Reception
"Nemesis" first aired in the United Kingdom on Sky One on February 11, 2000, and had its American premiere on Showtime on March 8, 2000. In Germany, "Nemesis" was held back from season 3 and aired as the first hour of the season 4 premiere. Airing in American broadcast syndication during the 2001 May sweeps, "Nemesis" had a 2.7/2.8 household rating, which helped Stargate SG-1's placement as second among first-run entertainment hours (a second airing after a premiere on an American subscription channel is not regarded as an off-network rerun) and placed fifth overall in the U.S. syndication market. "Nemesis" was nominated for an Emmy in the "Outstanding Special Visual Effects" category in 2000, but lost to the X-Files episode "First Person Shooter"; the other competitors were Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Life Line" and "The Haunting of Deck Twelve", and the X-Files episode "Rush". "Nemesis" won a Leo Award for "Best Overall Sound In A Dramatic Series" in 2000.
Jo Storm wrote that the "cleverly disguised action mini-arc" gives insight into the imperfection of the Asgard and that the "foreign, creepy" Replicators are "conquerors who make the Goa'uld look nice by comparison". He felt that the episode had "all the classic elements of fiction", and lauded Robert C. Cooper's storytelling idea to take the Stargate from the SGC and Don S. Davis's following "best nonspeaking moment". In Storm's mind, the visual effects were well-placed and did not overthrow the story, but he wondered about the "ubiquitous Sam/Jack interest". If not interpreted as "flirtatiousness", Carter could be "truly touched at being let into the 'inner circle' of life, and finally being 'one of the guys'", which Storm found problematic as the character had previously never been shown to feel left out.
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