1 00:00:01,543 --> 00:00:04,046 The princess is going to play... 2 00:00:04,087 --> 00:00:05,297 Where's the princess? 3 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,342 - Where's the princess in the tower? - Right there. 4 00:00:08,509 --> 00:00:09,551 Which one? 5 00:00:11,220 --> 00:00:12,513 Put this one... 6 00:00:12,554 --> 00:00:14,765 This is how they need to get around, right? 7 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:18,393 Go inside the train... 8 00:00:57,182 --> 00:00:58,267 Hello? 9 00:01:03,063 --> 00:01:04,273 Madison? 10 00:01:06,942 --> 00:01:08,068 Honey? 11 00:01:17,619 --> 00:01:18,579 Hi. 12 00:01:20,497 --> 00:01:21,498 Hey. 13 00:01:21,540 --> 00:01:22,416 So... 14 00:01:23,792 --> 00:01:25,127 how was your day? 15 00:01:30,007 --> 00:01:31,341 Send it to Graeme Peel. 16 00:01:31,383 --> 00:01:34,928 Graeme Peel has better things to do than look over my nonsensical scribbles. 17 00:01:35,012 --> 00:01:37,181 Well, they didn't look nonsensical to me. 18 00:01:38,015 --> 00:01:39,391 Okay, fine, they did... 19 00:01:39,683 --> 00:01:41,602 but I'm an english major. What the hell do I know? 20 00:01:41,643 --> 00:01:42,853 Send it. 21 00:01:43,061 --> 00:01:44,730 What have you got to lose? 22 00:01:46,398 --> 00:01:47,357 Good night. 23 00:01:48,233 --> 00:01:49,151 Good night. 24 00:02:13,550 --> 00:02:14,843 I'll get it. 25 00:02:24,311 --> 00:02:25,562 Jean Miller? 26 00:02:26,271 --> 00:02:27,064 Yes. 27 00:02:27,189 --> 00:02:30,609 Hi. I'm Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter of the United States Air Force. 28 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:32,694 Okay. 29 00:02:32,903 --> 00:02:37,991 Did you send a math proof to professor Graeme Peel of the California Institute of Technology? 30 00:02:39,034 --> 00:02:40,869 Was I not supposed to? 31 00:02:43,288 --> 00:02:44,873 Sorry to interrupt, kids. But... 32 00:02:44,915 --> 00:02:47,084 you need to pack your toothbrush, head back to Earth. 33 00:02:47,125 --> 00:02:48,377 I do? Why? 34 00:02:48,418 --> 00:02:49,753 Carter needs help. 35 00:02:50,212 --> 00:02:51,255 With what? 36 00:02:51,296 --> 00:02:52,381 Your sister. 37 00:03:06,645 --> 00:03:09,857 Season 3, Episode 8 McKay and Mrs Miller 38 00:03:10,232 --> 00:03:13,193 Transcript by Callie Sullivan / sadgeezer.com 39 00:03:13,235 --> 00:03:16,280 Subtitles by SG-66 www.seriestele.net 40 00:04:09,291 --> 00:04:10,626 Welcome back to Earth. 41 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:12,669 Yes, yes. What has my sister done? 42 00:04:12,711 --> 00:04:14,254 Good to see you, too, McKay. 43 00:04:14,379 --> 00:04:17,132 Greetings, salutations, pleasantries... What's she done? 44 00:04:33,774 --> 00:04:34,942 I thought that... 45 00:04:38,820 --> 00:04:40,447 Well, it's certainly some... 46 00:04:40,614 --> 00:04:42,950 very interesting stuff, but... 47 00:04:43,116 --> 00:04:45,994 it can't be her work. I mean, she's been out of the game for years. 48 00:04:46,036 --> 00:04:47,246 "The game"? 49 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:50,582 Yeah, she hasn't published a single theoretical physics paper in... 50 00:04:50,624 --> 00:04:53,460 - like, four years. - Oh, that "game". 51 00:04:53,752 --> 00:04:55,587 She was on a fast track to some... 52 00:04:55,629 --> 00:04:58,632 pretty exciting grants, doing some interesting work. I mean... 53 00:04:58,674 --> 00:05:00,300 she was no me, of course, but... 54 00:05:00,342 --> 00:05:02,135 she was at least a "you". 55 00:05:03,178 --> 00:05:04,388 Anyway... 56 00:05:04,513 --> 00:05:06,807 She got herself knocked up by some... 57 00:05:06,890 --> 00:05:08,225 English major, 58 00:05:08,350 --> 00:05:10,519 and her priorities shifted overnight. 59 00:05:10,561 --> 00:05:12,396 I tried to talk some sense into her, but... 60 00:05:12,437 --> 00:05:14,439 she's a tad on the stubborn side. 61 00:05:14,481 --> 00:05:16,275 When was the last time you spoke to her? 62 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:17,359 Four years, maybe. 63 00:05:17,401 --> 00:05:20,487 - Four years? - Not that I didn't check to see if she's published. 64 00:05:22,656 --> 00:05:24,825 You realize what this proof means, right? 65 00:05:24,867 --> 00:05:26,785 Yes, well, if the math checks out. 66 00:05:26,869 --> 00:05:28,245 Oh, I've been over it. It checks out. 67 00:05:28,287 --> 00:05:30,747 Ah, well, no offense, blue eyes, but... 68 00:05:30,789 --> 00:05:32,749 I'd like a little more time with it myself. 69 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:34,334 It checks out. 70 00:05:35,085 --> 00:05:36,670 And she said it just came to her? 71 00:05:36,712 --> 00:05:38,797 She was playing with her kid, and she got a notion. 72 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,551 A notion. That is just beautiful. She's gonna love this. 73 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:45,387 You didn't tell her I've been trying to prove something like this myself, did you? 74 00:05:45,429 --> 00:05:48,182 - Not exactly. - Oh, good, because she would just... 75 00:05:48,974 --> 00:05:49,975 Wait a minute. 76 00:05:50,100 --> 00:05:51,143 Why not? 77 00:05:51,393 --> 00:05:53,854 See, that's part of the reason I asked you here. 78 00:05:53,896 --> 00:05:58,025 She's been cleared by the Pentagon, but she refuses to sign the confidentiality agreement. 79 00:05:58,108 --> 00:06:00,444 She says she wants nothing to do with us. 80 00:06:00,777 --> 00:06:03,864 To be honest, she's been a bit of a pain in the ass. 81 00:06:04,239 --> 00:06:06,325 Well, forget her, then. I mean, she's made her choice. 82 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:09,453 We'll just have to, you and I, figure out how to implement it on our own. 83 00:06:09,494 --> 00:06:10,621 Let's see... 84 00:06:11,788 --> 00:06:13,332 Now, upon first glance, 85 00:06:13,415 --> 00:06:14,750 there are certainly some... 86 00:06:14,833 --> 00:06:18,504 missing pieces that aren't exactly spelled out in the proof, but... 87 00:06:20,672 --> 00:06:21,465 What? 88 00:06:21,548 --> 00:06:24,760 You and I both know this would go a lot faster if your sister were on board. 89 00:06:24,843 --> 00:06:26,512 What do you want me to do? She's not gonna listen to me. 90 00:06:26,553 --> 00:06:27,596 You're her brother. 91 00:06:27,721 --> 00:06:28,514 Exactly. 92 00:06:35,229 --> 00:06:36,188 Hi. 93 00:06:36,855 --> 00:06:37,814 Hi... 94 00:06:39,525 --> 00:06:40,817 Long time no see. 95 00:06:40,859 --> 00:06:42,528 To say the least. 96 00:06:46,198 --> 00:06:47,950 Aren't you going to invite me in? 97 00:06:48,242 --> 00:06:49,576 Why are you here? 98 00:06:49,826 --> 00:06:52,663 I can't just stop by, say hi to my little sister? 99 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:56,542 Well, we haven't spoken in four years, and you've never done anything like this, so... 100 00:06:56,667 --> 00:06:58,293 - no, you can't. - Well, I've been... 101 00:06:58,418 --> 00:06:59,878 kind of busy with... 102 00:07:00,003 --> 00:07:03,674 work. Doing a lot of traveling and such, and I was called back on business, so... 103 00:07:03,966 --> 00:07:07,094 I was in town, and I thought I'd... you know. 104 00:07:07,511 --> 00:07:08,804 Wait a second. 105 00:07:09,096 --> 00:07:09,805 What? 106 00:07:09,847 --> 00:07:11,640 You're not here because of the physics proof, are you? 107 00:07:11,723 --> 00:07:13,559 What? No. I mean, sure, that's... 108 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,395 - part of the reason I'm here, but.. - You work for the U.S. Government? 