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Arcady	Sep 30th 2004, 8:31 AM Post #1
Base Commander Group: Admin Posts: 4,886 Joined: November 26th 2002 From: Dallas, Texas USA Member No.: 1 Gender: Male	Some spoiler info is out on the season one finale of Atlantis #120 THE GIFT When Teyla begins suffering nightmares, Dr. Heightmeyer, a psychologist who is part of the Atlantis expedition team, is asked to check in on her. Meanwhile, Teyla feels that Sheppard betrayed her trust by talking to the doctor. There is the potential for this character - a woman - to be a recurring character.

Tullos the Terrible	Oct 2nd 2004, 11:25 AM Post #2
Civilian Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: March 31st 2004 Member No.: 4,650 Gender: Male	Teyla is going nuts?? sounds like this could be an interesting ep!

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Here's some more info from GateWorld:

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Surprise! Just when you thought the episode titles were in for all 20 episodes of Stargate Atlantis' first season, GateWorld has received new information on "The Gift." With a story from Robert C. Cooper and Martin Gero, the episode will be directed by Peter DeLuise.
Beware of spoilers in the report below!

Little is currently known about the plot of "The Gift." Teyla has been having traumatic nightmares, leaving her with some sleepless nights. She shares this with Major Sheppard, who in turn tells Atlantis' resident psychologist, Dr. Jane Heightmeyer.

Dr. Heightmeyer -- a sophisticated woman in her mid-30's (with whom Dr. McKay has started a relationship) -- approaches Teyla and tries to get her to open up. She brings a human perspective on the psyche and the effects of leadership, death, and being cut off from home. Teyla's Athosian heritage, however, emphasizes strength and personal control. She's not eager to talk to the doctor, and feels betrayed by Sheppard, in whom she confided.

Nevertheless, Heightmeyer is instructed to observe Teyla to try and get to the bottom of her nightmares. She may become a recurring character.

Teyla finally consents to go and talk with Heightmeyer, and describes to her what it feels like to be able to sense the Wraith coming -- a deep, cold feeling. The team has recently witnessed a culling and know that the Wraith are coming to Atlantis now, though the hive ships are still far away. Teyla describes her dreams to the doctor; in one of them, a Wraith walks the hallways of Atlantis at night, and comes to stand over a sleeping Teyla -- only for her to realize that she is the Wraith.

Heightmeyer is cautious to read too much into the dreams, and at her prompting Teyla talks with Dr. Beckett to try and learn more about why she has this ability to sense the Wraith.

It is not yet known just where "The Gift" fits into the 20-episode season. The only episode about which we still know nothing is "Human Error," indicating that this episode may have been renamed, delayed, or dropped altogether. Till we receive reliable intel that sorts this out, GateWorld's Atlantis Season One episode guide will list 21 episodes -- but at this point, "Human Error" will likely be the one to be cut.

"The Gift" will go before cameras in early October, as Atlantis prepares to wrap up its first season. Despite being filmed out of order, expect it to air sometime before the 2-part season finale, "The Siege."

This should be interesting...

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IndyJan	Oct 2nd 2004, 6:55 PM Post #4
Lieutenant General Group: Donating Members Posts: 5,314 Joined: July 17th 2004 Member No.: 5,622 Gender: Female	If Telya has the ability to sense the Wraith, then maybe she has the Ancient gene that Sheppard has.

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QUOTE (IndyJan @ Oct 2nd 2004, 6:55 PM)

If Telya has the ability to sense the Wraith, then maybe she has the Ancient gene that Sheppard has.

but wouldn't they have figured that out by now? has she ever activated any of the technology on atlantis that requires the gene? can she fly the puddle jumper? If Becket injected the gene into many of the atlantis team, did he inject her too?

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Oct 2nd 2004, 9:10 PM

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QUOTE (coaldat6 @ Oct 2nd 2004, 8:41 PM)

I don't think they have ever tried to find out if Teyla or any of her people had the gene. At least they have never shown it. Teyla has only used Earth weapons that were brought to Atlantis. Until there is a reason to test, or it's tested by accident, as with Sheppard, I don't think they would know if she had it or not.

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Oct 2nd 2004, 9:52 PM

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QUOTE (IndyJan @ Oct 2nd 2004, 9:10 PM)

I just remembered... Teyla never activated her necklace, only Shepard did when he found it... So i guess she doesn't have the ATA (Ancient Tech Activation) gene, but perhaps she has a differnt Ancient gene...

The gene Shepard has is probably only one of the genes the Ancients carried, but they probably had a number of additional genes that Shepard and the others from earth don't carry... (which is why they can't heal people or have the same capacity for knowledge in their heads)

It would be cool if this was the case, that Beckett would copy this gene from Teyla, and inject it into the members of Atlantis (so they now have two ancients genes) and they can all sense the Wraith coming...

Then they can seek out others with other Ancient genes they can copy... giving them more and more of the Ancient's abilities...

