| "Fragile Balance" | |
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| Stargate SG-1 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Peter DeLuise |
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| Teleplay by | Damian Kindler |
| Featured music | Joel Goldsmith |
| Cinematography by | Peter Woeste |
| Editing by | Brad Rines |
| Production code | P266 |
| Original air date | June 20, 2003 |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
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"Fragile Balance" is the 3rd episode from the seventh season of military science fiction television show Stargate SG-1 and is the 135th overall. It was first broadcast on June 20, 2003 on the Sci-fi Channel. The episode was written by Peter DeLuise and Michael Greenburg, with Damian Kindler writing the teleplay. DeLuise also directed the episode.
In the episode, a teenage boy who claims to be Colonel Jack O'Neill (Michael Welch) shows up at Stargate Command. Believing that the Asgard are involved, the team tries to find the culprit in order to unravel what has happened to Jack.
The episode was originally developed for season 4, and was then moved into season 5 and would have originally centred around a half-human, half-Asgard character called Odin. Eventually "Fragile Balance" was redeveloped as part of season 7, exploring themes such as alien abduction, human cloning as well as expanding upon the Asgard mythology. Michael Welch's performance as Jack O'Neill was particularly well received, with a sequel involving the character developed but ultimately went unmade.