The 'This Mortal Coil' pre-airing discussion and speculation thread (Spoilers)

[garhkal]

OK I just had another idea and it can link into your idea sort of. I think you are on the right lines in a way, but the outcome wouldn't be so tragic.

1) So I'm still gonna say this is a replicator episode.
2) The definition does seem to mean something very simular to ascending. We know the replicators are obsessed with wanting to ascend.
3) You are right in saying Elizabeth is an expert on ascending.
4) Put all that together and we get a story focussing more on the replicators desire to ascend. I'm already thinking that the replicators will have something to do with Elizabeth's disappearance in early season 4 episodes, which could link to the poem line 'One of our own the enemy courts', because the replicators need Elizabeth in order to learn how to ascend.
5) This also gives her a big part to play in the episode, without it being centric to her character.

And that is how the about.com definition, that sounds simular to ascending, links to Elizabeth, without her being the one who actually ascends.


...and that is all I have for now.

I find your logic on this very well thought out...

[The Suicidal Goldfish]

This Mortal Coil - reference to Shakespeare, who is referring to the death of a character but, to all intents and purposes, the 'soul' carrying on.

We know that Weir is in this ep.

We know Weir disappears for most of the season.

We know Weir is an expert (OK, not an 'expert' but pretty darn close) on ascension.

Well, that's my 2 cents...

[prion]

An old phrase is 'shuffling off this mortal coil' which means to die, so can't stay I'm too thrilled if they're going to kill off anyone, but so far, with just a title, not really enough to even speculate on...

[Agent_Dark]

RepliWeir

[Blower'sGate]

RepliWeir

RepliCarter helping RepliWeir

[Agent_Dark]

RepliCarter helping RepliWeir

[Blower'sGate]

Hehehe, that could be fun. Lol, we could have repliCatfights

[The Suicidal Goldfish]

Ahhhh, RepliCarter....so under-used....

[Blower'sGate]

Ahhhh, RepliCarter....so under-used....

Now's the chance episode to change that little fact

[The Suicidal Goldfish]

Hey, Mallozzi!

NO-ONE'S EVER DEAD IN SCI-FI!

Forget Carson, we want RepliCarter!

[Agent_Dark]

Hey, Mallozzi!

NO-ONE'S EVER DEAD IN SCI-FI!

Forget Carson, we want RepliCarter!

Save RepliCarter campaign! Email the studios! Harass JM about it! We can do it! SRC starts here!

[Iguana775]

Since when was Weir an expert on ascension? Did I miss something?

[Blower'sGate]

Save RepliCarter campaign! Email the studios! Harass JM about it! We can do it! SRC starts here!

LMAO! SRC should have its own thread, just like SDK's lol

[Steve_the_Wraith]

Since when was Weir an expert on ascension? Did I miss something?

She isn't. She admitted asmuch in "Tao of Rodney", when she sought Sheperds advice on it.

But she knows more than most I suppose, but I don't think she's anywhere close to an expert on Ascension

If I were the Asurans I'd be more interested in McKay, he came as close as anyone has to Ascension and survived (escluding those who actually ascended and Daniel Jackson). Maybe in this episode the Asurans want to disect McKay's brain lol

[garhkal]

Dissect it while he is consious....