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| director=[[Andy Mikita]]
  
| director=[[Andy Mikita]]
 
| main = [[Joe Flanigan]] as [[Lt. Colonel]] [[John Sheppard]]<br>[[Amanda Tapping]] as [[Colonel]] [[Samantha Carter]]<br>[[Rachel Luttrell]] as [[Teyla Emmagan]]<br>[[Jason Momoa]] as [[Ronon Dex]]<br>[[David Hewlett]] as [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]]
  
| main = [[Joe Flanigan]] as [[Lt. Colonel]] [[John Sheppard]]<br>[[Amanda Tapping]] as [[Colonel]] [[Samantha Carter]]<br>[[Rachel Luttrell]] as [[Teyla Emmagan]]<br>[[Jason Momoa]] as [[Ronon Dex]]<br>[[David Hewlett]] as [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]]
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| guests=[[Martin Jarvis]] as [[Davos]]<br>[[Christopher Heyerdahl]] as "[[Todd]]"<br>[[Jewel Staite]] as [[Dr.]] [[Jennifer Keller]]<br>[[Kimberley Warnat]] as [[Linara]]<br>[[Robert Picardo]] as [[Richard Woolsey]]<br>[[Chuck Campbell]] as [[Chuck]]
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| guests=[[Martin Jarvis]] as [[Davos]]<br>[[Christopher Heyerdahl]] as "[[Todd]]"<br>[[Jewel Staite]] as [[Dr.]] [[Jennifer Keller]]<br>[[Kimberley Warnat]] as [[Linara]]<br>[[Robert Picardo]] as [[Richard Woolsey]]<br>[[Chuck Campbell]] as [[Chuck]]<br>[[Colin Corrigan]] as [[Lt.]] [[Rivers (Atlantis)|Rivers]] {{u}}<br>[[Jon Johnson]] as [[Parker (Atlantis)|Parker]] {{u}}<br>[[Glen Brkich]] as [[Marine 4 (The Siege, Part 2)|Marine]] {{u}}<br>? as [[Captain]] [[Robbins]]
 
| preceded_by="[[Missing]]"
  
| preceded_by="[[Missing]]"
 
| followed_by="[[Miller's Crossing]]"
  
| followed_by="[[Miller's Crossing]]"
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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With the [[Athosian]]s now missing for several weeks, there is still no new information on their whereabouts, even the [[forensics]] team is coming up with nothing on [[New Athos]]. [[Teyla Emmagan]] however, proposes that they go to a world where it is rumored that a seer into the future named [[Davos]] resides. The rest of her team, particularly [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]], has doubts on the so-called seer. Despite this, Teyla is hopeful that he will provide answers, and [[Lt. Colonel]] [[John Sheppard]]'s [[First Atlantis Reconnaissance Team|team]] has been given the go ahead on the mission to [[Vedeena]]. On the way to the [[Stargate]], McKay makes his own prediction, that it will be a complete waste of time. Sheppard then warns them that, since they've never made contact with them before, they may be unnerved by a bunch of heavily armed people and tells them to be on their best behavior. Strangely though, when they arrive, they are stunned to see a group of [[Vedeenan]]s greeting them, as if they have been expecting them.
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With the [[Athosian]]s now missing for several weeks, there is still no new information on their whereabouts, even the [[forensics]] team is coming up with nothing on [[New Athos]]. [[Teyla Emmagan]] however, proposes that they go to a world where it is rumored that a seer into the future named [[Davos]] resides. The rest of her team, particularly [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]], has doubts on the so-called seer. Despite this, Teyla is hopeful that he will provide answers, and [[Lt. Colonel]] [[John Sheppard]]'s [[Atlantis Reconnaissance 1|team]] has been given the go ahead on the mission to [[Vedeena]]. On the way to the [[Stargate]], McKay makes his own prediction, that it will be a complete waste of time. Sheppard then warns them that, since they've never made contact with them before, they may be unnerved by a bunch of heavily armed people and tells them to be on their best behavior. Strangely though, when they arrive, they are surprised to see a group of [[Vedeenan]]s greeting them, as if they have been expecting them.
   
 
[[File:The Seer1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Richard Woolsey]] arrives in Atlantis.]]
  
[[File:The Seer1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Richard Woolsey]] arrives in Atlantis.]]
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Back on Vedeena, a woman named [[Linara]] tells Sheppard's team about Davos' prediction two years ago. He predicted that Hive ships would arrive over the planet, so he and the others hid in caves while the Wraith searched for them. The Wraith never found any of them and not a single Vedeenan was killed. They also need the expedition's help, since Davos has recently fallen ill. Linara tells them that Davos is important to them, especially herself, because Davos is her father. They meet Davos in a tent, where he seems to be the leader.
  
Back on Vedeena, a woman named [[Linara]] tells Sheppard's team about Davos' prediction two years ago. He predicted that Hive ships would arrive over the planet, so he and the others hid in caves while the Wraith searched for them. The Wraith never found any of them and not a single Vedeenan was killed. They also need the expedition's help, since Davos has recently fallen ill. Linara tells them that Davos is important to them, especially herself, because Davos is her father. They meet Davos in a tent, where he seems to be the leader.
   
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Davos is pleased to meet them, and notices McKay's skepticism. He claims he has the ability to show other people his vision, and offers his hand to McKay. As McKay holds his hand, he is stunned when he has a vision of himself and his team on a misty planet with ancient ruins, when they are surrounded and captured by the Wraith. Shortly after, Davos falls ill and is unable to provide further visions.
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Davos is pleased to meet them, and notices McKay's skepticism. He claims he has the ability to show other people his vision, and offers his hand to McKay. As McKay holds his hand, he is surprised when he has a vision of himself and his team on a misty planet with ancient ruins, when they are surrounded and captured by the Wraith. Shortly after, Davos falls ill and is unable to provide further visions.
   
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They return to Atlantis where McKay recounts his vision. There, Carter tells them the a Wraith wants to meet them on M2R-441, where strangely enough, has ancient ruins very similar to McKay's vision. Also, the Wraith described by Carter is also the same one Sheppard had an acquaintance to last year when they both escaped the [[Genii]]. With no option, apart from Woolsey stating the obvious, they go to the planet expecting an ambush.
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They return to Atlantis where McKay recounts his vision. There, Carter tells them the a Wraith wants to meet them on M2R-441, where strangely enough, has ancient ruins very similar to McKay's vision. Also, the Wraith described by Carter is also the same one that Sheppard had an acquaintance with last year when they both escaped the [[Genii]]. With no option, apart from Woolsey stating the obvious, they go to the planet expecting an ambush.
   
