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Stargate Information Archive _ Atlantis Spoiler Archive _ Episode 118 - "The Gift"

Posted by: Arcady Sep 30th 2004, 8:31 AM

Some spoiler info is out on the season one finale of Atlantis

#120
THE GIFT

When Teyla begins suffering nightmares, Dr. Heightmeyer, a psychologist who is part of the Atlantis expedition team, is asked to check in on her. Meanwhile, Teyla feels that Sheppard betrayed her trust by talking to the doctor. There is the potential for this character - a woman - to be a recurring character.

Posted by: Tullos the Terrible Oct 2nd 2004, 11:25 AM

Teyla is going nuts?? sounds like this could be an interesting ep!

Posted by: Aquila Oct 2nd 2004, 12:03 PM

Here's some more info from GateWorld:

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Surprise! Just when you thought the episode titles were in for all 20 episodes of Stargate Atlantis' first season, GateWorld has received new information on "The Gift." With a story from Robert C. Cooper and Martin Gero, the episode will be directed by Peter DeLuise.
Beware of spoilers in the report below!

Little is currently known about the plot of "The Gift." Teyla has been having traumatic nightmares, leaving her with some sleepless nights. She shares this with Major Sheppard, who in turn tells Atlantis' resident psychologist, Dr. Jane Heightmeyer.

Dr. Heightmeyer -- a sophisticated woman in her mid-30's (with whom Dr. McKay has started a relationship) -- approaches Teyla and tries to get her to open up. She brings a human perspective on the psyche and the effects of leadership, death, and being cut off from home. Teyla's Athosian heritage, however, emphasizes strength and personal control. She's not eager to talk to the doctor, and feels betrayed by Sheppard, in whom she confided.

Nevertheless, Heightmeyer is instructed to observe Teyla to try and get to the bottom of her nightmares. She may become a recurring character.

Teyla finally consents to go and talk with Heightmeyer, and describes to her what it feels like to be able to sense the Wraith coming -- a deep, cold feeling. The team has recently witnessed a culling and know that the Wraith are coming to Atlantis now, though the hive ships are still far away. Teyla describes her dreams to the doctor; in one of them, a Wraith walks the hallways of Atlantis at night, and comes to stand over a sleeping Teyla -- only for her to realize that she is the Wraith.

Heightmeyer is cautious to read too much into the dreams, and at her prompting Teyla talks with Dr. Beckett to try and learn more about why she has this ability to sense the Wraith.

It is not yet known just where "The Gift" fits into the 20-episode season. The only episode about which we still know nothing is "Human Error," indicating that this episode may have been renamed, delayed, or dropped altogether. Till we receive reliable intel that sorts this out, GateWorld's Atlantis Season One episode guide will list 21 episodes -- but at this point, "Human Error" will likely be the one to be cut.

"The Gift" will go before cameras in early October, as Atlantis prepares to wrap up its first season. Despite being filmed out of order, expect it to air sometime before the 2-part season finale, "The Siege."

This should be interesting...

Posted by: IndyJan Oct 2nd 2004, 6:55 PM

If Telya has the ability to sense the Wraith, then maybe she has the Ancient gene that Sheppard has.

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 2nd 2004, 8:41 PM

QUOTE (IndyJan @ Oct 2nd 2004, 6:55 PM)

If Telya has the ability to sense the Wraith, then maybe she has the Ancient gene that Sheppard has.

but wouldn't they have figured that out by now? has she ever activated any of the technology on atlantis that requires the gene? can she fly the puddle jumper? If Becket injected the gene into many of the atlantis team, did he inject her too?

Posted by: IndyJan Oct 2nd 2004, 9:10 PM

QUOTE (coaldat6 @ Oct 2nd 2004, 8:41 PM)

I don't think they have ever tried to find out if Teyla or any of her people had the gene. At least they have never shown it. Teyla has only used Earth weapons that were brought to Atlantis. Until there is a reason to test, or it's tested by accident, as with Sheppard, I don't think they would know if she had it or not.

