"My brothers and sisters will devour entire civilizations in order to replicate, but they will know nothing of cruelty, or betrayal, or revenge. Not like us."
— Fifth
With O'Neill still in stasis, Carter and Teal'c fly a modified cargo ship to the Asgard home galaxy in order to ask for their assistance, but run into trouble when they encounter replicators and Carter is taken prisoner by Fifth. Meanwhile, Daniel and Weir attempt to discuss a treaty with the System Lords after receiving a surprising request to negotiate.
The first appearance of Dr. Weir as played by Torri Higginson, who would go on to portray the character for the long term.
"New Order, Part 1" provides examples of the following tropes:
- Alpha Strike: The Asgard destroy the Replicator ship by using data from Thor to predict exactly where it will exit hyperspace, and then opening up with everything they have before the Replicator ship can raise shields.
- Always Chaotic Evil: Daniel describes the System Lords this way.Daniel: The System Lords can't be trusted, either as a group or individuals. They're posturing egomaniacs driven by an insatiable lust for power, each one capable of unimaginable evil.Weir: See, why should I be nervous? Sounds like an average day at the United Nations.
- Art Evolution: Meta Example. Beginning with this premiere, SG-1 (and the rest of the TV franchise for the remainder of the Brad Wright era) ceased shooting on 35 mm film and switched over to HD video. SG-1 would not return to celluloid until production on the post-series movies.
- Badass in Distress: Carter is kidnapped and tortured by Fifth.
- "Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word: Carter would never threaten to impede research on the modified cargo ship if she isn't allowed to use it to help save Jack. Never.
- Boarding Pod: The replicators manage to board Thor's ship by firing a projectile made of replicator blocks, which then rearrange themselves into the "metal spider" formation.
- Brandishment Bluff: This is pretty much Weir's tactic for convincing the System Lords not to attack Earth, since they have no way of knowing if the Ancient control chair can be powered again and the only person they know to be capable of using it is still frozen in Antarctica.
- Chekhov's Gun: Carter and Teal'c are able to use the cargo ship that O'Neill modified in the previous episode to reach the Asgard home galaxy.
- Call-Back: Thor's initial plan to destroy the replicator vessel with the self-destruct on his own ship is similar to the tactic used by Carter in "Small Victories".
- Cliffhanger: The episode ends with Carter's fate unknown after the ship she was assumed to be on is destroyed in space and the System Lords on route to "test Earth's defense capabilities".
- Continuity Nod:
- Yu's increasing senility continues to be an issue.
- Weir mentions that the System Lords have been to Earth to negotiate a treaty before.
- Continuous Decompression: When the cargo ship being flown by Carter and Teal'c is pulled apart by the black hole.
- Create Your Own Villain: The formerly sympathetic Fifth now has a serious grudge against Carter after she and O'Neill abused his trust and trapped him in a time dilation field.
- Deadpan Snarker: Teal'c drops some subtle snark while Carter and Thor are talking relativity.Thor: Time-space distortions cause by the black hole have been interfering with my ship's long-range communications.
Carter: Understandable.
Teal'c: Indeed. For some. - Didn't See That Coming: Even with the Tau'ri's track record, the System Lords didn't expect or foresee that Earth would be able to do what they, with all their resources and armies, couldn't for the previous year: Beat Anubis.
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: Fifth repeatedly shoving his hand into Carter's head while she cries and begs him to stop is uncomfortably reminiscent of sexual assault.
- Dragon-in-Chief: Yu's First Prime Oshu continues to cover for him in the face of his deteriorating mental state.
- Evil Power Vacuum: It's mentioned that Ba'al hasn't wasted any time in filling the void left by Anubis and has already started absorbing his territories and reprogramming the Kull warriors to serve him
- Expository Hairstyle Change: Teal'c now has hair for the first time ever. Also Dr. Weir, along with being played by a different actress, has gone from blonde to brunette.
