History Recap / StargateAtlantisS05E14TheProdigal

* SuicideAttack: In the climax, it looks like Sheppard's going to have to crash a Puddle jumper into the Control Tower at the cost of his own life. Rodney and Sheppard even lampshade they've lost track of just how many times Sheppard's had to pursue the 'Suicide Run' option at this point in the show's run.

* HypocrisyNod: Rodney mocks Zelenka's "Stun Bubble" description of Michael's siege weapon... only to accidentally call it the "Stun Bubble" moments later. Rodney's annoyed, mid-sentence realization and Radek's look of smug vindication are what really sell it.

** Zigzagged with Rodney when Sheppard realizes that even 2 years later, Rodney ''still'' hasn't repaired the Jumpers from the Underwater Day. Rodney admits it was his responsibility...but Rodney being Rodney, he also tries to shirk some of said responsibility by saying he was getting to it 'eventually'. In his defense, the Expedition's had a ''lot'' on its plate with since "The Return, Part 2".

* SuicideAttack: In the climax, it looks like Sheppard's going to have to crash a Puddle jumper into the Control Tower at the cost of his own life. Rodney and Sheppard even lampshade they've lost track of how many times Sheppard's had to pursue the 'Suicide Run' option during the show.

* HypocriticalHumor: Rodney mocks Zelenka's "Stun Bubble" description of Michael's siege weapon... only to accidentally call it the "Stun Bubble" moments later. Rodney's annoyed, mid-sentence realization and Radek's look of smug vindication are what really sell it.

* KnowWhenToFoldThem

* NeverMyFault: Michael still blames everything that's happened to him on the Atlantis crew. And to be fair, he may have a point about ''some'' of it. But when Teyla points out that their actions against him had nothing to do with his decision to unleash a horrifically virulent plague on millions of innocent humans, Michael angrily continues to claim that he had no choice.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Woolsey's refusal to continue the search for Michael back in "The Seed" and his dismissal of the team's fears that Michael stole the Puddle jumper in "Search and Rescue" come back to bite him and the Expedition in the ass ''hard'' here.

* InertialDampening: A plot point. This why Sheppard's planned attack run on the Control Tower initially looks like a guaranteed suicide mission. The damaged Jumper can't fire Drones, necessitating a ramming attack...except Rodney can't repair its inertial dampers in enough time. So, Sheppard will have to hit the Tower at full speed and the force of impact will realistically crush him like a bug. Fortunately, they're able to try an alternate assault.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Woolsey. His refusal to continue the search for Michael back in "The Seed" and his dismissal of the team's fears that Michael stole the Puddle jumper in "Search and Rescue" come back to bite him and the Expedition in the ass ''hard'' here.

It's nearing the end of a mundane day on Atlantis- Sheppard and [=McKay=] are racing RC cars, Teyla is trying to get baby Torren to go to sleep, and Woolsey is struggling to get Ronon to actually fill out mission reports. Suddenly, the city's power goes out. After failing to contact the control room, Sheppard and [=McKay=] manage to get ahold of the security feeds- only to discover that the culprit is Michael, not nearly as dead as previously expected. He's come to take Teyla's son to further his research into controlling his Hybrids, and he plans to blow up Atlantis on the way out. Complicating things is an area-denial device he's set up -- a force field that instantly stuns anyone who attempts to cross it, blocking access to the control tower.

* EvilIsPetty: Even with the city's Self Destruct activated, Michael delays his escape...because he just can't pass up the opportunity to stick it to Ronan (who he's despised since "Michael") one last time. This delay gives Radek and Rodney the crucial seconds they need to re-activate the Control Room's Stargate and destroy Michael's Puddle Jumper.

* HypocriticalHumor: Rodney mocks Zelenka's 'Stun Bubble' description of Michael's siege weapon...only to accidentally call it the 'Stun Bubble' moments later. Rodney's annoyed, mid-sentence realization and Radek's look of smug vindication are what really sell it.

It's nearing the end of a mundane day on Atlantis- Sheppard and [=McKay=] are racing RC cars, Teyla is trying to get baby Torren to go to sleep, and Woolsey is struggling to get Ronon to actually fill out mission reports. Suddenly, the city's power goes out. After failing to contact the control room, Sheppard and [=McKay=] manage to get ahold of the security feeds- only to discover that the culprit is Michael, not nearly as dead as previously expected. He's come to take Teyla's son to further his research into controlling his Hybrids, and he plans to blow up Atlantis on the way out. Complicating things is an area-denial device he's set up- a force field that instantly stuns anyone who attempts to cross it, blocking access to the control tower.

* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Michael dies in Atlantis, where he was "born"]].

--> '''Ronon''': [[spoiler:Mission report. Michael invaded Atlantis, tried to blow it up. We stopped him. End of report]].

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Michael]].
* EvilIsPetty: Even with the city's Self Destruct activated, Michael delays his escape...because he just can't pass up the opportunity to stick it to Ronan (who he's despised since "Michael") one last time. [[spoiler: This delay gives Radek and Rodney the crucial seconds they need to re-activate the Control Room's Stargate and destroy Michael's Puddle Jumper.]]
* HandStomp: A rare heroic version where Teyla kicks [[spoiler: Michael's]] hands off of the precipice.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Woolsey. His refusal to continue the search for Michael back in "The Seed" and his dismissal of the team's fears that Michael stole the Puddle jumper in "Search and Rescue" come back to bite him and the Expedition in the ass ''hard'' here.]]

* VillainBall: Twice, on Michael's part. He obtains Teyla and Torren very quickly, and could easily make good his escape by simply leaving immediately. Instead, he delays leaving until he's sure they can destroy Atlantis- and he tries to do this using the self-destruct, which requires a lengthy process to crack the encryption protecting that system first. This takes enough time that Ronon wakes up and tries to attacks Michael in the control room, creating a distraction that lets Teyla run and hide with Torren. At this point Michael could still win by leaving right away- as he says himself, he's taken enough samples to clone the baby and complete his project. But he's decided that he wants Teyla to come with him, so he instead sets the self-destruct to flush her out and waits for her to come to him. Eventually it becomes clear that's not happening, so he tells Teyla it's too late and starts to leave... seconds before Sheppard and [=McKay=] destroy his ship, which shuts down his "stun bubble", deactivates the self-destruct, and cuts off his escape in one stroke.

* ContinuityNod: The Underwater Jumper Bay from Season Three's "The Return, Part 2" (and the ends up playing a crucial role in the Expedition's counterattack against Michael. Likewise, the Jumpers that got flooded

* HypocritcalHumor: Rodney mocks Zelenka's 'Stun Bubble' description of Michael's siege weapon...only to accidentally call it the 'Stun Bubble' moments later. Rodney's annoyed, mid-sentence realization and Radek's smug vindication are what really sell it.

* HypocrticialHumor: Rodney mocks Zelenka's 'Stun Bubble' description of Michael's siege weapon...only to accidentally call it the 'Stun Bubble' moments later. Rodney's annoyed, mid-sentence realization and Radek's smug vindication are what really sell it.

* VillainBall: Twice, on Michael's part. He obtains Teyla and Torren very quickly, and could easily make good his escape by simply leaving immediately. Instead, he delays leaving until he's sure they can destroy Atlantis- and he tries to do this using the self-destruct, which requires a lengthy process to crack the encryption protecting that system first. This takes enough time that Ronon wakes up and tries to attacks Michael in the control room, creating enough of a distraction Teyla to run and hide with Torren. At this point Michael could still win by leaving right away- as he says himself, he's taken enough samples to clone the baby. But he's decided that he wants Teyla to come with him, so he instead sets the self-destruct to flush her out and waits for her to come to him. Eventually it becomes clear that's not happening, so he tells Teyla it's too late and starts to leave... seconds before Sheppard and [=McKay=] destroy his ship, which shuts down his "stun bubble", deactivates the self-destruct, and cuts off his escape in one stroke.

* PlayingWithSyringes: Michael, as usual; he's still trying to get his hands on Teyla's baby so he can use his DNA to perfect his army of Hybrids.

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* MamaBear: Teyla goes into full-on MamaBear mode on Michael. When will villains learn not to mess with the ActionGirl's children?

** Sheppard and McCay racing the RC cars in the hallway, only for Teyla to interrupt them carrying her baby.

--> '''Ronon''': [[spoiler: Mission report. Michael invaded Atlantis, tried to blow it up. We stopped him. End of report]].
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Michael]].

* HandStomp: A rare heroic version where Teyla kicks [[spoiler Michael's]] hands off of the precipice.

* BookEnds
* BrickJoke: Ronon's mission report
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Michael]]

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Michael]]