1 00:00:03,795 --> 00:00:06,632 Let me ask you a question. Say there's a runaway train. 2 00:00:06,798 --> 00:00:10,969 It's hurtling towards ten people standing in the middle of the tracks. 3 00:00:11,136 --> 00:00:13,597 Only way to save those people is to flip a switch... 4 00:00:13,805 --> 00:00:17,476 ...send the train down another set of tracks. The only problem is... 5 00:00:17,684 --> 00:00:20,479 ...there is a baby in the middle of those tracks. 6 00:00:20,646 --> 00:00:22,773 Why would anyone leave a baby in a harm's way? 7 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:25,359 I don't know. That's not the point. It's a dilemma. 8 00:00:25,567 --> 00:00:27,361 Katie brought it up the other night. 9 00:00:27,569 --> 00:00:31,657 The question is, is it appropriate to divert the train and kill the one baby... 10 00:00:31,823 --> 00:00:32,991 ...to save ten people? 11 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:36,328 Wouldn't the people see the train and move? 12 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:37,829 No, they wouldn't see it. 13 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:42,167 - Why not? - Look, I don't know. Say they're blind. 14 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:43,877 - All of them? - Yes, all of them. 15 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:46,171 Why don't you call out and tell them to move? 16 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:49,299 - Because they can't hear you. - What, they're deaf too? 17 00:00:49,842 --> 00:00:52,302 - How fast is the train? - The speed doesn't matter. 18 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:56,557 It does. If it's going slow, you could outrun it and shove everyone to the side. 19 00:00:56,765 --> 00:01:00,018 - Or better yet, go get the baby. - For God's sake, I was trying to... 20 00:01:00,227 --> 00:01:02,104 - Rodney? - Yes, go ahead. 21 00:01:02,271 --> 00:01:04,815 Major Lorne just dialed in from m4D-058. 22 00:01:04,982 --> 00:01:07,609 He says he's got something you'll want to see. 23 00:01:09,027 --> 00:01:10,028 Work it out. 24 00:01:11,029 --> 00:01:12,573 We came through the spacegate... 25 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:16,159 ... and noticed satellites in geosynchronous orbit above the planet. 26 00:01:16,368 --> 00:01:17,911 An advanced civilization. 27 00:01:18,078 --> 00:01:19,162 That's what we thought. 28 00:01:19,413 --> 00:01:22,374 And we picked up life signs directly below, so we flew down... 29 00:01:22,541 --> 00:01:26,128 ... saw villages separated by a river and decided to check one of them out. 30 00:01:26,295 --> 00:01:30,048 And as you can see, sergeant, these people don't exactly look... 31 00:01:30,257 --> 00:01:32,718 ... like they're ready to be launching any satellites. 32 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:35,387 At least not for the next 500 years or so. 33 00:01:35,554 --> 00:01:37,931 Ancients probably put them up there. 34 00:01:38,098 --> 00:01:40,058 Send a science team to check it out. 35 00:01:40,976 --> 00:01:45,022 Actually, I think Dr. McKay may want to come check this one out for himself. 36 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:46,857 Why? 37 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:48,942 Take a look. 38 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:09,106 How did your face get on that flag? 39 00:03:09,273 --> 00:03:11,942 Oh, I don't know. Here's the thing, though. 40 00:03:12,109 --> 00:03:14,653 That flag's similar to the one I designed in our game. 41 00:03:14,862 --> 00:03:17,155 It's exactly the one you designed in our game. 42 00:03:17,322 --> 00:03:19,366 - What game? - The game Rodney and I play. 43 00:03:19,575 --> 00:03:21,618 - We didn't tell you? - Been playing a while. 44 00:03:21,827 --> 00:03:25,080 Yeah, off and on in our spare time, at night, between missions. 45 00:03:25,247 --> 00:03:28,208 - I could've sworn we told you about it. - What game? 46 00:03:29,293 --> 00:03:30,460 It started a while ago. 47 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:33,255 A few months after we arrived, we were exploring... 