109 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:18,188 No, no, I work for an multinational 110 00:07:18,272 --> 00:07:20,315 - oversight advisory that... - You know what? I don't care. 111 00:07:20,357 --> 00:07:23,694 I already told that... that Colonel person that I don't want anything to do with them. 112 00:07:23,735 --> 00:07:25,988 - Do you have any idea what you've written? - A math proof. 113 00:07:26,029 --> 00:07:26,822 Some... 114 00:07:26,905 --> 00:07:30,742 theoretical physics. I am willing to wager it has no practical application at all. 115 00:07:30,826 --> 00:07:32,160 I'll take that action. 116 00:07:32,286 --> 00:07:32,995 What does that mean? 117 00:07:33,036 --> 00:07:35,497 - Just sign the damn agreement. - No! 118 00:07:35,664 --> 00:07:40,002 Getting all proprietary about our research and ideas is everything that's wrong with science today. 119 00:07:40,043 --> 00:07:42,963 - Here we go. - Did you know that one-fifth of our genes, 120 00:07:43,005 --> 00:07:45,757 the very building blocks of our being, have been patented 121 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,551 by major pharmaceutical corporations? 122 00:07:47,634 --> 00:07:48,468 One-fifth! 123 00:07:48,635 --> 00:07:50,262 If there's any benefit at all 124 00:07:50,304 --> 00:07:52,890 to what I've written, it's that it'll spark an idea in someone else. 125 00:07:53,015 --> 00:07:56,852 I am not gonna sign away my rights, least of all to the U.S. Military. 126 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:58,937 But it has sparked an idea in someone, a big one. 127 00:07:58,979 --> 00:07:59,855 Like what? 128 00:07:59,897 --> 00:08:01,273 Can't tell you, not till you sign the agreement. 129 00:08:01,356 --> 00:08:03,233 I'm not signing the agreement, until you tell me. 130 00:08:03,275 --> 00:08:04,735 Is everything okay? 131 00:08:05,068 --> 00:08:06,445 Look who showed up. 132 00:08:08,906 --> 00:08:11,074 It's my brother. 133 00:08:11,158 --> 00:08:13,035 Oh. Right. 134 00:08:13,285 --> 00:08:14,244 Hey. 135 00:08:16,330 --> 00:08:17,372 Hi! 136 00:08:20,459 --> 00:08:21,502 Hello, little one. 137 00:08:21,543 --> 00:08:24,713 - Did you bring me a present? - Madison... 138 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:26,507 What? No. 139 00:08:27,216 --> 00:08:29,301 - I didn't know that was a rule. - It is. 140 00:08:29,551 --> 00:08:31,345 Well, I guess I broke that rule. 141 00:08:31,803 --> 00:08:33,889 I just made some dinner. Would you care to join us? 142 00:08:34,097 --> 00:08:36,225 That would be great. Actually, I'm starving. 143 00:08:36,266 --> 00:08:40,395 - You have no idea what time zone I just came from. - Well, I sure hope you like tofu chicken. 144 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:42,523 I sure hope he's kidding. 145 00:08:48,237 --> 00:08:50,739 Not a fan of vegetarian cuisine...? 146 00:08:50,906 --> 00:08:52,032 Yes, well... 147 00:08:52,115 --> 00:08:54,409 I suppose I was just in the mood for... 148 00:08:54,618 --> 00:08:55,911 well, food. 149 00:08:56,411 --> 00:08:57,663 I'll give Maddie her bath. 150 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:59,790 - You two catch up. - Okay, hon. 151 00:08:59,831 --> 00:09:02,793 - Hey, pop your head in before you leave. - What? Why? 152 00:09:02,835 --> 00:09:04,628 Children like to say goodbye. 153 00:09:04,795 --> 00:09:07,548 Oh. The... yeah, sure. Sure. 154 00:09:11,552 --> 00:09:14,221 Boy, Madison's sure grown...? 155 00:09:14,555 --> 00:09:15,806 Since she was born? 156 00:09:15,848 --> 00:09:17,599 Yeah, yeah, she has. 157 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:19,017 Okay, look... 158 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:20,602 I don't wanna waste any more of your time. 159 00:09:20,644 --> 00:09:24,898 You need to come with me right now. Your proof could lead to something groundbreaking. 160 00:09:26,608 --> 00:09:27,860 How long would I be gone? 161 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:29,528 A couple of months, tops. 162 00:09:29,611 --> 00:09:31,822 A couple of months? Are you joking? I... 163 00:09:32,197 --> 00:09:34,616 Madison has her first ballet recital next tuesday. 164 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:37,244 She's four! How good could she possibly be? 165 00:09:37,286 --> 00:09:38,203 That's not the point! 166 00:09:38,370 --> 00:09:40,038 Hey, she's not gonna remember you not being there. 167 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,582 I'll remember me not being there. 168 00:09:41,623 --> 00:09:44,668 - This is bigger than your responsibilities... - Okay... 169 00:09:44,710 --> 00:09:46,628 We've had this conversation before. 170 00:09:46,670 --> 00:09:50,591 You belittle my choices, I get furious at you, and we don't talk for four years. 171 00:09:50,674 --> 00:09:52,593 I'm not all that anxious to do that again. 172 00:09:52,718 --> 00:09:55,345 This is not what dad would have wanted. 173 00:09:55,512 --> 00:09:57,806 No, he would have wanted us working together, side by side, 174 00:09:57,848 --> 00:10:00,017 toppling problems and sharing credit. 175 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:02,644 Oh, you share credit now, do you? 176 00:10:02,728 --> 00:10:04,438 This is important, Jeanie. 177 00:10:04,563 --> 00:10:06,273 I mean, it's much more important than you can ever imagine. 178 00:10:06,356 --> 00:10:08,150 For you, I am sure it is. 179 00:10:08,192 --> 00:10:11,778 But this, me being here, this is important for me. 180 00:10:12,029 --> 00:10:14,156 Why can't you accept that? 181 00:10:14,865 --> 00:10:16,241 You know, you leave me no choice. 182 00:10:16,283 --> 00:10:17,159 What? 183 00:10:17,242 --> 00:10:18,952 - Just give me your hand. - Why? 184 00:10:18,994 --> 00:10:20,954 Please just give me your hand. 185 00:10:21,413 --> 00:10:22,581 Will you just... 186 00:10:30,714 --> 00:10:33,592 Okay, what the hell just happened? 187 00:10:33,675 --> 00:10:35,969 It's okay, you're perfectly safe. 188 00:10:36,637 --> 00:10:38,263 I don't feel perfectly safe. 189 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:41,475 You've just been teleported to an interstellar vessel in orbit around the planet. 190 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:42,309 Please. 191 00:10:42,351 --> 00:10:45,646 Teleportation is about as likely as time travel. 192 00:10:47,272 --> 00:10:48,357 Yes, well... 193 00:10:59,243 --> 00:11:00,953 Oh... my. 194 00:11:01,411 --> 00:11:02,496 Oh, yes. 195 00:11:04,206 --> 00:11:05,207 Is that... 196 00:11:06,875 --> 00:11:09,670 - Why aren't we weightless? - Artificial gravity... 197 00:11:09,711 --> 00:11:14,091 and yes, that is North America, and you are in geosyncronous orbit. 198 00:11:14,091 --> 00:11:16,218 We work for something called the Stargate Program. 199 00:11:16,260 --> 00:11:17,094 Stargate? 200 00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:22,057 It's a device that creates stable, artificial wormholes that allows us to travel between other planets, 201 00:11:22,099 --> 00:11:24,017 even other galaxies. 202 00:11:24,393 --> 00:11:27,813 What have you gotten yourself involved in here, Meredith? 203 00:11:29,439 --> 00:11:30,524 Meredith? 204 00:11:30,566 --> 00:11:31,650 It's a long story. 205 00:11:31,775 --> 00:11:32,985 It's his name. 206 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:35,779 Your name is Meredith McKay? 207 00:11:35,821 --> 00:11:38,532 Meredith Rodney McKay, yes, but I prefer to go by "Rodney". 