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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Daniel finally convinces Lotan to halt the terraforming process by pointing out that a civilisation as benevolent as he says the Gadmeer were wouldn't want to come back if it means destroying another race. With that comment as incentive, Lotan is inspired to halt the procedure and help Daniel find another solution.
* ClosestThingWeGot: Defied as it's stated that the Gadmeer had very specific environmental requirements, which is why the Enkarans' new world is the only one where the terraforming can take place. Fortunately, Daniel and Lotan are able to check the ship's database and determine that one of the previously-rejected planets was the original Enkaran homeworld, dismissed as it was too large and already had a native population on it.
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* GenocideDilemma: O'Neill is prepared to destroy the terraforming ship in order to save the Enkarans -- though it's implied he isn't exactly ''happy'' about it -- but Daniel points out that they don't have any more of a right to wipe out an entire civilization than the Gadmeer do.
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* GenocideDilemma: O'Neill is prepared to destroy the terraforming ship in order to save the Enkarans -- Enkarans- though it's implied he isn't exactly ''happy'' about it -- it- but Daniel points out that they don't have any more of a right to wipe out an entire civilization than the Gadmeer do.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Part of the problem is an unfortunate matter of timing; the Gadmeer ship found this world before the Enkarans had relocated to it, and by the time the ship arrived the Enkarans were already settling in.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Daniel convinces Lotan to do this when faced with either destroying the Gadmeer ship or allowing them to wipe out the Enkarans, and they are able to reach a compromise by taking the Enkarans to their original homeworld and allowing the Gadmeer to finish terraforming.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Daniel convinces Lotan to do this when faced with either destroying the Gadmeer ship or allowing them to wipe out the Enkarans, and they are able to reach a compromise by taking halting the terraforming process until the Gadmeer ship can safely relocate the Enkarans to their original homeworld and allowing the Gadmeer homeworld, at which point it will return to finish terraforming.its task.
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* HumanAliens: The Enkarans. Unlike most [=SG1=] examples, they seem to be actual aliens rather than TransplantedHumans, judging by their [[TechnicolorEyes orange eyes]], the fact that they can't adapt to different environments as well as humans can and the fact that their homeworld (from which the ancestors of the group in this episode are stated to have been abducted via spaceship) has no stargate. Presumably the [[{{Precursors}} Ancients]] influenced their evolution, as they did on Earth and in [[Series/StargateAtlantis the Pegasus Galaxy]].
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* NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture: Averted in that Lotan offers Daniel a selection of music of the Gadmeer, though it was intended for the Gadmeer's ears and doesn't sound the same to humans.
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* BizarreAlienBiology: The Gadmeer's biology is based on sulfur instead of carbon. The atmosphere they breathe contains high levels of sulfur dioxide and is completely toxic to all other known forms of life. They appear vaguely reptilian, and their music also sounds very strange to human ears.
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* BizarreAlienBiology: The Gadmeer's biology is based on sulfur instead of carbon. The atmosphere they breathe contains high levels of sulfur dioxide and is completely extremely toxic to all other known forms of life. They appear vaguely reptilian, and their music also sounds very strange to human ears.
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* BizarreAlienBiology: The Gadmeer's biology is based on sulfur instead of carbon. The atmosphere they breathe contains high levels of sulfur dioxide and is completely toxic to all other known forms of life. They appear vaguely reptilian, and their music also sounds very strange to human ears.
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* HostileTerraforming: An alien vessel was terraforming a planet inhabited by {{Human Alien}}s into something hostile to their form of life. Unlike most of the civilizations SG-1 encounters, the aliens need a very specific environment to survive, meaning they can't easily be moved to another world. Eventually it's resolved when [[spoiler:it turns out the terraforming ship has information about said aliens' home planet]].
** By connecting to every Stargate in the Gate network simultaneously, the Dakara Superweapon is capable of seeding life across the entire galaxy (and did, billions of years ago)... or can completely wipe it out.
** By connecting to every Stargate in the Gate network simultaneously, the Dakara Superweapon is capable of seeding life across the entire galaxy (and did, billions of years ago)... or can completely wipe it out.
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->''"Give me another choice."''