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 2nd 2004, 9:52 PM

QUOTE (IndyJan @ Oct 2nd 2004, 9:10 PM)

I just remembered... Teyla never activated her necklace, only Shepard did when he found it... So i guess she doesn't have the ATA (Ancient Tech Activation) gene, but perhaps she has a differnt Ancient gene...

The gene Shepard has is probably only one of the genes the Ancients carried, but they probably had a number of additional genes that Shepard and the others from earth don't carry... (which is why they can't heal people or have the same capacity for knowledge in their heads)

It would be cool if this was the case, that Beckett would copy this gene from Teyla, and inject it into the members of Atlantis (so they now have two ancients genes) and they can all sense the Wraith coming...

Then they can seek out others with other Ancient genes they can copy... giving them more and more of the Ancient's abilities...

Its a cool direction the show can take - instead of just looking for Ancient technology, they look for Ancient genes that will give them unique abilities

Posted by: Christy Oct 4th 2004, 8:07 PM

i think that the episodes of Atalntis are just getting better and better.
If this is just the first season, i wonder just how great the second season is.
So far these episodes have been more interesting than SG-1 and this episode is promising.
It sounds good and with the acting getting better with each episode, then this episode shall surely rock the house!

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 4th 2004, 8:18 PM

I agree... SG1 has been so so this year, but SGA has been getting better and better...

Posted by: IndyJan Oct 4th 2004, 10:00 PM

QUOTE (coaldat6 @ Oct 2nd 2004, 9:52 PM)

Teyla lost that necklace when she was a child. McKay suggested that Sheppard was the one to activate it because of his gene. But what if, Teyla has the same gene, or like you said a different one and she did have something to do with the activation? Remember that necklace allowed the Wraith to sense the ancients, so maybe it was Teyla. I agree with you that it would be more interesting to be looking for ancients genes and technology to help them in Atlantis. I think I would like to see more of Atlantis, what is there and what they can find. I'm still wondering where that one boy went in Atlantis when he was lost.

Posted by: Christy Oct 4th 2004, 10:15 PM

if Teyla had the gene, wouldn't she have activated the necklace when she was a child?

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 4th 2004, 10:23 PM

QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 4th 2004, 10:15 PM)

if Teyla had the gene, wouldn't she have activated the necklace when she was a child?

Right - so i guess she doesn't have that gene, but maybe she has a different Ancient gene... that's my only guess as to how she could sense the wraith

Posted by: Christy Oct 4th 2004, 10:26 PM

how would it be possible for ancient genes to divide themselves into: healing; intellect; sense?

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 4th 2004, 10:39 PM

QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 4th 2004, 10:26 PM)

how would it be possible for ancient genes to divide themselves into: healing; intellect; sense?

Each gene is a part of the DNA sequence. Maybe one gene is for activating ancient technology, another is for healing, etc... This is because each gene would direct the body to make the necessary proteins 'n stuff to fulfill a specific purpose...

I guess though, for the knowledge in the Ancient repository, only Ancients were evolved to hold all that information - even the Asgard can't use it

Posted by: Christy Oct 6th 2004, 12:44 AM

but how would they seperate each characteristic/gene sequence dividing itself

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 6th 2004, 1:06 AM

QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 6th 2004, 12:44 AM)

but how would they seperate each characteristic/gene sequence dividing itself

I don't understand your question...

Posted by: Christy Oct 6th 2004, 1:19 AM

ok...what i'm trying to ask...is how do people get different things.
like ancients have all of them...
so how can one have knowledge and then another healing?

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 6th 2004, 1:26 AM

What I believe is that each special gene produces special proteins which allow for certain abilities.

The Ancients had a bunch of "special genes"

So far, SGA (and primarily Shepard) has one of the genes, namely, the one for activating Ancient technology.

Teyla may have a different one that allows her to sense the wraith (it might come up in "the gift").