208 00:11:38,574 --> 00:11:42,494 Look, can we just stick to the point here? Look out the window, much more interesting than my name. 209 00:11:42,536 --> 00:11:44,162 Your name is Meredith? 210 00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:48,292 So this, this is, like, a... like a space ship? 211 00:11:49,126 --> 00:11:52,421 This is a U.S. Air force vessel called the Daedalus. 212 00:11:52,462 --> 00:11:56,383 Your equation has real-world applications I'm certain you've never even considered. 213 00:11:56,425 --> 00:11:58,010 You see, there are some... 214 00:11:58,218 --> 00:12:04,391 very bad creatures out there that want nothing more but to destroy this planet and everything that you hold dear. 215 00:12:04,766 --> 00:12:08,687 Did you say "creatures"? Like... like alien creatures? 216 00:12:08,770 --> 00:12:09,563 Yes. 217 00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:13,775 Look, the work we could do is important, Jeanie. It's not just to you or me... 218 00:12:13,817 --> 00:12:17,487 to every living being down there, and that includes Madison and... 219 00:12:17,696 --> 00:12:19,698 - Kaleb. - Kaleb, yes. 220 00:12:19,990 --> 00:12:21,867 We can't do this without you. 221 00:12:22,117 --> 00:12:22,910 Let's not go overboard. 222 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:24,953 - I mean, she'd be an asset, but... - McKay. 223 00:12:29,708 --> 00:12:31,919 So what do you say, Mrs. Miller? 224 00:12:33,003 --> 00:12:34,254 - Jeanie. - Look, 225 00:12:34,296 --> 00:12:37,424 it's just a lot to take in right now, okay? Just give me a second, Mer. 226 00:12:44,306 --> 00:12:46,391 So somewhere down there... 227 00:12:46,475 --> 00:12:49,478 my husband is giving my daughter a bath. 228 00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:11,416 You have to go. 229 00:13:14,253 --> 00:13:15,337 I know. 230 00:13:33,981 --> 00:13:35,274 What did you tell Kaleb? 231 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:36,859 - The truth. - What? 232 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:38,986 Do you have any idea what "non-disclosure" means? 233 00:13:39,027 --> 00:13:41,780 Just because we don't keep secrets from each other doesn't mean we're incapable of it. 234 00:13:41,822 --> 00:13:43,031 What did he say? 235 00:13:43,407 --> 00:13:46,326 He's concerned that me telling him will get him assassinated. 236 00:13:46,910 --> 00:13:48,453 That won't happen, right? 237 00:13:48,495 --> 00:13:49,872 Probably not. 238 00:13:50,706 --> 00:13:53,876 Again, I'm sorry I couldn't come with you, but there's just too much going on here. 239 00:13:53,917 --> 00:13:54,960 It's fine. 240 00:13:55,252 --> 00:13:59,131 I thought I could at least help you get Jeanie up to speed before you guys are out of comm range. 241 00:13:59,548 --> 00:14:04,469 About a year ago, your brother came across an abandoned alien experiment called project "Arcturus". 242 00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:06,722 It was an attempt to generate zero point energy. 243 00:14:06,763 --> 00:14:09,266 That would be virtually limitless power. What happened? 244 00:14:09,308 --> 00:14:12,769 A slight problem. It was the creation of exotic particles in the containment field. 245 00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:14,438 He destroyed a solar system. 246 00:14:14,479 --> 00:14:15,606 Meredith! 247 00:14:15,689 --> 00:14:17,191 It was uninhabited. 248 00:14:17,232 --> 00:14:18,692 Your brother, along with many others, 249 00:14:18,734 --> 00:14:22,821 has been trying to figure out a way to draw zero point energy from a parallel space time. 250 00:14:22,905 --> 00:14:24,948 Which would get us around the whole problem of the creation of 251 00:14:24,990 --> 00:14:27,367 dangerous exotic particles in our own space time. 252 00:14:27,409 --> 00:14:30,245 - And my theory is about bridging universes. - Exactly. 253 00:14:30,287 --> 00:14:32,998 We're hoping to use your proof as the theoretical basis 254 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,084 for building a bridge from a parallel space time to ours. 255 00:14:36,126 --> 00:14:38,587 The energy you'd need would be enormous to the point of absurd. 256 00:14:38,629 --> 00:14:39,755 Absurd we can do. 257 00:14:39,796 --> 00:14:43,509 We have something called a Zero Point Module which essentially does we're attempting on a smaller scale 258 00:14:43,550 --> 00:14:45,469 extract energy from subspace time. 259 00:14:45,511 --> 00:14:47,429 So subspace is real? 260 00:14:47,471 --> 00:14:48,889 You're flying in it. 261 00:14:51,016 --> 00:14:54,311 Aren't you worried about the exotic particles crossing back over my bridge? 262 00:14:54,353 --> 00:14:56,271 Well, that's the beauty of your theory. 263 00:14:56,313 --> 00:15:00,943 It should not only allow us to build a bridge. It should also allow us to manage the flow rate of energy. 264 00:15:00,984 --> 00:15:02,528 Like a faucet. 265 00:15:02,694 --> 00:15:05,822 - Well, something like that. - It's exactly like that. 266 00:15:05,864 --> 00:15:07,658 What about the parallel universe? Aren't you just... 267 00:15:07,699 --> 00:15:10,285 shifting the exotic particle problem to their side? 268 00:15:10,327 --> 00:15:11,328 Potentially. 269 00:15:11,370 --> 00:15:16,792 But when you consider that the number of possible parallel universes that we could access borders on the infinite, 270 00:15:16,834 --> 00:15:21,839 the odds of us choosing, at random, one that's inhabited are astronomically slim. 271 00:15:23,841 --> 00:15:26,802 I know, it's an awful lot to take in at once. 272 00:15:27,010 --> 00:15:29,429 I solved your problem in my spare time... 273 00:15:29,471 --> 00:15:30,889 with finger paints. 274 00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:31,849 Here we go. 275 00:15:31,890 --> 00:15:34,351 I just can't imagine how you're surviving the humiliation. 276 00:15:34,393 --> 00:15:37,104 Look, if it wasn't for my work, your little theory would be useless... 277 00:15:37,145 --> 00:15:39,022 Siblings, please... 278 00:15:39,064 --> 00:15:40,190 - Sorry. - Sorry. 279 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:43,527 What? 280 00:15:44,945 --> 00:15:46,738 Well, it's just that you both said... 281 00:15:46,780 --> 00:15:50,200 "sorry" in that cute little canadian way, and I... 282 00:15:51,535 --> 00:15:52,786 sorry. 283 00:15:53,036 --> 00:15:54,872 Touch base when you get back to Atlantis. 284 00:15:54,913 --> 00:15:56,081 Good luck. 285 00:15:58,041 --> 00:16:01,378 These alien creatures must be quite the threat for you to even try what you're doing. 286 00:16:01,420 --> 00:16:04,089 I don't want to scare you, but you need to know the stakes. 287 00:16:04,131 --> 00:16:05,465 We're at war. 288 00:16:05,924 --> 00:16:07,050 Did you start it? 289 00:16:07,092 --> 00:16:08,177 What? No! 290 00:16:08,218 --> 00:16:09,469 Come on... 291 00:16:15,058 --> 00:16:19,646 You've got a nota bene by the cosmological constant. Why is that? Jeanie? 292 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:22,399 Hey. 293 00:16:24,234 --> 00:16:26,612 Yeah. While you're here, remember? Thank you. 294 00:16:26,820 --> 00:16:29,156 So there's your problem right there. 295 00:16:29,198 --> 00:16:30,490 What are you talking about? It's here, 296 00:16:30,532 --> 00:16:33,035 - and you made a mistake. - No, I didn't. Okay. So... 297 00:16:33,076 --> 00:16:35,370 we need a yea or nay on the equations. 298 00:16:36,413 --> 00:16:37,581 Yea. 299 00:16:42,044 --> 00:16:44,671 Atlantis already has a containment chamber we can use. 300 00:16:44,713 --> 00:16:47,174 I'll forward the necessary modifications to Zelenka. 