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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Thanks to Jack's actions and ingenuity this episode, the Asgard take a much more active interest in the Tau'ri moving forward. The concept of an 8 Symbol Address is also introduced, opening new storytelling avenues for the franchise (though this really won't come back into play again until ''Stargate Atlantis'').
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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Thanks to Jack's actions and ingenuity this episode, the Asgard take begin taking a much more active interest in the Tau'ri moving forward.forward (which will lead to their eventual alliance with Earth). The concept of an 8 Symbol Address is also introduced, opening new storytelling avenues for the franchise (though this really won't come back into play again until ''Stargate Atlantis'').
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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Thanks to Jack's actions and ingenuity this episode, the Asgard take a much more active interest in the Tau'ri moving forward. The concept of an 8 Symbol Address is also introduced, opening new storytelling avenues for the franchise (though this really won't come back into play again until ''Stargate Atlantis'').
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* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: Played straight; Fraiser cites the (discredited) adage about humans only using 5-10% of their brain, and then goes on to say that O'Neill is up to 90% post Ancient upgrade.
** Although it was 90% at a single time compared with the normal 5-10%.
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** Although it was 90% at a single time compared with the normal 5-10%
** Although it was 90% at a single time compared with the normal 5-10%
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* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: Played straight; Fraiser cites the (discredited) adage about humans only using 5-10% of their brain, and then goes on to say NeverGiveTheCaptainAStraightAnswer: Teal'c tells Hammond that O'Neill his presence is up to 90% post Ancient upgrade.
** Although it was 90% at a single time comparedrequired in the control room. It's because Jack is messing with the normal 5-10% computer under the influence of the alien device.
** Although it was 90% at a single time compared
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* DeathWorld: The planet that Carter and Teal'c get stranded on is definitely this as a result of its BinarySuns; Carter speculates that the daytime temperature could reach up to two hundred degrees.
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* DeathWorld: The planet that Carter and Teal'c get stranded on is definitely this as a result of its BinarySuns; Carter speculates that the daytime temperature could reach up to two hundred degrees.200°F (or 93°C), very close to the '''boiling point''' of water.
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* {{Precursors}}: The first reference to the Ancients, long before they had firmly established themselves as [[NeglectfulPrecursors neglectful.]]
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* {{Precursors}}: The first reference to the Ancients, long before they had firmly established themselves as [[NeglectfulPrecursors neglectful.]]neglectful]].
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Recalling how the device that downloaded the Ancient knowledge into O'Neill didn't respond to Teal'c, it's speculated that it was programmed to avoid giving such knowledge to a Goa'uld. It is eventually established that O'Neill has the Ancient gene allowing him to use their technology, confirming that the device recognised a difference between O'Neill and Teal'c but it was responding to something O'Neill had that Teal'c didn't, rather than the other way around.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Recalling how the device that downloaded the Ancient knowledge into O'Neill didn't respond to Teal'c, it's speculated that it was programmed to avoid giving such knowledge to a Goa'uld. It is eventually established that O'Neill has the Ancient gene allowing him to use their technology, confirming that the device recognised a difference between O'Neill and Teal'c but it was responding to something O'Neill had that Teal'c didn't, rather than the other way around.
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* FiveRaces: As the title of the episode might suggest. The four races of the [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "alien United Nations"]] are identified as [[TheGrays the Asgard]], [[SpaceElves the Nox]], [[TheUnseen the Furlings]] and [[NeglectfulPrecursors the Ancients]]; by the end of the episode, it's stated that humanity is on its way to becoming [[TitleDrop the fifth race]].
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* WhamLine: This exchange in the gate room.
-->'''Gate Operator:''' Chevron seven... is encoded?
-->'''Carter:''' And it's not the point of origin.
-->'''Hammond:''' What?!
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-->'''Gate Operator:''' Chevron '''eight''' is locked.
-->'''Gate Operator:''' Chevron seven... is encoded?
-->'''Carter:''' And it's not the point of origin.
-->'''Hammond:''' What?!
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** On a series-wide level, the ancient device reacts to Jack's presence and no one else. While the team suspects its sensitive to the presence of a symbiote, its more likely it reacted to Jack's ancient gene, [[{{Series/StargateAtlantis}} which wouldn't be revealed for years.]]
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** Justified, given the AncientAstronauts premise of the series and that it is later revealed that the Ancients built the stargate network, meaning they also visited Earth either before or during the beginning of human civilization.
