A Wraith cruiser arrives at Atlantis and is strangely uncommunicative.A Wraith cruiser arrives at Atlantis and is strangely uncommunicative.A Wraith cruiser arrives at Atlantis and is strangely uncommunicative.
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- GoofsWhen the Wraith Hive ship breaks in half, the "front" portion of the ship falls "down" toward the planet. If the ship is circling the planet in orbit then there's no way that the ship would have fallen immediately. In fact, it would likely have completed at least half an orbit or so before its orbit began to decay. The "rear" of the ship should collided with the former "front" because the front would lose a measure of its orbital speed.
Losing orbital speed makes the ship orbit lower. The front portion of the ship didn't nose-dive. It rotated to a nose down attitude, then, when it finally hit atmosphere, in half an orbit or so, it slowed even more until it was actually falling. It could not hit the rear part because differing orbital speeds means different orbital heights (above sea level).
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Dr. Jennifer Keller: The disease is in the ship?
Todd the Wraith: It is the only explanation that makes sense.
Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: All right, if you say so.
Dr. Jennifer Keller: How is that even possible?
Todd the Wraith: During the process of hibernation, there is a continuous exchange of fluid between Wraith and Hive.The disease must have been transmitted in this manner.
Lt. Colonel John Sheppard: Great, so we're flyin' around in a giant tumour.
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Great episode (for the Todd fans among us!)
I really enjoyed this episode. It goes at a fairly slow pace, but there are a few bits of action to liven things up from time to time.
The team (and several groups of marines) are sent on to a hive ship that has just arrived at Atlantis. It appears to be empty and malfunctioning in strange ways. They have to figure out why it has come to Atlantis, what is going on with the ship, and deal with the developing situation.
The initial decision by Woolsey to send multiple squads of marines onto the ship didn't really make much sense to me, as they didn't have any idea what would be waiting for them. Why risk so many people? Of course, it's for the action part of the story, and at least one of the red shirts gets killed later.
The action is secondary in this episode though. It's more to do with the plot and the developing situation with Todd and the other Wraith. There's a bit about the pyschology of the Wraith in this episode too. If you remember when we met the Wraith for the very first time, we learned that they had "no problem feeding on creatures that don't want to be eaten", or something along those lines. There's a scene like that in this episode, but with Jennifer and Todd instead of Sheppard and the Queen.
The conclusion to the episode wraps everything up nicely, although we still don't know where this season is headed. They are keeping us in suspense for a little bit longer. 9/10.
The team (and several groups of marines) are sent on to a hive ship that has just arrived at Atlantis. It appears to be empty and malfunctioning in strange ways. They have to figure out why it has come to Atlantis, what is going on with the ship, and deal with the developing situation.
The initial decision by Woolsey to send multiple squads of marines onto the ship didn't really make much sense to me, as they didn't have any idea what would be waiting for them. Why risk so many people? Of course, it's for the action part of the story, and at least one of the red shirts gets killed later.
The action is secondary in this episode though. It's more to do with the plot and the developing situation with Todd and the other Wraith. There's a bit about the pyschology of the Wraith in this episode too. If you remember when we met the Wraith for the very first time, we learned that they had "no problem feeding on creatures that don't want to be eaten", or something along those lines. There's a scene like that in this episode, but with Jennifer and Todd instead of Sheppard and the Queen.
The conclusion to the episode wraps everything up nicely, although we still don't know where this season is headed. They are keeping us in suspense for a little bit longer. 9/10.
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- May 22, 2021
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