Stargate SG-1/Recap/S1/E04 The Broca Divide

Series:Stargate SG-1 Episode: Season 1, Episode 4 Title:"The Broca Divide" Previous: Emancipation Next: The First Commandment Recapper: Shadow Penguin

SG-1 travels to a dark world where they are attacked by primitive creatures, but scare them off with gunfire. They then come across a group of people who are rescuing one of their own from the cavemen, who are thought to be cursed and referred to as "The Touched". They find that the planet has a light side where a Minotian (bull statues abound)culture lives. After a bit of discussion about the Touched, SG-1 returns home. Shortly thereafter, members of the team demonstrate violent behavior, causing a lockdown when Dr. Frasier discovers that they brought back some sort of virus. This virus causes anyone infected to revert to violent primitive behavior, loss of speech ability, increased hair growth, and a thickening brow.

After further investigation, Daniel and Teal'c are found to be immune, as well as Dr. Frasier. Daniel and Teal'c are sent back through the gate to obtain blood samples from the Untouched to try and determine why they aren't infected. Along the way, Daniel is captured by the Touched, while Teal'c tries to get blood from the Untouched. They are in no hurry to give up their blood, so they demand he leave. He successfully obtains a blood sample by knocking out two guards on his way out.

With the fresh blood samples, Dr. Frasier discovers that the virus is histamine based, and due to her and Daniel taking strong anti-histamine medicine, they are able to avoid the virus' effects. Everyone receives anti-histamine shots and is cured. They then return to the planet with anti-histamine loaded tranquilizer guns and return the Touched to normal and retrieve Daniel, who had turned primitive once his medicine wore off. Happy reunions occur between the Untouched and their loved ones who they thought were lost to the curse.