colonel to start whistling and see an arrow go zipping around.
The 'Unas' are just different enough, from the look of the 'Drac' for this to not be directly connected to the great 1985 film 'Enemy Mine'.
“You wanna know the day? I’ll tell you the day, mister YO, it’ll be the day I kneel for an Unas!”
Isn’t that the same mask used on the Grinch Stole Christmas movie ?
Well told stories in sci fi shows? what is this, the 90s?
2003.
What about when the lighter runs outta fluid? They're gonna feel played out lol
Is this is episode actually called Enemy Mine? Or is that just a callback from the poster of this clip, to the really awesome film of the same name? Given the makeup for these aliens, I'm guessing it's an intentional callback to that film. BTW, if you haven't seen the film Enemy Mine, with Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Junior, you are missing out. Seriously, track down that film and watch it. Don't watch a trailer for it, because all the ones I've found online spoil the entire plot. Just watch it. Fantastic film.
It is in fact the episode's true name.
@@Ragitsu Ah, well, good for them, calling back to that classic.
@@happyninja42 You may be interested to know that Louis Gosset Jr. is in _Stargate SG-1_ .
@@Ragitsu oh really. i don't remember him as part of the main cast, from the small amount of the show i watched. was he one of the "aliens of the week" in heavy makeup or just a special guest human in one episode?
@@happyninja42 He played an alternative human that showed up in the first half of Season 9.
Why does he sound like Jason Momoa and Dwayne Johnson :)
Sha'ka's makeup was weirdly so stiff in this episode, compared to the previous ones.
different actor
@@elysia3294 That's what I figured. it's a shame.
I believe this is in season 4 and episode 8 the first ones not season 7
A few hours later the lighter ran out of fuel...
So humans went there , killed some of them , then established a deal in which the natives would work for the humans in exchange for what exactly ?
Or it mey be the Unas leader probably expected more humans will come if there was a conflict and a big war will erupt killing even more of his people so i guess he used that moment of power to actually hide their weakness and this is why the deal was so sweet.
He's a pain in the ass but he's well worth it
Dale is a pain in the ass but he's our
Temba, his arms open.
Is that yandu?
Is that Yondu?
Imagine how mad he will get, when the lighter stops working.
I wonder if the Serrakin could be evolved from Unas that were taken offworld?
Unas were on multiple planets since they were one of the oldest goa'uld subject races. the Serrakin are quite difference and can interbreed with humans
This show could have easily ran another 10 years.
If more late-series episodes had been like this, yes.
Why is Yondu such a racist? He's an alien too right? Or maybe that's really Merle, he's racist, so it makes sense.
where the fuck are p90's ?
the p90s are used against Jaffa since they go through the body armor that is worn which also helps kill the symbiotes in the pouch. against other foes the p90 is less effective
@@toomanyaccounts ahhahaha ok ;)
@@michalkamil808 there is a reason why the standard law enforcement/military ammo for that caliber is not legal for direct sale to civs and in a number of jurisdictions is outright illegal for civs to have.
it will go through military body armor at least used in the 90s like a hot knife through butter.
@@toomanyaccounts dude i know basics, i was interested why in early seasons there is no p90s
@@michalkamil808 because the sg teams being airforce hadn't requestioned them yet. real world is that the price of the blanks was still high.
If SG is going to be resurrected it's not going to be about meeting alien cultures but about inner struggle of SG personnel to be true to their transgender selves and space homosexuals
Get lost.
The Unas were cool A. F.