Rising Week 2

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I sometimes wonder if this was the defining moment for Teyla in regards to the Tau'ri. She'd warned them: if their world had never known the Wraith, they should return there and never come back.

Yet, here was Sumner, facing down a Wraith with a straight back and no obvious fear. (He was a colonel in the US Marine Corps but that meant nothing to Teyla.) Foolish, foolhardy, ignorant, brave. He and his men didn't run when the Wraith came; they fought back.

Sumner stared down a Wraith and refused to be dragged away. He walked, tall and calm, to his fate.

I have to wonder what impact Sumner's actions had on Teyla, on her decision to throw her lot in with the expedition. Yes, Sheppard and his men coming to the rescue, defeating the Wraith on their home ground, had to have been huge for the Athosians, for Teyla, who had never known anyone to come back from being culled.

But this moment, this man with his courage, his dignity, and his resolve, had to have made a lasting impression.

( Take a look at their faces and see what you think. )

"Rising" 1x02

Rewatch: Echoes

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Teyla is shocked when she sees the ghostly image of a woman in the corridors of Atlantis. The woman is an Ancient in appearance but, initially at least, no one else can see her. Others begin to have their own visions however. Dr. McKay is enjoying himself watching a whale-like creature that is swimming just off the city. He's certain that it's the same creature who guided Sheppard to save him when he was trapped on the ocean floor. He nicknames the creature Sam, after his good friend Samantha Carter. When hundreds of the sea creatures are found to be heading for Atlantis, clearly something is wrong. McKay's search of the alien database reveals that Atlantis is under threat of destruction.[Poll #1842672]