The Storm (110)

[KUtrekkie]

They'd most likely use the Earth system because it's the only one they know. I doubt the scientists have delved deep enough in to the Ancients' computer records to find something like their hurricane scale. Comparing the Ancients' scale to Earth's would be an interesting way to guesstimate the range in magnitude of the planet's storms, though.

Allison

[Mr. Seven]

Yeah that storm(s) is/are huge. I bet it would be off the Earth's scale measurement. A great plot device though, and man were they lucky in the timing of it in regards to real life stuff.

[ShadowMaat]

You wanna see a real storm, check out Jupiter's Red Spot. Now THAT is a storm....

[Sy'onei]

I'm waiting for the redhead and Teyla to fight. I want Teyla to kick her ash! Then when she wins they can make up and be friends

[Major Fischer]

I'm waiting for the redhead and Teyla to fight. I want Teyla to kick her ash! Then when she wins they can make up and be friends

Spoiler:

I seriously doubt that 'friends' will enter into the equation after that knife fight is over.

[Furling God]

It is a strong storm ok, but still for the moment it has not moved Beckett's jumper. I say for the moment, looks to me like a strong Earth hurricane. Tayla says it's in full force, mmm...

Nothing to worry so much about as regards strongly built Atlantis, and for the Athosians, well, they didn't have a cavern or something, or they were not able to dig a hole in somme woody valley?

I haven't even seen anybody leaning against the wind for the moment.

[watcher652]

Spoiler:

I seriously doubt that 'friends' will enter into the equation after that knife fight is over.

Excuse me, is this a spoiler? Pardon me while I cover my eyes and mumble to myself. "Didn't want to know, didn't want to know... "

[Major Fischer]

Excuse me, is this a spoiler? Pardon me while I cover my eyes and mumble to myself. "Didn't want to know, didn't want to know... "

My apologies. I went back and put the appropriate spoiler tags in place. I didn't think about it as I was replying to a post that also had no spoiler tag. My bad.

[NightGloom]

Wow... I just realized what great/ terrible timing the airing of "The Storm" was while typing up my article for the school magazine. See, I missed the first airing because of hurricane Ivan and our stupid little wild goose chase all around Western PA. Yeah... I'm very observant

[Ugly Pig]

Better late than never, but no more useful:

PIGGY'S USELESS OPINION
of 'The Storm'

This was a good episode. Right from the start with Sheppard and Teyla discovering the approaching storm (oooh... scary!). I liked pretty much everything in this episode, even though it felt like mostly build-up (I bet the next ep will be great!).

McKay and Zelenka's chattering ("Reasons too boring to get into"... Heh heh. Good ol' McKay...) was fun. The Genii's appearance was promising - I'm really liking them as bad guys at this point. The commander guy (Koya? Kolya?) was great - cold b**tard. (If a bit of an idiot - yes us people from another galaxy are closer to the Ancients than you. They seeded our galaxy first, remember? We're at least a couple of thousand years further along on the evolutionary chain, thus closer to becoming what the Ancients were. Well, that's my interpretation anyway...). But I did enjoy his interaction with Sheppard.

The girl whose name I can't remember whose father got killed in 'Underground' - I wonder what's up with her. She's obviously out for revenge against Teyla, and yet she seems more compassionate than the others. I can't wait to see what's going with happen to her. Right now, I'm betting either she or Ko(l)ya (or perhaps both) will get killed in the next episode.

Another good thing: We got to see parts of the city we haven't seen before (that bridge and other places Sheppard was walking through), which is always fun. And the lightning rod thingie that he was going to deactivate was outside. We should see more outsides Atlantis stuff - there must be streets in the city, right?

Well, that's all. I can't wait for (sigh...) next year, when we get to see the resolution to this story. The build-up has been great. Until then:

GAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! Cliffhanger! Evil! EVIL!!!

[Ugly Pig]

Oh, I had planned to mention this but I forgot: I bet that when I go back and read what everyone else said about this episode, there will be a lot of "clever" remarks from the Weir haters... ("I hope he does shoot her! But with my luck, that's probably not gonna happen... Bwa ha ha, I'm so great!")

EDIT: Whaddoya know, nobody did. At least in this thread. Shucks...

[Major Fischer]

Oh, I had planned to mention this but I forgot: I bet that when I go back and read what everyone else said about this episode, there will be a lot of "clever" remarks from the Weir haters... ("I hope he does shoot her! But with my luck, that's probably not gonna happen... Bwa ha ha, I'm so great!")

There was actually quite a bit less of that than I expected myself.

As for me, I've got The Storm on a VHS tape sitting on my desk like an unholy temptation but I have't watched it yet. I hate cliffhangers and I kinda figure sometime closer to January I'll sit down to watch it.

[greytop]

As for me, I've got The Storm on a VHS tape sitting on my desk like an unholy temptation but I have't watched it yet. I hate cliffhangers and I kinda figure sometime closer to January I'll sit down to watch it.

They'll probably show it again the week before the winter premire.

[Major Fischer]

They'll probably show it again the week before the winter premire.

I'm sure they will, it's a bit of an exercise in self control having the tape sitting on my desk and seeing how long it'll be before I break down and watch it.

[Ugly Pig]

I'm sure they will, it's a bit of an exercise in self control having the tape sitting on my desk and seeing how long it'll be before I break down and watch it.

You realize, of course, that you will have been thoroughly spoiled by the time you watch it?