Episode 8 - Home

[Larry The Chevron Guy]

I don't see why the SGC doesn't send a bunch of power supply thingies to the folks in the pegasus galaxy so they can go home any time.

I mean, DUH!

[Erik Pasternak]

That would be ideal, but the SGC only ever had one, and it could still be in that alternate dimension for all we know. Plus, if they got it back, they still only had one, and if they gave it to the folks in Atlantis, they wouldn't have one either.

[tfalls1]

I still think its kinda illogical that the regular intergalactic stargate works well for tens of thousands of years over and over with some small power supply in the DHD ; the power module Oneil made had just a small amount of weapon power and got him to another galaxy yet the use of the ancient's weapon on Earth is depleted the power cell so much that there's only enough for 1 dial out to Atlantis and Atlantis was left behind with no power cells??? If the Ancients went to all the trouble to leave clues to the city and to hide it why leave it so pristine yet without power... makes for episode stories i know but just pretty illogical to explain. Thoughts?

[ShadowMaat]

I still think its kinda illogical that the regular intergalactic stargate works well for tens of thousands of years over and over with some small power supply in the DHD ; the power module Oneil made had just a small amount of weapon power and got him to another galaxy yet the use of the ancient's weapon on Earth is depleted the power cell so much that there's only enough for 1 dial out to Atlantis and Atlantis was left behind with no power cells??? If the Ancients went to all the trouble to leave clues to the city and to hide it why leave it so pristine yet without power... makes for episode stories i know but just pretty illogical to explain. Thoughts?

Sounds like a good subject for discussion in the general forums. I'm a bit curious about all these near-endless power supply things, too. Should provide some interesting theories...

[David85]

I still think its kinda illogical that the regular intergalactic stargate works well for tens of thousands of years over and over with some small power supply in the DHD ; the power module Oneil made had just a small amount of weapon power and got him to another galaxy yet the use of the ancient's weapon on Earth is depleted the power cell so much that there's only enough for 1 dial out to Atlantis and Atlantis was left behind with no power cells??? If the Ancients went to all the trouble to leave clues to the city and to hide it why leave it so pristine yet without power... makes for episode stories i know but just pretty illogical to explain. Thoughts?

Agreed, that whole storyline is dumb, just let them go back and furth as much as they want.

Earth has power to get there, the huge freakin advance city of the Amients doesn't? Seems lame to me.

[TechnoBoY]

I didnt even know the Atlantis team was stranded in the Pegasus galaxy! At least until I read the spoilers for this ep!

[Teal'c]

Agreed, that whole storyline is dumb, just let them go back and furth as much as they want.

Earth has power to get there, the huge freakin advance city of the Amients doesn't? Seems lame to me.

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Now, the SGC probably powers the Gate to using the ZPM that Jack took from Taonas, and in New Order it's supposodly low on power, so going to Atlantis is probably still a one time deal from the SGC, who hoped they'd find power sources there and bring them back

[Erik Pasternak]

If the SGC used the ZPM to power the stargate so the Atlantis team to get to Pegasus, then, theoretically, the team should easily be able to gate home. On the Atlantis page here at GateWorld, it says that Atlantis is powered by three ZPMs, so what's the problem?

[Teal'c]

If the SGC used the ZPM to power the stargate so the Atlantis team to get to Pegasus, then, theoretically, the team should easily be able to gate home. On the Atlantis page here at GateWorld, it says that Atlantis is powered by three ZPMs, so what's the problem?

The three ZPMs are out of power... that's why they go to Athos, to find ZPMs

[Kelso]

The only problem with the AU theory... is that Carter seemed pretty adament that a Stargate couldn't cause that in "There but for the Grace of God". On the other hand, they don't know everything about how a Gate operates... esp. with funky alien power supplied.

[Erik Pasternak]

The three ZPMs are out of power... that's why they go to Athos, to find ZPMs

They shouldn't need to go to Athos to get new ZPMs, because they have already figured out how to recharge them![

[Idun]

I just checked IMDb.com again and they have updated the cast list for this episode to include Gary Jones A.K.A. "Chevron Guy". So it's pretty much for sure that we will be seeing the SGC in some way or another.

[Teal'c]

They shouldn't need to go to Athos to get new ZPMs, because they have already figured out how to recharge them![

Recharge them? What are you talking about?

[David85]

The three ZPMs are out of power... that's why they go to Athos, to find ZPMs

Shutup.

[Ugly Pig]

How is Atlantis supposed to establish itself as a separate series if they keep getting hand-outs from SG-1 every half-dozen eps or so?

Butbutbut... How else will we ever get to see the delightful arguing of Sam and McKay again?