Introduction

The fourth season of Stargate Atlantis, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on 28 September 2007 on the US-American Sci Fi Channel.

The fourth season concluded after 20 episodes on 07 March 2008 on Sci Fi.

The show itself is a spin off of its sister show, Stargate SG-1.

The series was developed by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers.

Amanda Tapping (Col. Samantha Carter) joins the cast as a regular for 14 episodes, Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) was a recurring character for eleven episodes, while regular cast member Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir) was a recurring cast member for four episodes.

Other season four regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Rachel Luttrell and Jason Momoa.

Outline (Season 04)

Amanda Tapping (Col. Samantha Carter) joined the cast as a regular for 14 episodes, Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) became a recurring character for eight episodes, while regular cast member Torri Higginson (Dr. Weir) became a recurring cast member for four episodes.

Outline (Episode)

Following the destruction of the Replicators, the team receives a signal from Todd’s locator beacon and discovers it aboard a derelict hive ship.

Bringing in Teyla to fly it, the team finds a map to a place that was vital to the Wraith’s victory over the Ancients and fly the ship there. In the Wraith base, they discover new Wraith warriors are being incubated and rescue Todd who explains that the place is a cloning facility.

Using captured ZPMs, the Wraith were able to use it clone massive numbers of themselves and defeat the Ancients with sheer numbers. Todd captured some ZPMs during the battle with the Replicators and hoped to use them to breed himself an army loyal only to him, but was betrayed.

The team is captured while Todd escapes to the hive ship. Upon learning of their situation, Teyla uses her telepathic powers, boosted by her unborn child to take over the Wraith Queen’s body and free her friends. The Queen nearly kills Teyla’s unborn child so Sheppard quickly kills her at Teyla’s urging.

As the hive ship comes under attack by another, the team is forced to flee the facility as they are outnumbered. To keep the Wraith from using the facility again, Sheppard has Teyla crash their captured hive ship into it, destroying both.

Todd is allowed to go free and the team returns to Atlantis where the situation makes Teyla finally understand why she can not go out on missions anymore and risk her baby.

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): William Waring.
• Writer(s): Alan McCullough.
• Release Date: 11 January 2008.
• Running Time: 43-45 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.