Brikar

So at the end of this episode, we find that, basically, we're at the same place we were about 40 minutes into the premiere of 'Atlantis' - coming aboard and doing shit drains the last of the power on the ship. The crew is tired, smelly, and hungry and now they're in th dark.

This is essentially the fourth episode of the series, and it still feels like we're in the pilot, which is funky and kind of interesting. I'm really digging the interchangeable dynamics of having the characters using the Ancient communication stones and swapping out with someone on Earth. The scene at the beginning with everyone ragging on each other for how bad they smell was a really loose, well-played scene for the cast. I again like that the crew is having troubles like withdrawal from caffeine or nicotine instead of being affected by a mysterious alien virus or whatever.

I'm sure we'll get to episodes like that, but for now, I like that this show is taking its time and developing this situation instead of having it just be one-and-done like so many Stargate episodes previous. I wonder just how 'smart' this ship really is.

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