What he hell was wrong with the Drone soldiers this episode?!

[FallenAngelII]

Or rather, what the hell is wrong with the writers?! Yes, yes, the Wraith are useless as enemies and less intimidating than a parked car, we know, we know, but do they have to keep on nerfing them by the episode?

Carson was standing right there, in plain view, without cover, firing wildly and somehow hitting all of the enemy Wraith with just a shot or two per Wraith. Meanwhile, he took down, what, 6-7+ while they all missed him... somehow.

No cover, plain sight, one man...

This is ridiculous. It wasn't even a tense battle situation, what with Carson continuously stunning the useless enemies. We knew from the very first 5 seconds he wasn't going to be hit, so really, it was just another episode where the Wraith were taken down yet another notch.

The Wraith vs. A Parked Car - let the death match begin.

[Laura Dove]

Carson was standing right there, in plain view, without cover, firing wildly and somehow hitting all of the enemy Wraith with just a shot or two. Meanwhile, he took down, what, 6-7+ while they all missed him... somehow.

You forget all the time BEFORE he started firing at them... Time during which he was nicely discussing with McKay, and the warriors didn't even try to make a run towards them!

[g.o.d]

wraith are suffering the very same fate as the Ori and Assurans...they've become funny idiots with no brains

[naamiaiset]

That isn't the only thing that "dumbed down" wraith even further. For instance...

1. The commander feeding on Carson and dying - shouldn't he be wiser than that, given the fate of his former scientist?

2. Wraith looks down, picks up device, 'what's this?' *cave collapses* The device even has "C4" written on it.

And why are wraith still letting humans run amok on their ships? Especially Lanteans. I'll never be convinced that a few humans on a hive, possibly filled by hundreds of armed wraith, can escape every time.

[Laura Dove]

1. The commander feeding on Carson and dying - shouldn't he be wiser than that, given the fate of his former scientist?

Considering the Hoffan drug has a good chance to kill the human who takes it, it was not too stupid of him to believe Beckett would never have taken that risk himself. It's rather safe to assume that none of the Atlanteans has the drug inside him; except he Commander probably didn't know that this man was not the "original" doctor but a clone made by Michael.

2. Wraith looks down, picks up device, 'what's this?' *cave collapses* The device even has "C4" written on it.

Oh my, I had forgotten this one...

And why are wraith still letting humans run amok on their ships? Especially Lanteans. I'll never be convinced that a few humans on a hive, possibly filled by hundreds of armed wraith, can escape every time.

Funny how they always run into patrols on hive ships, except this time, heh?

[Lythisrose]

One thing I was a bit confused about was when Carson and Rodney blasted their way out of the Commander's room they shot two guards.
When the other faced Wraith came to check there were two guards standing in front of the door again.
When those two new guards got there, they either didn't notice the two who had been blasted lying on the floor, or they didn't notice that someone should have been standing there in the first place?

Or were these the same ones who got blasted and they were just guarding "the crime scene" so to speak.

[Shpinxinator]

Wraith looks down, picks up device, 'what's this?' *cave collapses* The device even has "C4" written on it. .

in all fairness theres no reason a wraith should recognize C4

[garhkal]

True dat... those who would, are dead!

[naamiaiset]

in all fairness theres no reason a wraith should recognize C4

why wouldn't they? wraith surely know what explosives are, at least, I would think so.

[Quadhelix]

why wouldn't they? wraith surely know what explosives are, at least, I would think so.

The Wraith know what explosives are, and indeed have been shown both to have a form of grenade and "self-destruct" weaponry to prevent their capture, but the fact remains that the Wraith have, most likely, never encountered any form of plastic explosive before the Atlantis Expedition arrived, as most civilizations in Pegasus are too primitive to produce such weapons and the Wraith, themselves, use far more advanced explosives. Given the small numbers involved with the Atlantis Expedition, their recentness of their arrival, and the rarity of survivors from C4 blasts, there is no reason to believe that the Wraith would have common knowledge that C4 is an explosive.

[dasNdanger]

The Wraith vs. A Parked Car - let the death match begin.

Hey, but even a parked car can look sexy. Cases in point:


Example #1:

Spoiler:

Example #2:

Spoiler:

*sigh*


das

[P-90_177]

not to mention even if the wraith know about c4....chances are they wouldn't call it c4.

[MIZA]

Or rather, what the hell is wrong with the writers?! Yes, yes, the Wraith are useless as enemies and less intimidating than a parked car, we know, we know, but do they have to keep on nerfing them by the episode?

Carson was standing right there, in plain view, without cover, firing wildly and somehow hitting all of the enemy Wraith with just a shot or two per Wraith. Meanwhile, he took down, what, 6-7+ while they all missed him... somehow.

No cover, plain sight, one man...

This is ridiculous. It wasn't even a tense battle situation, what with Carson continuously stunning the useless enemies. We knew from the very first 5 seconds he wasn't going to be hit, so really, it was just another episode where the Wraith were taken down yet another notch.

The Wraith vs. A Parked Car - let the death match begin.

well i haven't seen the episode yet, but i am sure that is the same reason why the show is being cancelled?

[Ouroboros]

The Wraith vs. A Parked Car - let the death match begin.

Has the parked car been freshly waxed, because that's just totally unfair if it has.

Come on.

[GoSpikey]

wraith are suffering the very same fate as the Ori and Assurans...they've become funny idiots with no brains

Hey, that's still more than you...

Spoiler:

What? You expected me to let that one go?

[jenks]

The hero shield thwarts all enemies, you should know that by now. Heh.

[The_DrRodneyMckay]

2. Wraith looks down, picks up device, 'what's this?' *cave collapses* The device even has "C4" written on it.

Why would they know what C4 means

[naamiaiset]

The Wraith know what explosives are, and indeed have been shown both to have a form of grenade and "self-destruct" weaponry to prevent their capture, but the fact remains that the Wraith have, most likely, never encountered any form of plastic explosive before the Atlantis Expedition arrived, as most civilizations in Pegasus are too primitive to produce such weapons and the Wraith, themselves, use far more advanced explosives. Given the small numbers involved with the Atlantis Expedition, their recentness of their arrival, and the rarity of survivors from C4 blasts, there is no reason to believe that the Wraith would have common knowledge that C4 is an explosive.

true. I just figured since they're so advanced, that they'd comprehend (and/or gradually figure out) what C4 is. not to mention, explosive is written on the device.

not to mention even if the wraith know about c4....chances are they wouldn't call it c4.

Why would they know what C4 means

so I was mistaken... sue me.

The hero shield thwarts all enemies, you should know that by now. Heh.

[Gatz]

Why would they know what C4 means

Well, it might be that I'm just smarter than the average, but I think it's pretty deductible since the word "Explosive" is written just below.

Spoiler:

But aren't they supposed to be like super smart? (Maybe they don't get it because the first E is covered? who knows)

Besides, it is widely known that blinking lights mean explosion (self destruct if it is accompanied by beeping)


By the way, I LOVE LOVE LOVE how stupid Becket looks while shooting, it seems he's doing some exercise.

[dasNdanger]

It's official. The Wraith aren't evolved from the Iratus bug, they are really evolved from:

Spoiler:

das