Stargate: 10 Behind The Scenes Secrets You Never Knew About Children Of The Gods
6. It Took 11 Years To Explain How Apophis Got Away From Stargate Command
This is one question that was finally answered with the updated Children Of The Gods - Final Cut. This had been a pet project of Brad Wright's for years, though he primarily had been interested in restoring Joel Goldsmith's unused score for the episodes. More on that later.
In 2008, MGM became more interested in revisiting the pilot and looking at the dailies themselves, which meant that Wright was able to re-edit the episode. This included trimming some scenes, including the full-frontal shots of Vaitiare Bandera, the possession of Major Kawalski, and then adding some others. This addressed a continuity error that the series itself created.
In the episode, the Dial Home Device is introduced on Abydos. This is what allowed users to control the Stargate and activate it. However, this was conspicuously missing from Stargate Command when Apophis arrived and, crucially, when he departed. In the final cut, the audience is shown Jaffa soldiers manually activating the gate. This simple change goes a long way to bringing this episode into line with the now-established continuity of the show.