@lefthandedguitarist Don't forget that at least Sheppard's radio should have stopped working after the first EMP attempt, and all the active radios in the city should have been killed by the second, bigger EMP. (But I guess the puddle jumpers have their own Ancient comms tech… plot armor edition.)
Shout by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2021-06-21T19:35:32Z
This is fine if a little by-the-numbers. It's a standard alien virus sci-fi story in which the main cast need to go into lockdown and have to find the cure before time runs out. But the Atlantis characters do help it along and keep it interesting. The most interesting part is the tension between Weir and Sheppard and I love that they sit down at the end to talk it out - the different dynamic here thanks to the mix of civilian and military personnel do give this show its own flavour.
There's some odd stuff too. Ford is strangely on edge even before he finds out he's infected, and his freak out moment certainly makes sense but feels a bit out of character for him specifically. Similarly, McKay seems to be overdoing it but I guess he can be forgiven in this circumstance.
It also falls back on the standard sci-fi trope of an EMP to fix things, which seemed the obvious route as soon as they figure out that machines are part of the problem.