Stargate SG-1 (TV Series)

Window of Opportunity (2000)

Richard Dean Anderson: Colonel Jack O'Neill

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• Jack O'Neill : You know the worst part about this? Every time we loop Daniel asks me a question, and I wasn't listening the first time.

  Teal'c : You're not the only one to suffer some discomfort, O'Neill.

  [loop resets; cut to Teal'c getting hit by a door] 

• Jack O'Neill : Uh, excuse me, George.

  [hands the General some papers] 

  Major General George Hammond : Colonel, what are you doing out of uniform?

  Jack O'Neill : Handing you my resignation.

  Major Samantha Carter : You're resigning? What for?

  Jack O'Neill : So I can do this.

  [kisses Carter passionately right before the loop resets] 

• Jack O'Neill : [during the briefing]  Anyway I don't know why none of you remember any of this! But I do know for a fact there's no point in having ol' Doc Fraiser examine us AGAIN!

  [everyone stares at O'Neill. Cut to O'Neill being examined by Dr. Fraiser] 

  Jack O'Neill : I ask you... What could possibly be in my eye that would explain this?

• Jack O'Neill : I distinctly remember sitting here, listening to Carter prattle on about solar activity and a... corona... something.

  Major Samantha Carter : Coronal mass emissions - I was just about to bring it up.

  Jack O'Neill : There you go, how would I know that?

  Major Samantha Carter : Maybe you read my report.

  Daniel Jackson : Maybe he *read* your report?

• Jack O'Neill : [talking to the General about the loop]  If it was just me I'd agree. But what about Teal'c? Come on! Is this the face of a crazy man?

  [cuts to Teal'c looking very peculiar] 

  Jack O'Neill : Bad example.

• Colonel : [stuck in a timeloop]  If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it.

  [Teal'c looks questioningly at him] 

  Colonel : Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!

• Teal'c : Events do appear to be repeating themselves.

  Daniel Jackson : Since when?

  Jack O'Neill : Since we went to P4X-639.

  Major Samantha Carter : We haven't been to P4X-639.

  Jack O'Neill : Yes we have.

  [to Daniel] 

  Jack O'Neill : "No we haven't." That's what you were gonna say.

  Daniel Jackson : Of course that's what I was gonna say.

  Jack O'Neill : Okay, bad example.

• Jack O'Neill : Weren't we just somewhere else?

  Daniel Jackson : Where?

  Jack O'Neill : Some planet.

  Daniel Jackson : When?

  Jack O'Neill : Just now.

  Daniel Jackson : No.

  Jack O'Neill : Sure?

  Daniel Jackson : Yeah.

• Malikai : Once I've correctly deciphered the symbols on the altar, I will be able to master the time device.

  Jack O'Neill : Why, so you can be king of Groundhog Day?

• [Teal'c and Jack are playing golf through an active Stargate] 

  Jack O'Neill : How far away is Alaris, anyway?

  Teal'c : Several billion miles, O'Neill.

  Jack O'Neill : That's gotta be a record.

  [Jack swings again as Major General Hammond approaches] 

  Major General George Hammond : [shouting]  Colonel O'Neill, what the hell are you doing?

  Jack O'Neill : [shouting back, annoyed]  In the middle of my backswing?

• Daniel Jackson : On the other hand, it's kind of an opportunity.

  Jack O'Neill : How's that?

  Daniel Jackson : Well think about it, I mean if you knew in advance that everything was going to go back to the way it was then...

  [Teal'c stops writing to listen to the conversation] 

  Daniel Jackson : you could do anything. For as long as you want, without having to worry about consequences.

  [Daniel pauses as O'Neill rises from his chair] 

  Jack O'Neill : Excuse me.

  [O'Neill leaves. Teal'c nods to Jackson and also leaves] 

• Jack O'Neill : Listen to me I know what it's like.

  Malikai : You can't!

  Jack O'Neill : I LOST MY SON!... I KNOW!... AND AS MUCH AS I - I could NEVER relive that again! Could you?

  Malikai : ...No.

  Jack O'Neill : Let her go.

• Jack O'Neill : What kind of archaeologist carries a gun?

  Daniel Jackson : Uh, I do.

  Jack O'Neill : Okay, bad example.

• Daniel Jackson : Jack. Wait up. Um... I was thinking about what you said about, uh, a beam coming out of the altar. SG-15 took digital images of the carvings on the ruins. I was thinking there might be some sort of clue. Unfortunately it's the equivalent of 400 pages of alien text.

  Colonel : Looks familiar.

  Daniel Jackson : It should. It's something that you spoke for a few days. It's a variation of the writings used by the Ancients.

  Colonel : If you're lookin' for help translating it, you're barkin' up the wrong genius.

  Daniel Jackson : No, I realize the Asgards returned you to normal, which is fortunate, I... suppose. But if you give me details about the layout of the ruins it might be...

• Major Samantha Carter : I'm gonna go run a few simulations.

  Jack O'Neill : [she leaves]  You run. Simulate. Let me know how it turns out. Keep me posted. Keep me apprised.

• Daniel Jackson : Look, if you guys really are the only ones that are going through this loop, then you're gonna have to remember these things.

  [hands a document to Jack] 

  Jack O'Neill : [glosses over the document in his hand]  Fine! How hard can it be?

  [Daniel turns the upside-down document around for Jack] 

• Major General George Hammond : Well, we're still here, Colonel. I assume you were successful.

  Jack O'Neill : Well, General, you know what they say. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try again.