I really enjoyed this episode. It goes at a fairly slow pace, but there are a few bits of action to liven things up from time to time.
The team (and several groups of marines) are sent on to a hive ship that has just arrived at Atlantis. It appears to be empty and malfunctioning in strange ways. They have to figure out why it has come to Atlantis, what is going on with the ship, and deal with the developing situation.
The initial decision by Woolsey to send multiple squads of marines onto the ship didn't really make much sense to me, as they didn't have any idea what would be waiting for them. Why risk so many people? Of course, it's for the action part of the story, and at least one of the red shirts gets killed later.
The action is secondary in this episode though. It's more to do with the plot and the developing situation with Todd and the other Wraith. There's a bit about the pyschology of the Wraith in this episode too. If you remember when we met the Wraith for the very first time, we learned that they had "no problem feeding on creatures that don't want to be eaten", or something along those lines. There's a scene like that in this episode, but with Jennifer and Todd instead of Sheppard and the Queen.
The conclusion to the episode wraps everything up nicely, although we still don't know where this season is headed. They are keeping us in suspense for a little bit longer. 9/10.
The team (and several groups of marines) are sent on to a hive ship that has just arrived at Atlantis. It appears to be empty and malfunctioning in strange ways. They have to figure out why it has come to Atlantis, what is going on with the ship, and deal with the developing situation.
The initial decision by Woolsey to send multiple squads of marines onto the ship didn't really make much sense to me, as they didn't have any idea what would be waiting for them. Why risk so many people? Of course, it's for the action part of the story, and at least one of the red shirts gets killed later.
The action is secondary in this episode though. It's more to do with the plot and the developing situation with Todd and the other Wraith. There's a bit about the pyschology of the Wraith in this episode too. If you remember when we met the Wraith for the very first time, we learned that they had "no problem feeding on creatures that don't want to be eaten", or something along those lines. There's a scene like that in this episode, but with Jennifer and Todd instead of Sheppard and the Queen.
The conclusion to the episode wraps everything up nicely, although we still don't know where this season is headed. They are keeping us in suspense for a little bit longer. 9/10.
