History Recap / StargateAtlantisS03E13Irresponsible

-->'''Lucius:''' Okay, okay: what if I [[Film/BackToTheFuture swung from a clock tower on a long rope right into town?]]\\

* RecycledSet: The village is filmed in the [=VanDusen=] Botanical Garden in Vancouver, the same location that was used in the SG-1 seventh season episode "Revisions."

-> ''I'm invincible. I can't be vinced.''

Sheppard's team (which now inexplicably includes Dr. Beckett) investigates rumors of a local superhero. Lo and behold, it turns out to be [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS03E03Irresistible Lucius Lavin]], once more with a horde of adoring followers. Beckett determines that he's not actually drugging the populace this time - they genuinely love him for his feats of prowess. These feats of prowess in turn are powered by his memory of Atlantis mission reports and by a handy dandy personal shield of the same sort that [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS01E03HideAndSeek once caused wacky hijinks for [=McKay=]]]. As if to demonstrate, a group of ruffians menaces the town, disarming the team - until everyone is handily rescued by invulnerable Lucius.

It works...up to a point. The cool thing about invulnerability is that you can strap dynamite to someone's leg without killing your hostage. Sheppard doesn't quite get blown up, but the other four are captured. Kolya calls up Sheppard and demands he surrender, or he'll start killing [=McKay=]. And the others, too, but mostly [=McKay=]. Sheppard and Lucius must team up to rescue the team and the village. Lucius turns the villagers into an effective angry mob capable of defending themselves with the power of pep talks, and Sheppard confronts Kolya. So Kolya's men empty their guns into his unprotected flesh. Oho - but what's this? His flesh ''was'' protected by Lucius' personal shield! Which then promptly sputters and dies. Happily, before the Genii can reload, they are overpowered by a rampaging mob of happy villagers, and Sheppard graciously allows Lucius to keep the (now defunct) shield device.

* CrossReferencedTitles: With [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS03E03Irresistible "Irresistible"]] earlier in the season, the episode in which Lucius was introduced.

-->'''Lucius:''' Okay, okay: what if I [[Film/BackToTheFuture swung from a clock tower on a long rope right into town?]]
-->'''Sheppard:''' ''And?''
-->'''Lucius:''' I dunno. That’s all I have. [[ManOnFire I could set myself on fire.]]
-->'''Sheppard:''' I like that.
-->'''Lucius:''' Okay. Um, [[Film/LethalWeapon4 I could run naked?]] Oh, I know, I know, I have one! [[Film/ThePrincessBride What if I got on your shoulders and we have a cloak that they... it’s some religious thing... they could be afraid of giants.]] Okay, what if [[Series/HogansHeroes we build a tunnel,]] okay? We could tunnel... or a boulder, a huge boulder. I’m camouflaged, I’m protected, now the boulder protects you... or, um, [[MacGyvering a magnifying glass and some tape...]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: Double subverted. Kolya aims his gun at a mook who failed to capture Sheppard and pulls the trigger, only for the gun to click as if empty. The mook thanks him and Kolya lets him go, saying it's his last chance... before angrily giving away his gun for repair.

--> ''I'm invincible. I can't be vinced.''
---> -- '''Lucius Lavin''', Hero of the Town

-->'''Lucius:''' Okay. Um, [[Film/LethalWeapon I could run naked?]] Oh, I know, I know, I have one! [[Film/ThePrincessBride What if I got on your shoulders and we have a cloak that they... it’s some religious thing... they could be afraid of giants.]] Okay, what if [[Series/HogansHeroes we build a tunnel,]] okay? We could tunnel... or a boulder, a huge boulder. I’m camouflaged, I’m protected, now the boulder protects you... or, um, [[MacGyvering a magnifying glass and some tape...]]

-->'''Lucius:''' Okay. Um, [[Film/LethalWeapon I could run naked?]] Oh, I know, I know, I have one! [[Film/ThePrincessBride What if I got on your shoulders and we have a cloak that they... it’s some religious thing... they could be afraid of giants.]] Okay, what if [[HogansHeroes we build a tunnel,]] okay? We could tunnel... or a boulder, a huge boulder. I’m camouflaged, I’m protected, now the boulder protects you... or, um, [[MacGyvering a magnifying glass and some tape...]]

-->'''Lucius:''' Okay, okay: what if I [[BackToTheFuture swung from a clock tower on a long rope right into town?]]

-->'''Lucius:''' Okay. Um, [[LethalWeapon I could run naked?]] Oh, I know, I know, I have one! [[Film/ThePrincessBride What if I got on your shoulders and we have a cloak that they... it’s some religious thing... they could be afraid of giants.]] Okay, what if [[HogansHeroes we build a tunnel,]] okay? We could tunnel... or a boulder, a huge boulder. I’m camouflaged, I’m protected, now the boulder protects you... or, um, [[MacGyvering a magnifying glass and some tape...]]

Sheppard's team (which now inexplicably includes Dr. Beckett) investigates rumors of a local superhero. Lo and behold, it turns out to be [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS03E03Irresistible Lucius Lavin]], once more with a horde of adoring followers. Beckett determines that he's not actually drugging the populace this time - they genuinely love him for his feats of prowess. These feats of prowess in turn are powered by his memory of Atlantis mission reports and by a handy dandy personal shield of the same sort that [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS01E03HideAndSeek once caused wacky hijinks for [=McKay=]]]. As if to demonstrate, a group of ruffians menaces the town, disarming the team - until everyone is handily rescued by invulnrable Lucius.

It works...up to a point. The cool thing about invulnerability is that you can strap dynamite to someone's leg without killing your hostage. Sheppard doesn't quite get blown up, but the other four are captured. Kolya calls up Sheppard and demands he surrender, or he'll start killing [=McKay=]. And the others, too, but mostly [=McKay=]. Sheppard and Lucius must team up to rescue the team and the village. Lucius turns the villagers into an effective angry mob capable of defending themselves with the power of pep talks, and Sheppard confronts Kolya. So Kolya's men empty their guns into his unprotcted flesh. Oho - but what's this? His flesh ''was'' protected by Lucius' personal shield! Which then promplty sputters and dies. Happily, before the Genii can reload, they are overpowered by a rampaging mob of happy villagers, and Sheppard graciously allows Lucius to keep the (now defunct) shield device.

-->'''Lucius:''' Okay. Um, [[LethalWeapon I could run naked?]] Oh, I know, I know, I have one! [[ThePrincessBride What if I got on your shoulders and we have a cloak that they... it’s some religious thing... they could be afraid of giants.]] Okay, what if [[HogansHeroes we build a tunnel,]] okay? We could tunnel... or a boulder, a huge boulder. I’m camouflaged, I’m protected, now the boulder protects you... or, um, [[MacGyvering a magnifying glass and some tape...]]