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* ContinuityNod: Fraiser is shown checking up on Daniel's recovery after his [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E22Nemesis appendectomy]] at the beginning of the episode.

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* ContinuityNod: Fraiser is shown checking up on Daniel's recovery after his [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E22Nemesis appendectomy]] at the beginning of the last episode.



* CruelAndUnusualDeath: One of the Russian officers gets sprayed in the face with acid from the the replicator.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: One of the Russian officers gets sprayed in the face with acid from the the replicator.



* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Thor walks through the gate and SG-1 rush to meet him, Walter Harriman is staring completely slack-jacked at seeing an Asgard presumably for the first time.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Thor walks through the gate and SG-1 rush to meet him, Walter Harriman is staring completely slack-jacked slack-jawed at seeing an Asgard presumably for the first time.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Thor walks through the gate and SG-1 rush to meet him, Walter Harriman is staring completely slack-jacked at seeing an Asgard presumably for the first time.
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* AlienLunch: The food that Thor provides for Carter on his ship resembles small, brightly colored bricks that, judging by her reaction, are pretty revolting to the human taste buds.
-->'''Thor:''' I like the yellow ones.

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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Overlapping with NoFourthWall, the Russians in the sub at the beginning. For the most part done correctly (except for one speaking Russian and the other speaking Ukrainian).

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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Overlapping with NoFourthWall, the Russians in the sub at the beginning. For the most part done correctly (except correctly, except for [[BilingualDialogue one speaking Russian and the other speaking Ukrainian). Ukrainian]].


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* BilingualBonus: Reportedly the dialogue on the Russian submarine was improvised by the actors; it aired in unsubtitled Russian and Ukrainian. One of them [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the fourth wall]] and says the noise in the torpedo tube might be "the bugs from the previous episode."
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* BadassBeard: Teal'c has grown a small, inexplicably blond goatee in the week that's passed since the end of the previous episode. It does not make him look any less intimidating.
-->'''Daniel:''' You've got a...\\
'''O'Neill:''' Don't touch it.
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* TeleportationRescue: Once again, Thor's transporter saves the day.


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* TwoLinesNoWaiting: Carter and Thor foil a replicator invasion in Asgard space, while O'Neill, Teal'c, and some RedShirts fight them back at home.

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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Overlapping with NoFourthWall, the Russians in the sub at the beginning. For the most part done correctly (except for one speaking Russian and the other speaking Ukranian). Russian Sailor 1- "What could that noise be?" Russian Sailor 2- "Maybe these are the bugs from the previous episode."

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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Overlapping with NoFourthWall, the Russians in the sub at the beginning. For the most part done correctly (except for one speaking Russian and the other speaking Ukranian). Russian Ukrainian).
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Sailor 1- "What 1:''' What could that noise be?" Russian be?\\
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Sailor 2- "Maybe 2:''' Maybe these are the bugs from the previous episode."
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* InsectQueen: The replicators on the sub have one that is several times bigger than the others and protected by the "drones".

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* InsectQueen: The replicators on the sub have one that is several times bigger than the others and protected by the "drones". It's responsible for assembling new replicators, and at its core is the original replicator that survived the destruction of Thor's ship.
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* BringItBackAlive: The Pentagon has apparently requested that one of the replicators on board the Russian sub be preserved for study, despite everybody immediately pointing out what a monumentally stupid idea that would be.

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* BringItBackAlive: The Pentagon has apparently requested that one of the replicators on board the Russian sub be preserved for study, despite everybody immediately pointing out what a monumentally stupid idea that would be. To their credit, they're convinced to cancel the plan pretty quickly after SG-1 points out said plan had a rather high chance of causing the end of all life on Earth.
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A week since the events of "[[Recap/StargateSG1S3E22Nemesis Nemesis]]", O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c are finally able to return home after stopping the replicators from invading earth. They don't have much time to celebrate their victory, however, as Major Davis reports that a Russian submarine is now infested with replicators after one of those on board the ''Beliskner'' survived the crash. At the same time, Thor shows up to once again request assistance dealing with replicators in his home galaxy; Carter agrees to accompany him, while the rest of the team deal with the situation on earth.

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A week since the events of "[[Recap/StargateSG1S3E22Nemesis Nemesis]]", O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c are finally able to return home after stopping the replicators from invading earth.Earth. They don't have much time to celebrate their victory, however, as Major Davis reports that a Russian submarine is now infested with replicators after one of those on board the ''Beliskner'' survived the crash. At the same time, Thor shows up to once again request assistance dealing with replicators in his home galaxy; Carter agrees to accompany him, while the rest of the team deal with the situation on earth.
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* TitleDrop: At the end of the episode, Thor mentions that the destruction of the Replicator ships was a "small victory" in the overall war.
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** Related, O'Neill keeps elaborating the size of the fish, and then admitting that they're significantly smaller. They get smaller every time he admits he's exaggerating.
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* TheBait: Carter plans to destroy the replicator ships attacking Thor's homeworld by getting them to chase the state-of-the-art Asgard ship the ''O'Neill'' into hyperspace where their shields won't work, and then using the ''O'Neill'''s self-destruct to wipe them all out.

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* TheBait: Carter plans to destroy the replicator ships attacking Thor's homeworld by getting them to chase the state-of-the-art Asgard ship the ''O'Neill'' into hyperspace where their shields won't work, and then using the ''O'Neill'''s ''O'Neill''[='=]s self-destruct to wipe them all out.
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Overlapping with NoFourthWall, the Russians in the sub at the beginning. For the most part done correctly (except for one speaking Russian and the other speaking Ukranian). Russian Sailor 1- "What could that noise be?" Russian Sailor 2- "Maybe these are the bugs from the previous episode."
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->'''Daniel:''' Wait a minute, you're actually saying that you need someone ''dumber'' than you are?\\
'''O'Neill:''' You may have come to the right place.

