Rewatch: The Siege - Part 2

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Two hive ships are still approaching Atlantis and all hope seems lost. Weir orders evacuation and she and Sheppard activate the city's self destruct. Just when McKay tries to dial the address of the evacuation site, the stargate activates from off-world. All of the sudden help from Earth is under way as a certain colonel Everett arrives with reinforcements. Immediately he gets under everybody's skin. He relieves Weir of command, orders her and Sheppard to cancel the self-destruct and get the evacuated people back. He tells Earth has constructed a new intergalactic battle cruiser, the Daedalus, that will arrive in four days, bringing a ZPM. He brought some supplies to defend the city until then, naquadah powered gun turrets and an improved naquadah generator to power the weapons chair. He also deploys some space mines to keep the hive ships at bay. Will it be enough?  [Poll #1786650]

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As if that weren't all, the city is on the verge of being bombarded by hundreds of asteroids, courtesy of the friendly neighbourhood Wraith. Oh, I was wrong. It's not the city they're headed towards, it's the mines ... that can't be activated. Um, is it too early to say we're screwed? Rodney sure thinks so, as he watches the mines disappear on the screen. [From the audio commentary, we learn that Chuck got his very first line, courtesy of David ('cuz it had originally been in his script). Also, Chuck and Claire Rankin (Dr. Heightmeyer) played Romeo and Juliet in PEI. So it's nice to know they had a connection before SGA.]

Even better (er, worse), they can't tell how close the Hive ships are, 'cuz the mines detonating took the sensors off-line. For a couple of hours. Well, now the shoe's on the other foot. Everett knows he's goofed and John feels vindicated, not that it means anything. But, boy, the pissed look on John's face? Priceless.

But, moving right along, Everett wants John to get info from the hologram room, to see how the Ancients lost the first time so they can avoid making the same mistakes. So, we see a brief overview of all the worlds that were taken over until only Atlantis was left. [The Martins say they included it, 'cuz it looked cool to see the Hive ships hovering over Lantea. Also because season enders get a lot more attention AND viewers, as do season openers, so they wanted to have more shiny stuff to show off.]

So we get an exchange of more words, until things become creepy and confrontational, because Everett says that Sumner was a close friend and he just can't get how John could have not saved him, and admitted killing him. John's on the verge of revealing that not a night goes by ... but they're interrupted. 'Cuz there's more guests to the party, a whole bunch of Darts. Everett orders John to the Chair, with the intention of finishing their little talk later. Oh, joy. [The Martins say that this is the beginning of what they called a "roller-coaster ride".]

So, the city's darkened and troops are firing on the Darts. [The Martins loved turning off the lights and the vis effects, except that it was the sound effects that made the vis effects so much more believable.] John reaches the Chair and is nagging Rodney to get it working, like NOW.

As if that weren't enough (what, is this a shock-a-minute), the Darts seem to be making kamikaze runs against the city. And they just culled some of the gunners.

But Rodney's just got the Chair powered. And Aiden's climbed onto one of the guns. This is where I have trouble watching these action scenes, 'cuz it's too dark and there are too many flashes of light. Well, John takes out a Dart and then it's all quiet again.

Woo-hoo. Rodney, you rock, telling Everett off just 'cuz he wants to know when those Hive ships will arrive. And the Chair is out of drones. Everett dares to say he's "open to suggestions". Oh, I'll bet he is.

But John has an idea, to fly 'jumpers down their throats. But it's not supposed to be a suicide mission, as long as Rodney and Radek figure out how to remote-control the bombs. Sure thing. Piece of cake. See the long-suffering looks on Radek's and Rodney's faces.

But Everett's all excited by the prospect. Rodney's not too thrilled, especially with the "showing up with your guns and your brush cuts" and then, when the city needs saving, turning to the scientists. Um, Everett, it's not a wise thing to ask when was the last time Rodney slept. I mean, really.

But, then, Rodney gets an idea. And we get the R&R tag-team, bouncing ideas off of each other. They're so cute together.

Everett wants to know if that's a yes and he gets a "possibly" as a reply.

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[The Martins say that this is the beginning of what they called a "roller-coaster ride".] Just like the wildest roller coaster ride, ever!