'Lost' episode?

[soapy-sock]

I wonder if anyone can help me- I seem to remember a Stargate episode in which Daniel gets turned 'bad' in some way and gets control of a large 'super weapon'. I remember him being in a black room surrounded by screens, computer equipment and followers- theatening to blow a country/world up. Jack tries to stop him but I can't remember if he succeeds or not. I really don't think this is a stargate epsiode (I think i've just subsituted characters)- but if anyone recognises this rather vague plotline i've described please let me know, it's been bugging me for a while.

[jonno]

I wonder if anyone can help me- I seem to remember a Stargate episode in which Daniel gets turned 'bad' in some way and gets control of a large 'super weapon'. I remember him being in a black room surrounded by screens, computer equipment and followers- theatening to blow a country/world up. Jack tries to stop him but I can't remember if he succeeds or not. I really don't think this is a stargate epsiode (I think i've just subsituted characters)- but if anyone recognises this rather vague plotline i've described please let me know, it's been bugging me for a while.

Absolute Power - season 4 i think

Yes - here's the GW guide to the episode: http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s4/417.shtml

So yes, it was a Stargate Episode - but it was also sort of an AU, as Shifu played out the scenario in Daniel's head, to prove something to him

[DrMongol]

Absolute Power - season 4 i think

Yes - here's the GW guide to the episode: http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s4/417.shtml

Quoted for truth

[soapy-sock]

I'm so silly- its in the season I don't have on dvd- which would explain why I haven't seen it in a long while. Thanks for your help.

[jonno]

No Problem - i knew the answer (although i'm quite impressed by my speed of response), so was only too glad to help

[soapy-sock]

I have to agree it was very speedy- many thanks again.

[The Signal]

Fantastic ep IMO, one of S4's best

[Ancient 1]

Hmm..asked and answered. Later.

[Stevo]

yep a very good episode

[Akai]

Very good episode. The entire scenario was actually a dream that Shifu caused Daniel to have. Daniel wanted access to the Goa'uld genetic memory, so Shifu gave him this dream to prove to him that the Goa'uld genetic memory would corrupt him, that it couldn't be used for "good" because power corrupts, and everything that makes the Goa'uld evil and power hungry is part of their genetic memory.

[DigiFluid]

Well yeah....the episode title Absolute Power clearly refers to the common phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely," insinuating that even the purest (in this case Daniel) are corruptable.