After McKay’s (David Hewlett) discovery (thanks to the Wraith) of the massive Replicator fleet, the expedition decides it’s time to take the fight to them.

Be All My Sins Remember’d was written by Martin Gero and debuted on 4 January, 2008.

Both Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi) and Ellis (Michael Beach) arrive to aid in the attack, and the Wraith (Christopher Heyerdahl) is still lending his captive aid. It’s an uneasy alliance to say the least, and Carter (Amanda Tapping) has to bring Ellis to task for the way he speaks to McKay.

And speaking of alliances, Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) almost crashes into Larrin (Jill Wagner) and Carter and the captive Wraith work to negotiate their own alliance against the Replicators. Who is going to betray who first?

And McKay has come up with an ingenious idea, but will it work? He and Zelenka (David Nykl) try to make it work, but will they be able to figure it out and put a full stop to the Replicators? He creates a humanoid replicator, one that he christens Friendly Replicator ANdroid or FRAN (Michelle Morgan). You know that is going to cause problems.

The action sequences are huge and the stakes are high. And will th plan work, or will it only be a temporary stopgap? The episode reveals with the reveal of a new Replicator leader, one that looks like Weir (Torri Higginson).

And Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) reveals to Sheppard and Ronon (Jason Momoa) that she is with child, and Sheppard promptly relieves her of duty. Something that was reflected in Luttrell’s real life, as her pregnancy continued.

Spoils of War was written by Alan McCullough and debuted on 11 January, 2008.

After the uneasy alliance between the Wraith and Atlantis ends after the apparent defeat of the Replicators, they go back to being enemies. So what happens when Sheppard’s team discovers a breeding ground for Wraith soldiers?

And we also learn the the Wraith were able to recover a ZPM from the Replicator planet during the climactic battle in the previous episode.

There’s some nice stuff between Teyla and Sheppard as he asks for her help, and works to remind her that she’s still a part of his team. It seems they need her ability to sense and read Wraith as well as using their technology.

With a captured Wraith shift, they track down a Wraith planet, and discover a Wraith Queen (Andee Frizzell) who is overseeing the creation of more soldiers. And that is a threat that may need to be stopped.

You just know things aren’t going to go well for Sheppard’s team. It all seems a little too much like a trap, but Teyla may be the key to getting them away safely. She and the Wraith Queen go head to head, or mind to mind, but will that put Teyla’s unborn child at risk?

This one is a fun little actioner, that keeps the Wraith storyline front and center, and reminds them of how dangerous a threat they are to Atlantis.