The Siege, Part 1 (119)

[purple_drake]

No it is a city it's not a huge lab it's the lost city of atlantis. Complete with jumper bay, gate room and a whole lot of other things that don't qualify as labs.

I don't mean literally a lab. But it is a place where they're studying pretty much everything about it. Like in a lab.

Nyah, makes sense to me. Anyone else getting this?

[captain jake]

I guess not.

[woody]

IT's easy really Atlantis is a city with rooms off it, theres labs sleeping quarters etc. And well uniform is what they have to wear on or off duty walking around atlantis whatever they wish in there room. Simple concept to understand....

[TattertotLove]

Good Episode. I'm actually seeing this in order. It's amazing!!!!!
I like Bob the Wraith. I now have made up a song about all of the wraith that are well know in Atlantis. That just shows how bored I am.

Anyways GO BOB!!! (even though he got killed)

[teal'c2006]

loved the episode, is one of my many favorites from season one.....

[Butlersgate]

this episode is up there with one of the best finale's of the franchise imo

[escyos]

ancient defence satellite seemed a little lasrt minute 11th hour thing even though it dint qwork completely

[ktebid]

I felt this episode really set up a great finale. I was sad to see Grodin die, I had forgotten how he passed. I would have thought that the satellite would have warrented further investigation as soon as it was discovered, and not left until they needed it.

[mrscopterdoc]

Good episode but so sad about Grodin

[maneth]

Yeah, Grodin was one of my favorite guest characters. The whole satellite thing was quite cool IMO.

[Skie]

I was sad seeing Grodin gone. He was a good side character. As others said the satellite seemed to be a bit of a last minute thing.

It was a great episode but I have some minor complain. Why do they have to downgrade both ancients and wraiths. Rodney says "Keep in mind that the Ancient technology was far superior -- they only lost the war because they were vastly outnumbered."

Come on, the reason why the ancients lost was because they were outnumbered?

Spoiler:

Yeah I know about the cloning thing. But soldiers aren't doing you any good if you have no means to use them like more ships for example?!

If their technology was so far superior, I'm sure they could have pulled winning the war off.
It is also inconsistent with what we heard in
Rising 1: Never before had we encountered beings with powers that rivalled our own.
Before I Sleep: a vicious, formidable enemy whose power and technology rivalled their own.

From this you really have to conclude that the wraith could put up a fairly equal fight against the ancient. It would have made a lot more sense if the ancient lost because they were outnumbered by an almost technological equal enemy and that they had only two advantages, their powerful shield and the cloaking technology. But that wasn't enough to defeat the wraith only to hold them off a bit.

Edit:We clearly see that Bob is using the radio and that's how he knows they're coming. But then he should also know that there is a second team behind him. Why doesn't he take preventive measures for that? That's really bugging me as well as

Spoiler:

the fact they don't show what Bob has been doing in the last two weeks.

[LT. COL. John Sheppard]

I just finished watching it about 30 minutes ago. I was pleased with it though I was saddened at the loss of a valued member of the Atlantis Expedition!

If you mean Ford I agree but Ronon is a LOT BETTER

[GateGhost]

If you mean Ford I agree but Ronon is a LOT BETTER

And a lot more cute.

[gateraid]

Yeah, I agree, the satellite thing was a bit of a surprise, although I was pleased that they revisited that particular plot point and had a convincing reason for doing so. It was bittersweet to see Grodin die, but it really drove up the stakes for the episode and what might've happened in the next episode

[garhkal]

ancient defence satellite seemed a little lasrt minute 11th hour thing even though it dint qwork completely

While i admit it did seem a little last minute, that it still took out 1 hive showed the power of the lanteans weaponry.

I felt this episode really set up a great finale. I was sad to see Grodin die, I had forgotten how he passed. I would have thought that the satellite would have warrented further investigation as soon as it was discovered, and not left until they needed it.

It was very sad he died.. IMO he was one of the best 2nd string actors for SGA.