TPTB aren't going to go that far. They have no choice to go along with the story of Teyla being pregnant.


She doesn't have to be married to have a child. Rachel is pretty private about her personal life so just because it has never been revealed that she is in a relationship or is married, it doesn't mean she isn't.

How do we know the on-screen father isn't Athosian?

The only obvious hint we have ever had was during Sunday, when she was gossiping with the woman that died.

I highly doubt this child is some sort of Trojan Horse... Don't you think Teyla would have been aware if Michael started messing with her reproductive organs? Least now she won't be the Invisible Woman.

If Michael had done something to her, why should she have been aware of it?

I think she was conscious, and even if she wasn't, he didn't have much time with her.

Of course, this pregnancy thing is new, so anything we saw could just be adjusted accordingly...


Were they planning on making McKay and Katie Brown pregnant?

Yes, with that I'm guessing TPTB simply moved all their possible story plans for the pregnancy over to Teyla instead of Dr. Brown.

tbh, I would have very much preferred McKay and Brown getting preganant... only because I am cheering for that relationship, and McKay's reactions to parenthood would be much more interesting.

Personally, I would have preferred to have seen no pregnancy in the show. We've seen how useless McKay was with kids in a couple of episodes so giving him his own kid would soon lose its comedic value quickly. There is only so much you can do with a person who has no idea what to do around kids.

I would sincerely hope for character development. I imagine that if McKay had a child of his own, and he held that child in his arms, everything would change. The character "Meredith Rodney McKay" would evolve, just as a real person would.

Well i for one don't want any one (meaning Teyla ) having any sort of kids unless it's in a fan-fic . And the chick she was talking to could of been about Sheppard or some wild and crazy lim of Major Lorne the painter . hahha but i'm just joking and why couldn't she been unware until he said something .what if it wasn't a natural type child birth .

I imagine giving a character a child would be a superb way to change them. It would be a great opportunity for an actor to grow, as well.

I would actually be very interested in a character becoming a parent, because it opens a lot of doors... Now with Atlantis, I don't know if Earthlings would be transferred out for maternity leave...

That only if it is done well and I don't believe the majority of the writers of Stargate can do that. They have shown a complete inability to develop female characters so God knows what they will do for female characters with a child.

Daniel is the only character they have ever developed... its just sad.

That's my point. Further more, Daniel's development only came about after he quit.
Unless they can write it so that Teyla loses the baby (which is pretty harsh on Rachel), I don't see anything good coming from this pregnancy.

Since Rachel is pregnant in real life, that would be the very worst storyline to give her to do. But if M & M are writing it, I wouldn't put it past them to go ahead and do it anyway. They have no sensitivity whatsoever.

Yeah Rachel is having a baby and Teyla . Teyla's baby's daddy is a Athosian pobably when the ep The Return came out while everyone was aweay she man the guy and fell in love

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I think that unlikely.

If that were the case she would be noticably pregnant at the end of season 3.

an ancient baby? totally unlikely yes but fun to watch.

Didn't she say "Athosian?"

I think an Ancient baby would be stupid, and too obviously reminiscent of Vala's experience.

I'm still rooting for John to step up to the plate.

I think Michael will have something to do with it. I don't see her having a normal pregnancy per se but I can see it being accelerated somehow.

Oh you think TPTB are writing her pregnancy into the plots in a negative way?

Since the baby plotline was supposed to involve McKay and Brown, do we know how far along the stories were? Did they totally rewrite them for Teyla? If they just changed the names of the parents involved, I doubt if it would be an unusual pregnancy (Michael, Ancient).

I just have major concerns because M & M are the EPs of the show. They have no insight into the female personality. They don't do sensitivity. They reuse ideas/stories. I don't want to see a re-hash of Vala/Adria from SG1. It would be in extremely bad taste to have Teyla miscarry because Rachel is pregnant in real life.

If they are doing a pregnancy story, I want it to be real. Teyla may not want to reveal who the father is, but let her have a normal pregnancy. It could be written that Shep, Ronon and Rodney all become overprotective "uncles." They can jump when she has her cravings. They freak about her unruly hormones, LOL! They can learn all about babies. They don't have to be the actual father, just surrogate "uncles." If done correctly, it could be a comedic arc that the show might need.

tbh, I would very much have liked to see Rodney and Dr. Brown as prospective parents.


I've gotta say, whatever they do, if they kill off the baby I will stop watching the show.

They can't kill off the baby. That would be the end of Atlantis I think. The producers and writers have gone nuts for the moment killing off people all the time. I still have a tiny little hope left in me that the father will be John..

whilst I still hope for an ancient to be the father i know it won't happen.so perhaps they'll have it that an athosian is the father and because teyla is always off saving the galaxy the baby will live with the father and teyla visits on her days off.