Stargate Atlantis/Recap/S02/E01 The Siege, Part 3

This is Colonel Steven Caldwell, commander of the Daedalus. We are ready to assist you.

—Colonel Caldwell arrives with The Cavalry.

Tropes

• Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other: A touching moment when Sheppard returns from his kamikaze mission.

Sheppard: I'm home!
Weir: (calmly walks up then hugs him) Yes... yes, you are...

• Big Damn Heroes: Caldwell and the Daedalus
• Contest Winner Cameo: The scientist who delivers the ZPM
• Deus Ex Nukina
• Fate Worse Than Death
• Neck Lift: Ford, to Beckett.
• Psycho Serum: The Wraith enzyme is revealed to make humans physically much stronger, as well as insane with a side order of evil.
• Scotty Time: with a bit of a twist.

Weir: How much time do you need?
Zelenka: ... a week ...
McKay: ... a couple of hours.
Weir: I'll take the second estimate. Go.
McKay: (to Zelenka) What are you, Union?

Zelenka: a couple of hours.

• The Cavalry: The Daedalus, arriving to save the day.
• The Siege
• Visual Effects of Awesome: The Wraith assault on Atlantis looks incredible. The characters even comment at one point that the bombardment is "almost beautiful."