48 00:03:33,463 --> 00:03:36,550 ... checking out labs on the east pier, when we discovered a room. 49 00:03:36,758 --> 00:03:39,052 There were several Ancient consoles and screens. 50 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:40,762 It's quite an impressive layout. 51 00:03:40,929 --> 00:03:44,266 As usual, everything sprang to life as soon as we entered. 52 00:03:49,438 --> 00:03:51,565 First we thought it was a geological facility. 53 00:03:51,773 --> 00:03:55,360 There was a screen with a map that we assumed was off the Lantian mainland. 54 00:03:55,527 --> 00:03:57,988 Yes, I remember you briefing me about that. 55 00:03:58,197 --> 00:04:00,866 - We did tell you. - You mentioned nothing about a game. 56 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:04,161 Because we didn't know what it was. Rodney studied more closely. 57 00:04:04,328 --> 00:04:06,705 He realized it wasn't a geological lab at all. 58 00:04:06,872 --> 00:04:10,542 No, it turns out it was, in fact, a kind of Ancient game room. 59 00:04:10,709 --> 00:04:14,296 The map was a fictional civilization. It was part of a simulated world. 60 00:04:14,505 --> 00:04:15,839 Sweet. 61 00:04:16,006 --> 00:04:19,009 What you do is, you take these countries in a database... 62 00:04:19,176 --> 00:04:20,802 ...and you assume control of them. 63 00:04:21,011 --> 00:04:22,971 Two societies, separated by a river. 64 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:25,224 Sheppard took one country. I took the other. 65 00:04:25,474 --> 00:04:28,018 First thing Rodney did besides renaming his country... 66 00:04:28,185 --> 00:04:30,229 ...was to put his face all over the flag. 67 00:04:32,981 --> 00:04:35,275 I think you need to check this planet out. 68 00:04:46,995 --> 00:04:49,456 So the ancestors created this game? 69 00:04:49,665 --> 00:04:51,542 Yes, but this is no ordinary game. 70 00:04:51,708 --> 00:04:54,253 I mean, it is incredibly challenging, instructional. 71 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:57,089 The sheer number of options built into it. Staggering. 72 00:04:57,256 --> 00:05:00,259 - How does one play it? - Figure out a way to run your country. 73 00:05:00,509 --> 00:05:02,970 Yeah, you build roads, you establish laws... 74 00:05:03,178 --> 00:05:05,973 ...mould it to your own specific ideology. 75 00:05:06,598 --> 00:05:07,850 You can control everything. 76 00:05:08,058 --> 00:05:11,395 Proper sanitation systems, water delivery, transportation. 77 00:05:11,562 --> 00:05:13,856 I mean, every detail can be manipulated. 78 00:05:14,022 --> 00:05:16,733 I mean, right down to the women's hairstyles. 79 00:05:22,531 --> 00:05:23,615 Hello there. 80 00:05:23,824 --> 00:05:26,743 - So how do you win this game? - It's not really about winning. 81 00:05:26,910 --> 00:05:30,163 It's more about whose society outshines the other's. 82 00:05:30,372 --> 00:05:34,501 I mean, who creates a better infrastructure, who's better at trade. 83 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:38,839 What? Hey, don't start. I tried to negotiate with you. 84 00:05:39,047 --> 00:05:43,427 Making a list of demands and not giving anything in return is not negotiating. 85 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:46,847 - I offered you a crop of beans. - I don't need beans. I need lumber. 86 00:05:47,055 --> 00:05:49,933 Right, to build defensive fortifications for your army... 87 00:05:50,100 --> 00:05:52,936 ...which he doubled in size, by the way. Surprise, surprise. 88 00:05:53,103 --> 00:05:55,772 - I did that after you started cheating. - I didn't cheat. 89 00:05:55,939 --> 00:05:59,193 Giving his people too much technology for their level of development. 90 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:01,653 I'm not the only one increasing my army. 91 00:06:01,904 --> 00:06:05,240 I had to do something to protect the people of Geldar from you. 92 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:07,951 - Geldar? - It's the name of Rodney's country. 93 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,370 He named it after a girl he stalked in college. 