Customer Reviews:
A Good Finish To Season Two.......2006-08-11
The last DVD of Season Two lacks the special features Stargate fans are use to, however this is made up by the four remaining episodes of Season Two which appear on this DVD.
"Coup D'etat" is a cold war style episode, which sees the return of the Geni (last seen in "The Siege: Part II). The overall storyline of this episode runs throughout and you will try and work out who is telling the truth and who to trust.
"Michael" sees the team transform a Wraith into a human, and try and protect the secret that is his past. The episode focuses on the morale of whether the team are right to change Wraith into humans and all the actors and actresses play their parts extremely well.
"Inferno" finds the team visiting a planet who need help, as the planets sheilds are failing, and by 15 minutes into the episode the team need helping as well, as they end up trapped on the planet.
"Allies" sees the return of "Michael" and he has bought along a Wraith Hive Ship. The Wraith wish to form an alliance against other Wraith, however can these Wraith be trusted enough to roam around Atlantis.
Overall the episodes are of excellent quality, with some funny lines appearing in most episodes.
The Special Features are lacking for a Season Finale DVD, and I hope MGM/Sony amend this problem for Season Three DVDs.
Cliff Hanger.......2006-08-01
Keeps up the high standards of the Stargate Atlantis franchise, which in my opinion has overtaken SG-1, which has lost its way & become a home for "OLD SCI-FI" stars without a show.
A few twists & the usual cliffhanger at the end.
Customer Reviews:
Very Promising!.......2006-04-06
Stargate Atlantis Season Two starts with the third part of a trilogy of episodes. Because of this what may have been a brilliant episode was slightly confusing for me, having not seen the first season. The second episode was similarly disappointing as they, admittedly openly, ripped off an episode of Stargate SG1, which felt very by the book, however it did give me a chance to grasp each characters personality and get into the show as a whole. The third episode Runner was a welcome change, this episode was brilliant and gave me hope for the rest of the season, it was funny, and dramatic what I like best from my TV. Duet, the fourth episode, raised my opinion even further as I witnessed what was pretty much a purely comical episode. If the rest of the season continues to improve at this rate we will be in for a treat.
With a commentary per episode and two featurettes this DVD works hard to fill its space. Each commentary was a good listen the best two being on the last two episodes, the references to Lord of the Rings, Serenity and many other recent genre classics not going amiss. The featurettes, mission directives for each of the first two episodes, gave lots of behind the scenes insight, with some cast participation. These added insight help to improve my enjoyment of the more disappointing episodes of this quartet. Though faltering for me at the start this season of Atlantis looks to be a good one and the DVD gives you extra depth with a high amount of extras for a TV DVD.
Season 2 - Off To A Good Start.......2006-01-05
The first four episodes of Season 2 are some of the best so far this Season.
The first episode "The Siege: Part III" follows on where the Season 1 two-parter finale "The Siege: Part I & Part II" left you. We are introduced to two new characters in this episode and the Special Effects are truly amazing.
"The Intruder" is an ok episode, it uses the same idea that was used in a Season 4 episode of Stargate SG-1, but adds some neat twists to the episode. Some comical moments as well.
"Runner" introduces us to our new team member - Ronan Dex. "Runner" is basically what Ronan is, and also in this episode we encounter the MIA Lt. Ford. Also Stargate SG-1 fans - look out for a character from the SG-1 universe who will be appearing in a few episodes this season.
"Duet" is the funniest episode made on Stargate Atlantis to date. This episode shows what a wonderful talented actor David Hewlett is, but also highlights on a whole what a great show Atlantis is.
Hopefully all these episodes will have audio commentaries, and also a few special features on the making on these episodes.
Overall - some excellent episodes on this first DVD, which I will purchase as soon as its available to buy.
Bloody great Wraith kicking action!.......2005-12-14
I've seen these episodes on the T.V. and must say, they're worth every penny. The atlantis team meets Ronan Dex, a wraith runner who leads them to adventures'a plenty. Brilliant.
Customer Reviews:
Atlantis continues to hit the right boxes........2007-09-05
Episodes 3.5 (Progeny) & 3.6 (The Real World) are a somewhat unconventional two-parter, a follow up to the first season episode "Hot Zone", that introduce the new major adversaries to the Atlantis in the form of the Asurans. Although on the surface the Asurans, seem to be a retold version of the Replicators of Stargate SG-1, however in fact it seems like a cleaver way of explaining the answers to gaps in the Stargate mythology. With the first episode introducing the new villains with some remarkable special effects for a television series, the second being character piece for Dr Weir. The inclusion of Stargate SG-1 lead man Richard Dean Anderson in "The Real World", adds to this smart episode. Episode 3.7 (Common Ground) returns the forces back to the Wraith and the human adversaries the Genii. Although on the surface the episode is an insight to the character of Lt. Col John Sheppard, the episode also revels a major revelation about the Wraith. Episode 3.8 (McKay and Mrs. Miller) introduces McKay's estranged sister Jeanie. The episode allows actor David Hewlett, to explore more of his character thought interactions with his sister and by playing a alternate version of himself, both added to light more comic moments to the episode in-between the serious elements of the episode. This collection of four episodes continues the high quality of the previous volume.
Customer Reviews:
Stargate Atlantis Season 2 Volume 4.......2006-06-30
Sadly for Jason Momoa the featurette detailing his character Ronon Dex is, while interesting, overshadowed on this stand out disc of Stargate Atlantis. Firstly the other featurette has a look at the many stunts performed on Atlantis, these behind the scenes snippets are always interesting and this specifically give insight into how certain stunts are performed and also how they go wrong. It's interesting to see just what they will let the actors do themselves and what is too dangerous.