 
[[File:The Seer2.jpg|thumb|200px|Sheppard's team with the Wraith, surrounded by Jumpers.]]
  
[[File:The Seer2.jpg|thumb|200px|Sheppard's team with the Wraith, surrounded by Jumpers.]]
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When the team arrives in the ruins, McKay recounts that this is exactly the same ruins from his visions and starts to believe in them. Seconds later, a group of Wraith surround them. The [[Todd|Wraith]] approaches them and wonders why they didn't come in unarmed like he requested. However, since Sheppard's team anticipate an ambush, two [[Puddle Jumper]]s de-cloak, and the Wraith surrenders.
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When the team arrives in the ruins, McKay recounts that this is exactly the same ruins from his visions and starts to believe in them. Seconds later, a group of Wraith surround them. One of the Wraith (known previously as [[Todd]]) approaches them and wonders why they didn't come in unarmed like he requested. However, since Sheppard's team anticipate an ambush, two [[Puddle Jumper]]s de-cloak, and the Wraith surrenders.
   
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Meanwhile, [[Dr.]] [[Jennifer Keller]] diagnoses Davos on Vedeena and informs Carter over the [[radio]]. Davos has a form of [[Cancer|lymphatic cancer]], which they can't do much on treating. With no option, they decide to bring Davos in to [[Atlantis]], where Keller wonders if they're here to help him, or study him.
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Meanwhile, [[Dr.]] [[Jennifer Keller]] diagnoses Davos on Vedeena and informs Carter over the [[radio]]. Davos has a form of [[Cancer|lymphatic cancer]], which they cannot do much on treating. With no option, they decide to bring Davos in to [[Atlantis]], where Keller wonders if they are here to help him, or study him.
   
 
[[File:The Seer3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The team watch the extent of the [[Asuran]]s' new tactic.]]
  
[[File:The Seer3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The team watch the extent of the [[Asuran]]s' new tactic.]]
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Sheppard goes to the Wraith in the [[Atlantis brig|brig]], where he plans to interrogate him. The Wraith tells Sheppard that he knows McKay was the one who uploaded the Wraith attack code on the [[Asuran]] [[Base code]]. The Wraith managed to have shut down the code with a virus 10,000 years ago, but since McKay tampered with the base code, the Wraith computer virus is now ineffective and wants help on shutting them down. Sheppard however, tells him why he should care about the Wraith being wiped out. He tells Sheppard that the Asuran's latest strategy is to attack the Wraiths' food source, destroying human worlds to carry out this plan.
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Sheppard goes to the Wraith in the [[Atlantis brig|brig]], where he plans to interrogate him. Todd tells Sheppard that he knows McKay was the one who uploaded the Wraith attack code on the [[Asuran]] [[Base code]]. The Wraith managed to have shut down the code with a virus 10,000 years ago, but since McKay tampered with the base code, the Wraith computer virus is now ineffective and wants help on shutting them down. Sheppard however, tells him why he should care about the Wraith being wiped out. Todd tells Sheppard that the Asuran's latest strategy is to attack the Wraiths' food source, destroying human worlds to carry out this plan.
   
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As proof, they dial [[M5S-768]], a planet the expedition visited last year. They send a [[MALP]], where they see the planet in ruins. Worse, the residual [[radiation]] from weapons fire matches the [[Asuran technology]], not Wraith. All 75,000 people on the planet are all dead. The Wraith is telling the truth. Later on two more planets are discovered to have been annihilate by the Asuran's bringing the death count to 150,000.
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As proof, they dial [[M5S-768]], a planet the expedition visited last year. They send a [[MALP]], where they see the planet in ruins. Worse, the residual [[radiation]] from weapons fire matches the [[Asuran technology]], not Wraith. All 75,000 people on the planet are all dead. Todd is telling the truth. Later on two more planets are discovered to have been annihilated by the Asurans, bringing the death count to 150,000.
   
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As McKay feels responsible for their deaths and questions his original decision to change the base code. He works on trying to deactivate the code. Woolsey however, suspicious of the Wraith, disagrees and decides to contact the IOA on what to do next. However, they take the decision "under advisement", something Sheppard points out as something the IOA are very good at, stonewalling them. Carter begins to feel why Sheppard never wanted the job of leader in the first place. Keller then calls Carter and discovers something. From a brain scan of Davos, she found abnormally high synaptic activity, similar to the one McKay once experienced with the [[Ascension machine]]. However, this isn't advancing, meaning he was born with the gift.
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As McKay feels responsible for their deaths and questions his original decision to change the base code, he works on trying to deactivate the code. Woolsey, however, suspicious of Todd, disagrees and decides to contact the IOA on what to do next. However, they take the decision "under advisement", something Sheppard points out as something the IOA are very good at, stonewalling them. Carter begins to feel why Sheppard never wanted the job of leader in the first place. Keller then calls Carter and discovers something. From a brain scan of Davos, she found abnormally high synaptic activity, similar to the one McKay once experienced with the [[Ascension machine]]. However, this is not advancing, meaning that he was born with the gift.
   
 
[[File:Unnamedplanet1.jpg|thumb|200px|Davos gives Carter his vision.]]
  
