Stargate: Continuum

Stargate: Continuum

Year: 2008

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

Director: Martin Wood

Science FictionAdventureActionMonsters aliens sci-fi and the apocalypseAction-packed space and alien sagas

History may never repeat itself again. Ba’al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

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1

Ba'al claims to be a clone with a fail-safe plan

SG-1 and Jack O'Neill attend a Tok'ra extraction ceremony for Ba'al, who asserts that he is just a clone and the real Ba'al has a secret plan. Ba'al warns of a hidden backup that could threaten their plans, setting the stage for the upcoming conflict. This introduces the central threat of Ba'al's potential escape and ongoing influence.

2

The real Ba'al travels back in time

The authentic Ba'al uses a time machine to go back to 1939 Earth, where he massacres the crew of the Achilles, a spaceship carrying the Stargate. The captain survives long enough to destroy a crucial bomb Ba'al left, preventing the ship's destruction and altering the timeline. This event initiates a timeline where the Stargate program never occurs.

1939 Earth
3

Disappearance in the present timeline

In the new altered timeline, people and objects start vanishing, including Vala Mal Doran and Teal'c. Jack is killed by a clone of Ba'al, and the remaining team members—Carter, Daniel, and Mitchell—find themselves inside the derelict Achilles in the Arctic. These disappearances signal a profound change in history due to Ba'al's time-traveling actions.

Arctic
4

Escape from the sinking Achilles

The surviving team members escape as the Achilles begins sinking. They are rescued by Colonel Jack O'Neill's team. Their escape reveals the existence of a completely different timeline, where the Stargate Program never happened, altering their past experiences and future possibilities.

Achilles spaceship / Arctic
5

Investigation and captivity

The team is taken for interrogation, and although General Landry believes their story, they are forbidden from changing the timeline. They learn that in this alternate reality, Carter died in a space shuttle accident, Daniel's pyramid theories remain unshared, and Mitchell does not exist because his grandfather was the Achilles captain. They are forced into separate lives with no contact.

Home base / Military facility
6

Return to action after a year

A year later, SG-1 is called back into action as Goa'uld scout ships appear in space. Ba'al has gained control over other System Lords and is preparing to conquer Earth. Qetesh, residing in Vala's body, becomes Ba’al’s Queen, and Teal'c is his First Prime, signaling a dangerous new threat to Earth.

Earth / Space
7

Retrieving the Zero Point Module

SG-1 is tasked with retrieving a Zero Point Module from the Antarctic outpost by flying F-15s to the McMurdo Station. They aim to use this ancient technology to power the outpost and prepare for Ba'al's impending invasion. The mission signifies a strategic effort to restore Earth’s defenses.

McMurdo Station, Antarctica
8

Ba’al’s armada attacks Earth

Ba’al’s fleet arrives in orbit above Earth, declaring leniency towards humans. However, suspicion grows as Qetesh betrays Ba’al, kills him, and orders the destruction of key Stargate locations. The fleet begins bombarding Earth, escalating the conflict and chaos.

Orbit / Earth
9

Qetesh’s betrayal and quest for the time machine

Qetesh reveals her treachery, kills Ba’al, and orders the fleet to destroy the Antarctic Stargate. She escapes with Ba’al’s time machine, a complex satellite-connected supercomputer to control wormhole timing, aiming to travel to the past. This act deepens the threat posed by the Goa'uld’s manipulations.

Antarctic outpost / Space
10

Relocation to Russia and the time machine

After the Antarctic Stargate is destroyed, SG-1 and Teal'c pursue Qetesh and Ba'al's forces to a Russian site where the Achilles’ Stargate was recovered. They form a truce to access Ba’al’s time machine, which monitors solar flares necessary for time travel, and plan their next move.

Russia / Space
11

Time travel to 1929

SG-1, faced with attack from Qetesh’s forces, dial the Stargate to 1929, ten years before their original target. Only Mitchell passes through, as Daniel and Carter are killed and Teal'c sacrifices himself to destroy Qetesh and the threat. This maneuver aims to correct the timeline.

1929 1929 Earth
12

Mitchell’s mission aboard the Achilles

Mitchell secretly joins the Achilles when it arrives in 1929 and kills Ba’al and his troops through the Stargate, preventing the original timeline alterations. His actions are vital for restoring the timeline and preventing Ba'al’s catastrophic plans from succeeding.

Achilles spaceship
13

Restored timeline and reflection

Back in the original, restored timeline, SG-1 observes the successful extraction of Ba’al, unaware of the altered history. Daniel speculates on Ba’al’s mention of the fail-safe, hinting at ongoing concerns about his secret plan. The team resumes their regular operations, with the threat of Ba’al lingering.

Earth / Stargate Facility

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