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* EngagingChevrons: This is the first time the gate uses eight chevrons to open. The new Gate technician (who was not Walter, this episode) can only say "Chevron seven encoded" and "Chevron eight is locked" in awe.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the team first enters the Ancient facility, O'Neill calls the trip "an intergalactic waste of time." This episode featured the first time the Tau'ri travel outside of the galaxy.[[note]]The film said Abydos was in another galaxy, but the series retconned it to being one of the closest planets to Earth.[[/note]]
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* ContinuityNod: The "meaning of life stuff" from [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "The Torment of Tantalus"]] is mentioned several times.
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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
** The "meaning of life stuff" from [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "The Torment of Tantalus"]] is mentioned severaltimes.times.
** A subtle nod to [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E17Solitudes "Solitudes"]]: In both episodes, the stargate draws far more power than normal[[note]]In "Solitudes," because of enemy weapons fire, here because of the power supply O'Neill builds.[[/note]], and as a result travelers are hurled out of the wormhole.
** The "meaning of life stuff" from [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "The Torment of Tantalus"]] is mentioned several
** A subtle nod to [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E17Solitudes "Solitudes"]]: In both episodes, the stargate draws far more power than normal[[note]]In "Solitudes," because of enemy weapons fire, here because of the power supply O'Neill builds.[[/note]], and as a result travelers are hurled out of the wormhole.
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* NoodleImplements: O'Neill collects random Earth components and a staff weapon power cell, and with them builds a power supply capable of dialing an eight-chevron address.
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-->'''Daniel:''' You just said "cruvus".that there's nothing ''cruvus'' with you.
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O'Neill accidentally interfaces with an alien device which downloads all the knowledge of the race who built the stargates into his brain, at the cost of his sanity and eventually his life, unless the team is able to find a cure in time.
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!!"The Fifth Race" provides examples of the following tropes:
* ArgumentOfContradictions: Jack and Daniel descend into this at the briefing room table, when Jack randomly starts speaking Ancient. Made all the more amusing by the way Hammond looks back and forth between them like he's watching a tennis match.
-->'''Daniel:''' You just said "cruvus".
-->'''O'Neill:''' I did not.
-->'''Daniel:''' Yes, you did.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Didn't.
-->'''Daniel:''' Did.
-->'''O'Neill:''' ''Didn't.''
-->'''Daniel:''' ''Did.''
* BinarySuns: Carter and Teal'c get stranded on a planet with a second sun that didn't show up on the initial probe footage, which turns out to be a problem since it means that the atmosphere is liable to get significantly hotter than they anticipated.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: O'Neill tries to teach Teal'c how to box at one point. He doesn't really get it.
* ContinuityNod: The "meaning of life stuff" from [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "The Torment of Tantalus"]] is mentioned several times.
* DeadlyUpgrade: O'Neill gets all the knowledge of the Ancients downloaded into his brain; the only downside is that it completely overwrites his ability to speak or comprehend English - or any other language - and will eventually lead to his death if left unchecked.
* DeathWorld: The planet that Carter and Teal'c get stranded on is definitely this as a result of its BinarySuns; Carter speculates that the daytime temperature could reach up to two hundred degrees.
* DeusExMachina: O'Neill is able to gate to the homeworld of the Asgard, who extract the Ancient knowledge from his brain and send him back to earth.
* EitherWorldDominationOrSomethingAboutBananas:
-->'''Daniel:''' Uh, well, my translation's a little bit vague. Um, I think the circle means "the place of our legacy"... or it could be "a piece of our leg," but the first seems to make more sense.
* FiveRaces: As the title of the episode might suggest. The four races of the [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "alien United Nations"]] are identified as [[TheGrays the Asgard]], [[SpaceElves the Nox]], [[TheUnseen the Furlings]] and [[NeglectfulPrecursors the Ancients]]; by the end of the episode, it's stated that humanity is on its way to becoming [[TitleDrop the fifth race]].
* FriendshipMoment: Quite a bit between Jack and Daniel, due to the fact that Daniel is the only one who can make any attempt at communicating with O'Neill as he gradually loses the ability to speak English.
-->'''Daniel:''' And bottom line, sir, what about Jack? [...] I can't leave him like this. And I won't.
* IndoEuropeanAlienLanguage: The language of the Ancients is very closely related to Latin.
* MySkullRunnethOver: O'Neill's mind steadily degrades over the course of the episode, to the point where he can no longer understand English and barely seems conscious of what he's doing at any given time.
* NeuroVault: The Ancient repository downloads all the knowledge of the Ancients into a person's mind.
* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: Played straight; Fraiser cites the (discredited) adage about humans only using 5-10% of their brain, and then goes on to say that O'Neill is up to 90% post Ancient upgrade.
* {{Precursors}}: The first reference to the Ancients, long before they had firmly established themselves as [[NeglectfulPrecursors neglectful.]]