301 00:16:47,216 --> 00:16:48,342 If he doesn't mess it up, 302 00:16:48,383 --> 00:16:51,428 he can make the changes we need before we even get there. 303 00:17:08,195 --> 00:17:09,321 Ready? 304 00:17:11,114 --> 00:17:13,116 Now, we've been through these calculations a number of times, 305 00:17:13,158 --> 00:17:16,787 and I think we've settled on a containment field setup that should work for us. 306 00:17:16,828 --> 00:17:18,539 I just want to show you these... 307 00:17:22,751 --> 00:17:24,962 Yes, we have it, people! Good work. 308 00:17:25,003 --> 00:17:26,463 Good work, everybody. 309 00:17:27,714 --> 00:17:29,049 Just in time. 310 00:17:29,258 --> 00:17:30,926 Had he talked about his sister with you? 311 00:17:30,968 --> 00:17:33,387 Once or twice in passing. Usually like, 312 00:17:33,428 --> 00:17:36,348 "Come on, even my sister can do that!" You know, that type of thing. 313 00:17:36,390 --> 00:17:37,391 How's it coming, Radek? 314 00:17:37,432 --> 00:17:39,768 The simulations are all in the green. We're ready to try power-up. 315 00:17:39,810 --> 00:17:42,771 - Just in time. - That's actually what I just said. 316 00:17:46,358 --> 00:17:47,985 Holy cow... 317 00:17:48,110 --> 00:17:49,862 that can't be good for you. 318 00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:52,865 Nothing to worry about. I've done it dozens of times. 319 00:17:53,657 --> 00:17:54,783 John Sheppard. 320 00:17:54,825 --> 00:17:57,077 Yeah. She's married, and she's my sister. 321 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:58,704 I'm just saying hi. 322 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:01,915 Yeah. No, I know exactly what you're doing. I've seen that look before, Kirk. 323 00:18:02,583 --> 00:18:03,584 Hello, Mrs. Miller. 324 00:18:03,625 --> 00:18:07,880 - I'm Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Welcome to Atlantis. - Thank you. Mer's told me so much about you. 325 00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:09,298 All good, I... 326 00:18:10,090 --> 00:18:13,177 - did you just call him "Mer"? - It's a pet name. Where are we? 327 00:18:13,218 --> 00:18:15,470 Simulations are all in the green. We're ready to try a power-up. 328 00:18:15,512 --> 00:18:18,557 Really? So soon? That's amazing. Excellent work, Radek. 329 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:19,558 Thank you. 330 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,936 Yes, we try not to encourage him. He's got a bit of an ego. 331 00:18:31,486 --> 00:18:34,281 In-chamber conditions are green. 332 00:18:35,199 --> 00:18:37,659 Containment field is in the green. 333 00:18:38,202 --> 00:18:41,997 - Monitors are green. - Everything's green. 334 00:18:42,289 --> 00:18:43,665 He likes to do the checklist. 335 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:47,377 ZedPM levels are well into the green. 336 00:18:47,544 --> 00:18:51,215 And back-up terminals are green. 337 00:18:51,548 --> 00:18:53,175 We're ready to initiate power-up. 338 00:18:54,051 --> 00:18:54,968 Good luck. 339 00:18:55,010 --> 00:18:57,095 All right. Here we go. 340 00:18:58,138 --> 00:19:00,307 Want you to turn it on together? 341 00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:02,226 Why would we do that? 342 00:19:02,392 --> 00:19:04,144 Because it's both of our work. 343 00:19:04,311 --> 00:19:07,606 - There's only room on the button for one finger, so... - Well, then, can I do it? 344 00:19:07,648 --> 00:19:11,235 - Yeah, but I'm right here, so... - He likes to push the button. 345 00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:14,655 - Fine. Go. - Powering up to 5%. 346 00:19:22,287 --> 00:19:24,081 The containment field is holding. 347 00:19:24,289 --> 00:19:25,874 Power generation is steady. 348 00:19:25,916 --> 00:19:29,336 - What about exotic particles? - Jeanie, please, I'm on it. 349 00:19:29,753 --> 00:19:33,048 We are holding at 5%. 350 00:19:33,257 --> 00:19:34,216 Good. 351 00:19:34,258 --> 00:19:36,593 - Now what? - The safe thing to do is hold at 352 00:19:36,635 --> 00:19:39,471 - 5% for the next while. - She wasn't talking to you. 353 00:19:39,930 --> 00:19:42,391 Actually, it was an open question to the floor. 354 00:19:42,432 --> 00:19:43,642 "Shared credit"...? 355 00:19:43,851 --> 00:19:47,938 - "We'll do this together"? "Dad'll be so proud." - This is not the time or the place. 356 00:19:47,980 --> 00:19:49,064 Fine. 357 00:19:49,648 --> 00:19:52,484 - I'm going to my quarters. - Yes. Well, good night. Thank you. 358 00:19:54,444 --> 00:19:55,487 So? 359 00:19:55,529 --> 00:19:59,116 Well, obviously we hold at 5% for the next while and 360 00:19:59,157 --> 00:20:00,784 see if any problems turn up. 361 00:20:01,368 --> 00:20:02,578 Right... 362 00:20:02,703 --> 00:20:04,913 I should probably try to get some rest myself. 363 00:20:05,414 --> 00:20:06,748 Could you...? 364 00:20:28,645 --> 00:20:29,771 What the... 365 00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:31,231 shut it down. 366 00:20:32,858 --> 00:20:34,234 ... 367 00:20:34,610 --> 00:20:36,153 Foreign object? 368 00:20:36,695 --> 00:20:38,655 Go get Dr. Zelenka. 369 00:20:54,796 --> 00:20:56,048 It worked. 370 00:20:57,591 --> 00:20:59,051 What are you doing? 371 00:20:59,092 --> 00:21:00,135 Radek? 372 00:21:00,219 --> 00:21:01,178 Yes... 373 00:21:01,678 --> 00:21:04,473 I need to speak to whoever's in charge of this project. 374 00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:06,517 But... 375 00:21:06,642 --> 00:21:07,851 that's you. 376 00:21:09,019 --> 00:21:10,145 Well, then... 377 00:21:10,395 --> 00:21:12,856 I guess I need to speak to me. 378 00:21:28,580 --> 00:21:29,581 What is this? 379 00:21:29,831 --> 00:21:31,875 Hey, Meredith. 380 00:21:32,042 --> 00:21:33,418 Oh, wonderful. 381 00:21:33,877 --> 00:21:37,464 John here was kind enough to show me around, offer me a warm meal, and 382 00:21:37,506 --> 00:21:39,842 - introduce me to some of your friends. - What have you told them? 383 00:21:39,883 --> 00:21:41,677 We weren't talking about you. 384 00:21:41,844 --> 00:21:42,803 Oh, you weren't? 385 00:21:42,845 --> 00:21:45,305 No. We were discussing many things. 386 00:21:45,347 --> 00:21:47,015 Now, when the issue of... 387 00:21:47,057 --> 00:21:49,017 bedwetting happened to come up, 388 00:21:49,059 --> 00:21:51,687 she may have mentioned something about your childhood. 389 00:21:51,728 --> 00:21:52,813 That is not true. 390 00:21:52,855 --> 00:21:55,691 - Relax. We all have embarrassing childhood stories. - Of course we do. 391 00:21:55,732 --> 00:21:59,152 There was one time the school bullies made me eat lunch with my underwear on my head. 392 00:21:59,528 --> 00:22:01,363 Oh, wait, that was you. 393 00:22:03,198 --> 00:22:04,992 Oh, hardy har-har. 394 00:22:05,033 --> 00:22:07,369 And this is revenge for what, exactly? 395 00:22:07,411 --> 00:22:09,246 You don't even know, do you? 396 00:22:09,371 --> 00:22:12,791 Colonel Sheppard and Dr. McKay to the isolation room immediately. 397 00:22:12,833 --> 00:22:14,334 Isolation room? 398 00:22:14,793 --> 00:22:16,128 Come on. 399 00:22:28,140 --> 00:22:29,391 What in the world... 400 00:22:29,433 --> 00:22:30,392 That's you. 401 00:22:30,976 --> 00:22:34,479 No, that is a live closed-circuit feed 402 00:22:34,521 --> 00:22:36,273 of a man we have 403 00:22:36,315 --> 00:22:38,233 in the isolation room. 404 00:22:46,366 --> 00:22:47,367 What? 405 00:22:47,701 --> 00:22:51,455 He appeared in the containment chamber in some sort of force field. 