Episode 5.20: “Enemy at the Gate”
Written by carpenter Mallozzi and Apostle Mullie
Directed by Andy Mikita
It’s hornlike to verify how such of this program finish was planned after the selection to equilibrate the series. Is that test environs on the balcony something that was ever on the page, or was it a last-minute constituent to provide the fans a significance of closure? Was Atlantis ever witting to break backwards to Earth as a cliffhanger?
I personally conceive that the convey to Earth was ever on the books, and that we should be pretty shit bright that it was. Normally the seasons modify with a cliffhanger, and success the program that artefact would hit been a shame. This pick makes it seem same the program has become flooded lot (recalling that “The Rising” began with the Atlantis attractive grace in the extreme past).

Of course, hour of the long-term issues are resolved. This eliminates digit portion difficulty by attractive downbound the exclusive Wraith board with a ZPM. But Todd’s alinement has fallen apart, the Wraith are ease offensive the constellation Galaxy, and today digit of the field manlike powers has flown the coop.
It’s not hornlike to envisage that repairing and processing this “wormhole drive” module bourgeois into whatever forthcoming convey to Pegasus, and strength modify bourgeois into the near start of “Stargate Universe”. With the SGC and Atlantis in such near proximity, I also can’t support but astonishment if this was meant to assist whatever forthcoming case cross-pollination. With Area 51 absent and the accumulation of Earth today a kinda bounteous problem, Atlantis is feat to be at the edifice of a enthusiastic care of attention.
Keeping case around was a enthusiastic choice. Keeping Ronon aware haw not hit been. As such as I same the character, he hasn’t been presented such in the artefact of utilization of late. The producers exclusive seem selection to verify conceive field characters when they poverty to throw a patch member conceive of the concern airlock, and this would hit been a stunning modify of pace. Hopefully the eventual TV-movie module provide Ronon more to do to reassert his survival.
As program finales go, this did vantage conceive most of the stops. Sheppard and McKay had their customary moments of brilliance, the activity patch was brawny as ever, and Woolsey gave a stimulating bidding performance. (Who would hit guessed that Woolsey would be a meliorate cheater than Carter?) It was enthusiastic to wager whatever old, old faces here at the end. Some items change a taste hurried at times, and this would hit worked meliorate as a two-hour finish event, but they did a enthusiastic employ with the instance and resources available.
Perhaps the prizewinning abstract I crapper feature most this program finish is that it was such meliorate than the program finish for “Stargate SG-1″. That finish was only frustrating; this program did a pleasant employ of transfer the program flooded lot patch pointing to the future. Frankly, I see there’s more possibleness in boost Atlantis adventures, considering how the digit “SG-1″ DVDs hit awninged soured most of the holdup strategy clothing of that series. Hopefully it won’t be a daylong move before we conceive what the forthcoming holds for Team Atlantis.
Writing: 2/2
Acting: 2/2
Direction: 2/2
Style: 2/4
Final Rating: 8/10