94 00:06:10,579 --> 00:06:13,123 I did not stalk her. We dated twice. 95 00:06:13,290 --> 00:06:15,083 Teresa Geldar, a very cute blond. 96 00:06:15,876 --> 00:06:19,630 I used to think her name reminded me of some kind of mythological land. 97 00:06:19,796 --> 00:06:21,298 The kingdom of Geldar. 98 00:06:23,008 --> 00:06:24,551 What did you call your country? 99 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,721 Well, I just kept the name it already had. 100 00:06:31,642 --> 00:06:34,728 - Well, there are the satellites. - Dozens of them. 101 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:38,065 Positioned directly above the continent. Perfect grid. 102 00:06:38,232 --> 00:06:41,735 Ten-by-ten. I should have a visual on one of them. 103 00:06:50,452 --> 00:06:52,663 Definitely looks Ancient. 104 00:06:52,871 --> 00:06:54,206 And active. 105 00:06:54,373 --> 00:06:56,917 It's transmitting a tremendous amount of data. 106 00:06:57,459 --> 00:06:59,670 All right, let's check it out. 107 00:07:24,570 --> 00:07:26,363 This is amazing. 108 00:07:26,530 --> 00:07:28,574 If you say so. 109 00:07:35,706 --> 00:07:39,042 Oh, yeah. That's something you see in every medieval village. 110 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:42,629 Yes, well, the Renaissance obviously came early to these folks. 111 00:07:42,838 --> 00:07:44,464 A couple of hundred years early. 112 00:07:50,596 --> 00:07:53,473 Mm, Rodney? 113 00:08:15,078 --> 00:08:16,705 Say something. 114 00:08:16,914 --> 00:08:18,957 - Like what? - I don't know. 115 00:08:19,124 --> 00:08:20,751 Hello. 116 00:08:21,543 --> 00:08:23,253 I am Nola. 117 00:08:23,504 --> 00:08:26,840 Yes, well, this is Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard... 118 00:08:27,049 --> 00:08:30,010 ...Teyla Emmaga, Ronon Dex, and I'm McKay. 119 00:08:30,594 --> 00:08:33,222 Dr. Rodney McKay. 120 00:08:40,896 --> 00:08:42,689 The resemblance is uncanny. 121 00:08:48,362 --> 00:08:52,282 - You are the Oracle. - The Oracle? 122 00:09:02,668 --> 00:09:05,128 Welcome to Geldar. 123 00:09:11,510 --> 00:09:14,054 Please forgive my nervousness. 124 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:16,849 I never thought you'd appear to us in the flesh. 125 00:09:17,015 --> 00:09:19,309 Why do you refer to him as the Oracle? 126 00:09:21,061 --> 00:09:23,272 The Oracle is a wise and omnipotent deity. 127 00:09:23,522 --> 00:09:26,525 - Boy, she's in for a rude awakening. - Thousands of years ago... 128 00:09:26,692 --> 00:09:28,151 ...he gave our ancestors life. 129 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,280 He instructed how to build their society, to live their lives. 130 00:09:31,488 --> 00:09:33,532 His guidance was revered by all. 131 00:09:33,699 --> 00:09:37,286 Then one day, without warning, the Oracle ceased all communications. 132 00:09:37,452 --> 00:09:38,537 War with the Wraith. 133 00:09:38,704 --> 00:09:42,374 Our people were puzzled, but they continued to adhere to his instructions... 134 00:09:42,541 --> 00:09:45,002 ...living their lives according to his teachings... 135 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,880 ...which they passed down from generation to generation. 136 00:09:48,046 --> 00:09:51,133 Have you not had any trouble with the Wraith? 137 00:09:51,341 --> 00:09:53,552 Yes, they've come periodically... 138 00:09:54,344 --> 00:09:56,471 ...culled our people, destroyed our villages. 139 00:09:56,638 --> 00:09:58,015 Those who survived rebuilt... 140 00:09:58,223 --> 00:10:01,810 ...but only to the level at which the Oracle had instructed before he left. 141 00:10:01,977 --> 00:10:04,271 We found ourselves stalled in our development... 142 00:10:04,438 --> 00:10:07,274 ...unwilling to push forward without the Oracle's guidance. 143 00:10:07,441 --> 00:10:09,234 Hoping one day he would return to us. 144 00:10:09,443 --> 00:10:11,069 And two years ago, he did. 145 00:10:11,904 --> 00:10:15,407 The Oracle resumed communicating with us, teaching us many new things. 146 00:10:15,574 --> 00:10:18,577 He challenged us to think, to push the limit of our endeavors. 