Susannah Lindsay

Susannah Lindsay Lieutenant, United States Air Force Name(s): Susannah Lindsay Species: Human (Tau'ri) Homeworld: Earth Rank(s): Captain Gender: Female (she/her) Affiliation: United States of America United States Air Force Atlantis Expedition (formerly) Beta Site (Stargate Command) Portrayed by: Penelope Corrin

Lieutenant Susannah Lindsay is an anthropologist stationed at the Beta Site.

History

Doctor Lindsay was an officer at Stargate Command, and a potential new member of SG-1 under Colonel Cameron Mitchell. While not selected for the team, she was present when Colonel Mitchell encountered a Prior on P3X-421, the first such encounter in the Milky Way. Her competence saw her assigned to the Atlantis Expedition in lieu of Daniel Jackson, whose entanglement with alien technology prevented him from being aboard the Daedalus when it left for the Pegasus Galaxy. She was aboard when a Wraith virus hijacked the Daedalus computers. Upon arrival at Atlantis, she was assigned to the team of Major Evan Lorne; she narrowly escaped capture by the Genii, warning Atlantis of the fate that had befallen her team. Doctor Lindsay returned to the Milky Way with the rest of the Atlantis Expedition, following the discovery of the Ancient ship Tria by the Daedalus.  (SG1: "Avalon, Part 1", "Origin", "The Ties that Bind"; ATL: "The Intruder", "Coup d'Etat", "The Return, Part 1")

Doctor Lindsay was assigned to the Beta Site, where her anthropologist skills were a great benefit in aiding refugee relocation efforts during the Ori Crusade. She made a point of learning the Unas language, to better communicate with the natives of P3X-403 who frequently delivered Naquadah to the Beta Site.  (SGR: "The Arrow")

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Behind the Scenes

Doctor Lindsay was portrayed by Penelope Corrin in 2 episodes of Stargate SG-1 and 1 episode of Stargate Atlantis.

Her story is an interesting one: while she is presented as a joke character during "Avalon", she is shown to be competent and capable in "Origin", and that competence seems to be rewarded by her assignment to Atlantis later that year. While there is nothing in canon to suggest that Doctor Lindsay was sent to the Pegasus Galaxy instead of Doctor Jackson, the chain of events does line up particularly well, and it feels like a nice consolation prize for the character.

There are several Daniel Jackson style characters in SGR (Elizabeth Satterfield, Sarah Gardner, and Jonas Quinn in particular), Lindsay is different in that she is an anthropologist rather than an archaeologist. She is interested in living people and living languages more than history and artifacts, more of an Elizabeth Weir style diplomat than a book-smart historian. Having so many such characters is a conscious choice, to add weight to their opinions and arguments. In SG-1, it is fine for Daniel Jackson to be the only advocate for that viewpoint, but in the larger ensemble of SGR, more voices are needed to have the same sway.

Appearances
Stargate SG-1 "Avalon, Part 1" "Origin" Stargate Atlantis "Coup d'Etat"	Stargate Sagittarius "The Arrow"