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Inquisition

  • Episode aired Oct 24, 2008
  • TV-PG
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
956
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Alan Blumenfeld and David Lovgren in Stargate: Atlantis (2004)
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Sheppard and his team are lured to a planet and are soon put on trial for crimes against the people of the Pegasus galaxy. In flashbacks, the three judge tribunal recounts the indictment aga... Read allSheppard and his team are lured to a planet and are soon put on trial for crimes against the people of the Pegasus galaxy. In flashbacks, the three judge tribunal recounts the indictment against them including the re-awakening of the Wraith and the various missions where at least... Read allSheppard and his team are lured to a planet and are soon put on trial for crimes against the people of the Pegasus galaxy. In flashbacks, the three judge tribunal recounts the indictment against them including the re-awakening of the Wraith and the various missions where at least a few, if not more, innocent bystanders were killed. Sheppard does his best to argue that... Read all

  • Director
    • Brenton Spencer
  • Writers
    • Brad Wright
    • Robert C. Cooper
    • Carl Binder
  • Stars
    • Joe Flanigan
    • Rachel Luttrell
    • Jason Momoa
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    956
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brenton Spencer
    • Writers
      • Brad Wright
      • Robert C. Cooper
      • Carl Binder
    • Stars
      • Joe Flanigan
      • Rachel Luttrell
      • Jason Momoa
    • 16User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Joe Flanigan
    Joe Flanigan
    • Lt. Colonel John Sheppard
    Rachel Luttrell
    Rachel Luttrell
    • Teyla Emmagan
    Jason Momoa
    Jason Momoa
    • Ronon Dex
    Jewel Staite
    Jewel Staite
    • Dr. Jennifer Keller
    • (credit only)
    Robert Picardo
    Robert Picardo
    • Richard Woolsey
    David Hewlett
    David Hewlett
    • Dr. Rodney McKay
    Kavan Smith
    Kavan Smith
    • Major Evan Lorne
    Alan Blumenfeld
    Alan Blumenfeld
    • Dimas
    David Lovgren
    David Lovgren
    • Kelore
    Tobias Slezak
    • Myrus
    Kaaren de Zilva
    Kaaren de Zilva
    • Shiana
    • (as Kaaren De Zilva)
    Ecstasia Sanders
    Ecstasia Sanders
    • Villager
    Rainbow Sun Francks
    Rainbow Sun Francks
    • Lt. Aiden Ford
    • (archive footage)
    Andee Frizzell
    Andee Frizzell
    • Wraith Queen
    • (archive footage)
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Colonel Marshall Sumner
    • (archive footage)
    Dean Marshall
    Dean Marshall
    • Sgt. Bates
    • (archive footage)
    Dan Payne
    Dan Payne
    • Wraith Warrior
    • (archive footage)
    Torri Higginson
    Torri Higginson
    • Dr. Elizabeth Weir
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Brenton Spencer
    • Writers
      • Brad Wright
      • Robert C. Cooper
      • Carl Binder
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    User reviews16

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    kringdan

    "Filler"

    The reason for those episodes that many call "Filler" are not actually filler, they are reminders. Usually they are placed a point in the series right before a large plot change comes about, and it is there to remind us of everything that has happened. These episodes are very useful to viewers who only watch each episode once, but for those fanatics who watch every episode countless times, it can be rather annoying. So to the community that thinks this show is being put out of its misery, I ask you to think long and hard, and consider that perhaps this show is being ended too soon. The writers may have had more in store for the viewers then what we could possibly know. I find it to be a huge error of Sci-Fi to end it's two most popular series' prematurely within two years of each other. Talk about a ratings dip.......
    1Blueynoes

    Why?

    Every show has them. Flashback episodes. 5 minutes into Inquisition, I went "oh god, not another trial episode" 30 seconds later, I said "oh god, not a flashback episode!" I skipped forward by 3 minutes 3 times, and saw old footage everywhere. I then turned off my TV.

    I don't understand it. Nobody likes flashback episodes. We've seen this before. Either I remember the episode you're showing me, and the footage is pointless, or I don't remember, and it's equally pointless as your 30 second clip will mean nothing to me. If you're out of footage, make the season shorter. Do not put fans of your show through one of these garbage episodes.

    It's a shame series resort to episodes like this, and I really hope we'll one day see a good show devoid of flashback episodes. 0.0001/10

    Avoid this episode at all costs. It's boring and a complete waste of time.
    1Vargan

    A complete waste of time

    "Inquisition" feels like a gust of sickly wind from the past come to haunt us and taunt us. It is a standard Flashbacks-episode AKA rubbish-TV, using a trial as the o' so unoriginal vehicle with which to torment the viewer with clips from earlier episodes.

    Between these old clips the episode treats us to a flat, boring and stale story. Wholly unimaginitive, this tripe does nothing but antagonize the fans of the show.

    It is garbage like this that makes us have to suffer the term "all new"... I really hoped TV-shows had evolved past the use of this shameful type of filler-episode, but apparently I did so in vain.
    1jeff-44082

    Clip Show

    Do yourself a favour and skip this one. It's just a clip (recap) show and no ongoing story arc is impacted by skipping it.
    1mikesteffanos

    Love the series, hate the clip shows

    One positive consequence of the trend to make fewer episodes per season of shows on cable networks is the demise of the hated clip show. This episode is a tedious example. You can see it all coming a mile away in this one. This show is so much better than the low budget crap syfy puts on these days, so I rewatch the series every few years. However, when I get to this one, I always skip past it.

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    • Trivia
      Mr. Woolsey (Robert Picardo) comments that the coalition would be like a federation, a reference to Star Trek and its Federation of Planets. Picardo starred in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) (and appeared in other Star Trek productions) as the Emergency Medical Hologram and other characters.
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      Richard Woolsey: I was Harvard Law Review. I was chief counsel of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to that, I was an appellate advocate for Hartshorne & Slaughter, one of the most prestigious litigation boutiques in all New York City. Believe me, I can handle three tribal elders with a stack of papyrus.

    • Connections
      Features Stargate: Atlantis: Rising (2004)
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      Composed by Joel Goldsmith

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