Sam finds herself in an alternate universe where everything is terrible. Teal'c is incommunicado, Vala's in jail, Mitchell's a paralyzed alcoholic, Other Sam has exploded on the SGC walls, and Landry is in the middle of establishing himself as dictator. But for all this terribleness, there is one glorious, fantastic difference. Hammond still runs the SGC! He does bow down to power-hungry President Landry, but we'll ignore that and just enjoy seeing him again.