147 00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:21,788 He changed the name of our country, and revealed his likeness. 148 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:24,333 Enough with the pictures. 149 00:10:24,541 --> 00:10:25,959 Ah. 150 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:29,338 And you communicate through that. 151 00:10:29,505 --> 00:10:31,632 The portal? Yes. 152 00:10:34,801 --> 00:10:37,179 It's through this that we receive our instructions. 153 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:39,598 The Oracle knows when you've carried them out? 154 00:10:39,765 --> 00:10:41,642 - Yes. - It's the satellites. 155 00:10:41,808 --> 00:10:43,519 They must be tracking everything... 156 00:10:43,685 --> 00:10:46,647 ...then relaying it via subspace back to Atlantis. Remarkable. 157 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:48,482 So not a game, after all. 158 00:10:48,732 --> 00:10:51,568 No, it's obviously some kind of Ancient experiment. 159 00:10:51,735 --> 00:10:55,489 Social development. Try out different ways to create civilizations. 160 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,117 - This country here. - Hallona. 161 00:11:00,953 --> 00:11:02,579 A persistent thorn in our side. 162 00:11:04,540 --> 00:11:07,626 Now that you've come to us, you can help us remove it. 163 00:11:15,133 --> 00:11:16,301 So this is it. 164 00:11:16,552 --> 00:11:19,805 Yes, yes. It is an amazing piece of technology. 165 00:11:19,972 --> 00:11:23,308 It appears to be a sociological experiment designed by the Ancients... 166 00:11:23,475 --> 00:11:27,145 ...to help them as they were seeding civilizations throughout Pegasus. 167 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:29,064 I've had a chance to look at it. 168 00:11:29,273 --> 00:11:32,150 There are many more civilizations in the game's database. 169 00:11:32,317 --> 00:11:35,487 Really? I thought Rodney said there were only the two. 170 00:11:35,696 --> 00:11:39,366 That's what he thought. The countries that he and Colonel Sheppard... 171 00:11:39,575 --> 00:11:41,869 ...are controlling are on this specific planet... 172 00:11:42,077 --> 00:11:46,456 ...but I've been able to access the codes to unlock additional levels to the game. 173 00:11:47,082 --> 00:11:49,543 I mean, to the experiment. 174 00:11:49,751 --> 00:11:53,505 I discovered countries on planets throughout the galaxy. 175 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:56,008 Some have been idle for 10,000 years. 176 00:11:56,216 --> 00:11:58,594 They're waiting instructions from the Ancients... 177 00:11:58,802 --> 00:12:03,098 ...but some have managed to develop on their own, even flourish. 178 00:12:03,265 --> 00:12:05,475 Some have been destroyed by war... 179 00:12:05,684 --> 00:12:08,312 ...and others have been completely wiped out. 180 00:12:09,980 --> 00:12:14,610 Not that Rodney's and Colonel Sheppard's societies are on this path. 181 00:12:17,946 --> 00:12:21,283 So much power at one's fingertips. 182 00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:25,996 It's amazing, the attraction of this game. 183 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:35,589 We've managed to achieve propulsion through hand-powered propellers... 184 00:12:35,756 --> 00:12:38,926 ...but now, we're undertaking tests of steam-powered propulsion. 185 00:12:39,092 --> 00:12:42,513 Only this morning, I completed a test that proved quite promising. 186 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,057 Really? That's great. 187 00:12:45,307 --> 00:12:47,184 - You're pleased? - Yes. 188 00:12:47,351 --> 00:12:50,312 Yes. I mean, this is... This is quite an achievement. 189 00:12:56,151 --> 00:12:57,152 What's he doing here? 190 00:12:58,320 --> 00:12:59,738 It wasn't my idea. 191 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:02,491 Dr. Rodney McKay... 192 00:13:02,741 --> 00:13:04,326 ...meet Baden. 193 00:13:04,535 --> 00:13:06,912 Oh, your guy. 194 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,831 - My guy. - Yeah, it figures. 