Its a cool direction the show can take - instead of just looking for Ancient technology, they look for Ancient genes that will give them unique abilities

Christy	Oct 4th 2004, 8:07 PM Post #8
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	i think that the episodes of Atalntis are just getting better and better. If this is just the first season, i wonder just how great the second season is. So far these episodes have been more interesting than SG-1 and this episode is promising. It sounds good and with the acting getting better with each episode, then this episode shall surely rock the house!

coaldat6	Oct 4th 2004, 8:18 PM Post #9
Airman Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: December 14th 2003 From: NYC Member No.: 2,961 Gender: Male	I agree... SG1 has been so so this year, but SGA has been getting better and better...

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Oct 4th 2004, 10:00 PM

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QUOTE (coaldat6 @ Oct 2nd 2004, 9:52 PM)

Teyla lost that necklace when she was a child. McKay suggested that Sheppard was the one to activate it because of his gene. But what if, Teyla has the same gene, or like you said a different one and she did have something to do with the activation? Remember that necklace allowed the Wraith to sense the ancients, so maybe it was Teyla. I agree with you that it would be more interesting to be looking for ancients genes and technology to help them in Atlantis. I think I would like to see more of Atlantis, what is there and what they can find. I'm still wondering where that one boy went in Atlantis when he was lost.

Christy	Oct 4th 2004, 10:15 PM Post #11
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	if Teyla had the gene, wouldn't she have activated the necklace when she was a child?

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Oct 4th 2004, 10:23 PM

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QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 4th 2004, 10:15 PM)

if Teyla had the gene, wouldn't she have activated the necklace when she was a child?

Right - so i guess she doesn't have that gene, but maybe she has a different Ancient gene... that's my only guess as to how she could sense the wraith

Christy	Oct 4th 2004, 10:26 PM Post #13
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	how would it be possible for ancient genes to divide themselves into: healing; intellect; sense?

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Oct 4th 2004, 10:39 PM

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QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 4th 2004, 10:26 PM)

how would it be possible for ancient genes to divide themselves into: healing; intellect; sense?

Each gene is a part of the DNA sequence. Maybe one gene is for activating ancient technology, another is for healing, etc... This is because each gene would direct the body to make the necessary proteins 'n stuff to fulfill a specific purpose...

I guess though, for the knowledge in the Ancient repository, only Ancients were evolved to hold all that information - even the Asgard can't use it

Christy	Oct 6th 2004, 12:44 AM Post #15
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	but how would they seperate each characteristic/gene sequence dividing itself

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Oct 6th 2004, 1:06 AM

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QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 6th 2004, 12:44 AM)

but how would they seperate each characteristic/gene sequence dividing itself

I don't understand your question...

Christy	Oct 6th 2004, 1:19 AM Post #17
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	ok...what i'm trying to ask...is how do people get different things. like ancients have all of them... so how can one have knowledge and then another healing?

coaldat6	Oct 6th 2004, 1:26 AM Post #18
Airman Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: December 14th 2003 From: NYC Member No.: 2,961 Gender: Male	What I believe is that each special gene produces special proteins which allow for certain abilities. The Ancients had a bunch of "special genes" So far, SGA (and primarily Shepard) has one of the genes, namely, the one for activating Ancient technology. Teyla may have a different one that allows her to sense the wraith (it might come up in "the gift"). O'Neal activated Ancient technology AND was able to heal Bra'tac

Christy	Oct 6th 2004, 1:31 AM Post #19
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	Teyla could be a gypsy or something. And that necklace of hers did not get activated by her...and the wearer needed to have an anceitn gene in order for it to send a signal.

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Oct 6th 2004, 3:27 PM

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QUOTE (Christy @ Oct 6th 2004, 1:31 AM)

Teyla could be a gypsy or something.
And that necklace of hers did not get activated by her...and the wearer needed to have an anceitn gene in order for it to send a signal.

Right - which is why if she does have an Ancient gene - its not the one that activates Ancient technology - but a different gene that does something else... like detect hungry Wraith

aliaras	Oct 6th 2004, 4:27 PM Post #21
First Lieutenant Group: Members Posts: 743 Joined: May 16th 2004 From: the twilight zone Member No.: 5,066 Gender: Female	Okay...Teyla dreams a wraith comes for her, and then she wakes up and discovers that she's the wraith? What if this "wraith sense" has something to do with the fact that she possesses a wraith gene that produces a protein, and that protein reacts when a wraith is near? I forget how the wraith suck life, it was explained earlier. Maybe this protein has something to do with the life-sucking? That would provide an explanation for why it would cause her body to react at the prescense of the wraith.

Christy	Oct 6th 2004, 6:25 PM Post #22
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	aliaris may have something..or a good clue or something. and to just add to that: what if one of Teylas ancestors was a wraith? like her great great great grandfather or something... or the anicents could have done some testing to find a way to detect the wraith and they used wraith blood to do this and then injected it into the anthosians

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Oct 6th 2004, 7:59 PM

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QUOTE (christy)

what if one of Teylas ancestors was a wraith? like her great great great grandfather or something...

Why on earth would anything reproduce with a lifesucking butt-ugly alien? That does not make sense to me...I go for the "ancient experiment" thing.

Christy	Oct 7th 2004, 2:16 AM Post #24
Captain Group: Members Posts: 990 Joined: August 18th 2004 From: Australia Mate! Member No.: 6,098 Gender: Female	well, hey..someone could have found a wraith attractive. I found Steve to be attractive...lol. No seriously though, throughout history white people have mated with people that are adifferent colour, why not a different race?

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