The highlight of the disc however had to be the episode Grace Under Pressure. In this episode McKay (always funny) gets trapped underwater in a jumper. He starts to hallucinate and has imaginary conversations with Samantha Carter, which to be honest is hilarious. In addition to this we are treated to a commentary with both David Hewlett and Amanda Tapping. This is definitely my favourite disc of this season so far.
Customer Reviews:
Better and Better.......2006-05-10
What can i say they have pulled of a miracle i thought Stargate SG1 would go off the map after Richard Dean Anderson left. Boy was i wrong it gets better and better each time and am just as hooked as when it first began.
With new charactors Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder) who is awesome in the new role as leader and also Vala Mal Doran (Claudia Black)as the lead female for some of season nine while (Amanda Tapping was off having a baby, made great additions. Claudia Black's charactor is to become a regular in season 10
Also the new big bad the Ori who believe everyone should bowl down and worship if not they will kill and punish you, also trouble within the free Jaffa nation trying to get used to things without the Goa'uld even if some are still around such as Baal.
New stories, new planets, new friends and foes it's all good i recommend this dvd to anyone.
Atlantis Continues To Shine.......2006-01-14
This DVD will contain episodes 5 to 8, with only three of them really grabbing my attention.
The first episode "Condemned" the Atlantis team finds a culture that lives in relative safety from the Wraith and the team later on find themselves strandard on a penal colony after being shot down by the inmates. The episode deals with some moral dilemma issues for Sheppard in particular, the SFX are again pretty good.
"Trinity" is an ok episode, it mainly follows Dr.McKay and his team of scientists trying to get an Ancient Weapons Platform working. The episode focuses on McKay and how arrogant he is and also how smart he thinks he is, which backfires later on.
The sub-plot of Teyla and Ronan adds nothing to the plot line, but allows the two characters to develop more.
"Instinct" is one of my favourite episodes this season. In this episode the team travel to a world that is under attack by a creature which sounds like a Wraith. However the team find Ella, a young female Wraith bought up by a human. He claims Ella is not like the other Wraith, but we soon learn that she is not all that she seems.
"Conversion" follows on from "Instinct". Sheppard starts to change into the iratus bug and the team have to race against the clock to save him. Any suspense in this episode is blown out of the window straight away, as it's obvious that Sheppard will recover b4 the episode ends.
Hopefully all these episodes will have audio commentaries, and also a few special features on the making on these episodes.
Customer Reviews:
Stargate Atlantis Season 2 Volume 3.......2006-06-29
Once more we have a commentary for each episode, The Lost Boys even featuring two actors Joe Flanigan and David Hewlett. For some reason I just prefer having actors on a commentary, it shows they actually like the show they're working on. An even more in-depth look into one of these actors was provided in this disc's featurette "David Hewlett Profile". This feature was of great interest to me as he plays my favourite character McKay. The feature looks at all aspects of the character, and actor, it's origins and how he came to get the part of McKay. As always this disc is filled and insightful, well worth the money and obviously necessary for a Stargate Atlantis fan.
Customer Reviews:
atlantis continues with new stories.......2005-06-26
disc 2 of atlantis takes a some what different turn but still remains interesting. this disc contains more ethical issues which is shown is poisioning the well. When a planet is incubated from the villians 'the wraith' but by doing so kills 50 % of the people who take it. Suspicison involes an elaborate plot by the atlantis crew to capature a live 'wraith' who have tendencie to explode if compromised, this leads to the capture of the 'wraith' steve who informs them an army of wraith attack ships are heading to atlantis, an entertaing episode.Childhoods end deals with the issue of sucide by a planet inhabited by under 25's, this makes an intersing episode & the final epiosde home when the atlantis crew thinks they have reached earth but are in a fabricated reality
another great disc from atlantis
Atlantis continues at strength.......2005-04-12
This DVD continues the saga of the Stargate spin off from the very strong first disc. Note that the episodes on the disc are out of broadcast order. 'Underground' has been moved to a later disc and 'Home' is on this volume instead. The cover artist was likely not informed as the mysterious webbing-like images on the cover are largely from 'Underground'.
The disc kicks of with the excellently played if rather conviniently ended 'Suspicion' which provides some tense internal conflict in Atlantis and further establishes the world of the show.
Childhood's End, while at first sight borrowing heavily from sci-fi clichés, turns a new Atlantis twist on the tale and provides some hilarious McKay moments along the way.
Poisoning the Well is a thoughtful morality tale tying the theme of medical ethics with the concept of 'Victory at all costs.' The episode boasts a central role for Dr Beckett alowing him to shine and actor Paul McGillian a chance to flesh out his character from bumbling comic relief. Despite noticable similarities with SG-1's 'Cure' highlighted by an appearence by an actress from that episode, the show holds its own well and gives us some interesting insights into the personal morality of many of the main characters.
The final offering, 'Home,' ruined for first time Sky watchers by the TV trailer giving far too much away, is by itself a well written tale of suspense which plays well on fans' tendency to point out inconsistencies in a smug voice.
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- Stargate SG-1: Season 6 (Vol. 26) [2002]
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- Stargate SG-1: Season 6 (Vol. 31)
- Stargate SG-1 Series 3 Vol. 8 - Episodes 1-4
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