A week since the events of "[[Recap/StargateSG1S3E22Nemesis Nemesis]]", O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c are finally able to return home after stopping the replicators from invading earth. They don't have much time to celebrate their victory, however, as Major Davis reports that a Russian submarine is now infested with replicators after one of those on board the ''Beliskner'' survived the crash. At the same time, Thor shows up to once again request assistance dealing with replicators in his home galaxy; Carter agrees to accompany him, while the rest of the team deal with the situation on earth.

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!!"Small Victories" provides examples of the following tropes:

* AccidentalHug: Carter impulsively hugs Thor when her plan to destroy the replicator ships works. For his part, Thor appears somewhat surprised by this, but not overly concerned.
* AlienLunch: The food that Thor provides for Carter on his ship resembles small, brightly colored bricks that, judging by her reaction, are pretty revolting to the human taste buds.
-->'''Thor:''' I like the yellow ones.
* AndMissionControlRejoiced: A somewhat stunned, subdued version occurs when Daniel realizes that O'Neill and Teal'c were beamed out of the sub just before it was destroyed.
-->'''Daniel:''' They're okay.\\
'''Davis:''' What?\\
'''Daniel:''' [[DramaticStutter The... the... the -- the, they're okay!]] ''[nervous laugh]''
* BadassBeard: Teal'c has grown a small, inexplicably blond goatee in the week that's passed since the end of the previous episode. It does not make him look any less intimidating.
-->'''Daniel:''' You've got a...\\
'''O'Neill:''' Don't touch it.
* TheBait: Carter plans to destroy the replicator ships attacking Thor's homeworld by getting them to chase the state-of-the-art Asgard ship the ''O'Neill'' into hyperspace where their shields won't work, and then using the ''O'Neill'''s self-destruct to wipe them all out.
* BringItBackAlive: The Pentagon has apparently requested that one of the replicators on board the Russian sub be preserved for study, despite everybody immediately pointing out what a monumentally stupid idea that would be.
* CallBack: To [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E22Nemesis the previous episode]], with Carter chasing O'Neill out into the hallway after he's done telling her about his planned fishing trip.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Déjà vu.
* ContinuityNod: Fraiser is shown checking up on Daniel's recovery after his [[Recap/StargateSG1S3E22Nemesis appendectomy]] at the beginning of the episode.
* ColdOpen: The episode opens with the deaths of the [[RedShirt hapless Russian officers]] whose sub has been infested with replicators.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: One of the Russian officers gets sprayed in the face with acid from the the replicator.
* ExpospeakGag:
-->'''Teal'c:''' The replicators are impervious to Goa'uld technology. They are, however, susceptible to human projectile weaponry.\\
''[Davis looks blank]''\\
'''O'Neill:''' Guns.
* {{Facehugger}}: Invoked at the beginning of the episode, when one of the replicators launches itself out of a hatch on the submarine and latches onto the Russian officer's face.
* ICannotSelfTerminate: Once it's become clear that they're fighting a losing battle, O'Neill rips his headset off and practically ''begs'' Daniel to blow the sub before they're overrun by replicators.
-->'''O'Neill:''' Listen to me: we are not getting out of here! Mission accomplished, ''blow it!''\\
'''Daniel:''' Jack!\\
'''O'Neill:''' Daniel, please! ...''[static]''... before I get eaten alive by these goddamn bugs!\\
''[Daniel looks conflicted]''\\
'''O'Neill:''' Davis, give the order!
* InsectQueen: The replicators on the sub have one that is several times bigger than the others and protected by the "drones".
* JustInTime: Thor is able to beam O'Neill and Teal'c out of the sub just as it's destroyed.
* MugglesDoItBetter: This trope is stated to be the reason why Thor asks SG-1 for their help in fighting the replicators, since the Asgard's over-reliance on advanced technology has caused them to lose the capacity for innovative thinking demonstrated by humans.
-->'''Carter:''' If you ever need any more dumb ideas, you know where to find me.
* MundaneSolution: Daniel realizes that the replicators on the sub are susceptible to rust as they're made from the same materials as the sub itself, so once they've destroyed the original that survived the crash of the ''Beliskner'', they can just blow up the sub with regular torpedoes and let the ocean take care of the rest.
* OhCrap: Said by O'Neill when the replicators begin to attack en masse after he and Teal'c destroy the queen.
* POVCam: Used a few times due to the headset cameras worn by the team that board the submarine.
* RunningGag: O'Neill invites Thor to go fishing with him, much to the dismay of Carter and Teal'c.
* ShootTheDog: Daniel very reluctantly gives the order to destroy the sub while O'Neill and Teal'c are onboard, since they're about to die anyway and the replicators could very well take over the entire planet if they managed to get to dry land. Fortunately, Thor is able to beam them out in time.
* ShoutOut: Plenty of homages to ''Film/{{Aliens}}''; from POV cameras to a facehugger or a hive queen.
* TimeSkip: Roughly a week has passed since the events of the previous episode, during which time O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c were stranded offworld while the second gate was being set up after the original got dumped in the ocean with the remains of the ''Beliskner''.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes:
-->'''O'Neill:''' Would it be necessary for me to mention my insane aversion to bugs at this time?
* TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed:
** Lampshaded twice:
--->'''O'Neill:''' Where's the fanfare, General?\\
'''Carter:''' We did kind of save the planet, sir.\\
'''O'Neill:''' ''Again.'' This should not get old, General.
** Later:
--->'''Carter:''' Sir, if there are still a small enough number of replicators on board, a properly equipped team could possibly...\\
'''O'Neill:''' Save the world?\\
'''Carter:''' Getting old for you, sir?
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