O'Neal activated Ancient technology AND was able to heal Bra'tac

Posted by: Christy Oct 6th 2004, 1:31 AM

Teyla could be a gypsy or something.
And that necklace of hers did not get activated by her...and the wearer needed to have an anceitn gene in order for it to send a signal.

Posted by: coaldat6 Oct 6th 2004, 3:27 PM

QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 6th 2004, 1:31 AM)

Teyla could be a gypsy or something.
And that necklace of hers did not get activated by her...and the wearer needed to have an anceitn gene in order for it to send a signal.

Right - which is why if she does have an Ancient gene - its not the one that activates Ancient technology - but a different gene that does something else... like detect hungry Wraith

Posted by: aliaras Oct 6th 2004, 4:27 PM

Okay...Teyla dreams a wraith comes for her, and then she wakes up and discovers that she's the wraith? What if this "wraith sense" has something to do with the fact that she possesses a wraith gene that produces a protein, and that protein reacts when a wraith is near?

I forget how the wraith suck life, it was explained earlier. Maybe this protein has something to do with the life-sucking? That would provide an explanation for why it would cause her body to react at the prescense of the wraith.

Posted by: Christy Oct 6th 2004, 6:25 PM

aliaris may have something..or a good clue or something.

and to just add to that:
what if one of Teylas ancestors was a wraith? like her great great great grandfather or something...
or the anicents could have done some testing to find a way to detect the wraith and they used wraith blood to do this and then injected it into the anthosians

Posted by: aliaras Oct 6th 2004, 7:59 PM

QUOTE (christy)

what if one of Teylas ancestors was a wraith? like her great great great grandfather or something...

Why on earth would anything reproduce with a lifesucking butt-ugly alien? That does not make sense to me...I go for the "ancient experiment" thing.

Posted by: Christy Oct 7th 2004, 2:16 AM

well, hey..someone could have found a wraith attractive.
I found Steve to be attractive...lol.
No seriously though, throughout history white people have mated with people that are adifferent colour, why not a different race?

Posted by: Azrael Tepes Oct 8th 2004, 1:03 PM

She could've been an ancient experiment. You've never seen a wraith feed off of another wraith. So, the ancients could have thought that including wraith DNA into humans would keep the wraith from eating them.

Posted by: Mister Oragahn Oct 16th 2004, 9:15 AM

QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 7th 2004, 2:16 AM)

Colours and races are a *bit* different. SciFi pulled out very alien lifeforms and very humanoid lifeforms. There are a few thnigs in the Wraith physiognomy that would irk me.

Posted by: DN)Lord Oct 16th 2004, 1:50 PM

i ahve to ask ebcuas eim getting confused this has nothign to do with anything anyones talking about BUT
When is the second part of the season starting im getting January of 2005 October early october but where alreayd in the middle of october WHEN IM GETTING CONFUSED

Posted by: ancient01 Oct 22nd 2004, 2:29 PM

I like the idea of Teyla being an ancient experiment. They gave thier decendants a fighting chance in the one way they could... their genes. Knowing when they are around is a pretty good step in defending oneself. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Posted by: tykkimies Oct 27th 2004, 4:37 AM

Because that wouldn't be possible....

Posted by: toddy67 Oct 27th 2004, 3:19 PM

QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 7th 2004, 2:16 AM)

My God

Memories of the 'V' series are coming back,the woman who mated with the Reptile Male in human disguise and then gave birth to the StarChild.

Posted by: Mister Oragahn Oct 29th 2004, 9:57 AM

Starchild? I just laughed my ass off when I saw how the creature looked like when it came out of its mother.

Posted by: dr_n_tesla Nov 12th 2004, 10:21 AM

Ah, Ms Wraith...where do I shove it in?
You've got no nipples to s_ck on, how do I pleasure you?
Perhaps they're more like us on the inside...they might be wearing a bodysuit of somesort that hides their private bits. That's only if you're wondering how to copulate with the Wraith. Perhaps they do it all in a petri dish.

