Episode
Earth: Final Conflict: The Joining
Overview
Divers stumble across a strange radiant canister while searching for sunken treasure. Upon opening the canister an alien being known as Ha'gel is released from its prison and assumes the identity of one of the crew and destroys the others. Boone is called to the crime scene and his suspicions are raised when he finds Taelon writing on the empty canister. Upon questioning, the Taelons tell Boone that Ha'gel is the last of an alien criminal caste. Afraid that Earth will learn the truth, the Companion's recruit the help of Beckett to deal with Ha'gel. Ha'gel assumes Sandoval's form, and confronts Beckett.
Details
- Series
- Earth: Final Conflict
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1998-05-11
Episode context
The Joining is Episode 22 in Season 1 of Earth: Final Conflict. It aired on 1998-05-11.
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Episode 16: Wrath of Achilles
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Episode 15: If You Could Read My Mind
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