02-09 Aurora

[Anissa T]

Title: Aurora
Directed by: Martin Wood
Written by: Carl Binder and Brad Wright
Original Air Date: September 23, 2005 (Sci Fi Channel)

Synopsis: The team finds an Ancient warship still inhabited Ancients in suspended animation. They are all connected together through a virtual environment, that Sheppard enters to communicate with them. The only problem being, the Ancients think that their virtual lives are reality.


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I found this one interesting.

My biggest question is, when the wraith killed the first officer, how come no one in the virtual reality noticed she wasn't there? I mean, there had to be a few minutes between the time it took for him to kill her and get back into the stasis pod.

[cb49747]

Maybe the wraith just got lucky and no one was around when it happened.

[Colonel Carter]

I saw this episode last night for the first time. I really liked it, though I thought it depressing that the crew had to sacrifice their lives before John was actually able to get to know them. I liked the Captain of that ship a lot.

Rodney was able to access the system to knock the two guards unconscioius, so it's possible the Wraith was able to access the system and saw when the first officer was alone in the virtual reality and then kill her. Maybe a time when she was asleep in her own quarters. I'm curious how he was able to make himself look like her though, they never explained that in the show. As soon as Teyla called Rodney that they found something he should seen, I KNEW it was a Wraith, even though they didn't show it until he got down there, and I knew then that the first officer was the Wraith. So there were some very obvious elements to this episode.

The new military guy on board Prometheus - I think he's a Colonel - I really can't stand the guy. I want him gone. He's the first permanent commanding military figure in the Stargate universe who is not likable. They need to get rid of the guy.

I like that Rodney is more daring than he used to be, but his comment that his life was more valuable than Shep's only hurts him I think. I want to like Rodney and then he says things like that which make me want to throw him through a wall.

[cb49747]

I watched the rerun last night as well. I do like that episode. Rodney is a funny character, you want to like him but he makes it so darn easy to hate him.