195 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,000 I should have you arrested for trespassing. 196 00:13:12,584 --> 00:13:15,254 - Go ahead and try. - Easy now. 197 00:13:15,462 --> 00:13:18,549 I brought him here because we need to have a little discussion. 198 00:13:18,757 --> 00:13:20,133 I have nothing to say to him. 199 00:13:21,093 --> 00:13:22,886 - Fine with me. - Yeah, maybe not. 200 00:13:24,096 --> 00:13:27,057 But we definitely have something to say to you. 201 00:13:28,392 --> 00:13:31,895 So his story is pretty much the same as Nola's. 202 00:13:32,062 --> 00:13:35,482 His ancestors received instructions from their oracle... 203 00:13:35,649 --> 00:13:37,693 ...who disappeared for thousands of years... 204 00:13:37,901 --> 00:13:41,321 ...only to suddenly resume communicating a few years ago. 205 00:13:41,530 --> 00:13:44,324 Let me guess. He told you to double the size of your army. 206 00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:47,411 Yes, he has a capable army and some nice villages. 207 00:13:47,619 --> 00:13:50,622 No people riding bicycles, or hot-air balloons... 208 00:13:50,789 --> 00:13:53,250 ...because we weren't cheating. - I didn't cheat. 209 00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:55,335 Have you come to agree to our proposals? 210 00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:56,837 You mean demands? 211 00:13:57,921 --> 00:13:59,089 Never. 212 00:14:00,674 --> 00:14:04,595 - Then I refuse to sit at the same table... - Look, look. Please, just sit. 213 00:14:07,598 --> 00:14:09,057 Thank you. 214 00:14:10,601 --> 00:14:12,978 This hostility between you. 215 00:14:13,187 --> 00:14:16,940 Have your people lived like this for thousands of years? 216 00:14:17,191 --> 00:14:20,194 No. There was once peace between our lands. 217 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:23,780 Oh, no. 218 00:14:23,989 --> 00:14:29,119 So this hostility, did it start a few years ago? 219 00:14:29,369 --> 00:14:33,540 Yes, shortly after the Oracle resumed communicating with us. 220 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:43,175 So they're starving? 221 00:14:43,342 --> 00:14:47,095 Well, not as of yet. If they don't change their approach to agriculture... 222 00:14:47,304 --> 00:14:49,681 ...it won't be long before their people go hungry. 223 00:14:49,890 --> 00:14:52,809 The frustrating thing is, there is a piece of fertile soil... 224 00:14:52,976 --> 00:14:57,523 ...in the south of the country that would be ideal for tuber cultivation, you know? 225 00:14:58,357 --> 00:15:00,817 - I'm sorry, tuber? - Tuber, yeah. Tuber. 226 00:15:00,984 --> 00:15:03,445 It is indigenous to the planet. 227 00:15:03,654 --> 00:15:05,697 It's like a potato. 228 00:15:06,657 --> 00:15:08,534 So why didn't you say potato? 229 00:15:08,742 --> 00:15:12,079 Because it's not a potato, it's larger. 230 00:15:12,246 --> 00:15:15,999 It has the same texture and nutrients as a potato... 231 00:15:16,250 --> 00:15:18,126 ...but it's like a cantaloupe. 232 00:15:19,837 --> 00:15:23,173 - That's a pretty big potato. - It is a big potato. 233 00:15:23,382 --> 00:15:26,969 - If they plant this thing there, it'll grow? - Yeah, whole fields of it. 234 00:15:27,177 --> 00:15:30,138 I mean, they could sustain an entire village... 235 00:15:30,305 --> 00:15:32,182 ...but they are oblivious to it. 236 00:15:33,267 --> 00:15:36,353 Well, tell them. Anonymously. 237 00:15:36,812 --> 00:15:37,813 Oh, come on, doc. 238 00:15:38,021 --> 00:15:40,482 You can either stand here and let the people die... 239 00:15:40,649 --> 00:15:43,110 ...or you can help them out. 240 00:15:43,277 --> 00:15:45,487 Sounds like a no-brainer to me. 241 00:15:49,366 --> 00:15:53,495 As soon as we input the instructions into our console, they are relayed back... 242 00:15:53,662 --> 00:15:57,165 ...to this device by a number of satellites in orbit over your planet. 243 00:15:57,332 --> 00:16:00,586 Once you've carried out the instructions, the satellites transmit... 244 00:16:00,752 --> 00:16:03,839 ...the real-time results back to us on our home world. 