Rodney (David Hewlett) watches himself in the mirror and repeats himself, practicing for Jennifer - he's going off world on his day off with Jennifer (Jewel Staite). He's a "new kinder, gentler Rodney." Does he get a day off then? Ronon (Jason Momoa) goes too. The people on the planet are all suffering from an influenza-type illness. Rodney tries to impress Jennifer but he's not impressed with the food. Jennifer is gone when they return. Ronon suggests Rodney should get to the gate and radio for help whilst he checks the village.
Jennifer is taken by a man and Ronon finds her footprints and notices the other footprints come out of nowhere. Rodney can't radio as Wraith arrive through the gate and begin to chase him. Ronon got there in record time when he heard the commotion (I know he's a former runner and fast on his feet). They're Wraith hunters and they chase runners. The man leaves footprints and then back tracks. A Wraith shoots at him but he disappears. Rodney comments on the newcomer looking like Ronon.
Jennifer sees him disappear. Did she think she'd get away by running from him? Ronon and Rodney evacuate the village to the caverns. The man is a runner and they don't just stop being runners. Jennifer feels they don't have to be enemies. Rodney works out how long it will be dark in and Ronon questions how long Rodney can make it out here without his gadgets. Rodney was a Beaver when little and was asked to leave. Wonder why? Ronon finds a trap. The gadget is technology from a planet and helps him move from to place to place and it recharges between jumps. At last a show where recharging is mentioned, usually these devices last forever in other shows.
Rodney suggests they use the Wraith locator to track Jennifer. Rodney believes Ronon will need his help at some point, they have the same goal. Rodney can solve the technical problems but he can't rock climb. One Wraith is dead and they remove his device. Jennifer thinks she can use her scanner and remove his tracker, but it's different as it's diffused to his brain stem. IF she removes it it'll kill him. He wants Jennifer to help the girl, Celise (Neela Todd) in the cave. Her village was destroyed by the Wraith who culled it when they couldn't find Kiryk (Michael Dopud). They find a Wraith in one of his traps.
Kiryk can't constantly be on the run from the Wraith. Jennifer gets her first Wraith kill and she drags both Celise and Kiryk away from the cave. She then thinks she can disable the tracker by using the defibrillator to overload the power source. But it will stop his heart. The tracker ceases to function and she takes it for Rodney. See thinking about Rodney again. Ronon finds Celise's doll and darts fly. Ronon attacks Kiryk and Jennifer took lessons from Ronon in fighting as she joins in fighting the Wraith. Rodney fixes the device so Kiryk can attack the Wraith which runs out of charge but he manages to lead the Wraith through the gate.
Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) threatens to have Rodney forcibly removed. Ronon returns her doll and they're looking for Kiryk. Rodney doesn't feel he has a chance with Jennifer and asks what Ronon's intentions are. He doesn't have any, he's interested in her romantically. Rodney's interested , that's why he's asking. Not want to fight or step aside so they let her decide and shake on it. (Of course we know who'll she decide on.)
Not much of a continuing story arc in this episode, more of a stand alone with reminders of past stories, that the Wraith still use runners and reference to Ronon being one too and how he was able to escape this life with the help of the Atlantis team. Also Ronon and Rodney competing for Jennifer without her really knowing about it but it seems she has already made up her mind. From 5.6 The Shrine, we know where Jennifer's heart and affections lie and Rodney declared his love for the good doctor this episode too which she knows about from watching the video. But does he remember making it? Jennifer in another situation where she ends up needing rescuing, though she's not really in danger this time. She will go through much the same thing in season 5 episode Identity.
Jewel at ComiCon 2008 called this her "most difficult episode...I don't know what Carl [Binder] has against me..." For putting her in such scenarios.
Runners were introduced and explained in season 2's Runner with Ronon. Michael Dopud was also in Stargate - SG1 season 8 episode Full Alert and season 10's Bounty. I missed my Sheppard fix this episode!
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