[[File:Unnamedplanet1.jpg|thumb|200px|Davos gives Carter his vision.]]
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Davos then awakens, and meets Carter. He then takes his hand out, as he has been given another vision he would like to share with Carter. In the vision, the city gets attacked by an Asuran-built [[Aurora-class battleship|''Aurora''-class battleship]]. The inhabitants try to escape, but the city gets entirely destroyed. Woolsey believes the vision is more evidence that an alliance with the Wraith is the wrong decision. Their meeting is cut short when the city's [[Long range sensors]] detect an approaching Wraith Hive Ship. Their captive Wraith admits he has an implanted [[Wraith tracker]] and activated it when he arrived, and broadcast his location. He says the hive ship is loyal to him and is carrying the Wraith's original anti-Asuran virus, and claims the ship will not reveal Atlantis' location if the humans help him develop an Asuran virus. However, he does warn Sheppard that if he blows it up, the Hive will launch a [[Subspace communication]] on the location of [[M35-117]] to every Hive in the [[Pegasus]] [[Galaxy]], before telling him that all he wants is an alliance.
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Davos then awakens, and meets Carter. He then takes his hand out, as he has been given another vision that he would like to share with Carter. In the vision, the city gets attacked by an Asuran-built [[Aurora-class battleship|''Aurora''-class battleship]]. The inhabitants try to escape, but the city gets entirely destroyed. Woolsey believes that the vision is more evidence that an alliance with the Wraith is the wrong decision. Their meeting is cut short when the city's [[Long range sensors]] detect an approaching Wraith Hive Ship. Todd admits that he has an implanted [[Wraith tracker]] and activated it when he arrived, and broadcast his location. He says the hive ship is loyal to him and is carrying the Wraith's original anti-Asuran virus, and claims the ship will not reveal Atlantis's location if the humans help him to develop an Asuran virus. However, he does warn Sheppard that if he blows it up, the Hive will launch a [[Subspace communication]] on the location of [[M35-117]] to every Hive in the [[Pegasus]] [[Galaxy]], before telling him that all he wants is an alliance.
   
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Teyla approaches Davos with questions about the Athosians. He confirms that they're still alive, but says he doesn't know where they are. He also tells Teyla he knows she is [[Pregnancy|pregnant]], though she wishes to keep it a secret. Davos suddenly collapses, but grasps Teyla's hand to show her a vision. She sees Sheppard attacking and destroying a hive ship with [[Drone weapon]]s.
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Teyla approaches Davos with questions about the Athosians. He confirms that they are still alive, but says that he doesn't know where they are. He also tells Teyla that he knows she is [[Pregnancy|pregnant]], though she wishes to keep it a secret. Davos suddenly collapses, but grasps Teyla's hand to show her a vision. She sees Sheppard attacking and destroying a hive ship with [[Drone weapon]]s.
   
 
[[File:The Seer4.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Carter tells her terms to the Wraith.]]
  
[[File:The Seer4.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Carter tells her terms to the Wraith.]]
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Again, the vision only serves to make Woolsey more paranoid about the alliance with the Wraith. The team agrees they only need obtain the virus from the Wraith, and then can destroy the Hive Ship. Carter approaches the Wraith and sets down strict terms for their cooperation. The Hive Ship must stay in orbit and transmit the virus to a non networked computer in Atlantis, all work will take place in the city, the Wraith will remain their prisoner, and when the programming is done, they keep the virus. Any breach of the terms will result in the destruction of the Hive Ship. The Wraith agrees to the terms and reveals that this plan will not only benefit the Wraith and humans by eliminating the Asurans, but also himself because such a plan would help ensure him a seat of power in the Wraith hierarchy. He then offers a hand shake, only to be stopped, since the Wraith hands have the feeding organ, but he reveals this is only meant to be a Wraith joke while laughing (I think you know Woolesy's opinion on Wraith humor.).
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Again, the vision only serves to make Woolsey more wary about the alliance with the Wraith. The team agrees they only need obtain the virus from the Wraith, and then can destroy the Hive Ship. Carter approaches the Wraith and sets down strict terms for their cooperation. The Hive Ship must stay in orbit and transmit the virus to a non networked computer in Atlantis, all work will take place in the city, the Wraith will remain their prisoner, and when the programming is done, they keep the virus. Any breach of the terms will result in the destruction of the Hive Ship. Todd agrees to the terms and reveals that this plan will not only benefit the Wraith and humans by eliminating the Asurans, but also himself because such a plan would help ensure him a seat of power in the Wraith hierarchy. He then offers a handshake, only to be stopped, since the Wraith hands have the feeding organ, but he reveals this is only meant to be a Wraith joke while laughing (I think you know Woolesy's opinion on Wraith humor.).
   
 
The Hive Ship then arrives and transmits the virus. After working on it, McKay discovers that part of the code is missing. He reports the findings to Carter and Woolsey. He suspects the Wraith are hiding something, something they both know, since they detected another Hive Ship is approaching the city. They believe it doesn't yet know of Atlantis' location, but instead had tracked the first Hive Ship. They may have no choice but to [[cloak]] the city when the second ship arrives, leaving them vulnerable to attack from either ship.
  
The Hive Ship then arrives and transmits the virus. After working on it, McKay discovers that part of the code is missing. He reports the findings to Carter and Woolsey. He suspects the Wraith are hiding something, something they both know, since they detected another Hive Ship is approaching the city. They believe it doesn't yet know of Atlantis' location, but instead had tracked the first Hive Ship. They may have no choice but to [[cloak]] the city when the second ship arrives, leaving them vulnerable to attack from either ship.
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[[File:The Seer5.jpg|thumb|200px|Both Hive Ships destroy each other.]]
  
[[File:The Seer5.jpg|thumb|200px|Both Hive Ships destroy each other.]]
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Shortly before the second hive ship arrives, Carter orders the city cloaked, with Sheppard standing ready to launch a drone attack. Meanwhile, Davos succumbs to his illness and dies. The ship arrives and the two exchange communications while the Atlantis team monitors for a possible attack. Suddenly both ships begin to power weapons. Sheppard wants to launch the drones, but Carter tells him to wait. Woolsey, clearly believing the hive ships are going to attack Atlantis orders Sheppard to fire, but Carter countermands him. Her instincts prove true as the hive ships begin firing on each other. Both ships end up destroyed in the battle, and McKay verifies neither had sent off a subspace message. With this turn of luck, Atlantis is safe, their location remaining a secret.
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Shortly before the second hive ship arrives, Carter orders the city cloaked, with Sheppard standing ready to launch a drone attack. Meanwhile, Davos succumbs to his illness and dies. The ship arrives and the two exchange communications while the Atlantis team monitors for a possible attack. Suddenly both ships begin to power weapons. Sheppard wants to launch the drones, but Carter tells him to wait. Woolsey, clearly believing the hive ships are going to attack Atlantis, orders Sheppard to fire, but Carter countermands him. Her instincts prove true as the hive ships begin firing on each other. Both ships are destroyed in the battle, and McKay verifies that neither had sent off a subspace message. With this turn of luck, Atlantis is safe, their location remaining a secret.
   
