- So, Alison. Any interesting experiences you'd like to share? Encountered any dangerous predators? Been cloned lately?— Dr. Beckett tries out his new pick-up line
Tropes:
- Actor Allusion: When Dr. Beckett asks Dr. Porter about her coming to the Pegasus Galaxy, her response is "a desire to visit strange, unexplored worlds, meet new and interesting people." Exploring strange new worlds and seeking out new life and new civilizations is the stock-in-trade for another sci-fi franchise in which Porter actress Nicole De Boer appears.
- Amazon Brigade: The all-female expedition team. When this is pointed out, the commander deadpans, "I wanted the best team. Funny how that turned out."
- Barrier-Busting Blow
- Blood Knight: Mehra claims she transfered to Atlantis from SGC because she heard the Pegasus galaxy had "bad guys who need killin'."
- Book Ends: McKay helping Beckett pack / complaining that he's leaving.
- Continuity Nod: The Ori Crusade is mentioned by Mehra (and its aftermath is cited as one of her motivations for transferring from the Milky Way to Pegasus). This is also the first episode of Atlantis to explicitly acknowledge the end of Crusade and is also the final mention of the Ori in the franchise.
- Get a Room!: Mehra's response to Beckett and Porter's flirting.Mehra: Ok, I'm gonna go check the perimeter. Be back in twenty... unless there's a sock on the doorknob.
- Ominous Fog: Justified — the monsters themselves exude the fog for precisely this reason.
- Too Dumb to Live: So when trapped in a room being hunted by monsters who track by sound, clearly, shouting is the best option.
- Wall Crawl: The creatures are fast wall-crawlers.
