Episode 11 - The Eye
Air Dates - Canada: Nov 8 2004, UK: Dec 21 2004, US: Jan 21 2005

Major Sheppard plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with soldiers who have seized control of Atlantis and taken Weir and McKay hostage.
(Part 2 of 2).

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Well it was a nice episode. Some strange thing about it which do not seem logical but hey I had fun watching it. Wonder how the Atlantis people will now get around now that all there C4 and medical supplies are stolen. Maybe we see some of that in future episodes.

Stolen? Didn't Sheppard hide it from them?

Not a bad episode. Lt Ford was actually used more and the interaction between McKay and Weir was pretty good. The shields at the end were sweet.

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AWESOME EP!!! God I love atlantis. Those Weir/Shep shippers will be happy, and the McKay/Weir shippers...good ship fest...that's what i hated about it. I'd say all the actors did a MUCH better job this ep than in any ep. Weir was convincing for once, Ford finally stood up, McKay was honest...heh. Shep was good asusual, Teyla was much better than normal. The only one who didn't do better was maybe Beckitt, but then again, he was suppose to be a chicken s***. the show really has great potential, this ep was just a great way to start off the second half of season.

you guys don't give out much info do you?
i'm dying to know more about this episode.

And how did they end up stealing all of medical supplies and C4? As Zoidman said, i thought Sheppard had hid it from the Genii?

can anyone say great ep, loved the fight between teyla and the other person, too bad weir didng get shot. great effects and a sweet story

I loved this episode. The bickering between Ford and Beckett was a nice addition. Although Weir didn't die, boo. lol. McKay did a MUCH better job of bluffing than Weir... she sucked at it.

In response to the C4/med supplies question, I thought Sheppard was only able to hide the C4 from the Genii. They were taking a lot of stuff... but some of it didn't make it through when they got shot.

you should try downloading the episode or waiting for it to be aired where you are. and this topic is for people who have seen the episode, not people who are waiting to see it, thank you

I liked this episode alot, One thing i wasnt so sure about is why would the SG1 people behind held hostage technically be allowed back so easily?.

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They did take some boxes, about 6.

But that tsunami hitting the shield ?and then just split in half?were did all the water go, it should have splashed over the ?dome-shield? or something.


Stargate solves pollution?dial a gate with a shield dump you?re garbage?and its gone like 55 of the Genii.

This post has been edited by anja: Nov 13th 2004, 4:43 AM

I liked this episode the city shield was impressive, and I too though the water would wash over the dome, but maybe the steepness of the shield forced the water to run down it? The best scene was when there was an incoming wormhole, and Sheppard activated the gate shield, 55 thuds, FANTASTIC!

Out of 10... an 8

Something tells me the next episode won't be that good or would I be wrong? Ooohh

This post has been edited by Carter-Hot: Nov 13th 2004, 6:33 AM

this episode, well for me anyway, was the best yet.
i only saw it today, my sister taped it for me.
The acting was so great.
and that ending, with what happened between shepard and weir...i so thought he was going to hug her...
maybe there will be a bit of a romance between the two of them.
But Teyla, when they were splitting into groups...she wanted to go with him...so it's like, for me at least, she wants to be with him.
Hmm...i cant wait for the next ep.

The episode was great. It had a nice conclusion at the end.

I exactly thought the same thing!

What? I doubt that because I think Sheppard has a thing for Teyla?

I'm getting anxious awaiting for the next episode!

No, i think it is Teyla who has a thing for Sheppard, I don't think it is a mutual thing though. I think that he just thinks of her as a good friend.

During "the Storm" episode, Teyla suggested that the genii must have had help in knowing how and when to come through. But in the "eye" they didn't discuss it at all. And all the rest of the Atlantis group came back through the stargate like nothing happened. I want to see Sheppard take a jumper to the genii and the guys who called the genii (forgot their name) and teach them a lesson.

Wouldn't it have been cool for Sheppard to find a way to beam kolya right into the jail cell where they kept Steve...

And I was a little upset they didn't somehow use the city's technology to defeat the genii.

And finally, Beckett is a wimp, but don't go overboard. He's one of the best and brightest Earth has sent to a distant galaxy, he's got to have some degree of courage.

I'm pretty sure that they were trying to keep the situation
quiet, try not to panic the people.

There wasn't enough time But yeah, I wanted to see that also.

Well they probably thought that trying to re-take the city was their primary objective, therefore they wouldn't have time discussing who had helped them. But I'm sure they know who, at least, told them. At least (I hope) that they know they can't trust those people anymore.

Whoa!!! That was sooo cool!!!

I guess it seems that the shield generators do have energy buffers that can store the power of at least several large lightning strikes.

Super conducting hallways are sooo cool!! hehe

I was surpised that McKay configured the shields to be raised fully over the whole city. But seeing the size of the wave, I believe he didn't have time to calculate a recalibration of the shield settings and just went for 100% size and power and crossed his fingers. They were lucky!

Funny how we can clearly see the shield and the one on the stargate when operating even when nothing is in contact. Unlike the Goa'uld or Asgard shields which only become visible when under attack and it only shows at the points of impact. The strength of the Ancient shields must be enormous by comparision. Only the holding cell shields are weaker because we couldn't see it until Steve touched it, then again it's for holding disarmed prisoners.

I can't wait till next year to see this episode in HDTV in Australia!!! I'll have a new wallpaper!!!

This post has been edited by dr_n_tesla: Nov 17th 2004, 7:15 AM

Great episode!

Loved how Beckitt got KO'ed...while he was talking. Lesson learned, finally, I hope

Nice 2 parter overall, this episode certainly had quite a body count though. 55 people - poof!

Poor Weir, her reaction to Sheppard shooting was priceless. Starting to like her, now.

I like Sora. I think having a character like her around could help the show. Especially with that rivalry between her and Teyla. Hopefully they don't give her back immediately and let her stick around for a while.

So many Genii died.

And its all because that dude coyla(or something like that) told Sheppard Weir was dead. If he say she was alive, he wouldn't of killed so many people.

You gotta love this episode not only for its suspense, but also for the impressive atmosphere. When I turned my sound system on... well, the storm raged through my modest room.

Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica have turned out so great!! They make Enterprise look pretty outdated. LOL, when they had Brent Spiner as a guest star, he was the best actor on the show. And The Eye has proven that Atlantis is also outstanding in fight scenes.

What surprised me about this was the writers' willingness to kill so many Genii. It was a good move. In SG-1 they seemed to never kill anyone who was human. At least not directly. Sheppard went around killing Genii, and had blood on his mind even after he found out Weir was alive. You see this when he tells Ford to shoot to kill. This combined with the storm, created a darker atmosphere that really worked. And unlike on SG-1, were the bad guys were predominantly alien, Atlantis is producing a long-term recurring human enemy, something that looks to be much more promising than some NID covert ops.

Technically, the rain would be making contact with the shield making it show. As to the stargate, if the sheild has to be within microns of the iris (is that right?) It could just be because of that close proximity to the worm hole. Wasn't there an episode when the new super soldier was introduced that one of the stargates had an energy field that did the same thing?
I wonder how big the energy field is. If it only protects the top spherical half or makes a complete sphere around the city. Most likely the later.

I thought it was a good episode

This post has been edited by jmstacey: Nov 23rd 2004, 10:29 PM