Poisoning the Well
- Episode aired Aug 20, 2004
- TV-PG
- 44m
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7.4/10
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Atlantis offers help to the Hoffans, who are working on a defense against the Wraith.Atlantis offers help to the Hoffans, who are working on a defense against the Wraith.Atlantis offers help to the Hoffans, who are working on a defense against the Wraith.
Edmond Kato Wong
- Technician
- (as Edmond Wong)
Andre Benjamin
- Walker
- (uncredited)
Chris Bradford
- Marine
- (uncredited)
Jon Johnson
- Parker
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJust after the opening credits, the others discover that Dr. Beckett is uncomfortable with gate travel, to which Sheppard replies that Dr. Beckett is worse than Dr. McCoy. -Teyla: "Who?" -Sheppard: "The TV character that Dr. Beckett plays in real life." -Beckett: "Converting a human body into energy and sending it millions of light years through a wormhole... bloody insanity!" This is a clear salute to Star Trek (1966)'s Dr. McCoy and his series-long dislike of transporters.
- GoofsWhen they are testing the drug's effectiveness on 'Steve', the human volunteer's shirt goes from being buttoned up to unbuttoned in the background. Then, when he enters the cell, it's buttoned up again.
- Quotes
Carson Beckett M. D.: Converting the human body into energy and sending it millions of lightyears through a wormhole. Bloody insanity!
Dr. Rodney McKay: Come on, how often do you get to travel to an alien planet?
Carson Beckett M. D.: I was already on an alien planet!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stargate: Atlantis: Letters from Pegasus (2005)
- SoundtracksMain Title
Composed by Joel Goldsmith
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Hippocrates vs. Hypocracy
Medical ethics get short shrift here, with predictable results, making the Tuskegee Experiment pale by comparison. Although the lesser of two evils is chosen, it's still and evil, revealing the Hyde within Altantis' Scottish medical doctor.
The planet is menaced by the Wraith, one of whom is in custody in Atlantis, and Major Sheppard offers him up without first getting approval from Dr. Weir, whose civilian control rankles him. The Scottish doctor is charmed out of his resistance by the lovely daughter of the planet's administrator, who is desperate to complete a weapon that can be used against the wraith. Sweetness and light give way to despair and death in yet another imperialist incursion.
The planet is menaced by the Wraith, one of whom is in custody in Atlantis, and Major Sheppard offers him up without first getting approval from Dr. Weir, whose civilian control rankles him. The Scottish doctor is charmed out of his resistance by the lovely daughter of the planet's administrator, who is desperate to complete a weapon that can be used against the wraith. Sweetness and light give way to despair and death in yet another imperialist incursion.
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- rwseidel
- Dec 9, 2022
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- Crease Clinic, Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada(Genii lab and tunnels)
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- Runtime44 minutes
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