History Recap / StargateSG1S1E2TheEnemyWithin

* GeneticMemory: The first time the Goa'uld genetic memory is mentioned; Daniel refers to the trope by name when discussing how this Goa'uld is able to communicate and "offer" terms despite being basically a newborn.

** This is the only episode where a symbiote is shown to be able to discard an outer husk of its own body in order so that a smaller, more vital part of it can remain embedded within a host.

** There is no reference to Teal'c being able to detect the symbiotic within Kawalsky. His ability to detect a Goa'uld, which he has apparently had all along, wouldn't be introduced until season two.

* HopeSpot: The surgery to remove the Goa'uld from Kawalsky appears to work and it looks like he'll male a full recovery, then its revealed the symbiote is still inside him.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Kawalsky Symbiote's attempts to manifest and escape the SGC. Teal'c's role in trying to save Kawalsky and ultimately stopping the Goa'uld ultimately changes Hammond's personal opinion about the Jaffa (and convinces him to personally appeal to the President to override Kennedy). If the Kawalsky Symbiote had been more patient and not played its hand so soon, Teal'c would've been handed over to Kennedy and the Pentagon scientists, and the SGC would've been deprived of one of its most valuable personnel in the fight against the Goa'uld over the next decade.

* HopeSpot: Carter tells Daniel that the fact the symbiote possessing Kawalsky was able to remember the command passwords means that there is hope for Sha're and Skaara, as it indicates that something of the host survives.

* SurvivedTheBeginning: Kawalsky seems set up to be a main character, as the [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E1ChildrenOfTheGods first episode]]'s narrative follows him trying to unravel the mystery of the Abydos Stargate. Come the second, and is revealed that everyone that went to Abydos has contracted a hijacking virus. Kawalsky sets the base to self-destruct, killing several cast members. Only Carter and Daniel remain.

** Despite Teal'c being a traitor to Apophis and the Goa'uld, the Kawalsky Symbiote does not call him ''shol'va''. The term won't be introduced until later in Season One ("Bloodlines").

* GeneticMemory: The first time the Goa'uld genetic memory is mentioned; Daniel refers to the trope by name.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Kawalsky Symbiote's attempts to manifest and escape the SGC. Teal'c's role in trying to save Kawalsky and ultimately stopping the Goa'uld ultimately changes Hammond's personal opinion about the Jaffa (and convinces him to personally appeal to the President to override Kennedy). If the Kawalsky Symbiote had been more patient and not played its hand so soon, Teal'c would've been handed over to Kennedy and the Pentagon scientists -- and the SGC would've been deprived of one of its most valuable personnel in the fight against the Goa'uld over the next decade.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Hammond shuts down Kennedy by going over his head and phoning the President.

* FirstNameBasis[=/=]YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: O'Neill spends the entire episode calling Kawalsky by his given name 'Charlie', a sure sign that he must be doomed.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In-universe, Teal'c's betrayal of Apophis in the previous episode is stated to be this for O'Neill (and why he's lobbying for Teal'c to join SG-1_. The Colonel watched Teal'c stand up to his god and sacrifice everything to save innocent people and help them escape Chulak. In that moment, it told O'Neill everything he ever needed to know about the Jaffa.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In-universe, Teal'c's betrayal of Apophis in the previous episode is stated to be this for O'Neill. The Colonel watched Teal'c stand up to his god and sacrifice everything to save innocent people and help them escape Chulak. In that moment, it told O'Neill everything he ever needed to know about the Jaffa.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In-universe, Teal'c's betrayal of Apophis in the previous episode is stated to be this for O'Neill. Teal'c stood up to his god and sacrificed everything to save innocent people and help them escape Chulak. In that moment, it told O'Neill everything he ever needed to know about the Jaffa.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Kawalsky Symbiote's attempts to manifest and escape the SGC. Teal'c's role in trying to save Kawalsky and ultimately stopping the Goa'uld ultimately changes Hammond's personal opinion about the Jaffa. It convinces him to go over Kennedy's head and go straight to the President in order to fulfill O'Neill's request for Teal'c to join SG-1). It doesn't hurt that Teal'c's actions in this episode give Hammond the cache to do so.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Kawalsky Symbiote's attempts to manifest and escape the SGC. Teal'c's role in trying to save Kawalsky and ultimately stopping the Goa'uld ultimately changes Hammond's personal opinion about the Jaffa. It convinces him to deft Kennedy and go straight to the President in order to fulfill O'Neill's request for Teal'c to join SG-1).

