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"Politics"
An episode from Stargate SG-1
Senator Kinsey, Lt-Col. Samuels and SG-1 looking at previous year Stargate missions.
Episode Nb	Season 1 Episode 21
Directed by	Martin Wood
Written by	Brad Wright
Director of photography	Peter F. Woeste
Original air date	(1998-02-27) USA: February 27, 1998 (1998-08-19) UK: August 19, 1998
Length	42'24"
Guest starring
Ronny Cox (Senator Robert Kinsey) Robert Wisden (Lt-Col. Samuels)
Episode chronology
"There But For the Grace of God" "Within the Serpent's Grasp"

Senator Kinsey arrives at the SGC to investigate the program and determine whether the great drain on the U.S. budget is worthwhile, prompting the team to recall missions from the past year.

"Politics" is the 21st episode of Stargate SG-1 Season 1.

This episode is part 1 of 3. It is followed by Episode not found and Episode not found.

This episode is a clip show: it is largely composed of excerpts of previous episodes.

Story development

Planets: P4A-771 Spaceships: Ra's mothership Locations: United States of America

Notes

• This episode shows many exerpts of previous Stargate SG-1 episodes. Here is a list:
  • "Children of the Gods",
  • "The Nox",
  • "Singularity",
  • "Cold Lazarus",
  • "The Enemy Within",
  • "The Broca Divide",
  • "Brief Candle",
  • There is also an exerpt of Stargate showing the landing of Ra's mothership.
• The events of this episode take place directly after those of "There But For the Grace of God". In the beginning of the episode, we can see Daniel Jackson in the infirmary having cares for his wound made by a staff weapon blast shot by the Teal'c from the alternate reality.