-->'''-- Col. Jack O'Neill
SG-1 discovers that the Enkarans, a people they recently helped relocate to a new planet, are being threatened by an alien ship terraforming their planet. It emerges that the aliens -- a sulfur-based race called the Gadmeer -- thought that the planet would be uninhabited but are unable to stop the terraforming process once it has begun. O'Neill intends to destroy the ship, but Daniel insists that there must be another option and seeks the help of Lotan, an AI created by the Gadmeer for the purpose of communicating with the Enkarans.
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!!"Scorched Earth" provides examples of the following tropes:
* BombDisposal: Lotan beams the bomb onboard the ship with seconds left until detonation; when Daniel admits that he has no idea how to disarm it, he simply jettisons it harmlessly into the atmosphere.
* ChekhovsGun: It's mentioned at the beginning of the episode that the team have provided the Enkarans with a naquadah reactor, which O'Neill later tells Carter to convert into a bomb with which to destroy the alien ship.
* ColonyShip: The Gadmeer ship is one, transporting their entire civilization in search of a new homeworld after their old one was conquered.
* DontTouchThatYouIdiot: O'Neill chides Carter and Daniel for this when they immediately start poking around after the team is first transported up to the ship.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Carter?
-->'''Carter:''' Sir?
-->'''O'Neill:''' Should we really be opening drawers and things?
-->''[Cue Daniel opening another drawer.]''
-->'''O'Neill:''' What did I ''just'' say?
* ExactWords: Daniel's justification for going up to the ship to talk with Lotan behind O'Neill's back, knowing full well that O'Neill intend to blow it up:
-->'''Daniel:''' Well actually, Jack asked me to give him another choice, so technically I'm... following an order.
* GenocideDilemma: O'Neill is prepared to destroy the terraforming ship in order to save the Enkarans -- though it's implied he isn't exactly ''happy'' about it -- but Daniel points out that they don't have any more of a right to wipe out an entire civilization than the Gadmeer do.
* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Lotan, to an extent. Although he appears to be either unable or unwilling to contradict his programming directly, Daniel encourages him to consider alternatives that his programming wouldn't have taken into account, and he eventually decides to remain with the Enkarans.
* HomeworldEvacuation: The Enkarans initially refuse to do this, as they've already been relocated once and they have very specific requirements that mean it could take months to find another planet suitable for them. Played straight at the end, however, once Daniel and Lotan are able to find their original homeworld in the Gadmeer database.
* HostileTerraforming:An alien vessel was The Gadmeer ship is terraforming a the planet inhabited by {{Human Alien}}s into to make it inhabitable for sulfur-based lifeforms. This is actually something of a subversion as it wasn't ''intended'' to be hostile to their form of life. Unlike most of -- the civilizations SG-1 encounters, planet was specifically chosen for the aliens need a very specific environment to survive, meaning fact that it had no intelligent lifeforms before the Enkarans were relocated there -- but they can't easily be moved to another world. Eventually it's resolved when [[spoiler:it turns out abandon the terraforming process halfway through since the ship only has information about said aliens' home planet]].
** By connecting to every Stargateenough resources for one planet, so the result ends up being much the same.
* HumanityIsInfectious: Lotan was created in theGate network simultaneously, image of the Dakara Superweapon Enkarans and clearly has sympathy with them, though he doesn't seem able to directly contradict his programming.
* OminousFloatingSpaceship: The terraforming vessel iscapable a textbook example.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Lotan is a "bio-mechanical representation" ofseeding life across the entire galaxy (and did, billions Enkarans created for the purpose of years ago)... interacting with them.
* SiliconBasedLife: The Gadmeer are ''sulfur''-based.
* TakeAThirdOption: Daniel convinces Lotan to do this when faced with either destroying the Gadmeer ship orcan completely allowing them to wipe out the Enkarans, and they are able to reach a compromise by taking the Enkarans to their original homeworld and allowing the Gadmeer to finish terraforming.
* ThatsAnOrder: O'Neill makes itout.very clear that he is ''ordering'' Carter to convert the naquadah reactor into a bomb when she voices her doubts.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: O'Neill dismissed Lotan as "just a robot", but Daniel points out that he was created by a highly advanced alien race and they have no idea what capacity he has for reason and emotion.