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Afterwards, Linara plans to take her father to be buried to Vedeenan customs on her home, and admits that for the first time, she is afraid of the future, but Teyla assures her otherwise. When they leave, Teyla tells Keller that Davos knew of her pregnancy. Keller tells Teyla that she won't be able to keep her pregnancy a secret much longer. Meanwhile, Woolsey, embarrassed by his behavior, returns to Earth, telling Carter he'll give her a favorable report to the IOA. McKay and the Wraith continue to work on the new virus. In the end, Sheppard misses Woolsey's departure, regretting to say goodbye to him. He then tells Sam that her vision of Atlantis being destroyed by Asurans might not come true for a thousand years. Or it could be tomorrow, she agrees.
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Afterwards, Linara plans to take her father to be buried to Vedeenan customs on her home, and admits that for the first time, she is afraid of the future, but Teyla assures her otherwise. When they leave, Teyla tells Keller that Davos knew of her pregnancy. Keller tells Teyla that she won't be able to keep her pregnancy a secret much longer. Meanwhile, Woolsey, embarrassed by his behavior, returns to Earth, telling Carter tha he will give her a favorable report to the IOA. McKay and Todd continue to work on the new virus. In the end, Sheppard misses Woolsey's departure, regretting to say goodbye to him. He then tells Sam that her vision of Atlantis being destroyed by Asurans might not come true for a thousand years. Or it could be tomorrow, she agrees.
   
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==References==
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==Appearances==
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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[[Ancient]]s; [[Ancient nanovirus]]; [[Ascension machine]]; [[Asuran]]; [[Asuran-Tau'ri-Wraith war]]; [[Athosian]]; [[Atlantis infirmary]]; [[Base code]]; [[Blackjack]]; [[Chair room]]; [[Cloak]]; [[Control chair]]; ''[[Daedalus]]''; [[Drone weapon]]; [[FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon]]; [[Forensics]]; [[Genii]]; [[Hive ship]]; [[Human]]; [[Hyperspace]]; [[International Oversight Advisory]]; [[Kirsan fever]]; [[Acastus Kolya]]; [[Long range sensors]]; [[Lymphatic cancer]]; [[M2R-441]]; [[M5S-768]]; [[McKay/Carter Intergalactic Gate Bridge]]; [[Midway space station]]; [[Milky Way]]; [[Mobile Analytic Laboratory Probe]]; [[Near ascension]]; [[New Athos]]; [[Particle magnum]]; [[Precognition]]; [[Pregnancy]]; [[Puddle Jumper]]; [[Quantum physics]]; [[Captain]] [[Robbins]]; [[Satedan]]; [[Snow]]; [[Vedeena]]; [[Vedeenan]]s; [[Elizabeth Weir]]; [[Wraith]]; [[Wraith energy weapon]]; [[Wraith tracker]]; [[Wraith warrior]]; [[Zero Point Module]]
  
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! Appearances for The Seer
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'''Locations'''
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*[[M2R-441]] {{m}}
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*[[M5S-768]]
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*[[Midway space station]] {{m}}
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*[[Milky Way]] {{m}}
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*[[New Athos]] {{m}}
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*[[New Lantea]]
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**[[Atlantis]]
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***[[Atlantis brig]]
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***[[Atlantis control tower]]
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****[[Atlantis conference room]]
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****[[Atlantis infirmary]]
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****[[Chair room]]
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****[[Commander's office]]
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****[[Meredith Rodney McKay's lab]]
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****[[Stargate Operations]]
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*[[Planet (The Seer)]]
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*[[Vedeena]]
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'''Events'''
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*[[Asuran-Tau'ri-Wraith war]]
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*[[Michael's crusade]] {{m}}
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**[[Michael Kenmore's kidnapping of the Athosians]] {{m}}
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*[[Wraith civil war]]
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'''Items'''
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*[[Ancient nanovirus]] {{m}}
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*[[Ascension machine]] {{m}}
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*[[Base code]] {{m}}
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*[[Blackjack]] {{m}}
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*[[Cloak]]
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*[[Control chair]]
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*[[Drone weapon]]
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*[[FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon]]
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*[[Forensics]] {{m}}
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*[[Hyperspace]]
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*[[Kirsan fever]] {{m}}
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*[[Long range sensors]]
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*[[Lymphatic cancer]] {{m}}
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*[[McKay/Carter Intergalactic Gate Bridge]] {{m}}
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*[[Mobile Analytic Laboratory Probe]]
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*[[Near ascension]]
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*[[Particle magnum]]
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*[[Precognition]]
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*[[Pregnancy]]
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*[[Quantum physics]] {{m}}
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*[[Wraith energy weapon]]
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*[[Wraith tracker]] {{m}}
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*[[Zero Point Module]] {{m}}
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'''Vehicles'''
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*[[Aurora-class battleship|''Aurora''-class battleship]]
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*[[BC-304]] {{m}}
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**''[[Daedalus]]'' {{m}}
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*[[Hive ship]]
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*[[Puddle Jumper]]
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'''Sentient Species'''
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*[[Ancient]]s {{m}}
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*[[Asuran]] {{m}}
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*[[Athosian]]
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*[[Genii]] {{m}}
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*[[People of M2R-441]] {{m}}
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*[[Satedan]]
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*[[Tau'ri]]
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*[[Vedeenan]]s
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*[[Wraith]]
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*[[Wraith warrior]]
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'''Organizations'''
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*[[Atlantis expedition]]
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**[[Atlantis Reconnaissance 1]]
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*[[International Oversight Advisory]]
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*[[United States Air Force]]
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*[[United States Marine Corps]]
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'''Mentioned'''
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*[[Acastus Kolya]]
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*[[Snow]]
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*[[Dr.]] [[Elizabeth Weir]]
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==Notable Quotes==
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==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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*[[David Hewlett]] ([[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]]) announces the "Previously on ''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]''" in the beginning of the episode.
  
