The Fifth Race

US Airdate : 22 January 1999

UK Airdate : 9 December 1998

Summary

When Daniel Jackson views the video footage sent back by the MALP Probe on P3R-272 he wonders if the symbols on the video might be connected to one of the four Alien races discovered earlier on ‘Earnest's' planet in Torment of Tantalus

Whilst on the planet, Jack's head is momentarily caught by an Alien device. At first there appears to be no side effects, but then he begins to use strange words.

Sam leads a team to another planet which may hold the key to the mystery, but she is stranded with a broken DHD. Jack amazingly produces an extremely detailed diagram of the workings of the DHD and Sam is able to fix it and return home.

But Jack's brain is feeling the strain of all the knowledge and he is losing the ability to communicate expect in the alien language, using Daniel as a translator.

Jack inputs a whole new set of gate addresses into the SGC computer, ones that did not appear on the cartouche at Abydos. Daniel theorises that the knowledge in Jack's brain is from the ancients who were the builders of the Stargates.

Gathering parts from all over the base, including something from Teal'c's staff weapon Jack builds a gadget which boosts the power of the gate. As the SGC computer dials the co-ordinates input by Jack the eighth chevron is used.

Jack enters the wormhole and is sent to the Asguard home world there the knowledge is removed and he learns of the alliance of the four great ancient races, The Nox, The Asguard, The Furlings and The Ancients, the human race is on it's way to becoming the fifth one.