245 00:16:05,966 --> 00:16:08,677 So you're saying this is a game? 246 00:16:10,053 --> 00:16:13,891 No. No. I mean, we thought it was a game, but... 247 00:16:14,141 --> 00:16:17,561 We didn't know there were real people on the other end. 248 00:16:18,854 --> 00:16:20,564 You are the Oracle? 249 00:16:20,731 --> 00:16:23,192 I'm your Oracle, yes. 250 00:16:23,609 --> 00:16:26,445 - That doesn't sound right. - This is difficult to absorb... 251 00:16:26,612 --> 00:16:29,364 - ...but it is all true. - You flew in the Puddle Jumper. 252 00:16:29,531 --> 00:16:32,868 - You know they have the technology. - I'm not listening to this. 253 00:16:33,076 --> 00:16:35,037 Just hold on here. We can prove it to you. 254 00:16:35,287 --> 00:16:36,371 How? 255 00:16:37,206 --> 00:16:38,999 Let's go for a ride. 256 00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:59,061 Baden. Nola. This is Dr. Weir, the leader of our expedition. 257 00:16:59,728 --> 00:17:01,438 Welcome to Atlantis. 258 00:17:01,647 --> 00:17:05,150 If these two gentlemen haven't done so already, let me please offer you... 259 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,946 ...our sincerest apologies for this intrusion into your lives. 260 00:17:09,154 --> 00:17:11,031 - Intrusion? - Imposition, maybe. 261 00:17:11,198 --> 00:17:12,574 And a benevolent one at that. 262 00:17:12,783 --> 00:17:15,619 If you could see the villages compared to when we started... 263 00:17:15,827 --> 00:17:17,246 Rodney. 264 00:17:17,788 --> 00:17:20,082 Now, why don't you take them to your game room? 265 00:17:20,290 --> 00:17:22,251 Show them what you two have been up to. 266 00:17:22,459 --> 00:17:23,794 Right. 267 00:17:24,711 --> 00:17:25,796 Shall we? 268 00:17:32,010 --> 00:17:36,640 So this is Geldar and this is Hallona. Look, two weeks ago... 269 00:17:36,849 --> 00:17:39,059 ...I instructed you to start digging a well... 270 00:17:39,226 --> 00:17:42,813 ...for the new settlement on the eastern slope, and look here. 271 00:17:43,021 --> 00:17:44,982 There. See? 272 00:17:48,235 --> 00:17:50,362 Construction's already begun. 273 00:17:50,988 --> 00:17:52,573 Yes. 274 00:17:53,365 --> 00:17:54,825 I gave the order myself. 275 00:17:58,370 --> 00:17:59,830 Our lives are just a game. 276 00:18:00,038 --> 00:18:05,961 Well, now, no. They're not games to you, and in our defense... 277 00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:08,005 ...we were trying to improve your lives. 278 00:18:08,213 --> 00:18:10,674 Everything we did, every instruction we gave... 279 00:18:10,841 --> 00:18:12,885 ...was to better conditions for your people. 280 00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:16,305 - Even if that meant cheating. - Okay, enough with that already. 281 00:18:21,435 --> 00:18:23,312 - Is the room okay? - It's fine. 282 00:18:24,521 --> 00:18:28,817 Well, then, if you need anything at all, don't hesitate to ask, okay? 283 00:18:29,985 --> 00:18:32,905 You hungry? Because we could walk across to the mess hall. 284 00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:36,033 They've got, I think, it's Salisbury steak today. 285 00:18:36,241 --> 00:18:40,954 It's very good. They have a gravy that they put on the steak part... 286 00:18:41,205 --> 00:18:43,999 The Oracle was a god to us. 287 00:18:45,959 --> 00:18:48,712 I believed in his teachings. 288 00:18:48,879 --> 00:18:51,340 So much so that my people elected me leader... 289 00:18:51,548 --> 00:18:54,092 ...because of my passion for scientific advancement. 290 00:18:54,343 --> 00:18:56,553 Well, they obviously made the right choice. 291 00:18:56,762 --> 00:18:59,932 Now I must resolve myself to the fact... 292 00:19:00,516 --> 00:19:03,060 ...that the Oracle is only a man. 293 00:19:04,019 --> 00:19:05,395 Yeah. 294 00:19:05,938 --> 00:19:07,648 Sorry about that. 295 00:19:08,190 --> 00:19:11,610 It's like I said, though, I did what I did with the best of intentions. 296 00:19:11,777 --> 00:19:13,111 To win a game. 297 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:18,450 No. No, no. It is not about winning or losing. 