Sheppard says, he's "flattered to think you think Todd would kill me." They can now locate the bridge on the Hive ship without Rodney's help. There's no crew awake and they won't wake up. There's a power fluctuation and they find Todd's file. The crew suffered from a disease due to the complications of gene therapy. He took some of the therapy when he was on Daedalus and it worked. He treated his crew and then saw problems, some died, others are sick. Sheppard says he can fire drones at them but Woolsey wants him to find out what went wrong. Revive some of the crew even.
Ronon kills some Wraith. Teyla doesn't want them all killed off. Whilst returning back to the Hive a Marine 'extra' is attacked and killed by the Wraith. The wall is melting down. The treatment worked and created a disease weakening their immune system. Rodney says it helps to have an ego. They can use the life signal detector but they reach a dead end. A Wraith tried to eat the Marine, is how Ronon puts it. Sheppard is attacked by an unmasked Wraith soldier. Rodney adds that "starving the Wraith led to them learning to use their teeth."
Jennifer (Jewel Staite) hasn't gone though the data. Sheppard: "the IOA can sue me." Ronon finds the way back looks different and there's a gaping hole where the way out used to be. Rodney has a theory, glitches in all the systems. They self-regenerate when damaged and the ship is reconfiguring itself wrong. There's no communications. Rodney thinks they should revive Todd and Jennifer says he won't last long. That's the one thing Sheppard liked about that plan.
Todd says the Hive ship has the disease as there's an exchange of Wraith fluid with the Hive during hibernation. Sheppard screws his face in disgust. Hey one track mind there Sheppard! Sheppard can't let the other Wraith out and gives the go ahead to kill them and call it a malfunction. Todd finds it funny a human apologizing to the Wraith. But Sheppard is a soldier. She's a doctor and his job is to save lives too. "He just has a different set of tools."
Rodney can override the safety protocol but one chamber doesn't accept the command. Sheppard suggests to plant C4 but the pods are already opened. Jennifer uses Iratus DNA in the treatment and she got the idea from Michael. Todd can undo the disease. Healthy Wraith can heal themselves and it's a treatment of the last resort using the Iratus bug. There's no hope for the others. There is a planet and it's not about wanting the Wraith restored. Sheppard owes him but he doesn't owe him anything. Hey wasn't it dangerous leaving Jennifer alone.
Rodney fears the Hive ship could be ripped in half and they're stuck behind a locked door. For marines, they tend to leave a lot behind. The Hive ship breaks apart and they head for the planet. Now they need Todd's help and Sheppard agrees to take him to the planet if he lands the ship. Sheppard can fly the ship across the water, he's done this before. The Hive sank after being rescued, Woolsey tells him. Sheppard wishes he was awake to see that. Sheppard thinks Todd will die anyway, if successful in therapy they will need Todd's help. Sheppard made a deal and Todd will remember this.
Lots of interaction between Todd and Sheppard here as Sheppard has to ask for his help with the ship in quid pro quo fashion. Then has to return the favour by letting him go to the planet with the Iratus bugs. Showing once again he's a soldier first in having no hesitation in 'culling' the remainder of the infected Wraith. But as Jennifer reminds him, it's also up to him to save lives even as a soldier, it's not all about killing for him. Still there's a possible conclusion to the Todd storyline here.
Also references to Carson Beckett with the Iratus bug and Michael's work with Michael holding Carson responsible for his condition. With Todd trying the treatment for himself without Jennifer's help and on the rest of his crew too. In some ways he probably holds her responsible too. Enlightening conversation between Jennifer and Todd about compassion which he views as human weakness. Yet that same compassion is probably one reason Todd is allowed to leave for the planet, any favours or deals owing aside.
Teyla's reference to Todd leaving his crew to their mercy is from the episode The Lost Tribe. Ronon's reference to a Wraith ship from another reality is in reference to The Daedalus Variations. Alex Levine wrote on his SciFi.com blog how, "we needed to tell a story that wraps up the Queen/gene therapy storyline..." Still at least it wasn't a bad episode, lots of humour and Sheppard comes through in the end with letting Todd go.
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