I'm sure that the Ancients just did a bit of gene splicing since they made that gene machine that Nirti was playing with rather than physically blending two species through copulation. The machine would be able to introduce specific genes rather than leaving it to chance and having a half half hybrid species.

Posted by: Evo Nov 14th 2004, 5:56 AM

QUOTE (IndyJan @ Oct 3rd 2004, 4:10 AM)

Maybe her original heritage was the Wraith

She never had the chance to use any Ancient Technology. And I keep hearing "The Ancients," "The Ancients," "The Ancients;" dont they have any other name which they call themselves lol

Posted by: Mister Oragahn Nov 14th 2004, 12:59 PM

Nope.
Some of them died, some of them ascended. Maybe one of them is still alive, who knows.

Posted by: jmstacey Dec 8th 2004, 12:41 AM

I would like to bring up that O'neil was able to heal and activate Ancient technology after getting his head stuck in one of those ancient devices. So unless that device injected O'neil with the genes as well as knowledge of how to us it.....
Doesn't explain how the Asgaurds were able to remove the information from him without(?) contact. "The 5th Race" I think is where that was shown.

Also, the wraith have eaten other wraith, "The Defiant One"

Posted by: Col Squirts Dec 15th 2004, 8:12 PM

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You've never seen a wraith feed off of another wraith.

Quite the contrary,

Click For Spoiler

jmstacey your right on the money

Posted by: AtiLaw Dec 20th 2004, 9:33 PM

just a thought - but I dont remember seeing how the wraith reproduce....

To me they are modelled on vampires... and vampires tend to bite their victims then, let them feed from them.... so maybe teyla isnt decended by them... but was in the middle of being turned by them... could be a possibility!?

SG1 has been kinda slow this year (except this weeks skyone episode in uk with repli-carter! )... atlantis has been where my excitement has come from this year.

I cant wait until it gets to the point where the gould, replicators and wraith fight it out to be the big bad of the galaxy!

Did it hear right in this week episode of sg1 that our buddy Thor was preparing an experimental hyperdrive to get to atlantis?? That wouldnt be wise! :S

Lemme just say this site rocks... i only just found u guys but initial looks say its a cool site so well done!

Posted by: projectle Dec 31st 2004, 12:57 PM

Consider this for a moment...

The gene does not "activate" the technology...
The ancients designed their technology to sense the gene.

So, the technology has an integrated biometrics device to prevent technologically inferior races from using the technology to destroy themselves, as with the Tolams, the Nox, the Asguard, the Tok'ra, etc.

The asguard have never provided a weapon to the earthlings that could be used on anything but the replicators. They have provided scanners (currently installed in the gate room) and engine modifications using earth technology to increase efficiency.

The Tok'ra have provided no technology to us aside from the toxin to destroy the Goa'ould (SG1 5x15-16 - Summit & Last Stand) and a ring platform for the X-303.

The Tolan learned their lesson whenthey gave a fusion power source to another planet in their solar system, and a day later they blew up their planet, ultimitely leading to the Tolan's need to leave Tolan to go to Tolana.

And, the Nox know better.

There is no reason to assume that the Ancients were any different, especially guven their response to Wier in "Before I Sleep".

And the whole not seeing a "living" ancient is untrue. You may want to review SG1 3x20 - Maternal instinct. In this episode, SG1 and Bre'tak go to Kheb and find a temple. There, they meet the monk there who "taught" Daniel to light a candle with his mind. He was not ascended, as the Jaffa shoots him, and he dies and ascends. He was there to teach those who wished to ascend how to, so that Ohma Desalla did not encounter the wrath of the others.

Now for a little trivia...

Who here knows where the writers came up with the title "Before I Sleep"?

Answer

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Hint!

Click For Spoiler

Posted by: ColonelJackO'NeillRocks Jan 5th 2005, 2:44 PM

QUOTE(Mister Oragahn @ Oct 29th 2004, 10:57 AM)

Starchild? I just laughed my ass off when I saw how the creature looked like when it came out of its mother.

