History Recap / StargateAtlantisS04E18TheKindredPart1

* NeverMyFault: Played with when Sheppard holds Todd responsible for the events of "Midway". A confused Todd points out he had no part in the attack on the Midway Station. Rodney angrily counters Todd actually ''is'' indirectly responsible, as the attack ''was'' made possible because of intel he stole while he was on Atlantis earlier in the Season. Todd counter-argues that intel was stolen from him, so in a way they're ''both'' victims.

* BatmanGambit: How Sheppard's able to enlist Todd's help while trying to locate Teyla's whereabouts. Todd's given a portion of their original data on the Hoffan Drug. It's intentionally just enough data to whet his appetite, but ''not'' enough to allow him to devise a countermeasure on his own. The Expedition will provide Todd the rest of the data if the Wraith can use his network of contacts to discover actionable intelligence on Teyla. It works.

-->[[spoiler: '''Dr. Beckett:''' Finally! It's about bloody time! What took you so long?]]

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Dr. Beckett... [[CloningBlues sort of]].]]

* BatmanGambit: How Sheppard's able to enlist Todd's help while trying to locate Teyla's whereabouts. Todd's given a portion of their original data on the Hoffan Drug. It's intentionally enough data to whet his appetite, but ''not'' enough to allow him to devise a countermeasure on his own. The Expedition will provide Todd the rest of the data if the Wraith can use his network of contacts to discover actionable intelligence on Teyla. It works.

* NeverMyFault: Played with when Sheppard holds Todd responsible for the events of "Midway". A confused Todd points out he had no part in the attack on the Midway Station. Rodney angrily counters Todd actually''is'' indirectly responsible, as the attack ''was'' made possible because of intel he stole while he was on Atlantis earlier in the Season (during the Asuran crisis). Todd counter-argues that intel was stolen from him, so in a way they're ''both'' victims.
* NotMeThisTime: The Atlantis Expedition and Todd end up being this to each other, as both sides initially think the other deployed the Hoffan Drug. After all, Todd knows the Expedition helped the Hoffans refine it and believes they would be willing to accept the large loss of life as an acceptable cost for crippling the Wraith. Likewise, the Expedition knows Todd has the scientific acumen, resources, and creativity to deploy the drug against other Hives.

* OocIsSeriousBusiness: During Sheppard and company's follow-up visit to Todd's base, the Wraith confirms the Expedition's suspicions the culprit behind the Hoffan drug is Michael without giving up anything in exchange. Sheppard even points out how uncharacteristically generous this is of Todd. Justified, though, as Todd knows Sheppard's team wouldn't have come back unless they need his help and so he's opening the bargaining.

** The lack of any sympathy or mourning is justified by the ending of "Poisoning the Well". The Expedition left Hoff disgusted and appalled that they were stll moving forward with inoculating their entire opulation despite a 50% mortality rate (and after warning inoculation would ''not'' deter the Wraith and would likely get them all wiped out).

* NeverMyFault: Played with when Sheppard holds Todd responsible for the events of "Midway". A confused Todd points out he had no part in the attack on the Midway Station. Rodney angrily, and rightfully, counters Todd ''is'' indirectly responsible, as the attack ''was'' made possible because of intel he stole while on Atlantis earlier in the Season. Todd counter-argues that intel was stolen from him, so in a way they're both victims.

* NotMeThisTime: Atlantis and Todd end up being this to each other, as both sides initially think the other deployed the Hoffan Drug. After all, Todd knows the Expedition helped the Hoffans refine it and believes they would be willing to accept the large loss of life as an acceptable cost to cripple the Wraith. Likewise, Expedition knows Todd has the scientific acumen, resources, and creativity to deploy the drug against other Hives.
* OocIsSeriousBusiness: Todd confirms the Expedition's suspicions the culprit behind the Hoffan drug is Michael without giving up anything in exchange. Sheppard even points out how uncharacteristically generous this is. Justified, though, as Todd knows the Expedition wouldn't have come back unless they need his help and so he's opening the bargaining.

* NeverMyFault: Played with when Sheppard holds Todd responsible for the events of "Midway". A confused Todd points out he had no part in the attack on the Midway Station. McKay angrily, and rightfully, counters Todd ''is'' indirectly responsible, as the attack was made possible because of intel he stole while on Atlantis earlier in the Season. Todd counters by arguing that intel was stolen from him, so in a way they're both victims.
* NotMeThisTime: Atlantis and Todd end up being this to each other as both sides initially think the other deployed the Hoffan Drug. After all, Todd knows the Expedition helped the Hoffans refine it and believes they would be willing to accept the large loss of life as an acceptable cost to cripple the Wraith. Likewise, Expedition knows Todd has the scientific acumen, resources, and creativity to deploy the drug against other Hives.

* TeenageWasteland: Hoff after the culling, now is home to kids who are either survivors or scavengers.

* AssholeVictim: The entire Hoffan civilisation. No-one seems particularly broken up to learn they were wiped out.

* BusCrash: The Hoffan civilisation from "[[Recap/StargateAtlantisS01E07PoisoningTheWell Poisoning The Well]]". Despite their belief that the Wraith would ignore them after their miracle drug making them [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth immune to feeding]], the Wraith instead responded by [[KillEmAll wiping them out]] in a fit of pique.

* BusCrash: The Hoffan civilisation from "[[Recap/StargateAtlantisS01E07PoisoningTheWell Poisoning The Well]]" is revealed to have been wiped out after the Wraith found out about their miracle drug to make them [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth immune to feeding]].

* StartsWithTheirFuneral: subverted, in that it turns out to be a dream

--> *''GilliganCut''*

--> *''GilliganCut to [=McKay=] talking to Shepard''*
--> '''[=McKay=]''': I seriously ''doubt'' it was a vision.

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Dr. Beckett...maybe]]

-->'''[=McKay:=] Hey, I've been [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS03E01NoMansLand cocooned inside an alien space craft]], I've had [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS02E04Duet another person living inside me]], I've encountered, [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS03E08McKayAndMrsMiller not one]], but [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS04E10ThisMortalCoil two different versions of myself]], so who am I to judge? If you say it was a vision then [[BlatantLies I believe it was a vision]].

Ignoring that bit of {{Foreshadowing}} for the moment, we cut back to Atlantis, where the expedition has agreed to give Todd all the information they posess on the Hoffan drug. In return, they enlist his help in tracking down Teyla and launch a rescue mission in the Daedalus. They find Michael's secret base, but it seems they're too early. Teyla is still on the hiveship that just appeared and started blasting the Daedalus. Sheppard radio's Caldwell and tells him to disable, rather than destroy, the hive - but it jumps back into hyperspace and disappears before they can take out its engines. Teyla is gone.

* PregnantHostage: Teyla

Ignoring that bit of {{Foreshadowing}} for the moment,

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They open the door to reveal...

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Dr. Beckett]]

Teyla is convinced that her nightmare is a vision, and a message from Kanaan, who shares [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS01E18TheGift her gift.]] When she experiences a second vision, directing her to a specific village, she asks for permission to go and investigate.

The episode opens with Teyla standing before a funeral pyre, her people around her.

* BeginsAtTheFuneral: subverted, in that it turns out to be a dream

[[spoiler: -->'''Dr. Beckett:''' Finally! It's about bloody time! What took you so long?]]

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