I must say that this was a fantastic episode! I loved the fact that it was a great character-based episode, and we got to see into the characters of pretty much everyone, especially the usually dormant Ford & Teyla. We learn a lot about different characters. Here's my comments:
Teyla: She's become increasingly annoyed with the people of earth. She doesn't like the way in which they conduct themselves. She was heavily offended at Ford's proposal to steal the "childhood's end" ZPM, and she had a real go at sheppard for abandoning her friends. Her character is finally going somewhere. She's left her own culture, and is having trouble getting used to the culture of the people of earth, and we're getting to see her strong sense of marality, and friendliness.
Ford: We get to see ford acting as cameraman for all the other Atlantis crew, helping them to compose messages to ther loved ones. We get to see a sweet side to ford, and he probably says more in this episode than he does in all the previous episodes combined. Also, ford walks out of the room as the whistle blower records his message, so it may be that he respects weir quite a bit.
Dr Zelenka: Talking in his native tongue was brilliant. You can understand what he's saying as well, thanks to his hand movements and flashback footage. Someone else translated it, and it's actually Czechslovakian. Brilliant stuff! And the comic relief comes at the end with "Security clearance?"
Dr Beckett: I love this guy because he's so nervous. Whilst "I'm a doctor, not a bloody fighter pilot!" remains my favourite Beckett moment, he stays in character as an odd guy who doesn't quite know what to say to his beloved mum, but he comes through thanks to some guidance from ford. I'm glad that beckett will be a regular next season. he's a great character. Nervous and insecure, but that makes him cool.
Mckay: i love the way he presents his video segment, in such a geeky fashion, and continues to waffle on without addressing what he wants to, but we get to see some heart-wrenching stuff at the end. Gold!
Asian Scientist: this made me laugh. She talked about mckay being great, even though it showed him being a real pain in the jacksie. maybe she has the hots for mckay? This needs to be addressed in the future, because it's got me wondering!
Shep: Surprisingly, we don't get to see much of sheppard revealed. He's quite one-dimensional in this episode, compared to everyone else, although he argues with Teyla, and shows his stubbornness.
Weir: She shows her strengths in recording brilliant messages for the parents of the numerous people killed so far on the Atlantis expedition, and the body count has been quite huge, so she has ample opportunity to do so. She shows herself to be a strong character. I definitely think Torri Higginson does it better than jessica Steen, and this is a perfect example how much of a great actor she is. You can really identify with Weir, which is just what you want in a leader when you're watching TV.
the whistle blower: Goodness knows what his name is, but he seems like quite a geek trying to look just right to present his case against weir. It does make you wonder if he has been friends with many of the people who have died, though. It's quite an interesting touch though.
Teyla: She's become increasingly annoyed with the people of earth. She doesn't like the way in which they conduct themselves. She was heavily offended at Ford's proposal to steal the "childhood's end" ZPM, and she had a real go at sheppard for abandoning her friends. Her character is finally going somewhere. She's left her own culture, and is having trouble getting used to the culture of the people of earth, and we're getting to see her strong sense of marality, and friendliness.
Ford: We get to see ford acting as cameraman for all the other Atlantis crew, helping them to compose messages to ther loved ones. We get to see a sweet side to ford, and he probably says more in this episode than he does in all the previous episodes combined. Also, ford walks out of the room as the whistle blower records his message, so it may be that he respects weir quite a bit.
Dr Zelenka: Talking in his native tongue was brilliant. You can understand what he's saying as well, thanks to his hand movements and flashback footage. Someone else translated it, and it's actually Czechslovakian. Brilliant stuff! And the comic relief comes at the end with "Security clearance?"
Dr Beckett: I love this guy because he's so nervous. Whilst "I'm a doctor, not a bloody fighter pilot!" remains my favourite Beckett moment, he stays in character as an odd guy who doesn't quite know what to say to his beloved mum, but he comes through thanks to some guidance from ford. I'm glad that beckett will be a regular next season. he's a great character. Nervous and insecure, but that makes him cool.
Mckay: i love the way he presents his video segment, in such a geeky fashion, and continues to waffle on without addressing what he wants to, but we get to see some heart-wrenching stuff at the end. Gold!
Asian Scientist: this made me laugh. She talked about mckay being great, even though it showed him being a real pain in the jacksie. maybe she has the hots for mckay? This needs to be addressed in the future, because it's got me wondering!
Shep: Surprisingly, we don't get to see much of sheppard revealed. He's quite one-dimensional in this episode, compared to everyone else, although he argues with Teyla, and shows his stubbornness.
Weir: She shows her strengths in recording brilliant messages for the parents of the numerous people killed so far on the Atlantis expedition, and the body count has been quite huge, so she has ample opportunity to do so. She shows herself to be a strong character. I definitely think Torri Higginson does it better than jessica Steen, and this is a perfect example how much of a great actor she is. You can really identify with Weir, which is just what you want in a leader when you're watching TV.
the whistle blower: Goodness knows what his name is, but he seems like quite a geek trying to look just right to present his case against weir. It does make you wonder if he has been friends with many of the people who have died, though. It's quite an interesting touch though.
Thank god Sheppard managed to save a handful of people, despite early thoughts. 
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