298 00:19:18,617 --> 00:19:21,954 The information I gave you and your people is very real, very useful. 299 00:19:22,412 --> 00:19:23,664 I've set you on a course... 300 00:19:23,872 --> 00:19:27,042 ...that will allow you to develop into a modern society. 301 00:19:27,209 --> 00:19:29,670 Where were you two years ago? You were a primitive... 302 00:19:29,878 --> 00:19:32,548 ...disparate cluster of villages stalled in development. 303 00:19:32,756 --> 00:19:34,341 Now you're making dirigibles. 304 00:19:34,550 --> 00:19:36,760 Do you have any idea how momentous that is? 305 00:19:39,388 --> 00:19:41,598 The Oracle once said: 306 00:19:41,807 --> 00:19:46,061 « Ask not what Geldar can do for you, but what you can do for Geldar. » 307 00:19:47,354 --> 00:19:48,438 Those were your words. 308 00:19:48,647 --> 00:19:50,858 Um... Give or take. 309 00:19:51,066 --> 00:19:52,693 They are very wise. 310 00:19:53,443 --> 00:19:54,945 Yes. 311 00:19:55,779 --> 00:19:57,364 Yes, they are. 312 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,327 Now that you know the truth, you can go back to living your own lives. 313 00:20:02,536 --> 00:20:04,580 We won't bother you anymore. 314 00:20:04,746 --> 00:20:07,666 No. You must still help us. 315 00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:10,586 You don't need our help. You'll be fine. 316 00:20:10,794 --> 00:20:11,879 We need more weapons. 317 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:15,549 The flying machine you brought us here in. 318 00:20:16,466 --> 00:20:18,677 You called it a Puddle Jumper. 319 00:20:18,844 --> 00:20:20,179 Our army could use it. 320 00:20:20,679 --> 00:20:22,890 No. We can't do that. 321 00:20:23,515 --> 00:20:26,393 But you encouraged me to increase the military. 322 00:20:26,602 --> 00:20:31,648 In response to McKay, the other oracle, doing things that I thought were... 323 00:20:31,815 --> 00:20:37,487 Aggressive? Arrogant? Demeaning to me and my people? 324 00:20:37,654 --> 00:20:41,325 I will give you arrogant and demeaning, but... 325 00:20:41,575 --> 00:20:44,578 The people of Geldar have started digging beneath our borders... 326 00:20:44,786 --> 00:20:47,706 ...to exploit coal resources on our land. 327 00:20:48,415 --> 00:20:49,416 Really? 328 00:20:50,209 --> 00:20:52,419 It was only confirmed yesterday. 329 00:20:52,628 --> 00:20:56,298 This, after several diplomatic attempts to reach a compromise. 330 00:20:56,465 --> 00:20:58,342 Yeah, we couldn't come to an agreement... 331 00:20:58,550 --> 00:21:01,386 ...but I didn't think he would start digging. 332 00:21:01,845 --> 00:21:05,682 I'm curious to know what response you would have to such an incursion. 333 00:21:06,934 --> 00:21:11,063 I believe your next command would be to launch an attack on the mine. 334 00:21:11,230 --> 00:21:14,066 Prevent them from digging further. 335 00:21:15,984 --> 00:21:17,444 I'm right, aren't I? 336 00:21:22,616 --> 00:21:23,700 Did they believe you? 337 00:21:23,867 --> 00:21:26,954 Yes, they are fully aware of the situation. Not too thrilled. 338 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,790 - We've got a big problem, though. - What is it? 339 00:21:29,957 --> 00:21:32,000 Game or no game, we've started something... 340 00:21:32,167 --> 00:21:33,794 ...these people don't wanna stop. 341 00:21:33,961 --> 00:21:38,924 They hate each other and may be headed for a very real war. 342 00:21:39,258 --> 00:21:40,843 Great. 343 00:21:41,301 --> 00:21:46,515 Great. And this is thanks to your benevolent imposition. 344 00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:56,900 I've asked you here this morning so we could have a face-to-face talk. 345 00:21:57,109 --> 00:22:00,279 Now, hopefully, I can help you reach an understanding. 346 00:22:00,445 --> 00:22:01,697 Where's Dr. McKay? 347 00:22:01,905 --> 00:22:04,825 I've asked that neither he nor Colonel Sheppard participate. 348 00:22:05,033 --> 00:22:06,577 I think they've done enough... 349 00:22:06,743 --> 00:22:09,705 ...in fostering the current tension between you. 350 00:22:09,872 --> 00:22:12,958 I've had some experience brokering peace treaties. 