Episode 10 - The Storm
Air Date: (US) September 17, 2004

When a massive storm threatens the city, Atlantis is evacuated, only to be taken over by the team's newest enemy.
(Part 1 of 2).

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(This topic is for people who have seen the episode to discuss it. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't read this topic.)

I have to say that this was a completely original, well-made, and well-acted episode. The scenes were classic, the acting was priceless (it seems that the actors are falling into their rolls better). This is getting going faster than SG-1 did in it's first season, IMO.

Overall, when the episode ended I felt satisfied and I felt that they did a very good job on it, the best Atlantis episode so far. The cliffhanger was excellent. I love cliffhangers, especially good ones. It was just excellent across the board. The end of the episode was classic and powerful.

The episode was just excellent overall, much improvement over last week.

Overall, I give it a 95/100.

Agreed, hate to say but it topped Sg-1 in finales for the summer. Though how they got the Iris code seemed rather weak point of the plot. They just handed out GDO's to everyone?

all I can say is...

ATLANTIS ROCKS!!!!!

I LOOOOOOOOOVED this ep!!! It was awesome!!!

And the dude missed...he shot the dudes...not Weir...damn!

TWO FOUR SIX EIGHT! WHO WILL YOU ERADICATE?!?! WEIR WEIR KIIIIIIIILLLLLLLL WEIR!!!!

I cannot wait till they get back to this...I'm quitting Sg1...Atlantis is MY show now!!

Great ep, total shock. I knew the dude was up to something, but the genii!!! Wow, who woulda guessed? Any bets on that curly haired chick switching sides??? And you so know Beckett's gonna get courage and fly that bad boy.

Can anyone say "And you thought Ivan was bad?"

Bow down to the Atlantis writers!

ATLANTIS, I think I might be looking forward to it more than SG-1 in January.

Poor McKay! I <3 McKay and he got cut... wonder what happened? Missing scene anyone?

Anyways, besides the few things that of course bug me... it was a pretty good ep. And the timing with the hurricane plot couldn't have been better...

wow..lots of people posting at this moment in time.
okay, because i'm in Australia and the show has not even started airing yet...i'm going to be nosey and just read what you are all saying and if you are kind enough to just fill me in with some information...or is that not allowed?
well...I was jsut curious from one of your posts...Did one of the Atlantis people leak information to the Genii?
And was Cole Meaney in the episode?

I wondered if Florida was under that opening shot of the hurricane...then I turned the channel. I did get to see some yummy McKay and some yummy McKay whumpage.

Two words: KILL WEIR.

It was okay, nothing I'd bother taping.

I thought that Weir had been getting better of late.
And it's not like she's the main focus of the series so it's not like she's in your face all of the time.
She doesn't bother me, she could be better but maybe this episode was different.

Weir was much better in this episode. The actor seems to be getting into her role better, although they could still make more use out of Ford. He kind of annoyed me this episode. Also, Sheppard's acting (I haven't learned the names of the actors yet...), was improved, especially in the last half of the episode. He is starting to develop seperately from O'Neill.

And yes, the timing of the hurricane plot couldn't have been better.

This post has been edited by bob is almighty: Sep 17th 2004, 10:42 PM

My favorite line, again, was by McKay "Despite what anyone might think. I am not Superman." And I loved Shepard's response "Did anyone think that he was Superman?"

I am finally getting a better feel for the characters and how they interact with each other. I liked this plot, because, like others have said already, the plot was very original and the hurricane storyline was well-timed here in the U.S.

At least the series is getting a fresh feel from Stargate SG-1.
It wouldn't have been a good idea if it seemed like Atlantis was shadowing SG-1

Lol! I personally loved the lines following those in which the other scientist talks about how Mckay is always acting poorly....something to that extent anyway, does anyone else remember what I'm speaking of?

Anyway, this episode was truly amazing...I can't say much more, than that I can't wait for part II.

*sighs*

Argh! a 2 parter! A good episode, but I have to hold off rating it until I see the next one.....

....

Mckays a wuss for giving up so easily. I cant believe he spilled everything-even the procedure for self destruct.

This episode was okay, but I enjoyed the SG one so much better. Mainly because of the characters. McKay is such a wush. He cracked so easily. The only thing interesting is the Genii, which is what I said when we first saw them. I thought they had the potential to be a greater enemy then the Wraith.

Actually, this doesn't surprise me. I mean considering he was giving free Atomic Bomb info to people who just captured them in the last Genii episode. I thought it was a good episode, even those I wanted more Colm Meaney.

this seems sort of like Star Trek Voyager, Season 3, Basics.
Okay, not really but they left the city and it got invaded, voyager was forced to leave their city because of the storm but they found resistance when they tried to get it back.

ok, so it's not really like Voyager.
I do have to say that this was a good effort by the writers though

This was a very good episode with thankfully a new plotline, which was excellent for Atlantis! It did seem a bit stupid that they gave an GDO to someone who would simply give it up like that, and u would also think that they'd make more people guard the gate, even if it was a Skeleton crew. Bits of humour with the superman mckay, and overall the episode was excellent but I can't wait 4 months for the next one....hopefully to be shown first here in the UK on Sky One!