406 00:22:51,872 --> 00:22:53,874 What do you mean, he appeared? 407 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,709 Out of thin air. 408 00:22:56,168 --> 00:22:59,129 I have Zelenka working on it. Obviously we shut down the project. 409 00:22:59,171 --> 00:23:00,547 How did he get in there? 410 00:23:01,089 --> 00:23:04,343 He claims to be from a parallel universe. 411 00:23:04,384 --> 00:23:06,303 You said the odds against this were astronomical... 412 00:23:06,345 --> 00:23:08,138 - You saw the math! - We got it wrong... 413 00:23:08,180 --> 00:23:10,724 Yes, well, he's here now, so the question is, what does he want? 414 00:23:10,766 --> 00:23:12,226 To talk to you. 415 00:23:14,311 --> 00:23:15,395 You want shared credit? 416 00:23:15,437 --> 00:23:16,939 - You're coming in with me. - Wait... 417 00:23:30,077 --> 00:23:32,287 Now, I figured you'd be here, but... 418 00:23:32,329 --> 00:23:33,497 but Jeanie... 419 00:23:33,539 --> 00:23:35,582 I always hoped we'd work together in Atlantis. 420 00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:37,918 This is a first. 421 00:23:38,377 --> 00:23:39,586 - For me too. - For me too. 422 00:23:39,795 --> 00:23:41,004 Have a seat. 423 00:23:41,547 --> 00:23:44,758 - Now, I presume you go by... - Rodney. 424 00:23:46,260 --> 00:23:47,219 Rod. 425 00:23:47,261 --> 00:23:49,179 I could never get anyone to call me that. 426 00:23:49,972 --> 00:23:51,056 Okay, 427 00:23:51,098 --> 00:23:54,434 I'm gonna make some assumptions based on what I've seen here and... 428 00:23:54,476 --> 00:23:57,145 from readings we've taken in my own space time. 429 00:23:57,187 --> 00:23:59,189 Please stop me if I'm wrong. One, 430 00:23:59,231 --> 00:24:04,319 I presume you're running some sort of experiment that's designed to bridge between parallel universes? 431 00:24:04,361 --> 00:24:07,948 And two, it has something to do with power generation. 432 00:24:08,198 --> 00:24:09,449 Warm? Cold? 433 00:24:09,783 --> 00:24:10,659 Hot. 434 00:24:10,742 --> 00:24:14,788 Well, I'm sure the experiment has been a success on this side, but it's having some 435 00:24:14,830 --> 00:24:17,124 rather serious repercussions in my universe. 436 00:24:17,165 --> 00:24:18,542 I told you. 437 00:24:18,584 --> 00:24:19,418 Not now. 438 00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:21,336 Dangerous exotic particles that don't belong 439 00:24:21,378 --> 00:24:24,715 in either of our universes are being created on your side of the bridge. 440 00:24:25,591 --> 00:24:28,427 So, you knew this could happen? 441 00:24:28,886 --> 00:24:31,722 There was a slight risk, yes. 442 00:24:31,972 --> 00:24:32,973 This is weird. 443 00:24:33,015 --> 00:24:34,433 Well, you're quite correct, Jeanie, 444 00:24:34,474 --> 00:24:38,979 and because these particles don't behave according to any of the laws of physics in our space time, they're 445 00:24:39,021 --> 00:24:42,024 creating a tear in the fabric of our universe. 446 00:24:42,274 --> 00:24:45,319 - First a solar system, now a universe. - Yes. 447 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:47,279 How exactly did you get here? 448 00:24:48,322 --> 00:24:52,659 Well, we detected the anomaly about 20 hours ago in space above the planet. 449 00:24:52,701 --> 00:24:57,122 We maneuvered one of our Jumpers in close and tried to broadcast a signal to 450 00:24:57,164 --> 00:24:58,415 whoever was on the other side. 451 00:24:58,457 --> 00:25:01,668 Yes, but of course, we would be unable to detect that signal from within the containment chamber. 452 00:25:01,710 --> 00:25:05,881 So Sheppard and I came up with a plan to beam a person into the anomaly. 453 00:25:05,923 --> 00:25:09,760 There he would be protected by an Ancient personal force field that we discovered. 454 00:25:10,010 --> 00:25:11,345 I depleted ours. 455 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:13,972 Still, it was an incredible risk. 456 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,600 Well, it was Sheppard's idea. 457 00:25:16,642 --> 00:25:21,438 We decided it might allow one of us to cross the bridge you'd created and bring the problem to your attention. 458 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,232 There was very little time, and, well, 459 00:25:23,273 --> 00:25:24,691 there seemed to be no other way. 460 00:25:24,900 --> 00:25:26,109 We drew straws... 461 00:25:26,485 --> 00:25:27,569 You lost. 462 00:25:27,903 --> 00:25:28,987 I won. 463 00:25:29,112 --> 00:25:31,865 What, the prospect of saving an entire universe? 464 00:25:31,907 --> 00:25:33,158 No-brainer. 465 00:25:33,825 --> 00:25:35,244 Oh, sure. 466 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,039 I can't begin to say how sorry we are. 467 00:25:39,081 --> 00:25:41,041 Yes, well, you could 468 00:25:41,083 --> 00:25:43,335 - start by shutting down the experiment? - Already done. 469 00:25:43,377 --> 00:25:46,755 And after hearing what you've told me, I see no reason why we'd start it back up again. 470 00:25:46,797 --> 00:25:47,923 Great. 471 00:25:47,965 --> 00:25:49,424 Then my work here is done. 472 00:25:49,883 --> 00:25:51,343 Mission accomplished. 473 00:25:58,559 --> 00:26:00,018 Well, yes, but... 474 00:26:00,060 --> 00:26:01,937 how did you plan on getting, 475 00:26:01,979 --> 00:26:02,813 you know, 476 00:26:02,855 --> 00:26:03,647 back? 477 00:26:03,689 --> 00:26:05,148 I mean, to your own universe? 478 00:26:06,108 --> 00:26:09,194 The matter bridge you created is unidirectional. 479 00:26:09,820 --> 00:26:11,697 - But that means... - Yes. 480 00:26:11,738 --> 00:26:13,198 Yes, it does. 481 00:26:18,787 --> 00:26:19,997 So, Jeanie 482 00:26:20,038 --> 00:26:21,790 do you have three kids in this universe? 483 00:26:21,832 --> 00:26:23,125 No. Just the one. 484 00:26:23,584 --> 00:26:27,379 Well, I'm sure you're as great a mother in this space time as you are in mine. 485 00:26:27,796 --> 00:26:29,256 This will blow your mind. 486 00:26:29,298 --> 00:26:32,217 I have photographs of your alternate life. 487 00:26:32,259 --> 00:26:33,760 Want to see pictures of the kids you haven't had yet? 488 00:26:33,802 --> 00:26:38,473 - Absolutely. Oh, look at Maddie. Who's that? - That's Bradley and Robbie. 489 00:26:38,932 --> 00:26:40,475 All right, what's the game plan here? 490 00:26:40,517 --> 00:26:43,145 We put him up in the guest quarters until we can find something more permanent. 491 00:26:43,187 --> 00:26:45,397 Something more permanent? Well, we're not keeping him. 492 00:26:45,439 --> 00:26:46,440 He can't go back. 493 00:26:46,481 --> 00:26:48,192 That just doesn't mean he has to stay here. 494 00:26:48,233 --> 00:26:49,860 He said he'd rather be on Atlantis than Earth. 495 00:26:49,902 --> 00:26:51,528 Oh, I see. So he gets his way and I don't? 496 00:26:51,570 --> 00:26:53,864 How can you not want to be with him? He's you! 497 00:26:53,906 --> 00:26:56,200 He's not me. I'm me, the real me. 498 00:26:56,241 --> 00:26:57,618 I suppose it's all relative. 499 00:26:57,659 --> 00:27:00,829 To Rod, his reality is every bit as valid as ours. To him... 500 00:27:00,871 --> 00:27:02,414 we're the impostors. 501 00:27:02,456 --> 00:27:04,208 What does Elizabeth have to say about all of this? 502 00:27:04,249 --> 00:27:05,709 Two McKays are better than one. 503 00:27:05,751 --> 00:27:09,379 There aren't two McKays! There's one McKay and him. 504 00:27:10,255 --> 00:27:11,381 Whatever you say... 505 00:27:11,798 --> 00:27:13,425 Meredith. 506 00:27:28,398 --> 00:27:30,025 Nice shot. 507 00:27:30,108 --> 00:27:32,236 Easily 275. 