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Kawalsky Symbiote's attempts to manifest and escape the SGC. Teal'c's role in trying to save Kawalsky and ultimately stopping the Goa'uld is what changes Hammond's mind about the Jaffa (and to go to bat with the President himself to approve O'Neill's request for Teal'c to join SG-1).

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Kawalsky Symbiote's attempts to manifest and escape the SGC. Teal'c's role in trying to save Kawalsky and ultimately stopping the Goa'uld is what changes Hammond's mind about the Jaffa and O'Neill's request for him to join SG-1.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: There is no reference to Teal'c being able to detect the symbiotic within Kawalsky. His ability to detect a Goa'uld, which he has apparently had all along, wouldn't be introduced until season two.

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Series: Series/StargateSG1\\
Episode: Season 1, Episode 2\\
Title: "The Enemy Within"\\
Previous: "Children of the Gods"\\
Next: "Emancipation"\\
Recapper: @/{{Night}}]

* FamousLastWords: Kawalsky's probable last words as himself:
-->"I want to wake up as me, or not at all."

* HopeSpot: Carter tells Daniel that the fact Kawalsky was able to remember the command passwords means that there is hope for Sha're and Skaara, as it indicates that something of the host survives.

We open to the SGC briefing for its first formal missions of the series, as General Hammond mentions two worlds and Jack and Kawalsky good-naturedly argue as to who gets who. General Hammond's exasperation is interrupted by the stargate's activation.

We open to the SGC briefing for its first formal missions of the series, as General Hammond mentions two worlds and Jack and Kawalsky good-naturedly argue as who gets who. General Hammond's exasperation is interrupted by the stargate's activation.

Cut to Stargate Ops where the Iris is closed, the defense teams are placed in readiness, and the autodestruct is activated. The main characters watch as the Iris flexes under a series of increasingly vicious impacts and dialogue establishes that this has been a fairly regular occurrence since the return from Chulak. After the gate shuts down, Jack comments that "There must be worse ways to go," and Daniel, demonstrating his not-really-onboard-with-all-this, replies incredulously, leading Jack to coin the phrase that has forever been associated with hitting a barrier on exiting the gate in SG fandom: "Be like bugs on a windshield."

Colonel Kennedy arrives to the main SGC briefing room, now putting in its first appearance, and begins questioning Teal'c about the Goa'uld. Kennedy diligently establishes his credentials as the quintessential swarmy git from intelligence. Jack intrudes upon the debriefing, implying that Teal'c's rights may not be adhered to and that he wishes to assure all that occurs in this meeting is on the level. Colonel Kennedy does not argue the point, perhaps recognizing that he lacks the authority and rank to keep Jack out and that General Hammond will not intervene.

When the elevator doors are prised open by Jack, Kawalsky appears to be himself again, berating them for being slow and stating Carter is hurt bad and needs to get to the infirmary. He appears to have no memory of his actions.

Jack, having an argument with Hammond, rushes to check on this and he and Hammond discover the Goa'uld has set the autodestruct. Teal'c, demonstrating he's badass, didn't stay down and pursues Kawalsky to the gateroom, blocking the path to the stargate. The two struggle on the gate ramp while Jack and Hammond override the selfdestruct.

