1x08 Underground - Stargate Atlantis Episode Guide

Stargate Atlantis

- Episode 01x08

Episode: 01x08
Title: Underground
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 108
First Aired: Aug. 27, 2004

Season 1 » Episode #08 - Underground

Summary: The Atlantis team travel to the planet of the Genii, known by the Athosians to be good traders of food and crops. As Tayla and Ford barter for food with the farmers, Sheppard and McKay stumble on a secret underground research facility, which belies the society’s technological backwardness. The Genii are close to developing atomic bombs to use against the Wraith. After being captured in the secret site, McKay is intrigued, while Sheppard remains skeptical.Now the team must either forge an alliance with these unlikely allies, or find a way to extricate them selves from being killed by the Genii, now that they know the team knows their secret.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Major John Sheppard	played by Joe Flanigan
Major General George Hammond	played by Don S. Davis
Simon Wallis	played by Garwin Sanford
Dex	played by Noah Beggs
Mitch	played by Stephen Spender (II)
Technician	played by Edmond Kato Wong
Sgt. Walter Harriman	played by Gary Jones
Scientist	played by Robert Weiss
Doctor	played by Nicole Rudell

	Season 1 / Episode 8: - Underground Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: War and Peace. Mmm some heavy reading. Maj. John Sheppard: Yeah. Well back on Earth when i was getting ready for this mission I realized there was a good chance I might be here for a while so i figured 'why not bring along a book that takes a while to read.' Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: Page 17. Maj. John Sheppard: I'm right on schedule.
	Season 1 / Episode 8: - Underground Dr. Rodney McKay: Let me see if I can make you understand, okay? these results don't just say the Zed-p.m. won't work, they say this reality isn't governed by any natural laws. It's like looking through a microscope at a cell culture and seeing a thousand dancing hamsters.

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TRIVIA

Dr. Rodney McKay is watching "The Outer Limits," though the "control voice" that is played at the beginning, is voiced by Christopher Judge.
The dog who appears as Dr. Elizabeth Weir's dog in episode #1.9, "Home", is Torri Higginson's actual pet.
This is the only appearance of Don S. Davis (I) as General George Hammond in "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004).
This is the first episode of the series not to feature a puddle jumper and the only such episode from its first season.