508 00:27:32,611 --> 00:27:33,403 You know, 509 00:27:33,445 --> 00:27:36,740 I've been meaning to put up buoy markers, but.. 510 00:27:36,782 --> 00:27:38,158 who has the time...? 511 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:39,576 This is great. 512 00:27:39,618 --> 00:27:40,869 We don't have one of these where I'm from. 513 00:27:40,911 --> 00:27:45,332 Besides, you'd need to take a cattle prod to the Sheppard I know to get him up this early. 514 00:27:45,958 --> 00:27:47,918 Late nights partying...? 515 00:27:49,127 --> 00:27:50,963 If you could call it that. 516 00:27:51,004 --> 00:27:54,216 He's very active with the mensa club we have there. 517 00:27:54,299 --> 00:27:56,593 They have a lot of... "functions." 518 00:27:56,635 --> 00:27:57,719 Well... 519 00:27:58,303 --> 00:28:00,347 you can't blame a man for his intelligence. 520 00:28:00,389 --> 00:28:02,015 No, but 521 00:28:02,099 --> 00:28:04,393 I can blame him for reminding all the time. 522 00:28:04,601 --> 00:28:06,436 - He doesn't. - Trust me. 523 00:28:06,562 --> 00:28:09,064 My Sheppard makes your Rodney seem 524 00:28:09,147 --> 00:28:10,983 modest in comparison. 525 00:28:12,442 --> 00:28:14,903 Well, I've got to admit, 526 00:28:14,945 --> 00:28:16,655 between you and me, 527 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:19,491 you're a lot different than our Rodney too. 528 00:28:19,616 --> 00:28:20,742 How so? 529 00:28:21,535 --> 00:28:23,829 It's the little things. 530 00:28:23,871 --> 00:28:28,083 You like golf, you say "please" and "thank you", you're... 531 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:30,878 what's the opposite of condescending? 532 00:28:39,469 --> 00:28:41,930 Now, I could help you with that hook. 533 00:28:52,191 --> 00:28:53,734 What the hell is this? 534 00:28:53,775 --> 00:28:55,277 Hey, sleepyhead. 535 00:28:55,319 --> 00:28:56,236 Yeah. Hi. 536 00:28:56,278 --> 00:28:59,573 I had a breakfast date with Jeanie. I guess it kind of ballooned into a group affair. 537 00:28:59,615 --> 00:29:01,200 Look, sit down. We're tracing back our lives, 538 00:29:01,241 --> 00:29:03,202 trying to find the little differences between our pasts. 539 00:29:03,243 --> 00:29:05,954 Rod is an honorary member of the athosian council. 540 00:29:05,996 --> 00:29:09,416 - And is godfather to his niece and nephews. - Yes, well, how wonderful for him. 541 00:29:09,458 --> 00:29:13,795 Well, it's easier for me. Our Earth has a ZedPM too, so it makes the back and forth a lot simpler. 542 00:29:13,837 --> 00:29:16,381 Drs. McKay, please report to the containment chamber. 543 00:29:16,423 --> 00:29:17,716 Drs. McKay. 544 00:29:18,091 --> 00:29:19,510 - Excuse me. - Excuse me. 545 00:29:19,801 --> 00:29:23,805 - Hey, Rod, are we still on to spar later? - Absolutely. 546 00:29:29,561 --> 00:29:31,146 What do you mean you started it up again? 547 00:29:31,188 --> 00:29:34,775 Shutting the experiment down only made things worse for us, not better. 548 00:29:34,816 --> 00:29:36,485 The matter bridge is still active, 549 00:29:36,527 --> 00:29:38,320 but we are not drawing any power, 550 00:29:38,362 --> 00:29:41,198 creating pressure, like a dam. 551 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:45,035 If we didn't turn it on again, it could have resulted in a catastrophic overload. 552 00:29:45,285 --> 00:29:46,828 We should have thought of that. 553 00:29:47,704 --> 00:29:48,580 Don't look at me. 554 00:29:48,622 --> 00:29:50,832 So you're willing to take all the credit, but none of the blame? 555 00:29:50,874 --> 00:29:52,417 I never wanted all the credit. 556 00:29:52,501 --> 00:29:54,711 - No one is blaming you. - Oh, really? 557 00:29:54,837 --> 00:29:57,256 Look, this is just a temporary solution. 558 00:29:57,297 --> 00:30:01,093 The Zelenka in my space time estimates that there is at least a week and a half 559 00:30:01,134 --> 00:30:03,428 before the tear expands as far as the city... 560 00:30:03,679 --> 00:30:05,389 my city. 561 00:30:05,430 --> 00:30:07,224 What will happen when it does? 562 00:30:07,474 --> 00:30:08,892 Imagine what would happen if you just 563 00:30:08,934 --> 00:30:10,727 threw the laws of physics out the window. 564 00:30:10,769 --> 00:30:12,563 Entropy. Chaos. 565 00:30:12,604 --> 00:30:16,191 Worst-case scenario, the entropy expands as far as the subspace layers 566 00:30:16,233 --> 00:30:17,526 underneath our space time... 567 00:30:17,568 --> 00:30:18,902 It could travel almost instantaneously. 568 00:30:18,944 --> 00:30:21,572 Your entire universe could flash out of existence. 569 00:30:21,613 --> 00:30:24,241 We need to mend that tear before it becomes irreparable. 570 00:30:24,283 --> 00:30:26,952 Now, I have some thoughts. Is there a place we can go to work? 571 00:30:26,994 --> 00:30:28,996 Yes, of course. Follow me. 572 00:30:29,413 --> 00:30:31,915 Oh, Jeanie, we could use your help. 573 00:30:31,999 --> 00:30:33,208 Thank you. 574 00:30:35,752 --> 00:30:37,629 Do you mind running up these power requirements? 575 00:30:37,671 --> 00:30:39,173 Done. 576 00:30:42,968 --> 00:30:44,720 What were you doing having breakfast with him? 577 00:30:44,761 --> 00:30:47,264 I don't often meet people from another universe. 578 00:30:47,306 --> 00:30:49,266 I found myself curiously interested. 579 00:30:49,308 --> 00:30:51,226 I don't want you hanging around with him anymore. 580 00:30:51,268 --> 00:30:52,144 What? 581 00:30:52,436 --> 00:30:54,146 Look, I am your real brother. 582 00:30:54,188 --> 00:30:54,980 In what sense? 583 00:30:55,022 --> 00:30:56,523 Oh, what is that supposed to mean? 584 00:30:56,565 --> 00:30:58,984 You haven't been a brother to me since I quit school. 585 00:30:59,026 --> 00:31:00,652 You were making an incredible mistake. 586 00:31:00,694 --> 00:31:04,072 - I was just trying to... - You were trying to control my life, Mer. 587 00:31:04,114 --> 00:31:05,908 I disagreed with you. I still do. 588 00:31:05,949 --> 00:31:09,453 - And what, because of that, you stop being my brother? - I never stopped being your brother. 589 00:31:09,494 --> 00:31:12,039 We haven't talked in four years. 590 00:31:12,372 --> 00:31:14,458 - Don't put that all on me. - It is all on you. 591 00:31:14,499 --> 00:31:16,627 I had no way of getting in touch with you. 592 00:31:16,668 --> 00:31:19,755 I was doing top-secret research in another galaxy! 593 00:31:20,422 --> 00:31:21,757 You could have sent me a message. 594 00:31:21,798 --> 00:31:23,800 You know, call me on my birthday, 595 00:31:23,842 --> 00:31:24,927 at Christmas. 596 00:31:24,968 --> 00:31:27,137 Once a year that's all I would have needed. 597 00:31:27,179 --> 00:31:31,517 Just a "Hi. How are you? Are you happy? Are you okay?" 598 00:31:31,725 --> 00:31:33,977 That would have been enough, but you didn't even do that. 599 00:31:34,019 --> 00:31:36,563 No, no. I was wrong and you were right, so... 600 00:31:36,605 --> 00:31:39,149 what, I was not worth talking to? 601 00:31:39,274 --> 00:31:40,692 It wasn't like that at all. 602 00:31:41,026 --> 00:31:45,572 You don't like me talking to Rod because it makes you realize how bad a brother you've really been. 603 00:31:46,198 --> 00:31:49,243 Hey, have you guys got something over there? 604 00:31:50,202 --> 00:31:53,497 No. We don't. 605 00:31:57,876 --> 00:31:59,711 - He's slowing me down. - Really? 606 00:31:59,753 --> 00:32:03,382 - I thought two of you would have sped things up. - Yeah, he's not me. 607 00:32:03,507 --> 00:32:05,050 I know he's not the same person. Trust me. 608 00:32:05,092 --> 00:32:07,344 I'm just saying, he's a genius too, isn't he? 609 00:32:07,469 --> 00:32:08,846 Unless he's lying. 