“Even the geeks thought I was too different.”
- Release Date: 13th January 2003
- Season 1
- Episode 16
- Director: Will Meugniot
- Writers: Julia Jane Lewald
The team arrive on a new planet and, once again, one of them falls off a cliff (they seem to have accidents most times, why not drive slowly to an unknown planet?). It’s completely irrelevant to the plot. They settle up camp and waffle on about food and other unimportant stuff until Harrison sets out on a patrol and sees a very tall structure and Bonner drops his favourite hammer.
Some creatures, called the Otsorok, fly over to the group. They look very similar to Draga. They use a mental projection to show Draga some food and she flies off – but it seems the others aren’t invited. Harrison flies down a cliff to look for the hammer and finds part of Tlak’kahn ship, while everyone else is telling sob stories of popular groups leaving them out, like Seattle wasn’t part of the popular clique while Ec’co was ousted by absolutely everyone his entire life for being different.
Draga has a feast while the Otsorok discuss how they don’t like “rock-crawlers” that come through the Stargate, but Draga is too enticed about how they are able to show her what she is capable of. It’s been a while, so Harrison flies off to check on Draga and to warn the Otsorok about the Tlak’kahn. The Otsorok bully him and almost knock him out of the sky and only shop him when Draga can see him.
The Otsorok have zero interest in the Tlak’kahn threat, because they see themselves as superior beings, so nobody could stand up to them. They also tease Harrison by promising food then dumbing them at the table they ate, with only the scraps left over. Draga comes to see Harrison, first commenting on how hungry he was then being confused when he reveals that they tricked him. She decides to stay, but Harrison gives her a radio.
As the team are ready to set out, Draga doesn’t respond – the Otsorok are teaching her flying skills and said it will affect balance. As they’re at the Stargate, the Tlak’kahn arrive, although everyone manages to hide in time. Bonner uses the jetpack to see the Otsorok, who once again dismiss what the “rock-crawlers” have to say. When Draga agrees with Bonner, they quickly oust her from the group.
The Tlak’kahn assemble a pyramid ship and attack the Otsorok, managing to capture a few of them for study (as they presume they’re related to the Ancient, due to their similarity to Draga), flying off to their base at the bottom of the cliff. The Otsorok are still dismissive of the team, but Bonner decides that they’re going to try and rescue the captured Otsorok.
As they’re about to launch their plan, the Otsorok arrive and apologise for their behaviour. They help out with the genius plan of hurling rocks at this powerful mothership, which works and the Otsorok are free and the Tlak’kahn flee off-screen. The Otsorok say they now realise that what is inside is what matters, and that they will try to be good inside from now on.
Oddly, more focus is on the clique side of things rather than Draga’s development and dilemma, which would have made for a far more interesting episode.