Hey, that was cutting edge tech back then.

Oh well. At least Teyla is getting to say more than 3 lines this time around.

B.G. Rocks out.

BTW: Does anyone else think Teyla is hot?

Posted by: Shadow_Wraith Jan 9th 2005, 1:50 PM

I like the idea of her having some wraith dna .. would be interesting.

Also it would be interesting to see one of the atlantis team immune to the wraith. How would the wraith view that person? A Threat? Someone to ignore? If female a breeder for the wraith (if the wraith can do that)? etc etc

Posted by: eagle35 Jan 19th 2005, 6:34 AM

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The Tok'ra have provided no technology to us aside from the toxin to destroy the Goa'ould (SG1 5x15-16 - Summit & Last Stand) and a ring platform for the X-303

you missed one out there... the tok'ra helped earth make the basic weapon to fight the super soldiers... then they perfected it later on...

but i wounder what will happen on the next episodes... do they get the stargate and there ticket to where they want to go...

Posted by: crazysmoke Jan 19th 2005, 10:24 PM

i don't want to give too much away but Dr. Jane Heightmeyer is hot.

oh yea its a wraith experiment not ancient. it was an experiment to make the feedings more compatable. it made teyla part wraith. she can use wraith devices and has a telepathic link with them.

about how the wraith reproduce is strange. they were originally buglike creatures so eggs or something but since they had a queen maybe its like a bee hive or ant colony.

Since they can live for an extremely long time i don't think they have really produced any offsprings in a while. they came in to being humandod from feeding on people after the ancients first arrived.

about jack. he has the ancient gene since he can fly a jumper. the ones with the gene are more qualified to hold the repository but still can't handle it after a long time. cuz were still not using 100% of our brains. wonder how it would affect someone without the gene. maybe they can't downlload the repository in to thier brain cuz they don't have the gene.

about the healing ability i'm thinking its related to the knowledge in his head, hey the brain can do alot. right? lol

and

i think i would call the ancients..... atlantians cuz that what they are.

Posted by: Chevron_5 Mar 28th 2005, 4:33 PM

QUOTE(coaldat6 @ Oct 4th 2004, 10:23 PM)

Right - so i guess she doesn't have that gene, but maybe she has a different Ancient gene... that's my only guess as to how she could sense the wraith

Dunno if sumbodies metioned it already but: THE ANCIENTS DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SENSE THE WRAITH. THE PEOPLE THAT THE WRAITH SCIENTIST EXPERIMENTED ON HAVE THAT GENE BECAUSE HE TRIED TO CROSS Wraith and Human DNA! I wrote that in caps so it would be noticable

Posted by: tyr2134 Jun 16th 2006, 12:51 PM

In this episode Teyla starts to feel the Wraith. When Sheppard finds the necklace "Rising Part 1" and gives it to her, it activates a Homing beacon (because it is keyed to her DNA) so when the team would go to a planet that has a wraith device that lets them know she is there and they show up.

She does not have any Ancient Gene but does have Wraith DNA in her.
Link to her BIO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teyla_Emmagan

A quote in the bio
"After recurring nightmares, it was discovered that Teyla's ancestors were experimented on by a Wraith scientist. The scientist attempted to make humans a more palatable food-source by splicing Wraith DNA. While the scientist and most of its subjects were terminated by the Wraith, who viewed the experiments with disgust, Teyla also possessed some of the Wraith DNA. This explains why Teyla was able to detect the Wraith prior to their approach -- and why Teyla believed there to be a Wraith on Atlantis. ("The Gift")"

Posted by: kordone Jun 16th 2006, 11:28 PM

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When Sheppard finds the necklace "Rising Part 1" and gives it to her, it activates a Homing beacon (because it is keyed to her DNA)

The necklace that Sheppard found was attuned to tracking Ancients not just normal humans, therefore its not keyed to her DNA...