Yes. I have to say...i didn't like this episode, the charactor of Lucius seemed very blah to me. I felt that his reaction to Sheppard being "immune" to his "charms" should have been more explosive...who knows...i might be wrong...till later

Hi, just joined. Have loved Stargate since the beginning, and decided to give Atlantis a try even after S1. Loved most of the second season but I?ve noticed a growing trend among the episodes. They?ve become ?The John Sheppard Show!? focused totally on Sheppard and his co-called heroics to save the day.

I loved the ensemble of Stargate, and Atlantis promised to be the same. This doesn?t seem to be the case, and I?m frankly tired of Sheppard being the sole focus of every episode. There are so many other great characters on the show (Weir NOT being one of them IMO) but with every episode only Sheppard gets any growth, plot, or airtime.

At first, Sheppard?s sarcasm and pseudo-O?Neill way was fine, but the actor isn?t as laid back as Richard Dean Anderson, and has a hard time pulling off that irreverent wait-a-beat sarcasm O?Neill does to perfection.

?Irresistible?, while amusing and highly entertaining, was the same. Putting aside the fact that it was clear Sheppard wasn?t going to be influenced by whatever drug Lucius had because of the cold, AGAIN he saved the day! It?s repetitive and boring now, and time to move on.

We got to see more of the crew of Atlantis interacting with each other and in more areas of the very large and underutilized city. This provided an excellent format to show the lived-in look, rather than the sterile environment they seem to have even after nearly 3 years on the city.

Ronan laughing was scary, the big bad warrior laughing like that? Funny, but scary. It?d be interesting to see more of this (NOT THE LAUGHING LIKE A LOON) but of his not so tough warrior side, of maybe how he was pre-Runner.

McKay is always a hoot, but in this episode, a slightly pathetic hoot which showed just what type of personality he hides underneath his ego and scorn.

I?d love to comment of Teyla, but it?s hard to say anything about someone with less screen time than a secondary character like Beckett. She?s a warrior in her own right, leader of her people, and yet is reduced to a dismal caricature.

Weir?yes, Weir. I don?t like her, I don?t think she?s the right person to lead this mission (though I did like her when she was on SG-1 and played by a blonde), so I won?t go into just how many ways I?d like to see her gone.