another great episode of atlantis again with a great ending, edge of the seat stuff it just sucks that we will have to wait a couple of months to see part 2 (will sky 1 catch up before it airs in again in america),

is weir dead i wonder ? if she is will hammond take over if earth can contact atlantis btw i just miss hammond thats why i mentioned it.

This post has been edited by o neill 2 lls: Sep 18th 2004, 4:48 PM

best episode of the series and the first onie that gets ****
loved the ending

and i hope they kill that bitch


stuipd weir shes expendable imo

I wonder if the writers are going to try and compete SG-1 with Atlantis? see which one ends up with the most viewers...but then again they're one after the other so you would think someone would watch both of the episodes

Great episode, very entertaining and well acted.

I dont read spoilers anymore so i dont have a clue whats happeneing in any new stargate episode, its SO MUCH BETTER that way.

Im not i mean hes not exactly trained unde rthose circumstances and i would have probably done the same, you gotta remember hes a scientist.

Chris

Hah, that's how I feel. I don't think I need to explain any further. Those of you who feel the same way, understand why.

Great Episode.. I cant wait until the 2nd part, unfortunetly will haveto wait a few months..

When Sheppard was meeting with the Mynerians(sp) at first, I thought they were the Genni, I was thinking What the HELL!! They wore the same drab clothing and acted very much the same. It wasnt until Sheppard came back to report that it was mentioned who they were.

Don't see what the Genni could have done wanting a ship, I mean they dont have the Ancient Gene that we know of so they could not have flown the ship.

As for Mckay spilling the beans, was a bit dissapointing. I mean we canadians can lie and cheat too!! That has always bothered me, why when your back is against the wall, make up some plausable expanation. A little colorful deception, tell them a little of the truth, but taint it with lies and deception.

Hopefully Ford has more of a role in the 2nd parter, really getting the sense that his character is being left in the dust. Another canadian actor btw, he usedto be a VJ of Much music a few years back.

The radio left in the C4 boxes was great, and the looks on the faces of the Gennii when they found it was priceless. With the way Sheppard does things, and they way he said they woudl never find the C4 would be funny if he simply put it in a place really closeby where it was stored heh. Would be classic, Wier asks, "where did you hide the C4", and Sheppard responds, "Oh in the storage room across the hall"..

I had an idea on the last grounding station problem, there is one way Sheppard could disable it, with the C4, a shape charge like taking out a support beam in a building. it would ensue that the transfer of power to the shield would take place when the storm hits, yeah they could be screwed later on but without that grounding stationg turned off or taken out the shield idea may not work.

Sorra.. damn what a hottie and a great warrior, the way she stood toe to toe with Commader Akostis(sp) in the beginning was a great training scene. She does seem somewhat distrustful of the commander though, when he kills the 2 guards at the gate and when he threatens more of the SGA team. One minute she seems to somewhat caring at times, then she brings out her mean spirted side . I hope her and Teyla have a staff fight in the 2nd part, from seeign Teyla fight that Wraith, I think it would be a good matchup.

Mckay was on his toes there when he leaned up ont he console to relay to Sheppard where the Gennii were heading and what they wanted.

I don't think Wier will die, I know he character really stinks so far, but I jsut cant see them getting rid of her in the middle of the season ( I dont read spoilers so dont know of episodes to come with her)

The cliffhanger was great, I cant wait until the conclusion.

Shad

Yep, the first thing I thought of with that storm was Ivan. Nice timing for the broadcast date. Also, I wonder if there is a deleted scene wtih McKay's interrogation? Ford is still a little too gung-ho for me, but I think about how serious Teal'c was when he first started, and now look at him.

All the scenes at Atlantis were well written, well plotted, well paced...and yes, well acted. The last act stuff was especially good, including Weir's scene with Akostis about her team being the only ones who can access Atlantis tech becuase of their ties to the Ancients, and his comeback about her 'arrogance' at not even being from that galaxy.

The last few minutes were tight, tense...and I have no idea what's going to happen next, except that the storm is still coming...


Well done, Atlantis.

Superb episode, I was surprised they didn't have that commander actually shoot at the end but only have Sheppard hear it over the radio, that would've made the cliffhanger even more effective than just have it end with him aiming at them....I doubt they're going to get out of that situation without some bloodshed.