* WithDueRespect: Carter uses the "no disrespect" variant to make it clear to O'Neill that she is less than happy about his plan.
-->'''-- Col. Jack O'Neill
SG-1 discovers that the Enkarans, a people they recently helped relocate to a new planet, are being threatened by an alien ship terraforming their planet. It emerges that the aliens -- a sulfur-based race called the Gadmeer -- thought that the planet would be uninhabited but are unable to stop the terraforming process once it has begun. O'Neill intends to destroy the ship, but Daniel insists that there must be another option and seeks the help of Lotan, an AI created by the Gadmeer for the purpose of communicating with the Enkarans.
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!!"Scorched Earth" provides examples of the following tropes:
* BombDisposal: Lotan beams the bomb onboard the ship with seconds left until detonation; when Daniel admits that he has no idea how to disarm it, he simply jettisons it harmlessly into the atmosphere.
* ChekhovsGun: It's mentioned at the beginning of the episode that the team have provided the Enkarans with a naquadah reactor, which O'Neill later tells Carter to convert into a bomb with which to destroy the alien ship.
* ColonyShip: The Gadmeer ship is one, transporting their entire civilization in search of a new homeworld after their old one was conquered.
* DontTouchThatYouIdiot: O'Neill chides Carter and Daniel for this when they immediately start poking around after the team is first transported up to the ship.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Carter?
-->'''Carter:''' Sir?
-->'''O'Neill:''' Should we really be opening drawers and things?
-->''[Cue Daniel opening another drawer.]''
-->'''O'Neill:''' What did I ''just'' say?
* ExactWords: Daniel's justification for going up to the ship to talk with Lotan behind O'Neill's back, knowing full well that O'Neill intend to blow it up:
-->'''Daniel:''' Well actually, Jack asked me to give him another choice, so technically I'm... following an order.
* GenocideDilemma: O'Neill is prepared to destroy the terraforming ship in order to save the Enkarans -- though it's implied he isn't exactly ''happy'' about it -- but Daniel points out that they don't have any more of a right to wipe out an entire civilization than the Gadmeer do.
* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Lotan, to an extent. Although he appears to be either unable or unwilling to contradict his programming directly, Daniel encourages him to consider alternatives that his programming wouldn't have taken into account, and he eventually decides to remain with the Enkarans.
* HomeworldEvacuation: The Enkarans initially refuse to do this, as they've already been relocated once and they have very specific requirements that mean it could take months to find another planet suitable for them. Played straight at the end, however, once Daniel and Lotan are able to find their original homeworld in the Gadmeer database.
* HostileTerraforming:
** By connecting to every Stargate
* HumanityIsInfectious: Lotan was created in the
* OminousFloatingSpaceship: The terraforming vessel is
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Lotan is a "bio-mechanical representation" of
* SiliconBasedLife: The Gadmeer are ''sulfur''-based.
* TakeAThirdOption: Daniel convinces Lotan to do this when faced with either destroying the Gadmeer ship or
* ThatsAnOrder: O'Neill makes it
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: O'Neill dismissed Lotan as "just a robot", but Daniel points out that he was created by a highly advanced alien race and they have no idea what capacity he has for reason and emotion.
* WithDueRespect: Carter uses the "no disrespect" variant to make it clear to O'Neill that she is less than happy about his plan.
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* HostileTerraforming: An alien vessel was terraforming a planet inhabited by {{Human Alien}}s into something hostile to their form of life. Unlike most of the civilizations SG-1 encounters, the aliens need a very specific environment to survive, meaning they can't easily be moved to another world. Eventually it's resolved when [[spoiler:it turns out the terraforming ship has information about said aliens' home planet]].
** By connecting to every Stargate in the Gate network simultaneously, the Dakara Superweapon is capable of seeding life across the entire galaxy (and did, billions of years ago)... or can completely wipe it out.
** By connecting to every Stargate in the Gate network simultaneously, the Dakara Superweapon is capable of seeding life across the entire galaxy (and did, billions of years ago)... or can completely wipe it out.
