The Lost Boys (Stargate Atlantis)
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Guest stars | Kavan Smith as Maj. Lorne Aaron Abrams as Kanayo Woody Jeffreys as Bouncer / Guard #1 Paul Anthony as Jace David Nykl as Dr. Zelenka Aleks Holtz as Guard #2 James Lafazanos as Wraith Male Andee Frizzell as Wraith Hive Queen |
| Written by | Martin Gero |
| Directed by | Brad Turner |
| Production no. | 210 |
| Original airdate | September 23, 2005 |
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| "Aurora" | "The Hive (Part 2)" |
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"The Lost Boys" (Part 1 of 2) is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis.
[edit] Plot
Sheppard's team slog through woods on a planet, pursuing a tip from Teyla's contacts. Rodney whines as usual. The team are suddenly stunned by Wraith weapons wielded by humans, and awake sitting on a table on another planet. There they are greeted by the former Lieutenant Ford.
He invites them to eat, and tells them what happened to him after he was culled by a Wraith dart (see "Runner"): he reveals how he was rematerialized on a cruiser, escaped, met some men in a pub, told them of the enzyme and organized them into an enzyme-powered strike team. They even captured some Wraith whom they keep stunned inside their base to get more enzymes.
Afterwards Ford tells them that he wants to show Sheppard's team how good they became thanks to the enzyme, then reveals that he put some enzyme into the team's meal, which especially makes Rodney angry. Sheppard then talks to Ford privately, who tells him that his food was clean so that he can convince Weir that his team became better because of the enzyme. He allows them to go around freely but when they check the Stargate they find that Ford removed the control crystals from the DHD so they can't escape. Sheppard then decides to play along with Ford's plan.
Back at Atlantis Weir tells Major Lorne that Sheppard's team hasn't made contact, so they decide to search for them. In Ford's base he orders Teyla and Sheppard to accompanying his people on an off-world mission. On the planet they find a base of the Genii from whom they plan to steal weapons which the Genii once stole from Atlantis. Meanwhile Ford's lab man, Jace, reveals to Rodney that the Wraith are intensely territorial and working on a system to prevent inter-ship communication. Elsewhere, Ford trains with his men then talks with Ronon about the enzyme.
On the off-world mission one man of the team is killed but they get the stolen Atlantis C-4. After the mission the team's leader Kanayo reveals to Sheppard and Teyla that they want to destroy a Wraith Hive-Ship. Back in the base Ford shows them a Wraith data storage device from which they got the course of a hive ship which they want to destroy. Rodney thinks this is crazy even when Ford shows them a damaged Wraith dart which Rodney has to repair and Sheppard to fly. Sheppard convinces him to do it, so they can escape back to Atlantis. Afterwards the Lt. Col. wrings from Ford some conditions.
Lorne's team meanwhile finds out that Sheppard's team isn't on the planet anymore. Radek Zelenka then checks the DHD whence they get 50 gate addresses which makes it nearly impossible to find the team. Lorne then talks with Weir and tells her what they found out.
Back at Ford's base Rodney repairs the dart while Teyla and Ronon train with Ford's team and get more of the enzyme. Sheppard talks with Ford about his relatives on Earth but Ford still wants to do this mission. Afterwards he talks with Ronon and Teyla who become more aggressive because of the enzyme. Afterwards Rodney comes, reveals that the dart is ready, and then shows Sheppard how its new Earth-people controls work. But then Ford reveals that he knows about Sheppard's plan to escape back to Atlantis and thus decides to let Rodney stay on the planet. Sheppard has no other option but to follow Ford's orders. He then activates the dart and collects Ford's team with the culling beam.
He then flies with the dart to the planet and from there to the hive ship. But when they approach it the auto pilot activates and the ship becomes automated. Inside the ship he rematerializes the team but a few of them fall from a cliff because Sheppard rematerialized them while flying blind. Sheppard then lands and attacks some Wraith, triggering an alarm and a big fight against hordes of defending Wraith. They are overwhelmed and stunned.
They wake up in a cell where Ford accuses Sheppard of sabotaging his mission. Some Wraith then enter and want to know who flew the dart and when Sheppard reveals that it was him he is brought away. He is brought into a large room where he is confronted by the Queen of the ship.
[edit] Notes
- Rodney reveals in this episode that he once tried dope in college.
- A former spy in Ford's gang reveals that the Genii have set up bases everywhere in the galaxy to which their spies can escape if they can't make it back to the Genii homeworld.
- One of the exotic black & white computer displays in Ford's headquarters is actually a Philco Predicta TV set.
- While Sheppard is flying the dart in automatic pilot he says, "R2, I need to deactivate the auto pilot." This is a clear reference to The Phantom Menace, in which Anakin Skywalker makes a similar request.
- The Autopilot scene and the Wraith "Override" of the ship is a possible reference to Independence Day
- Paul McGillion does not appear in this episode.