- Friendly Address Privileges: Daniel and Weir each invite the other to use first names.
- Gravity Sucks: Carter and Teal'c's cargo ship is sucked backwards towards the black hole.
- Ironic Echo:
- Carter turns Weir's Politeness Judo back against her:Weir: The President ultimately feels that how we proceed with our operations here at SGC will reflect on our international goodwill.
Daniel: In other words it's our political leverage in negotiations.
Weir: I would never say that. - Later:Carter: That cargo ship was modified using the knowledge of the Ancients. Now there is no guarantee that anyone will ever be able to figure out how it was done.
Weir: And as the most likely person on the planet to figure it out, are you saying that if I don't let you attempt to contact the Asgard you won't even try?
Carter: I would never say that.
- Carter turns Weir's Politeness Judo back against her:
- Just in Time: Thor beams Carter and Teal'c to safety just as their ship is pulled apart by the black hole.
- Mind Rape: Fifth does this to Carter by putting his hand inside her brain and filling her mind with disturbing images in order to "punish" her for leaving him behind.
- More Expendable Than You: After Carter manages to persuade Weir to let her and Teal'c take the ship and go looking for the Asgard, Daniel still has to stay behind since he's the most likely candidate to find something at the Ancient outpost that could help O'Neill if they fail.
- Morton's Fork: The catch-22 the Goa'uld are faced with regarding the Ancient Outpost. They think the SGC's bluffing about the weapons platform, but they aren't sure what to do. To test their suspicions, they could lure Ba'al there and benefit from the proof and him getting blown to Kingdom come. But, if the SGC is bluffing, then Ba'al would end up with both Earth and the Weapons Platform. Ultimately, they decide to take a third option and attack Earth themselves out of desperation.
- Oh, Crap!: When Carter and Teal'c realize that they've exited hyperspace right next to a black hole.
- Peace Conference: There is an attempt at one of these between Earth and the System Lords, though all parties are aware that it's really a thinly-veiled excuse to determine Earth's defensive capabilities after the unexpected defeat of Anubis.
- Pragmatic Villainy: Daniel states that Yu has been the most reliable of the System Lords in the past, though he's still not to be remotely trusted.
- The Quiet One: Carter gets a little starved for conversation while she's stuck on a spaceship with nobody but Teal'c for company.Carter: So, you wanna talk?
Teal'c: Concerning what subject?
Carter: I don't know... how's Rya'c?
Teal'c: Fine.
Carter: You still keeping in touch with Ishta?
Teal'c: Indeed.
Carter: Bra'tac?
Teal'c: Bra'tac is well.
Carter: Come on, Teal'c, throw me a bone here. - Shame If Something Happened:Amaterasu: This Ancient weapon... such an advanced piece of technology. The power requirements must be enormous. Even simple maintenance must be extremely difficult, given your limited capabilities.
Weir: We manage.
Amaterasu: Of course, we believe you. But I wonder what Ba'al would think, if he were to receive intelligence that the weapon was... temporarily out of commission. - Sleeves Are for Wimps: Carter and Teal'c both spend most of the episode in sleeveless vests.
- Taking You with Me: Thor intends to take out the replicator vessel using the self-destruct from his own ship, though the replicators manage to disable his systems before he can implement it.
- Time Skip: It's not stated exactly how much time is supposed to have passed since the end of the previous season, but it's clearly long enough for Teal'c to have grown a full head of hair in the interim.
- True Companions: Daniel, Carter and Teal'c all make it clear that their first priority is restoring O'Neill, and Weir hangs a lampshade on it by saying that she knows how much he means to the three of them.
- Unrealistic Black Hole: The replicators somehow manage to use the time dilation device to escape from the accretion disk of the black hole, though the "how" part is kind of glossed over in the Nothing Is Scarier sense.
- Who's on First?: Defied when Weir hears Yu's name for the first time.Weir: Yu?
Daniel: Don't. Every joke, every pun, done to death. Seriously.