*[[David Hewlett]] ([[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]]) announces the "Previously on ''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]''" in the beginning of the episode.
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*This episode may be inspired by the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Prophecy]]". McKay's line at the start of the episode is even extremely similar to Carter's line from that episode. Contrast:
  
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::'''McKay''': Look, in a mechanical, Newtonian universe, not a problem. I mean, you know enough variables, you can predict the outcome; but '''quantum physics blows that out of the water'''.
  
   
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*This episode may be inspired by the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "[[Prophecy]]". McKay's line "Look, in a mechanical, Newtonian universe, not a problem. I mean, you know enough variables, you can predict the outcome; but quantum physics blows that out of the water." is even extremely similar to [[Major]] [[Samantha Carter]]'s line from that episode.
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::With...<br/>
  
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::'''Carter''': According to Newtonian physics, yes, if you could know the position and velocity of every particle in the universe at any given moment you could accurately predict all of their interactions for the rest of time.<br />
  
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::'''Jonas Quinn''': So then the future is predetermined, it's just a matter of having enough information to figure it out.<br />
  
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::'''Carter''': Yes, but '''quantum mechanics blows that out of the water'''.
  
   
 
*In this episode 2 [[Hive ship]]s are destroyed by each other. This brings the total to twelve since the expedition arrived in the galaxy.
  
*In this episode 2 [[Hive ship]]s are destroyed by each other. This brings the total to twelve since the expedition arrived in the galaxy.
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*The [[Atlantis expedition]] country members seen: [[Canada]], [[Germany]], and the [[United States]].
  
 
*[[Richard P. Woolsey]] asks about physical anomalies, in a manner that may be reminiscent of [[Robert Picardo]]'s role as the [[w:c:memoryalpha:The Doctor|Doctor]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
  
*[[Richard P. Woolsey]] asks about physical anomalies, in a manner that may be reminiscent of [[Robert Picardo]]'s role as the [[w:c:memoryalpha:The Doctor|Doctor]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
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*This episode's premise about the Asurans attack on the [[Wraith]] through their food source (humans) is similar to the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' Season 2 episode "[[Show and Tell]]" in which the [[Reetou]] attempted to destroy the [[Goa'uld]] through attrition by wiping out their source of [[host]]s (also humans).
  
*This episode's premise about the Asurans attack on the [[Wraith]] through their food source (humans) is similar to the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' Season 2 episode "[[Show and Tell]]" in which the [[Reetou]] attempted to destroy the [[Goa'uld]] through attrition by wiping out their source of [[host]]s (also humans).
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*[[Davos]]' line "Never before have I sensed that the future of so many worlds can turn on the actions of so few" is reminiscent of a quote by [[Winston Churchill]] at the height of the Battle of Britain: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
  
*[[Davos]]' line "Never before have I sensed that the future of so many worlds can turn on the actions of so few" is reminiscent of a quote by [[Winston Churchill]] at the height of the Battle of Britain: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
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*The CGI scenes from "[[Misbegotten]]" (where a Hive ship exits hyperspace over a planet) and "[[The Hive]]" (where two Hives destroy each other) were used again in this episode. The scene from "Misbegotten" is altered slightly to remove the hive ship firing on the planet as the second hive ship exits hyperspace.
  
*The CGI scenes from "[[Misbegotten]]" (where a Hive ship exits hyperspace over a planet) and "[[The Hive]]" (where two Hives destroy each other) were used again in this episode. The scene from "Misbegotten" is altered slightly to remove the hive ship firing on the planet as the second hive ship exits hyperspace.
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*Around 15 minutes into the episode you can see one of the Blinking Light Unit's label "SGA/BLU 03".
  
*Around 15 minutes into the episode you can see one of the Blinking Light Unit's label "SGA/BLU 03".
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*Behind [[Colonel]] [[Samantha Carter]]'s desk in her office are framed photos of people from her ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' days. Pictured from left to right are [[Teal'c]] ([[Christopher Judge]]), [[Cassandra Fraiser]] ([[Colleen Rennison]]), [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] ([[Michael Shanks]]), [[Major General]] [[Jack O'Neill]] ([[Richard Dean Anderson]]) and herself [[fishing]], and her father [[Jacob Carter]] ([[Carmen Argenziano]]).
  
*Behind [[Colonel]] [[Samantha Carter]]'s desk in her office are framed photos of people from her ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' days. Pictured from left to right are [[Teal'c]] ([[Christopher Judge]]), [[Cassandra Fraiser]] ([[Colleen Rennison]]), [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] ([[Michael Shanks]]), [[Major General]] [[Jack O'Neill]] ([[Richard Dean Anderson]]) and herself [[fishing]], and her father [[Jacob Carter]] ([[Carmen Argenziano]]).
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*[[Lt. Colonel]] [[John Sheppard]] mentions "doubling down against a ten," a reference to [[Blackjack]], specifically a situation when a player doubles his bet in exchange for taking only one more card and no more. If the house has a nine or ten, the odds are the worst for the player to beat the house (23%) except for when the house has an ace (17%). Sheppard is obviously comparing the situation to one in which the odds are heavily against them, but they have a chance, however slim, to come out on top in better shape than expected.
  
*[[Lt. Colonel]] [[John Sheppard]] mentions "doubling down against a ten," a reference to [[Blackjack]], specifically a situation when a player doubles his bet in exchange for taking only one more card and no more. If the house has a nine or ten, the odds are the worst for the player to beat the house (23%) except for when the house has an ace (17%). Sheppard is obviously comparing the situation to one in which the odds are heavily against them, but they have a chance, however slim, to come out on top in better shape than expected.
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*[[Christopher Heyerdahl]] reprised his role as the [[Wraith]] later known as "[[Guide|Todd]]", after his debut appearance in "[[Common Ground]]".
  
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*This episode takes place approximately three months after the events of "[[Reunion]]" as Carter is being evaluated of her command.
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*[[Michelle Morgan]] was originally cast as [[Linara]], [[Davos]]' daughter. However, she was later played by [[Kimberley Warnat]], and Morgan would later play the [[Friendly Replicator Android]] in "[[Be All My Sins Remember'd]]" and [[Elizabeth Weir]] in "[[Ghost in the Machine]]".
  
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*This episode takes place approximately three months after the events of "[[Reunion]]".
  