* ScrewYouElves: O'Neill gives an impassioned speech to the Asgard claiming that even if humans "aren't ready" for some things, they're already out there and doing the best they can. Notably, this seems to be in large part what helps him to gain the respect of the Asgard, and they at least acknowledge that humans have a great deal of potential.
* StupidScientist: Siler and the other scientist brought in to try and get Carter and Teal'c home, who seem to be there for no other reason than to look useless.
* ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: Apparently the human brain is not evolved enough to comprehend the knowledge of the Ancients without going mad and eventually dying.
* TranslatorBuddy: Daniel attempts to be this for O'Neill when he loses the ability to speak anything other than Ancient, with varying success.
* YouAreNotReady: This is the Asgard's view of humanity, although they can see our potential. This is gradually subverted in later episodes.
First reference to [[NeglectfulPrecursors The Ancients]].
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!!"The Fifth Race" provides examples of the following tropes:
* ArgumentOfContradictions: Jack and Daniel descend into this at the briefing room table, when Jack randomly starts speaking Ancient. Made all the more amusing by the way Hammond looks back and forth between them like he's watching a tennis match.
-->'''Daniel:''' You just said "cruvus".
-->'''O'Neill:''' I did not.
-->'''Daniel:''' Yes, you did.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Didn't.
-->'''Daniel:''' Did.
-->'''O'Neill:''' ''Didn't.''
-->'''Daniel:''' ''Did.''
* BinarySuns: Carter and Teal'c get stranded on a planet with a second sun that didn't show up on the initial probe footage, which turns out to be a problem since it means that the atmosphere is liable to get significantly hotter than they anticipated.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: O'Neill tries to teach Teal'c how to box at one point. He doesn't really get it.
* ContinuityNod: The "meaning of life stuff" from [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "The Torment of Tantalus"]] is mentioned several times.
* DeadlyUpgrade: O'Neill gets all the knowledge of the Ancients downloaded into his brain; the only downside is that it completely overwrites his ability to speak or comprehend English - or any other language - and will eventually lead to his death if left unchecked.
* DeathWorld: The planet that Carter and Teal'c get stranded on is definitely this as a result of its BinarySuns; Carter speculates that the daytime temperature could reach up to two hundred degrees.
* DeusExMachina: O'Neill is able to gate to the homeworld of the Asgard, who extract the Ancient knowledge from his brain and send him back to earth.
* EitherWorldDominationOrSomethingAboutBananas:
-->'''Daniel:''' Uh, well, my translation's a little bit vague. Um, I think the circle means "the place of our legacy"... or it could be "a piece of our leg," but the first seems to make more sense.
* FiveRaces: As the title of the episode might suggest. The four races of the [[Recap/StargateSG1S1E10TheTormentOfTantalus "alien United Nations"]] are identified as [[TheGrays the Asgard]], [[SpaceElves the Nox]], [[TheUnseen the Furlings]] and [[NeglectfulPrecursors the Ancients]]; by the end of the episode, it's stated that humanity is on its way to becoming [[TitleDrop the fifth race]].
* FriendshipMoment: Quite a bit between Jack and Daniel, due to the fact that Daniel is the only one who can make any attempt at communicating with O'Neill as he gradually loses the ability to speak English.
-->'''Daniel:''' And bottom line, sir, what about Jack? [...] I can't leave him like this. And I won't.
* IndoEuropeanAlienLanguage: The language of the Ancients is very closely related to Latin.
* MySkullRunnethOver: O'Neill's mind steadily degrades over the course of the episode, to the point where he can no longer understand English and barely seems conscious of what he's doing at any given time.
* NeuroVault: The Ancient repository downloads all the knowledge of the Ancients into a person's mind.
* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: Played straight; Fraiser cites the (discredited) adage about humans only using 5-10% of their brain, and then goes on to say that O'Neill is up to 90% post Ancient upgrade.
* {{Precursors}}: The first reference to the Ancients, long before they had firmly established themselves as [[NeglectfulPrecursors neglectful.]]
* ScrewYouElves: O'Neill gives an impassioned speech to the Asgard claiming that even if humans "aren't ready" for some things, they're already out there and doing the best they can. Notably, this seems to be in large part what helps him to gain the respect of the Asgard, and they at least acknowledge that humans have a great deal of potential.
* StupidScientist: Siler and the other scientist brought in to try and get Carter and Teal'c home, who seem to be there for no other reason than to look useless.
* ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: Apparently the human brain is not evolved enough to comprehend the knowledge of the Ancients without going mad and eventually dying.
* TranslatorBuddy: Daniel attempts to be this for O'Neill when he loses the ability to speak anything other than Ancient, with varying success.
* YouAreNotReady: This is the Asgard's view of humanity, although they can see our potential. This is gradually subverted in later episodes.
