Stargate Atlantis:

Stargate Atlantis: Progeny

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Dr. Weir accompanies Sheppard's team on a mission to an advanced civilization with a past history with Atlantis. They uncover a connection to an earlier discovery in the city. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Carl Binder Carl Binder Robert C. Cooper

Director:: Andy Mikita

Stars:: Jason Momoa (Ronon Dex); David Hewlett (Dr. Rodney McKay); Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir); Joe Flanigan (Major / Lt. Colonel John Sheppard); Rachel Luttrell (Teyla Emmagan)

Recurring Role:: David Nykl (Dr. Radek Zelenka); Chuck Campbell (Technician/Chuck)

Guest Star:: Kerry Sandomirsky (Asuran Counselor); Hellena Schmeid (Asuran Counselor); David Ogden Stiers (Oberoth); John O'Callaghan (Niam)

This might explain why the Ancient library of knowledge downloaded into Jack O'Neill's brain happened to contain the schematics for a weapon capable of destroying a Human-Form Replicator with a single shot, by disrupting the bond between the nanites ("New Order (2)".) Clearly it was a technology with which the Ancients were quite familiar. edit »
This episode hints at a possible origin of the Milky Way Replicators in Stargate SG-1. It is possible that the unknown creator of the android Reese found in the episode "Menace" was an Ancient who was familiar with the evolution of the nanites into human-form. Reese later created the spider-like Replicators as toys but lost control of them and they destroyed the civilization on her planet and left the planet. After her discovery by SG-1 she was given to the Asgard for study. In the episode "Unnatural Selection" Thor says they found a command in her base code that called forth all Replicators to the planet Halla where the Asgard planed to trap them in a time dilation field but the Replicators got to the device first and used it to speed up time to create an army. During this time they were able to create First by simply studying the android Reese. edit »
Sheppard: I'm still waiting to meet an ancient race that's invented the car.
Niam: Our destination is not much further.

Goof: How would Niam know to speak of distance when Sheppard mentions the car? edit »
Goof: When Sheppard is having his mind probed, he gets in the Jumper without his vest, but in the next shot he has his vest on. edit »
McKay states in this episode that it was probably the Asurans who made the nano-virus that nearly killed a third of the Atlantis expedition in the Season One episode "Hot Zone". edit »

Human-Form Replicators of the Milky Way Galaxy were originally conceived as the series' primary villains, with Atlantis on Earth, when the show was on the drawing board. When Stargate SG-1 was picked up for an eighth season the show was shifted to the Pegasus Galaxy and the Wraith were created. The Milky Way Replicators were defeated at the end of season 8 by SG-1 in the episode "Reckoning (2)." In the Season One episode "Hot Zone" the writers introduced the idea of an advanced antagonist in the Pegasus Galaxy and expressed a desire to revisit the mysterious creators of the nanite virus in Season Two, but didn't get to it. edit »
International Airdates:

-This episode aired in Canada on September 11, 2006 on Movie Central and October 9, 2006 on The Movie Network.
-This episode aired in the UK on November 15, 2006 on Sky One.
-This episode aired in Australia on March 27, 2008 on Channel 7.
-Syndication Premiere: October 20-21, 2007. edit »
Paul McGillion does not appear in this episode. edit »

McKay: Well, the power requirements for a city this size must be enormous. Well, plus shielding from the Wraith, we're talking, what, three Zero-Point Modules, maybe four? (Niam doesn't understand the term) Sorry. Zed-PMs, a device that taps vast amounts of power from vacuum energy.
Niam: Oh, yes. We have many of those.
Sheppard: Exactly how many is "many"?
McKay: "Exactly" doesn't matter. "Many" is plenty. edit »
Weir: We are explorers. We come from a world very far from here.
Sheppard: Really far. In fact, you can't get there from here. edit »
Oberoth: We will eliminate the Wraith at a time of our choosing.
Weir: And you don't care how many of my people or anyone else dies while you make up your mind to act? You said earlier that your brothers' greatest weakness was their arrogance. May I suggest it runs in the family? edit »
Sheppard: Just what we need, more bad guys. edit »
Ronon: Not much point in leaving without blowing this place up first.
Weir: How do we do that? (both look at McKay)
McKay: Oh, that's me. Right, surprise, surprise. Why don't I just go on these missions by myself, hmm? (suddenly snaps fingers) I'll rig a ZPM overload! edit »

McKay: Still, we're not dealing with Rock-'em Sock-'em Robots here.

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots is a two-player game/toy designed by Marvin Glass and Associates and released by Marx toys in 1966. edit »
Sheppard: Really far. In fact, you can't get there from here.

The phrase 'you can't get there from here' was made famous through a series of stories written in the 1950s and 1960s by Marshall Dodge and Bob Bryan, and later retold by Alan Wicken. The humerous Bert & I stories are set in the 'Down East' culture of traditional Maine. edit »

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stormfrog
member since: Sep 29, 2008
Progeny
The Bottom Line: "Bottom of the barrel"
This story has ALLOT of potential and includes some of our favorite baddies. However, it all breaks down when Atlantis instead of siding with a powerful ally and gaining new technology choose to blow it all up instead. ...Continue »
09/28/08 11:18am | report abuse
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DaiKallan
member since: Feb 12, 2007
Progeny
The Bottom Line: "Pivotal"
The introduction of the Replicators is a key element to the development of the series. It is the beginning of a change in how we perceive the ancients, and, over time causes a complete change in the strategies of the Pegasus Galaxy. ...Continue »
05/06/08 06:48pm | report abuse
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Parricida
member since: May 9, 2007
Progeny
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
Another Atlantis ...Continue »
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Fwirrel
member since: Mar 15, 2007
Progeny
The Bottom Line: "Unoriginal"
replicators...again.... ...Continue »
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jematika
member since: Jan 23, 2007
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The Bottom Line: "Revealing"
this is perhaps one of the first episodes where we realise the ancients are not as high and mighty as we thought... *spoilers and general plot revelations below* ...Continue »
01/31/07 11:39pm | report abuse