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*This episode takes place several weeks after "[[Missing]]" and there have been no leads on the [[Athosian]]s from either the forensic teams or Atlantis' intel sources. [[Davos]] later tells Teyla that the Athosians are alive, but he can't tell where they are, only that they are shrouded in darkness.
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*This episode takes place several weeks after "[[Missing]]" and there have been no leads on the [[Athosian]]s from either the [[Forensics]] teams or [[Atlantis]]' intel sources. Davos later tells Teyla that the Athosians are alive, but he can't tell where they are, only that they are shrouded in darkness.
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*It has been three months since Carter took command as demonstrated by Woolsey doing a three month evaluation.
  
 
*Woolsey makes reference to the events of "[[Tabula Rasa]]" when he arrives. Carter also makes reference to "[[Common Ground]]".
  
*Woolsey makes reference to the events of "[[Tabula Rasa]]" when he arrives. Carter also makes reference to "[[Common Ground]]".
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*Teyla is revealed to be pregnant which only she, Davos and Keller are aware of.
  
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*The ''[[Daedalus]]'' is confirmed to still be servicing Atlantis despite the introduction of the ''[[Apollo]]'' by Woolsey's comment that quarantine on the [[Midway Station]] is preferable to three weeks on the ''Daedalus''.
  
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*It is later revealed that the vision of the destroyed [[Atlantis]] does come true - but it was in fact the [[Asuran]] [[Asuran copy_of_Atlantis|version]] of the city seen in "[[This Mortal Coil]]".
  
   
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*[[Teyla Emmagan]] is revealed to be [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] which only she, Davos and [[Dr.]] [[Jennifer Keller]] are aware of.
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== Goofs ==
  
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*When Dr. Mckay expressed his regret for reactivating the attack command, you can clearly hear him say "deactivated the attack command" which makes no sense because he reactivated it. Clearly the actor (David Hewlett) made a mistake.
  
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*The ''[[Daedalus]]'' is confirmed to still be servicing Atlantis despite the introduction of the ''[[Apollo]]'' by Woolsey's comment that quarantine on the [[Midway space station]] is preferable to three weeks on the ''Daedalus''.
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*When the city gets cloaked, we can see the city shield already active.
  
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*When [[Davos]] shows Carter the vision of the apparent destruction of Atlantis, he takes her hand. Immediately after the vision is over, Carter's hand is still extended as if she is holding Davos' hand. However, his hand is on the bed again with no period of time when he could've dropped it.
  
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*Woolsey leaves out details from his report to [[International Oversight Advisory]] in order to give Carter a favorable review just like he did for [[Dr.]] [[Elizabeth Weir]] in "[[Misbegotten]]".
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*[[Todd]] suggests that the expedition cloak the city but would have no way of knowing that Atlantis is capable of cloaking.
  
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*'''Spoiler''': It is later revealed that the vision of the destroyed [[Atlantis]] does come true - but it was in fact the [[Asuran]] [[Asuran copy of Atlantis|version]] of the city seen in "[[This Mortal Coil]]".
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*[[Christopher Heyerdahl]] reprises his role as the [[Wraith]] later known as "[[Todd]]", after his debut appearance in "[[Common Ground]]".
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*[[Michelle Morgan]] was originally cast as [[Linara]], [[Davos]]' daughter. However, she was later played by [[Kimberley Warnat]], and Morgan would later play the [[Friendly Replicator Android]] in "[[Be All My Sins Remember'd]]" and [[Elizabeth Weir]] in "[[Ghost in the Machine]]".
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==Goofs==
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*When [[Dr.]] [[Rodney McKay]] expressed his regret for reactivating the attack command, you can clearly hear him say "deactivated the attack command" which makes no sense because he reactivated it. Clearly the actor ([[David Hewlett]]) made a mistake.
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*When the city gets [[cloak]]ed, we can see [[Atlantis' shield]] already active.
   
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*When [[Davos]] shows [[Colonel]] [[Samantha Carter]] the vision of the apparent destruction of [[Atlantis]], he takes her hand. Immediately after the vision is over, Carter's hand is still extended as if she is holding Davos' hand. However, his hand is on the bed again with no period of time when he could've dropped it.
   
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*'''Hungarian:''' A jós ''(The Seer)''
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*'''Hungarian''': A jós ''(The Seer)''
   
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"The Seer" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of Stargate: Atlantis.

Synopsis

The Atlantis expedition find a man named Davos, who can somehow see into the future. Teyla hopes to use him to find the missing Athosians. Richard Woolsey performs a three-month evaluation on Colonel Samantha Carter, while an old Wraith acquaintance from Sheppard's past comes back, who gives him some disturbing news about the development of the war with the Asurans.

Previously on Stargate: Atlantis

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard was captured by the Genii, and discovered that a Wraith is also held prisoner. They both managed to have formed a partnership and escaped from Commander Acastus Kolya. They both agreed that after they help each other, the next time they would meet, all bets are off. A year later, Dr. Rodney McKay uploaded a directive for the Asurans to attack the Wraith, which worked. The Asurans are now destroying several Wraith factions. A few months later, Teyla Emmagan was going on a routine check up on the Athosians, only to find them missing, wondering what has happened to them. She then tells her team that whoever was responsible will pay, but Dr. Jennifer Keller gives her some concerning news.

Plot

With the Athosians now missing for several weeks, there is still no new information on their whereabouts, even the forensics team is coming up with nothing on New Athos. Teyla Emmagan however, proposes that they go to a world where it is rumored that a seer into the future named Davos resides. The rest of her team, particularly Dr. Rodney McKay, has doubts on the so-called seer. Despite this, Teyla is hopeful that he will provide answers, and Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team has been given the go ahead on the mission to Vedeena. On the way to the Stargate, McKay makes his own prediction, that it will be a complete waste of time. Sheppard then warns them that, since they've never made contact with them before, they may be unnerved by a bunch of heavily armed people and tells them to be on their best behavior. Strangely though, when they arrive, they are surprised to see a group of Vedeenans greeting them, as if they have been expecting them.

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Richard Woolsey arrives in Atlantis.

