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RATINGS SCORECARD GATEWORLD - * * * 1/2 FAN POLL - 9.32 SCI FI RATING - 1.5 Season Ratings   DOWNLOAD FULL EPISODE:   EPISODE NUMBER - 511 ORIGINAL U.S. AIR DATE - 10.10.08 WRITTEN BY - Martin Gero DIRECTED BY - Andy Mikita GUEST STARRING - Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson), David Nykl (Radek Zelenka), Christopher Heyerdahl (Todd), Daniella Alonso (Katana Labreya), Martin Christopher (Major Marks), Tyler McClendon (Kenny Wraith), Sharon Taylor (Amelia Banks), Claire Robertson (Mila), Linda Ko (Marie), James Chutter (Male Wraith) Sheppard races to an Ancient laboratory to save McKay and Daniel Jackson before Todd arrives to destroy a weapon that has a devastating side-effect. Daniel uncovers the identity of the hostile new species.

Daniel and Rodney McKay have been kidnapped and taken to a research laboratory on another planet. The lab once belonged to the Ancient scientist Janus, who tended toward inventions and experiments that the other Lanteans did not look upon favorably. Meanwhile, "Todd" the Wraith has seized control of the power Earth battlecruiser Daedalus, which has been outfitted with Asgard transporters, weapons, and defensive technology. Though he and his forces have subdued the ship's 200-person crew, Ronon and Keller still remain at large. Todd accesses the ship-wide P.A. system and threatens to begin killing crew members unless they turn themselves in. Todd is on his way to Janus's laboratory, where he hopes to shut down a device (called the "Attero device") that is threatening his new alliance. Racing to get there first is Atlantis's Colonel John Sheppard and Dr. Zelenka, who know that Todd has hijacked their ship and is on his way to the facility. The two of them have joined up with a Travelers ship ("Travelers"), under the command of a Traveler captain named Katana. In the hopes of getting his ship's hyperdrive running at maximum output, Katana brings Zelenka and Sheppard into the aged and cluttered engineering room and introduces them to his chief engineer -- Mila, who is only 15 years old. Mila has been working with the hyperdrive engine since she was 4 years old, and is a brilliant young woman who will do whatever is necessary to get the job done. Where Radek is cautious and doubtful that the job can get done (safely, at any rate), Mila shows him otherwise. If they cannot reach Janus's lab before Todd does, Daniel and McKay may not survive.

PRODUCTION "I promised to give you all the scoop on Katana, the Traveler who will be making her first appearance in the mid-season two-parter. Well, I'm pleased to tell you that Daniella Alonso has been cast in the role. Those of you not familiar with Daniella's work may want to check out her 11-episode arc in Season Two of Friday Night Lights. She was excellent in FNL and is doing a wonderful job for us on 'The Lost Tribe.' "Another introduction of sorts and one that's long overdue. Sharon Taylor plays one of our gate technicians on Stargate Atlantis. She first caught our eye playing the role of a Replicator in the episode 'Lifeline.' She had such a unique look that we brought her back as a real, flesh and blood member of the expedition. A line here, a line there, and then it was only a matter of time before something else struck us about Sharon. She's damn good. We continued to bring her back, increased her face-time, and, as a true indication that she had really made it, finally gave her character a name: Amelia Banks. And the fact that Sharon is a black belt kick boxer and could probably kick all of our asses had nothing to do with it." (Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)