610 00:32:08,887 --> 00:32:09,638 About what? 611 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:12,933 What if the people on his Atlantis were sick of him messing up all the time...? 612 00:32:12,975 --> 00:32:16,562 So when it came time to send some stooge on a one-way ticket to another universe, 613 00:32:16,603 --> 00:32:18,856 there was only one guy they could do without. 614 00:32:18,897 --> 00:32:20,649 Say what you want I know what this is about. 615 00:32:20,691 --> 00:32:21,608 Oh, really, 616 00:32:21,650 --> 00:32:24,695 Mr. Mensa in a parallel universe, what is this all about? 617 00:32:24,903 --> 00:32:27,531 - You think Jeanie likes him more than you. - What? 618 00:32:27,573 --> 00:32:28,615 That's crazy. 619 00:32:28,782 --> 00:32:30,450 That's... that's... 620 00:32:31,285 --> 00:32:32,786 that's possibly true. 621 00:32:35,581 --> 00:32:37,207 Jeanie and I drifted apart. 622 00:32:37,249 --> 00:32:39,209 I mean, that happens. It wasn't done maliciously. 623 00:32:39,251 --> 00:32:42,171 Do I have regrets? Yes, of course I do. But who doesn't? I mean... 624 00:32:42,296 --> 00:32:45,632 I'm not very good at saying I'm sorry or that I'm wrong, 625 00:32:45,883 --> 00:32:48,552 possibly because it happens so rarely. 626 00:32:49,761 --> 00:32:51,180 So I didn't call or write, 627 00:32:51,221 --> 00:32:54,725 and when I realized that four years has gone by, it was just a... 628 00:32:56,101 --> 00:32:57,394 you're right. 629 00:32:57,811 --> 00:32:59,354 Of course, you're right. 630 00:32:59,897 --> 00:33:02,024 She has every reason to hate me. 631 00:33:02,232 --> 00:33:04,693 - I didn't say she hates you. - Well, she should. 632 00:33:05,861 --> 00:33:07,696 - If you insist. - I do. 633 00:33:07,738 --> 00:33:08,947 Fair enough. 634 00:33:09,656 --> 00:33:11,742 Dr. McKay to the containment chamber. 635 00:33:11,783 --> 00:33:12,993 Dr. McKay. 636 00:33:14,077 --> 00:33:15,954 Good talk. Thanks. 637 00:33:22,294 --> 00:33:24,588 - Great. He's here. - What's going on? 638 00:33:24,630 --> 00:33:26,465 I set up a way to pick up transmissions 639 00:33:26,507 --> 00:33:29,635 inside the containment chamber should Rod's universe try to contact us. 640 00:33:29,676 --> 00:33:33,180 We, of course, still have no way of communicating with them, but... 641 00:33:33,222 --> 00:33:34,306 They sent us a message? 642 00:33:34,348 --> 00:33:37,059 Yeah. Apparently their exotic particle problem is spinning out of control 643 00:33:37,142 --> 00:33:39,019 much faster than they had anticipated. 644 00:33:39,061 --> 00:33:40,020 Oh, boy 645 00:33:40,062 --> 00:33:41,480 But they have a solution. 646 00:33:41,605 --> 00:33:44,024 - They do? That's great. - Well, not really. 647 00:33:44,274 --> 00:33:49,530 Their solution will not only destroy Atlantis, but tear a hole in the fabric of this universe. 648 00:33:50,697 --> 00:33:52,157 Oh, boy. 649 00:33:59,206 --> 00:34:03,085 Now, I'm not saying that their attempt would be successful, but if it was, 650 00:34:03,126 --> 00:34:08,382 it would flood the exotic particles that have been created on their side into this space time all at once. 651 00:34:08,423 --> 00:34:10,425 - And that would... - Be bad. 652 00:34:10,467 --> 00:34:12,886 - Right, I got that but... - How bad? 653 00:34:12,928 --> 00:34:16,640 Well, to be honest, the science gets extremely complicated, but 654 00:34:16,682 --> 00:34:17,558 simply put, 655 00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:21,687 the tear will eventually swallow up the entire galaxy, possibly the universe. 656 00:34:21,728 --> 00:34:22,896 So... 657 00:34:23,272 --> 00:34:24,481 very bad. 658 00:34:24,523 --> 00:34:26,441 Well, I think we can all agree that would be bad, yes. 659 00:34:26,483 --> 00:34:28,944 Their plan will take six hours to implement. 660 00:34:28,986 --> 00:34:31,363 - I suggest we do something before that. - Well, we have an idea. 661 00:34:31,405 --> 00:34:34,116 Actually, Jeanie has an idea. 662 00:34:34,992 --> 00:34:39,371 We think we can collapse the bridge with a massive burst of energy from this side. 663 00:34:39,496 --> 00:34:43,125 And stop the creation of exotic particles on the other side by doing so. 664 00:34:43,917 --> 00:34:47,254 - How massive a burst are we talking? - Everything we've got. 665 00:34:47,296 --> 00:34:49,923 I mean, enough to severely deplete our ZedPM. 666 00:34:50,465 --> 00:34:53,635 So instead of creating a new powerful energy source, 667 00:34:53,677 --> 00:34:56,221 we'll be sacrificing the one we already have. 668 00:34:56,263 --> 00:34:57,055 Yes. 669 00:34:57,097 --> 00:35:01,268 We'd still be able to dial Earth, but much less frequently, of course. And let's just say 670 00:35:01,310 --> 00:35:04,188 I wouldn't want to be around here if the Wraith show up. 671 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:10,277 I don't see that we have a choice. 672 00:35:12,529 --> 00:35:13,572 All right. 673 00:35:13,864 --> 00:35:14,823 Do it. 674 00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:20,204 - Dr. Weir gave the okay for this? - You'd rather the universe was destroyed? 675 00:35:20,829 --> 00:35:21,788 Not really. 676 00:35:21,830 --> 00:35:23,832 Rodney, can I talk to you for a second? 677 00:35:28,170 --> 00:35:30,756 Look, the Daedalus is still in orbit. I thought... 678 00:35:30,797 --> 00:35:32,132 I know what you're gonna say. 679 00:35:32,466 --> 00:35:36,428 If I can beam into the energy stream protected by my personal force field... 680 00:35:36,470 --> 00:35:40,265 You'd be transported back to your own universe. I didn't bring it up before because 681 00:35:40,307 --> 00:35:41,600 if it doesn't work... 682 00:35:41,808 --> 00:35:43,560 I'm willing to take that risk. 683 00:35:43,810 --> 00:35:49,525 I've already requested the Daedalus to execute the transport to the coordinates inside the chamber on your mark. 684 00:35:49,733 --> 00:35:51,985 That is, if you're willing to do this. 685 00:35:52,402 --> 00:35:54,196 Everyone loves you here. 686 00:35:55,197 --> 00:35:56,740 Yeah, but it's not home. 687 00:35:56,782 --> 00:35:57,950 Look, what... 688 00:35:57,991 --> 00:35:59,451 my Sheppard is a know-it-all, 689 00:35:59,493 --> 00:36:01,662 my Teyla is hard to talk to, and... 690 00:36:01,703 --> 00:36:02,996 my Ronon is... 691 00:36:03,455 --> 00:36:05,832 well, actually those two are pretty similar. 692 00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:08,961 I guess what I'm trying to say is that 693 00:36:09,002 --> 00:36:10,546 for all their faults... 694 00:36:11,088 --> 00:36:12,631 they're my team. 695 00:36:12,673 --> 00:36:14,424 My place is with them. 696 00:36:14,675 --> 00:36:15,676 Besides... 697 00:36:15,884 --> 00:36:18,136 they're not looking for another McKay around here. They already have one. 698 00:36:18,178 --> 00:36:20,097 It's just a lesser model...? 699 00:36:20,722 --> 00:36:21,932 I envy you. 700 00:36:22,349 --> 00:36:25,435 You say exactly what's on your mind no matter how it makes you look. 701 00:36:25,477 --> 00:36:29,481 I can only imagine the freedom you must have not caring if people like you or not. 702 00:36:29,731 --> 00:36:31,233 People don't like me? 703 00:36:31,275 --> 00:36:32,526 Trust me. 704 00:36:32,568 --> 00:36:33,986 You've got it great here. 705 00:36:34,027 --> 00:36:36,738 Now, I've made some calculations. 706 00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:38,657 When the readings reach the levels I've indicated, 707 00:36:38,699 --> 00:36:40,367 you'll know whether or not I've made it home. 708 00:36:42,327 --> 00:36:45,414 I guess you just need to click your heels together...? 