Meanwhile, Richard Woolsey arrives for the scheduled three-month evaluation on Colonel Samantha Carter. He complains about the mandatory 24-hour quarantine on the Midway space station, a new order from the International Oversight Advisory since the Kirsan fever outbreak on Atlantis. Woolsey says that he will be an observer only and will not interfere in her work. Shortly after he arrives, another team from M2R-441, a planet recently culled by the Wraith, and to which the expedition is lending aid, dials Atlantis. Captain Robbins informs Carter that another Hive ship showed up, but did not cull anyone. The people were given a message, a particular Wraith wants to speak only with Sheppard.

Back on Vedeena, a woman named Linara tells Sheppard's team about Davos' prediction two years ago. He predicted that Hive ships would arrive over the planet, so he and the others hid in caves while the Wraith searched for them. The Wraith never found any of them and not a single Vedeenan was killed. They also need the expedition's help, since Davos has recently fallen ill. Linara tells them that Davos is important to them, especially herself, because Davos is her father. They meet Davos in a tent, where he seems to be the leader.

Davos is pleased to meet them, and notices McKay's skepticism. He claims he has the ability to show other people his vision, and offers his hand to McKay. As McKay holds his hand, he is surprised when he has a vision of himself and his team on a misty planet with ancient ruins, when they are surrounded and captured by the Wraith. Shortly after, Davos falls ill and is unable to provide further visions.

They return to Atlantis where McKay recounts his vision. There, Carter tells them the a Wraith wants to meet them on M2R-441, where strangely enough, has ancient ruins very similar to McKay's vision. Also, the Wraith described by Carter is also the same one that Sheppard had an acquaintance with last year when they both escaped the Genii. With no option, apart from Woolsey stating the obvious, they go to the planet expecting an ambush.

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Sheppard's team with the Wraith, surrounded by Jumpers.

When the team arrives in the ruins, McKay recounts that this is exactly the same ruins from his visions and starts to believe in them. Seconds later, a group of Wraith surround them. One of the Wraith (known previously as Todd) approaches them and wonders why they didn't come in unarmed like he requested. However, since Sheppard's team anticipate an ambush, two Puddle Jumpers de-cloak, and the Wraith surrenders.

Meanwhile, Dr. Jennifer Keller diagnoses Davos on Vedeena and informs Carter over the radio. Davos has a form of lymphatic cancer, which they cannot do much on treating. With no option, they decide to bring Davos in to Atlantis, where Keller wonders if they are here to help him, or study him.

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The team watch the extent of the Asurans' new tactic.

Sheppard goes to the Wraith in the brig, where he plans to interrogate him. Todd tells Sheppard that he knows McKay was the one who uploaded the Wraith attack code on the Asuran Base code. The Wraith managed to have shut down the code with a virus 10,000 years ago, but since McKay tampered with the base code, the Wraith computer virus is now ineffective and wants help on shutting them down. Sheppard however, tells him why he should care about the Wraith being wiped out. Todd tells Sheppard that the Asuran's latest strategy is to attack the Wraiths' food source, destroying human worlds to carry out this plan.

As proof, they dial M5S-768, a planet the expedition visited last year. They send a MALP, where they see the planet in ruins. Worse, the residual radiation from weapons fire matches the Asuran technology, not Wraith. All 75,000 people on the planet are all dead. Todd is telling the truth. Later on two more planets are discovered to have been annihilated by the Asurans, bringing the death count to 150,000.

As McKay feels responsible for their deaths and questions his original decision to change the base code, he works on trying to deactivate the code. Woolsey, however, suspicious of Todd, disagrees and decides to contact the IOA on what to do next. However, they take the decision "under advisement", something Sheppard points out as something the IOA are very good at, stonewalling them. Carter begins to feel why Sheppard never wanted the job of leader in the first place. Keller then calls Carter and discovers something. From a brain scan of Davos, she found abnormally high synaptic activity, similar to the one McKay once experienced with the Ascension machine. However, this is not advancing, meaning that he was born with the gift.

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Davos gives Carter his vision.

Davos then awakens, and meets Carter. He then takes his hand out, as he has been given another vision that he would like to share with Carter. In the vision, the city gets attacked by an Asuran-built Aurora-class battleship. The inhabitants try to escape, but the city gets entirely destroyed. Woolsey believes that the vision is more evidence that an alliance with the Wraith is the wrong decision. Their meeting is cut short when the city's Long range sensors detect an approaching Wraith Hive Ship. Todd admits that he has an implanted Wraith tracker and activated it when he arrived, and broadcast his location. He says the hive ship is loyal to him and is carrying the Wraith's original anti-Asuran virus, and claims the ship will not reveal Atlantis's location if the humans help him to develop an Asuran virus. However, he does warn Sheppard that if he blows it up, the Hive will launch a Subspace communication on the location of M35-117 to every Hive in the Pegasus Galaxy, before telling him that all he wants is an alliance.

Teyla approaches Davos with questions about the Athosians. He confirms that they are still alive, but says that he doesn't know where they are. He also tells Teyla that he knows she is pregnant, though she wishes to keep it a secret. Davos suddenly collapses, but grasps Teyla's hand to show her a vision. She sees Sheppard attacking and destroying a hive ship with Drone weapons.

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Carter tells her terms to the Wraith.

Again, the vision only serves to make Woolsey more wary about the alliance with the Wraith. The team agrees they only need obtain the virus from the Wraith, and then can destroy the Hive Ship. Carter approaches the Wraith and sets down strict terms for their cooperation. The Hive Ship must stay in orbit and transmit the virus to a non networked computer in Atlantis, all work will take place in the city, the Wraith will remain their prisoner, and when the programming is done, they keep the virus. Any breach of the terms will result in the destruction of the Hive Ship. Todd agrees to the terms and reveals that this plan will not only benefit the Wraith and humans by eliminating the Asurans, but also himself because such a plan would help ensure him a seat of power in the Wraith hierarchy. He then offers a handshake, only to be stopped, since the Wraith hands have the feeding organ, but he reveals this is only meant to be a Wraith joke while laughing (I think you know Woolesy's opinion on Wraith humor.).

The Hive Ship then arrives and transmits the virus. After working on it, McKay discovers that part of the code is missing. He reports the findings to Carter and Woolsey. He suspects the Wraith are hiding something, something they both know, since they detected another Hive Ship is approaching the city. They believe it doesn't yet know of Atlantis' location, but instead had tracked the first Hive Ship. They may have no choice but to cloak the city when the second ship arrives, leaving them vulnerable to attack from either ship.