* DyingAsYourself: Kawalsky explicitly states he would rather die as himself than emerge from the surgery as a Goa'uld host. Unfortunatelyfor him the Goa'uld tricks everybody else and tries to escape through the stargaze before being stopped.

* DyingAsYourself: Kawalsky's last wish; ultimately defied.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Teal'c is unable to tell that Kawalsky is still inhabited by the Goa'uld after the operation, but later canon establishes that he should be able to sense the presence of the symbiote.
** Could be justified as most of the symbiote had been removed; what was left may have not been enough to clue Teal'c into the fact that he was dealing with an ''active'' symbiote, but enough to give the impression he was faced with an ex-host.

* AFatherToHisMen: General Hammond begins to display this trope, refusing to give up on Kawalsky while there is still a chance that he could be saved.

When the elevator doors are prised open by Jack, Kawalsky appears to be himself again, berating them for being slow and stating Carter is hurt bad and needs to get to the infirmery. He appears to have no memory of his actions.

Cut to Stargate Ops where the Iris is closed, the defense teams are placed in readiness, and the autodestruct is activated. The main characters watch as the Iris flexes under a series of increasingly vicious impacts and dialogue establishes that this has been a fairly regular occurrence since the return from Chulak. After the gate shuts down, Jack comments that "There must be worse ways to go.", and Daniel, demonstrating his not-really-onboard-with-all-this, replies incredulously, leading Jack to coin the phrase that has forever been associated with hitting a barrier on exiting the gate in SG fandom: "Be like bugs on a windshield."

Daniel is briefing what is presumably Kawalsky's team about the Dial Home Device. He doesn't sound terribly interested, and as he moves about the room, he notes that Kawalsky is now standing in the embarkation room in front of the stargate, in a pose that looks remarkably like a standing bask. Carter tells someone offscreen to page Jack and General Hammond.

The debrief lays out the odds and the setup for what will be much of the series, emphasizing the power of the System Lords, with hundreds of worlds and powerful armies. Teal'c also rules out the possibility that the Goa'uld will seek peace, or that peace with any significant number of them could be negotiated. However, Teal'c also provides a ray of hope: unless using the stargate to travel, the Goa'uld are far from Earth and it's just not worth the travel and the effort for what is a minor nuisance so far. He also mentions "the Tau'ri", the first humans, lost for centuries. Teal'c is surprised by the reply that those of Earth are the Tau'ri, but notes that Earth is now the greatest hope for those held in slavery by the Goa'uld, both Jaffa and human.

Kawalsky is having an MRI, and Daniel and Carter are walking the corridors and talking. Daniel can't remember the last time he slept, emphasizing he's not a soldier and hasn't yet picked up the skill of sleeping under stress, and his worries about his wife. Carter tells him to go sleep, so Daniel does, and finds the body of our first unfortunate doctor by metaphorically tripping over as the MRI reveals the Goa'uld inside Kawalsky. Doctor Warner informs Kawalsky he's off active duty, Kawalsky's eyes flash, and the Doctor demonstrates he's not a fool by going straight for the general alarm. Kawalsky walks the halls with the camera tilting back and forth for DutchAngle drama.

Kawalsky arrives at Stargate Ops and lays the smackdown upon anyone between him and the gate controls, including Samanatha Carter. Carter closes the blast doors, denying access to the gate, and is taken hostage while Kawalsky speaks in his new EvilSoundsDeep Goa'uld-voice. The two end up with an elevator, and Carter tries to reason with Kawalsky, who doesn't appear to notice her. She goes for the elevator emergency stop and the phone, but is yanked away with such force as to knock her out against the back of the elevator.

Jack, having an argument with Hammond, rushes to check on this and he and Hammond discover the Goa'uld has set the autodestruct. Teal'c, demonstrating he's BadAss, didn't stay down and pursues Kawalsky to the gateroom, blocking the path to the stargate. The two struggle on the gate ramp while Jack and Hammond override the selfdestruct.

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