709 00:36:46,290 --> 00:36:47,833 Good luck, Rodney. 710 00:36:49,042 --> 00:36:50,294 You too. 711 00:36:52,337 --> 00:36:53,505 Radek... 712 00:36:53,964 --> 00:36:54,882 "mej se". 713 00:36:58,051 --> 00:36:59,344 Jeanie... 714 00:37:09,688 --> 00:37:12,649 - You're letting him do this? - I tried to talk him out of it, but 715 00:37:12,691 --> 00:37:14,109 you know Rod. 716 00:37:14,276 --> 00:37:16,737 Hermiod, ready when you are. 717 00:37:17,404 --> 00:37:19,281 I guess there's nothing left to say but... 718 00:37:19,323 --> 00:37:21,200 "There's no place like home". 719 00:37:25,329 --> 00:37:26,997 All right, all in the green. 720 00:37:27,039 --> 00:37:28,832 Ready for forced power output. 721 00:37:29,333 --> 00:37:31,001 Right. And... 722 00:37:34,713 --> 00:37:36,256 you wanna press the button? 723 00:37:37,007 --> 00:37:39,510 Yeah. Yeah, sure. 724 00:37:45,641 --> 00:37:47,059 Power is at full. 725 00:37:47,893 --> 00:37:49,102 It's working! 726 00:37:51,021 --> 00:37:53,440 Hermiod, this is McKay. Commence transport. 727 00:37:54,107 --> 00:37:55,734 Transport is complete. 728 00:37:55,776 --> 00:37:58,654 - The bridge is already beginning to destabilize. - It's not yet enough. 729 00:37:58,695 --> 00:38:01,406 - ZedPM is at 50%. - It's still not enough, Rodney! 730 00:38:01,448 --> 00:38:03,700 - We have to max it out. - 30%! 731 00:38:05,619 --> 00:38:06,954 The bridge is collapsing. 732 00:38:06,995 --> 00:38:08,580 - We've done it! - Okay, we can shut it down now. 733 00:38:08,622 --> 00:38:09,831 - Not yet! - What? 734 00:38:09,873 --> 00:38:12,626 According to these readings, if we shut it down now, he won't make it! 735 00:38:12,668 --> 00:38:14,545 Give it a few more seconds. 736 00:38:15,003 --> 00:38:16,547 ZPM is at 5%! 737 00:38:16,588 --> 00:38:17,798 Almost there... 738 00:38:18,257 --> 00:38:19,675 cut power now! 739 00:38:20,843 --> 00:38:24,096 How much power did you drain from the ZPM? 740 00:38:25,347 --> 00:38:27,266 ... 741 00:38:29,226 --> 00:38:30,310 All of it. 742 00:38:31,270 --> 00:38:33,397 I drained all of it. 743 00:38:34,565 --> 00:38:36,149 You did the right thing. 744 00:38:37,609 --> 00:38:39,862 Well, I suppose I would've done the same thing for... 745 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,405 me. 746 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,619 I am so fired. 747 00:38:49,288 --> 00:38:50,372 Jeanie... 748 00:38:50,414 --> 00:38:52,332 this is your brother, Rodney. 749 00:38:52,541 --> 00:38:54,376 I want to say... 750 00:38:55,961 --> 00:38:58,589 family is important, 751 00:38:59,047 --> 00:39:02,259 I've come to realize that because the people here have become a sort of 752 00:39:02,926 --> 00:39:05,095 surrogate family to me. 753 00:39:05,345 --> 00:39:07,347 I know what you're thinking, I've never really been the 754 00:39:07,389 --> 00:39:09,808 poster child for that kind of sentiment, but 755 00:39:09,850 --> 00:39:11,018 when... 756 00:39:11,059 --> 00:39:14,188 when one's contemplating one's own demise, one tends to see things... 757 00:39:14,688 --> 00:39:16,023 more clearly. 758 00:39:17,858 --> 00:39:20,444 I really do wish you the best, you know 759 00:39:20,694 --> 00:39:22,988 and I'm sorry we weren't closer. 760 00:39:23,030 --> 00:39:24,489 Perhaps... 761 00:39:26,867 --> 00:39:30,329 if, by chance, I make it out of this, perhaps one day we can be, 762 00:39:30,579 --> 00:39:32,122 and I would like that. 763 00:39:33,332 --> 00:39:35,501 Now, if there's time, I'd like to... 764 00:39:37,002 --> 00:39:38,462 When did he record this? 765 00:39:38,504 --> 00:39:42,799 Couple years back when we thought the bad guys were gonna get us. 766 00:39:44,718 --> 00:39:47,846 - Now I've seen three sides of my brother. - Yeah. 767 00:39:48,972 --> 00:39:50,891 What are you two up to? 768 00:39:52,392 --> 00:39:53,894 Nothing. Just... 769 00:39:53,936 --> 00:39:55,521 telling stories about you. 770 00:39:55,562 --> 00:39:56,563 You know, 771 00:39:56,605 --> 00:39:58,315 trying to help her fall sleep. 772 00:39:59,608 --> 00:40:01,485 I'll leave you guys alone. 773 00:40:10,035 --> 00:40:10,953 Hey. 774 00:40:11,203 --> 00:40:12,079 Hey. 775 00:40:12,955 --> 00:40:15,958 Hey, you should be packing. Daedalus leaves in the morning. 776 00:40:17,793 --> 00:40:19,086 I'm done. 777 00:40:19,545 --> 00:40:21,129 How'd it go with Weir? 778 00:40:22,214 --> 00:40:25,843 Well, she wasn't too happy about the whole killing-the-ZedPM but... 779 00:40:25,884 --> 00:40:29,888 you know, in the grand scheme of things, we did prevent the destruction of the universe, so... 780 00:40:29,930 --> 00:40:31,849 you know, not fired. 781 00:40:31,890 --> 00:40:34,059 - That's good. - Yeah. 782 00:40:36,228 --> 00:40:37,521 Oh, right... 783 00:40:38,188 --> 00:40:39,523 I got this for Madison. 784 00:40:41,942 --> 00:40:43,026 Yeah. 785 00:40:43,235 --> 00:40:44,987 I swiped it from Weir's desk. 786 00:40:45,445 --> 00:40:50,909 - It's not like there's a toys "R" US nearby, so... - Well, it's the thought that counts, I guess. 787 00:40:54,037 --> 00:40:56,707 Well, I'd say "see you around", but... 788 00:40:56,748 --> 00:40:57,875 Yes... 789 00:40:58,458 --> 00:40:59,835 about that... 790 00:41:03,463 --> 00:41:05,340 which is to say... 791 00:41:06,216 --> 00:41:07,259 look, 792 00:41:07,801 --> 00:41:10,012 what I wanted to... 793 00:41:13,015 --> 00:41:14,641 Thank you for trying. 794 00:41:27,321 --> 00:41:28,572 How are you? 795 00:41:29,031 --> 00:41:30,115 Are you happy? 796 00:41:30,574 --> 00:41:33,994 - Are you okay? - Yeah, Mer. I am. 797 00:41:34,745 --> 00:41:35,996 I really am. 798 00:41:42,503 --> 00:41:45,589 Intergalactic Gate network should be completed soon, so... 799 00:41:46,548 --> 00:41:49,885 - maybe it won't be four years next time? - Does this mean I'll see you at Christmas? 800 00:41:49,927 --> 00:41:52,387 If you can convince Kaleb 801 00:41:53,180 --> 00:41:54,973 not to make tofurkey. 802 00:41:55,432 --> 00:41:56,975 No promises. 803 00:42:15,744 --> 00:42:18,205 Am I just not getting the team e-mails anymore? 804 00:42:18,247 --> 00:42:21,500 - Take it easy. We're just talking about Rod. - Oh, yeah. Of course you are. 805 00:42:21,542 --> 00:42:23,210 Do you think he made it back to his universe? 806 00:42:23,252 --> 00:42:26,046 Hard to say, really, but I doubt he'll be back, though. 807 00:42:26,088 --> 00:42:28,507 That's good. We found him a little... 808 00:42:28,757 --> 00:42:29,758 creepy. 809 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:30,467 What? 810 00:42:30,509 --> 00:42:32,511 I can't stand people who are nice all the time. 811 00:42:32,553 --> 00:42:34,429 It makes me feel like they're trying to hide something. 812 00:42:34,471 --> 00:42:35,222 Really? 813 00:42:35,264 --> 00:42:38,225 He kept trying to correct me on my athosian history. 814 00:42:38,267 --> 00:42:41,019 It grew tiresome very quickly. 815 00:42:41,395 --> 00:42:43,021 Well, he wasn't that bad. 816 00:42:43,063 --> 00:42:45,524 Yeah, let's be honest, Rod was annoying. 817 00:42:45,691 --> 00:42:47,693 Well, I'll be honest with you. 818 00:42:47,734 --> 00:42:49,903 That's kind of nice to hear. 819 00:42:50,612 --> 00:42:51,613 Now... 820 00:42:53,323 --> 00:42:55,117 what else has been happening? 821 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:58,120 Well, Teyla's got the hots for one of the new marines. 822 00:42:58,620 --> 00:43:01,540 - That is not true. - You know it is.