Originally posted by Melyanna
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Not so much spoilers as speculation. There are a couple different ways this could go. Either Sheppard and Weir are used against each other by opposing forces, or they're used against each other by one force. The former suggests a more literal possession by something needing physical form to resolve their differences, though I don't know if I'd go so far as to say they're taken over by old lovers. That just seems like too overt a sign for TPTB. 
Still, it's a possibility.
The second possibility, though, is the one I find more interesting, frankly. It's possible that this alien force believes the Atlantis expedition to be the Ancients returned, and they might be seeking revenge for the Ancients having loosed the Wraith on the galaxy and then abandoning millions of humans to a terrible fate. If that's the case, then the best way to destroy Atlantis is to destroy her leadership, and the best way to go about doing that is to divide Sheppard and Weir.
Still, it's a possibility.The second possibility, though, is the one I find more interesting, frankly. It's possible that this alien force believes the Atlantis expedition to be the Ancients returned, and they might be seeking revenge for the Ancients having loosed the Wraith on the galaxy and then abandoning millions of humans to a terrible fate. If that's the case, then the best way to destroy Atlantis is to destroy her leadership, and the best way to go about doing that is to divide Sheppard and Weir.
Do agree though Mel that it is probably too overt for TPTB to go for this early and it does make sense that the command power is what is being sought. Unless this is the ep that seals canon...Spoiler:
I must say though that at the very least, this episode has all the signs to be heavily shep/weir shippy on at least an undercurrent level. The simple fact that we know that we have Shep and Weir doing things in relation to each other that they would never choose to do to each other under normal circumstances will force emotions to the surface. I suspect this may be very SG-esque in that *something* will happen but because of the alien influence, we'll not be certain how much of it was 'them' and how much of it was 'influence'. It'll be the olde 'interpretation' game which at this point is probably ok.
But, we do have them actually fighting and it's hard to fight someone without putting your hands on them. When Shep and Teyla go at it in the sparring matches, it's a lot different. They spar a lot in practice so it's common and accepted amongst all the military personnel and it's gotten to where it's sort of 'peh, sticks again.' There's no real charm in something commonplace. I think that's one of the reasons we've seen john and eliz. not verbally spar so much this year as last. When they do 'come back' to it, it will seem fresher and still have that charm.
But John and Eliz. taking their fire to a different arena in a one-shot way like this is really rather extraordinary and therefore, every glance, every touch, every word spoken between them in this new battle whether alien induced or influenced or not, will take on an extra importance. I suspect we'll all be on here afterwards going, 'which part of that was him/her and which was the influence?' I do think we'll get another glimpse into the dynamic of the two and I think it will offer those in the audience who can't seem to 'feel' a relationship w/o male/female touch ops to see and feel a physicality between them that they haven't had an opportunity to as of yet. I mean, if John and Teyla beating each other with sticks is sexual tension, then what would this magnified circumstance be?
I do think this episode offers the best opportunity to date to showcase the pure maleness and femaleness of the two in relation to each other. This may offer a rare barebones scene or two where we distinctly see that john and elizabeth realize the other is sexual. Though it's obvious to me that they already know that and are aware of it on a whole nother level, there seems to be a segment of the audience that needs to see hand to hand recognition before they'll acknowledge such could exist.
As you can see I paid a lot of attention 
we will see...
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