Worried, Carter consults Davos for answers. He says that all his visions have proved true, as they were seen. He tells Carter the galaxy is at some kind of crossroads and that never before has the fate of so many depended on the actions of so few. Carter is left to ponder what to do. Sheppard encourages her that whatever her choice, it will be the right one, and that all of Atlantis supports her.

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Both Hive Ships destroy each other.

Shortly before the second hive ship arrives, Carter orders the city cloaked, with Sheppard standing ready to launch a drone attack. Meanwhile, Davos succumbs to his illness and dies. The ship arrives and the two exchange communications while the Atlantis team monitors for a possible attack. Suddenly both ships begin to power weapons. Sheppard wants to launch the drones, but Carter tells him to wait. Woolsey, clearly believing the hive ships are going to attack Atlantis, orders Sheppard to fire, but Carter countermands him. Her instincts prove true as the hive ships begin firing on each other. Both ships are destroyed in the battle, and McKay verifies that neither had sent off a subspace message. With this turn of luck, Atlantis is safe, their location remaining a secret.

Afterwards, Linara plans to take her father to be buried to Vedeenan customs on her home, and admits that for the first time, she is afraid of the future, but Teyla assures her otherwise. When they leave, Teyla tells Keller that Davos knew of her pregnancy. Keller tells Teyla that she won't be able to keep her pregnancy a secret much longer. Meanwhile, Woolsey, embarrassed by his behavior, returns to Earth, telling Carter tha he will give her a favorable report to the IOA. McKay and Todd continue to work on the new virus. In the end, Sheppard misses Woolsey's departure, regretting to say goodbye to him. He then tells Sam that her vision of Atlantis being destroyed by Asurans might not come true for a thousand years. Or it could be tomorrow, she agrees.

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Notable Quotes

McKay: I've been looking into that, and it's not very promising.
Sheppard: You're the one who activated it in the first place!
McKay: Well, that was easy ... well, actually it was spectacularly difficult, but then every thing's relative.
Carter: Rodney.

Carter: How's the patient, Doctor?
Keller: Well, from what I can tell, he seems to be suffering from a kind of lymphatic cancer. There's not a lot I can do for him here.
Woolsey: Have you detected any physical anomalies that might be related to his visions?
(Carter looks at him with irritation.)
Woolsey: Sorry. Force of habit.

(The team having a confrontation with Todd after learning of the second hive ship)
Todd: Wraith are divided into many camps. There is much suspicion and mistrust. The last thing I need is for another hive to appear before I can complete this work!
McKay: That's it! That's why they're coming. They're tracking his ship; think about it. A single hive, off by itself, in the middle of nowhere, orbiting a supposedly-uninhabited planet. It's bound to raise a few eyebrows. I mean, if you had eyebrows.

Todd: I believe among your people it is customary to shake hands. (Offers his hand to Carter, every guard now aims their guns. He begins to laugh.) Just a little Wraith humor.

(McKay and Ronon see the "superweapon" being uploaded into a computer)
Ronon: That's it! That's your superweapon?
McKay: Well, what were you expecting?
Ronon: Big gun? Something that goes boom?

Woolsey: Well, this is awkward.
Carter: Yes.
Woolsey: For the record, I thought I was making the right call.
Carter: It was a difficult situation, for everyone.
Woolsey: I just have one last question. How did you know the two Wraith ships would fire on each other?
Carter: I didn't... you going to put that in your report?
Woolsey: It might be better if I didn't. There may be such a thing as being too thorough.
Carter: Right.

Notes

  • This episode may be inspired by the Stargate SG-1 episode "Prophecy". McKay's line "Look, in a mechanical, Newtonian universe, not a problem. I mean, you know enough variables, you can predict the outcome; but quantum physics blows that out of the water." is even extremely similar to Major Samantha Carter's line from that episode.
  • In this episode 2 Hive ships are destroyed by each other. This brings the total to twelve since the expedition arrived in the galaxy.
  • This episode's premise about the Asurans attack on the Wraith through their food source (humans) is similar to the Stargate SG-1 Season 2 episode "Show and Tell" in which the Reetou attempted to destroy the Goa'uld through attrition by wiping out their source of hosts (also humans).
  • Davos' line "Never before have I sensed that the future of so many worlds can turn on the actions of so few" is reminiscent of a quote by Winston Churchill at the height of the Battle of Britain: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
  • The CGI scenes from "Misbegotten" (where a Hive ship exits hyperspace over a planet) and "The Hive" (where two Hives destroy each other) were used again in this episode. The scene from "Misbegotten" is altered slightly to remove the hive ship firing on the planet as the second hive ship exits hyperspace.
  • Around 15 minutes into the episode you can see one of the Blinking Light Unit's label "SGA/BLU 03".
  • Lt. Colonel John Sheppard mentions "doubling down against a ten," a reference to Blackjack, specifically a situation when a player doubles his bet in exchange for taking only one more card and no more. If the house has a nine or ten, the odds are the worst for the player to beat the house (23%) except for when the house has an ace (17%). Sheppard is obviously comparing the situation to one in which the odds are heavily against them, but they have a chance, however slim, to come out on top in better shape than expected.
  • This episode takes place approximately three months after the events of "Reunion" as Carter is being evaluated of her command.
  • This episode takes place several weeks after "Missing" and there have been no leads on the Athosians from either the Forensics teams or Atlantis' intel sources. Davos later tells Teyla that the Athosians are alive, but he can't tell where they are, only that they are shrouded in darkness.
  • The Daedalus is confirmed to still be servicing Atlantis despite the introduction of the Apollo by Woolsey's comment that quarantine on the Midway space station is preferable to three weeks on the Daedalus.

Goofs

  • When Dr. Rodney McKay expressed his regret for reactivating the attack command, you can clearly hear him say "deactivated the attack command" which makes no sense because he reactivated it. Clearly the actor (David Hewlett) made a mistake.
  • When Davos shows Colonel Samantha Carter the vision of the apparent destruction of Atlantis, he takes her hand. Immediately after the vision is over, Carter's hand is still extended as if she is holding Davos' hand. However, his hand is on the bed again with no period of time when he could've dropped it.

In other languages

  • Hungarian: A jós (The Seer)

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