'This Mortal Coil' (410) General Discussion

[GateWorld]

STARGATE ATLANTIS - SEASON FOUR

THIS MORTAL COIL

EPISODE NUMBER - 410

A mysterious drone crashes into Atlantis, indicating that the Replicators may have found the city. But when Elizabeth Weir appears, the team realizes that the probe is just a part of a bigger mystery.

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[freyr's mother]

OMG, i loved the beeping of replicator ships being detected by that thing when the screen went dark. That was hilarious.

[Ace]

OMG, i loved the beeping of replicator ships being detected by that thing when the screen went dark. That was hilarious.

I agree... that was done quite well

Ace

[DaCk]

HOLY MOLY!!! That was a GREAT episode. I really liked it. I wish the previews from last week didnt spoil it but whatchya gonna do about it. Also good views of a different ancient designed ship. Other than an Aurora class that is. They dont seem to be as big as an Aurora either. Maybe some sort of cruiser?

Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep....

Mckay: "Oh crap."

LOLZ!

[technoextreme]

I wonder if they can tweak the Replicator Vessel Detector to make it into an Aurora Vessel Detector. So far there have been three found and there may be more Latean ships lying around. They need all the help they can get.

[Vash]

RIP Elizabeth weir

[the fifth man]

This was definitely a great episode. I enjoyed it from start to finish.

[wkw427]

MUST stay up late for it to be online.. CURSE MY CABLE PROVIDOR FOR NOT SHOWING SCIFI!!

[Infernorhythm]

This Mortal Coil got a definite 6/5 from me. This episode is proof that SG: Atlantis is the best sci fi show on TV right now. Eat that BSG.

The story was great. I was wondering why the old uniforms were back and then it all made sense. The twist in the story was genius. Davos's vision came true, but like he said, no context, just a vision.

The acting was superb! This was a character driven story and all the actors nailed it. The paranoia the RepliTeam faced was so realistic and well done, as well as the worry and doubt after finding out their origins. Then when the real team found the doubles things just got better. The characters have really been taking an emotional beating this season and this episode just pushed it to the max. Those final scenes between McKay, Zelenka, and Sheppard really showed how deep this show can be. Looks like my theory of a psychological breakdown might be coming true.

Still, the best bit of the episode had to be the return of Torri Higginson. As much as I enjoyed SG-1, I have not like Carter being on Atlantis. Weir's semi return was great and the team's reaction to her was wonderfully done. Shame the real Weir is dead, but wow, this was the piece that had been missing from this season. RIP Weir. Looks like we'll never see her again, damn.

That last moment, especially the post-fade to black: uh oh. As Rodney so wonderfully put it: "Crap."

[Sweetsong]

I totally liked the straightforward storytelling angle the writers took. They showed us the duplicates' side so there would be no doubt in our minds that they were telling the truth when they encountered the real Atlantis team. I really appreciated that.

The two Mckay's was probably the best together, they kind of reminded me of all the Carters working together from "Ripple Effect." This does seem to kind of finalize Weir's departure. Sheppard saying he thought they'd bring her back, but now he realizes she's gone, kind of seems like he was not only talking about Weir, but her portrayer Torri herself.

Overall this was a brilliant episode, Teyla holding the gun to hide her bump for most of the time we saw the real version of her made me chuckle a bit.

[the fifth man]

It is sad to know that the real Weir is most likely dead.

[P2J]

OMG, i loved the beeping of replicator ships being detected by that thing when the screen went dark. That was hilarious.

if anything it was meant to give the situation a darker feel setting up be all my sins remembered

[technoextreme]

This Mortal Coil got a definite 6/5 from me. This episode is proof that SG: Atlantis is the best sci fi show on TV right now. Eat that BSG.

The story was great. I was wondering why the old uniforms were back and then it all made sense. The twist in the story was genius. Davos's vision came true, but like he said, no context, just a vision.

The acting was superb! This was a character driven story and all the actors nailed it. The paranoia the RepliTeam faced was so realistic and well done, as well as the worry and doubt after finding out their origins. Then when the real team found the doubles things just got better. The characters have really been taking an emotional beating this season and this episode just pushed it to the max. Those final scenes between McKay, Zelenka, and Sheppard really showed how deep this show can be. Looks like my theory of a psychological breakdown might be coming true.

Still, the best bit of the episode had to be the return of Torri Higginson. As much as I enjoyed SG-1, I have not like Carter being on Atlantis. Weir's semi return was great and the team's reaction to her was wonderfully done. Shame the real Weir is dead, but wow, this was the piece that had been missing from this season.

That last moment, especially the post-fade to black: uh oh. As Rodney so wonderfully put it: "Crap."

You know what. Im wondering if this ties into the season finale. Also, Im so happy. No crappy long delays between midseason episodes.

[Infernorhythm]

It is sad to know that the real Weir is most likely dead.

Totally. And given the death of her clone, it looks like we'll never see her again. That really sucks. Her presence in this episode gave it something the others have been lacking.

[freyr's mother]

Totally. And given the death of her clone, it looks like we'll never see her again. That really sucks. Her presence in this episode gave it something the others have been lacking.

Her clone is not dead. The jumper crashed and the nanites are inside her fixing her just like they did with cloned sheppard.