I actually think the begining of this episode looked cool.
I liked the 1 minute where they revisited the Genii episode (Underground)
The acting, from the 5 minutes i've seen so far of it is quite cool.
It's really good to see Shepperd and Teyla going out in the jumpers and seeing these things together...it does shoe promise.
Joe Flanigans acting just before the creditas opened could have been slightly better but i have no complaints for the 2 minutes before that.

And then after the credits they did a good job going into all the technical stuff.
I think that this episode, so far, has been the best yet...and it's been interesting which is a good thing.

This episode really got my attention, VERY GOOD! Although I hate episodes that have to have a PART ONE along with the PART TWO. Drives me nuts! Especially at the end of this episode, you don't know what happens to Weir. Poor McKay, I was dieing to give him a hug. Geez, they basically tortured him. That flippin hurts to get a knife jammed down your arm. I felt bad for the guy, a ton of sympathy! Teyla, Ford, and the doctor were kinda in the story but were just THERE. You just wanna know about the Foothold with the SGA and not whats goin on in the ship. Well, this episode got 9/10, and trust me, Atlantis has been disappointing to me but this really caught my eye! Great episode!

Does anyone else shout out "yay!" whenever it looks like Weir might die?

I've done it a few times now.. but they never go through with it!

let's be nice now.
It[s not like we see a lot of Weir anyway...
but...shouldn't she be last on credits? she's like Hammond...we see about the same amount of her as we did of him...so she should be last on credits

Actually its quite opposite like "Save Weir!"

Why do people not like Weir? I think shes a great character, not stupid. Well, we all have our own opinions. Like in SG-1 how some people hate Jonas and some people ( me! ) love the guy. Its all opinion.

This post has been edited by linda_lol: Sep 20th 2004, 5:08 PM

Of course "Save Weir!" I was worried about her.

I might shout "Kill Higginson!" so that they have to bring Jessica Steen back.

I like the concept of Dr. Weir, but I'm not too attached to the character the writers actually have in the show. The concept that I like is that the leader is a compassionate civilian who has very good bargaining skills and is interested in getting people of different backgrounds to get along and agree upon things. But I think that the writers need to give her some more personality. If the character of Dr. Weir had more of a sense of humor or something unique to her, other than complete seriousness, then she'd be more likeable. For example, I don't think I'd love to be friends with McKay but his arrogance is hilarious. I love watching him because I keep waiting for the next snippy reply. I like Shepard's sarcasm. Tayla, at the very least has good facial expressions. But Weir and Ford are very flat characters. They do what needs to be done and they seem like affable enough people, but there's nothing quirky or fascinating about them that makes you care if you see them again or not.

It helps also that I came to SG-1 quite late in comparison to other fans out there that were devoted from the first season on...I only came in when they were still coming out with season 5 of SG-1! But now that Atlantis is out, its like a fresh start for all of those who weren't devoted from the first in SG-1, now I consider this "new generation" of SG to be much my own....like you said Bowley, that's how I feel as well!

Great episode, quite interesting that it had a hurricane in it that was unintentional to the current conditions!

Definately can be defined as a cliff-hangar, I don't know how long I'll be able to hold out for the next episode.

This post has been edited by Aquila: Sep 20th 2004, 8:47 PM

Great Episode! kill weir
Lots of action and suspense! kill weir
Props to Robert Davi as the bad guy! kill weir
Major John Mclane, uhh I mean John Sheppard was awesome! kill weir

I know not to expect a main character to be killed off, but you never know how the writers might respond to the fans voices.

So in case the writers happen to read this post.

KILL WEIR!!!!

ok, fine, just shoot her and put her in the infirmary for a few episodes so they can attach bionic parts on her and she can become WeirBorg.

some of you guys are really negative...and it's kinda sad that you guys think this way.
They will not kill her off.
And Ford...he has potential...he is like Harry Kim in Star Trek Voyager - very loyal...and he is one that will not leave a man behind...i'm rooting for him

I'm also in Australia but was fortunate enough to be able to view the episode.

Atlantis team seeks offworld refuge from a shady mob (don't remember their names) who tip the Genii off after Atlantis team leaves.

Genii,covertly turn up on this world and get one of the Athosians drunk and force him to use his GDO to signal sketon crew of Atlantis to lower the shield.They pose as wounded Athosians from a Wraith attack and overpower the gateroom.

