- My father said it was a gift, so that I could warn our people when the Wraith were coming.— Teyla
Tropes:
- Catapult Nightmare
- Cunning Linguist: Weir can translate Wraith, because it is a derivative of Ancient... apparently.
- Cursed with Awesome: Teyla, and pretty much the whole point of this episode.
- Dream Within a Dream
- Evilutionary Biologist
- Foreshadowing: Teyla having visions of the Wraith now. Why will be revealed in the next episode.
- From Bad to Worse: The Wraith aren't just coming for Atlantis to deal with the Expedition. They're also coming to gain access to the Milky Way Galaxy and Earth.
- Internal Reveal: The Expedition finally discovers what the audience has known since "Rising": That the Wraith Keeper wasn't just feeding upon Colonel Sumner, but also interrogating him and had learned about Earth.
- Side Bet: Between Zelenka and McKay, apparently on whether the Wraith evolved from the Ancients in some capacity or not.
- Wham Line: In what turns out to be Teyla's dream.Dr. Heightmeyer: How does it feel to be a Wraith?Teyla: I feel hungry.
