McKay and Mrs. Miller

Season 3, Episode 8, Aired
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When his sister Jeannie comes up with a vital mathematical proof, Rodney returns to Earth to take her back with him to Atlantis. But things become complicated when another Rodney McKay from a parallel universe arrives.
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    By TrueTvWatcher, Sep 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    McKay and Mrs. Miller was quite the episode, and not what may be expected. It was a real look into McKay, his past, and possibly how he will change his own future based upon what he learns. It was cool how they introduced his sister into the show, and she happens to be a genius too!!! When they are experimenting another McKay appears, from a parallel universe, that is being destroyed by their experiment. Everyone seems to like the other McKay better, he is the opposite of our McKay, and we see how he deals with this, and makes us wonder how would we deal with it too. In the end though, everyone realized how much they really do like their own McKay, and McKay recognized his past mistakes, and made a visible effort to start repairing the relationship between himself and his sister. It was fun to watch her being brought into this world, finding out that the USAF has space flight capabilities, that their are aliens, and the fate of earth could rest on her shoulders.moreless

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    By G3ckOz, Sep 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    This has gone beyond my expectations. It is the best episode of season 3 so far, and it's maybe the second or the third in which we get to see the team spending some quality time together. It is not only funny, i laughed on various occasions, but it's got some sort of unexpected charm that i welcomed pleasantly. Entertaining and exiting, from trying to create endless energy to depleting energy, 2 Rodney's are better than one, first episode regarding multiverse theory in Atlantis and couldn't be better. Rodney solves some...domestic issues and after he's seen an alter him, he might reconsider changing his perspective and prioritize...naaahh, but still just proves the great actor that David Hewlett is, and find something else about him...Meredith Rodney McKay. Lovely episode. Enjoy!moreless

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  • Family of genius.

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    By Parricida, Feb 05, 2008 Report Abuse
    This was lovely episode - all the different parallel universes and the change that maybe they could get themselves a ZPM. This time there was no destroyed galaxy but it would have been the whole universe.

    I loved the way the episode start, they appearance of Carter and then they way McKay's sister was brought it and they introduced her the whole new world, she has not known. I loved the shocking effect and the way it was played out.

    Also, the whole thing with McKay from another universe, who was so nice... It just adore the idea of the parallel existence and they found so great storyline - meeting with yourself from other universe.

    The only thing, I could little dislike, would be.. the episode could have been more intense.. some more motion.moreless

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    By Fwirrel, Oct 17, 2007 Report Abuse
    Ok, another alternate reality/universe episode. I love these episodes to an extent; they've done it too much. McKay's sister, Jeannie, writes a brilliant proof and goes to Atlantis to help draw power from an alternate universe. The expirament goes wrong when another McKay shows up telling them to stop because the particles are damaging their universe. Of course, in the end, McKay goes back and the universe is safe, except that the zpm is depleted. This episode had a ot of funny moments, for example: Merideth...Anyways, other than that, the story wasn't very interesting. The alternate reality idea has been done too many times and they're not doing it as well as they used to. Overall, good funny episode but not a good story.moreless

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    By ng-7, Apr 11, 2007 Report Abuse
    Well the answer is that beyond the logical part... there is a more interesting part, in witch Mc.Kay's sister comes to Atlantis to resolve "good knows what formula". Well the answer is that beyond the logical part... there is a more interesting part, in witch Mc.Kay's sister comes to Atlantis to resolve "good knows what formula"

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    • The two men that accompany Carter to Jeannie Miller's house are Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers as Jeannie's house is in Canada. Edit
    • Sheppard: (referring the alternate McKay) We put him here in the guest quarters until we can find something more permanent. McKay: Something more permanent? Well, we're not keeping him! Sheppard: He can't go back. This is similar to an incident that happened at Stargate Command in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Point of View." The alternate Carter was experiencing what they call 'Entropic cascade failure'. It happens when someone from another reality shares the same reality as their counterpart. Later, it will involve the death of the alternate person. The alternate McKay would have not been able to survive in their universe since the original McKay of the universe is still alive. Edit
    • In this episode Rod speaks Czech to Zelenka: "Měj se." which translates to "Take care." Edit

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    • Awards: -Martin Gero was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for this episode. Edit
    • The house used in the exterior for Jeannie's house is the same one used for Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1. Edit
    • International Air Dates: -This episode aired in Canada on October 2, 2006 on Movie Central and October 30, 2006 on The Movie Network. -This episode aired in the UK on December 6, 2006 on Sky One. -Syndication Premiere: November 10-11, 2007. -This episode aired in Australia on April 17, 2008 on Channel 7. -This episode aired in the Czech Republic on May 13, 2009 on AXN Sci-fi. Edit

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    • (McKay's sister refuses to sign the confidentiality agreement to get working on the project.) Carter: You and I both know this would go a lot faster if your sister were onboard! McKay: Well, what do you want me to do? She's not gonna listen to me! Carter: You're her brother! McKay: (Laughs) Yeah, exactly! Edit
    • McKay: ZPM is at fifty percent. Zelenka: It's still not enough, Rodney! Jeannie: We have to max it out! McKay: Thirty percent. Jeannie: The bridge is collapsing. We've done it! Zelenka: Okay, we can shut it down now! McKay: Not yet. Zelenka: What?! McKay: According to these readings, if we shut it down now, he won't make it! Jeannie: Give it a few more seconds! Zelenka: ZPM is at five percent. McKay: Almost there... (short pause) Cut power now! Zelenka: How much power did we drain from the (looks at screen) Z... P... M...? (The screen displays "ZPM MODULE DEPLETED") McKay: All of it. Edit
    • Jeannie: (about her calculations) Grant Peel has better things to do than look over my nonsensical scribblings. Kaleb: They didn't look nonsensical to me. Okay, fine, they did, but I'm an English major. What the hell do I know? Edit

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    • Jeanie: Holy cow! That can't be good for you. Sheppard: Nothing to worry about. I've done it dozens of times. John Sheppard. McKay: Yeah. She's married, and she's my sister. Sheppard: I'm just saying hi. McKay: Yeah. No, I know exactly what you're doing. I've seen that look before ... Kirk. The name Kirk is in reference to Captain James T. Kirk from the original Star Trek series and eight movies with Kirk being notorious for his way with women. Edit
    • Terminator: When "Rod" appears suddenly he is in the same pose as Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator when he suddenly appears from the future, and is even wearing a leather jacket like in the movie, too. Edit
    • McKay: You'll just need to click your heels together, huh? This is a reference to The Wizard of Oz, where the main character, Dorothy, clicks her heels together in order to get back home in Kansas. Edit

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