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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[twinsarein.livejournal.com]

Hmm, the Colonel's mines blow up rocks really well. Very impressive. /sarcasm

Of course, this means a ton of trouble. How can they destroy the Wraith, now? And, I'm sure the Colonel still won't allow the self-destruct.

Wow, those are the coolest special effects on this show so far (except maybe of Atlantis rising from the ocean floor). That was excellent, and a good refresher for us, as well as background for Everett.

Yikes. The colonel is spouting off about stuff he has no clue about. I understand him being upset about what happened, but he doesn't gather any other information before closing his mind?

John is starting to defend himself, but...oh no! Wraith darts have arrived. Man, they are everywhere. A few dozen drones aren't going to be enough. Crap, primary systems gone. Now they can't blow up the Atlantis database.

I think the Colonel is starting to get the tiniest inkling of what they're up against. Man, he isn't ready to have a new team man the guns when some of his mean re taken? I thought he'd read all the reports. Anyway, go Aiden! He stepped in, but he was the only one.

Jeez, look at all that destruction, and that was just the minor fighters. The destroyers haven't had their turn yet.

Yay, Rodney! You give him what-for! Way to dress him down. And then, he tells the Colonel to shut up. I love it. Raydek is in there, too, and John. all contributing to ctually saving the city. Go, team!

Only Teyla arrives...crap! The Wraith are in Atlantis. Not good.

Well, the Colonel has redeemed himself with Teyla. I'm glad he can listen to reason, and is open to changing his mind.

Okay, all our groups are getting to their places.

Ack, Aiden! No!!! Yay, John. Phew! Oooo, it was a plan. Nasty, putting us in suspense like that.

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Hmm, the Colonel's mines blow up rocks really well. Very impressive. /sarcasm

Oh, I LOVE your sarcasm.

Crap, primary systems gone. Now they can't blow up the Atlantis database.

Oh, wow, I missed the significance of that!

... but he doesn't gather any other information before closing his mind?

Well, you see, HE's a Colonel dealing with a major and a woman (not that he's against women, just civilian women). If it doesn't jive with the mission directive he was given and the chain of command, he doesn't want to know about it. Which is really dumb 'cuz, hello, new galaxy, new space vampires, yadda, yadda.

I thought he'd read all the reports.

Obviously, in Washington or the SGC, reports are made to be written and then filed. Reading them? Naaaaaah. Besides, he's the cavalry rushing in to save the day. Much more important than reading. He's all action, he is. /sarcasm, too.