Episode gets a 8/10 (generously)

I went like "that settles it, dump SG-1"...this episode was so exciting, I had almost forgotten what a good story advancement means. Wow when Kolya threatened to kill Elizabeth... I was so scared... the Atlantis crew seems so fragile. Oh no!

The premise was great: a storm, a big task that the entire team must face... meanwhile at the SGC: Boredom... hey the gate is gone... OMG what will Gen. O'Neill say... OMG what will the president say...

Well Endgame was like most episodes nowadays, an accumulation of scattered scenes. Only upsides: The mass-murder-makes-you-shudder-factor and the cloaked-ships-with-stargates-on-them-and-asgard-beaming-tech-rock factor. It seems that SG-1 is dead, while Atlantis has found its own path. Admittedly, I firmly expect that the upcoming half of season eight will be much better...there will be larger story arcs again... but the way it's going, the series should end after this season. Atlantis is the new star on the horizon.

LOL, this wasn't exactly the kind of episode in which I would look out for sexy camera shots. It's a really depressing day, all of the city has been evacuated, it's raining and windy... and there, McKay is so pretty under all the stress...

This post has been edited by ted_simple: Sep 18th 2004, 7:27 AM

I loved this episode as well. But I cant believe some people are asking for the demise of SG-1 Are you mad!! I love both shows and SG-1 should go for as long as it can....

Damn, we are going to have to wait till January to find out what happens??? I hate cliffhangers like that. I like it how SG-1 pretty much tied it's whole first part of the season into one episode with no cliffhanger

I think for SG-1 no cliffhanger was best (glad the Trust story is over), but for Atlantis it was alright.

Wow! This episode was really cool. Having Weir and McKay hostages about to be shot and Sheppard alone thying to save them and Atlantis (Die Hard anyone). Sheppard is just so cool.
Then there's Teyla and Ford seems like those two charactors are pretty boring even in the last episode they seemed to just be pushed out of the way. Hopefully they'll contribute to the second part in some lifesaving way. I can't believe this cliffhanger because I have absoblutely no idea what will happen (so apparently they wrote this right because I am definitely hanging here).
The action and drama was great in this episode. Having Atlantis taken over with a killer storm approaching makes a suspenseful story. Even each charactor has their moment. Then everytime those soldiers hit McKay's arm I just went ouch.
Really excited to see part two.

The Trust story is definitly not over apparently that's the cliffhanger-earth bad guys have ship.

I could not agree more! While i don't want the demise of SG-1 I am leaning in favour of Atlantis now. I am just waiting for somebody to say that SG-1 is declining because the writers are focusing on Atlantis just so I can laugh at them.... *whistles and looks around*... still waiting...

Anyway,

The plot line was excellent as there was not a single moment that lacked comedy, tension or entertainment value. There are many dilemmas to be resolved and are therefore many questions being asked:
What will Beckett and Ford do?
Will the city survive undamaged?
Is Weir dead?
Etc...

This episode had the first true cliff-hanger I have seen because in this show they have no obvious solution! The writers have left merely a few possible explanations, which sound unlikely and are a far cry from being solid.

The way the cliff-hanger was structured was excellent as well, the way in which the camera focused on facial expressions and then the weapon. Of course the pull-out cannot be forgotten, the way in which the storm was shown in its full fury with Sheppard shouting created tension, and then the wisp of a cloud created mystery.

Then of course there was the acting! The way in which McKay told them everything shows the writers have generated a perfectly layered character; I would have expected him to be the first true coward by telling everything... it is in his nature. It also showed the writers were testing the boundaries of the character and extending him.

Sheppard showed why he is a Major in this episode; the tactics and the aggression used helped to show what type of character he is under pressure.

I've left a lot out but you get the point and you saw it for yourselves! Plus I want to watch it again!

Wow... I JUST CAN'T WAIT!!!! If this is excellent what will the finale be like!!!!!!

9/10... (Just to clarify: ten is reserved for the episode that makes me actually jump off my seat and shout "Noooo!"(e.g. heroes part deux) or "How do you like being up close and personal with ancient squid guns!!? or finally ?Wow, That?s Kicking Your Ass!?

On a side note: I did laugh when I saw the grounding rods because I instantly thought "Kaplunk" for some unknown reason!

Role on part 2!!!

This post has been edited by Felger: Sep 18th 2004, 4:13 PM