Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – Critical Mass, and Grace Under Pressure

Landry (Beau Bridges) sends word to the Atlantis expedition, that there is a faction of the Trust (which could mean human villains or Goa’uld) working to hinder the humans in the Pegasus galaxy, and to do it they have set a bomb somewhere in the city. First airing on 20 January, 2006, Critical Mass was…

Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – The Hive, and Epiphany

The story picks up right where we left off, months ago. The Hive first aired on 6 January, 2006 and was written by Carl Binder. Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), Teyla (Rachel Luttrell), Ronon (Jason Momoa) and Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) and his Lost Boys are still being held on the Wraith hiveship. Things are complicated with…

Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Aurora, and The Lost Boys

McKay (David Hewlett) discovers an Ancient spacheship adrift in space. But not just any spaceship, a warship called the Aurora. Written by Carl Binder from a story by Binder and Brad Wright, this episode first aired on 23 September, 2005. With some help from the Daedalus and Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi), Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his…

Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Condemned, and Trinity

Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), Teyla (Rachel Luttrell), McKay (David Hewlett), and Ronon (Jason Momoa) arrive on a planet via puddlejumper and a stargate that they have never been to before. Moments after arrival, they fall under attack. They are rescued, and learn from their rescuers that the stargate is located on a prison island. Condemned was…

Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Letters from Pegasus, and The Gift

With the Wraith hive ships still two weeks away, the Atlantis Expedition is working on plans to fight and survive. And McKay (David Hewlett) has an idea about sending a message back to Earth through the stargate. Written by Carl Binder, with excerpts by Jill E. Blotevogel, Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright, Peter DeLuise, Martin…

Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Before I Sleep, and The Brotherhood

It’s Weir’s (Torri Higginson) birthday. Despite the fact that she wanted to keep it quiet, Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) knows, and after imparting a gift continues his exploration of the massive floating city. He, Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) and Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) discover a lab, with an old woman in stasis, for ten thousand years! When…

Stargate SG-1 (1999) – Deadman Switch, and Demons

SG-1 finds themselves captured by a bounty hunter, Aris Boch (Sam J. Jones!) in Deadman Switch. Written by Robert C. Cooper, this episode was first broadcast on 6 August, 1999. It seems O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping), Teal’c (Christopher Judge) and Daniel (Michael Shanks) have a price on their heads from causing so…

War of the Worlds (1990) – The Deadliest Disease, and Path of Lies

The battle for Earth wages on, in this week’s installment of the science fiction series, War of the Worlds. The Deadliest Disease opens this week’s pair of episodes. It was written by Carl Binder from a story by Wilson Coneybeare. It debuted on 12 February, 1990. A fantastic, revolutionary ‘med cell’ (this actually sounds like…