Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' - The Lost Tribe

This felt so much like a "Stargate SG-1" episode that I almost expected Jack O'Neill to jump out of one of those battle suits. And that's a good thing.

Of course, this episode is the second part of the story begun in "First Contact" two weeks ago.

As you may remember, Dr. Daniel Jackson had come to Atlantis to locate a hidden lab for Ancient genius Janus. He and Dr. Rodney McKay found the lab. In doing so, they were whisked away from a group wearing mysterious armor to a world where they were forced to activate an anti-Wraith device that would blow up any of their hyperdrives that were activated. There were, of course, nasty side effects to the machine being turned on, as Atlantis discovered when their Stargate blew up.

While this was going on, Todd the Wraith was meeting with Woolsey and Dr. Keller on the Daedalus to continue negotiations about using meds that would remove the Wraith's need to feed on human energy. However, when two of the nearby Wraith vessels had to leave the area, they blew up, causing Todd to take control of the Daedalus and go after the anti-Wraith device. Ronon and Dr. Keller are free on the ship, searching for weapons.

This week, Todd in charge of the Daedalus arrives at Atlantis, still recovering from the explosion of their Stargate. Todd demands the location of the anti-Wraith weapon, which he refers to as the Attero Device, or he will drain Woolsey of his life force. Sheppard can't do anything but give it to him, and Todd races off, leaving a frustrated Sheppard behind.

In the bowels of the ship, Ronon and Dr. Keller obtain guns and disable the Daedalus before they can get to their destination. Todd announces that he's going to kill a crew member every hour until the missing saboteurs show themselves. Ronon won't do it, but Dr. Keller, unwilling to cause any loss of life, turns herself in.

Todd puts all the crew together, then locks the ship's guidance system to crash into the place on the planet the anti-Wraith weapon is located.

Ronon frees the crew, but they're too late. Todd's Wraiths escape in a small ship, leaving Woolsey encouraging a crew member to free the ship from its deadly course or else they are all dead.

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