Colm Meaney plays a brief role in recruiting Commander Koyla and his team to overrun Atlantis and steal C4,Medical Supplies and the Stolen Wraith Data

I don't think it's a sad thing at all - it shows that we care about the show at least, as opposed to saying it sucks or not watching it at all like some are doing.

I really want Weir to become a successful part of Atlantis, but despite the initial performance from Jessica Stein, I am unsatisfied with the direction her character is going and although I have been supportive of Fords character in the past, I think they seriously need to revamp him - he seems to struggle through his lines as if he's unsure how to act.

I see Weir and Ford as little caterpillars in their cocoons getting ready to emerge as decent characters - but if they don't hurry up and do it, then I hope they get squashed.

Wow. This episode was very well done. I have to admit...even more exciting than stargate sg1! (Although that episode was also good too)
It's disappointing we have to wait 3 months to find out the conclusion, is Wier killed? Likely not, as we didn't hear a gunshot of any kind... or is it Mckay who gets shot (in addition to his arm injury)?
Guess we just have to tune in same bat time, same bat channel...3 months from now!
I have also noticed, as many have already mentioned, that Ford and Theyla don't have much to do...and I hope that the writers will soon realize that their characters are not being developed evenly as the rest (Mckay, Sheppard, even the good doctor!). Wier is currently being made more three dimensional, adding to the character development this episode and the previous one before it. And I must admit, at first her character was more or less annoying...having nothing much to say or worse for wear, having have no good ideas and leaving so much control to her subordinates. But as of recent occurrances, I've noted how she has grown to be stronger and have a sharper tongue, almost a mocking tone to those who are threatening them (or her for that matter!)
All in all, moments that I thoroughly enjoyed in this episode is the "Superman" comment made by Mckay and Sheppards response to that.
I also liked the interaction between Mckay and the other scientist working with him on a solution to shield Atlantis. It was funny when they figured out about the disabling the lightening rods that Mckay was trying to be the first to propose the idea. haha. Love his character; both arrogant and a big teddy sometimes -- refering to an episode from sg1...carter - mckay infirmary scene.

laby01~

hmm, there is always room for improvment.
but this show can reach highs...i bet it will be a really successful spin off

Have you actually watched sg-1? Because I know that it has way better cliffhangers than Atlantis' first one. I thought it was ok, nothing spectacular. I still think the acting is terrible on Atlantis, and after watching the Storm I probably won't be watching much anymore. Thank God they're bringing Farscape back! As for a great cliffhanger, try watching Within The Serpent's lair, Jolinar's Memories/The Devil you Know, There But For The Grace of God, or any of the two parters..all of which are way better than The Storm.

This post has been edited by Vega: Sep 21st 2004, 10:20 PM

Great episode for me, exciting, good tie-in with an earlier episode, actors improving and interacting very nicely. Right now, I would watch Atlantis over Stargate SG-1 and I never thought I'd be saying that (but that was before 10 episodes of SG-1 Season 8).

Special effects were very nicely done (except the puddle-jumper in the teaser looked very close to the ocean and I was surprised that Sheppard was surprised that a storm could stretch across the horizon from that height-perhaps I was mistaking the visual clues-help here please).

Although it is clearly part of McKay's character to whine, I'm sure he wasn't sent off to Atlantis without a good supply of EpiPens (or another self-injectable epinephrine), a good anti-histamine and corticosteroids to take if needed for food-induced anaphylaxis.

Good TV role models for those with various medical conditons are difficult to find. While citrus is/are not one of the big six causes of food-induced anaphylaxis (peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, fish, milk, and eggs), these days even the youngest children with life-threatening allergies know that "if you don't know what is in then don't eat it" so we can't even say he is acting like a child.

While it's great to have a character on a good TV show with a severe food allergy doing clever dangerous stuff in another galaxy, I'd either like to see McKay go into anaphylatic shock (making it a plot device but having him survive of course), or deal with it with the maturity of a 6-year in Kindergarten, or just give it a rest. It is always the nerd who has allergies (thus perpetuating stereotypes) but enough already with the whinny nerd.

This post has been edited by seymour: Sep 22nd 2004, 12:20 AM