351 00:22:13,125 --> 00:22:15,586 I'm sure we can find some common ground. 352 00:22:20,382 --> 00:22:24,678 Okay, why don't we start by going back a few years... 353 00:22:24,887 --> 00:22:28,557 ...to the time when your two peoples lived in peace? 354 00:22:28,724 --> 00:22:30,267 We were naive back then. 355 00:22:30,809 --> 00:22:32,436 Ignorant to our potential. 356 00:22:33,270 --> 00:22:36,523 Once we began to challenge ourselves intellectually... 357 00:22:36,690 --> 00:22:38,901 ...we began to see how the people of Hallona... 358 00:22:39,109 --> 00:22:42,196 ...had been abusing thousands of years of kindness from us. 359 00:22:42,404 --> 00:22:45,240 I've done everything I could to achieve peace with you. 360 00:22:45,490 --> 00:22:47,284 Really? Such as? 361 00:22:47,534 --> 00:22:49,244 I send gifts of goodwill. 362 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:52,414 You sent crates of citrus fruit. 363 00:22:52,915 --> 00:22:56,168 Citrus. Do you have any idea what an insult that is to my people? 364 00:22:56,418 --> 00:22:59,838 - It didn't used to be. - I think I know where that comes from. 365 00:23:00,088 --> 00:23:05,427 Did the Oracle tell you that citrus fruit was bad? 366 00:23:06,220 --> 00:23:08,680 He made us aware of its toxic properties, yes. 367 00:23:08,889 --> 00:23:12,935 Everything is toxic to you. When they're not busy insulting us... 368 00:23:13,101 --> 00:23:17,231 ...they're complaining about contaminated food, improper hygiene. 369 00:23:17,439 --> 00:23:19,816 Even the sunlight is dangerous to them. 370 00:23:19,983 --> 00:23:22,194 The only insult has been your unwillingness... 371 00:23:22,361 --> 00:23:24,821 ...to compromise in any trade negotiation. 372 00:23:25,030 --> 00:23:27,658 Instead, you choose to increase the size of your army. 373 00:23:27,866 --> 00:23:30,077 You built an army too. 374 00:23:30,327 --> 00:23:32,871 - Only in response to your aggression. - My aggression? 375 00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:36,375 You dig a mine beneath our border to steal our coal... 376 00:23:36,625 --> 00:23:38,418 ...and you talk about aggression? 377 00:23:38,627 --> 00:23:41,547 - We're not stealing your coal. - You crossed into our land. 378 00:23:41,755 --> 00:23:45,259 What do you need it for anyway? It's not like you know what to do with it. 379 00:23:45,467 --> 00:23:48,637 - You see how she insults us? - By stating a fact. 380 00:23:48,804 --> 00:23:51,807 Okay, please, if we could discuss this reasonably... 381 00:23:52,015 --> 00:23:54,059 ...I'm sure we can come to some sort of... 382 00:23:54,268 --> 00:23:55,435 We've tried. 383 00:23:55,936 --> 00:23:58,313 They agree to nothing. 384 00:23:58,564 --> 00:24:01,108 And until Dr. McKay is brought into this discussion... 385 00:24:01,316 --> 00:24:03,360 ...I have nothing further to say. 386 00:24:17,165 --> 00:24:18,876 That went well. 387 00:24:19,126 --> 00:24:22,379 Talk to them. Get them back to the table and hammer out a truce. 388 00:24:22,588 --> 00:24:24,047 I've run into a roadblock. 389 00:24:24,214 --> 00:24:26,592 - Really? Nola seemed very agreeable. - To you. 390 00:24:26,758 --> 00:24:29,136 Well, more agreeable than Richard the Lion-Heart. 391 00:24:29,303 --> 00:24:32,723 They are both refusing to compromise. You seem to have convinced them... 392 00:24:32,931 --> 00:24:35,309 ...they can't make decisions without your guidance. 393 00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,978 - That's not true. - Tell them that. 394 00:24:39,688 --> 00:24:41,315 This is delicious. 395 00:24:41,565 --> 00:24:44,484 Listen, you need to make peace with the people of Hallona. 396 00:24:44,693 --> 00:24:47,362 If tensions keep rising like this, it could lead to war. 397 00:24:47,529 --> 00:24:48,530 I'm aware of that. 398 00:24:48,780 --> 00:24:51,241 Then you're also aware that people will get hurt. 399 00:24:51,408 --> 00:24:55,245 I know the danger to my people. I also know you've taught us things... 400 00:24:55,454 --> 00:24:58,957 ...Baden's band of knuckle-draggers won't learn for hundreds of years. 401 00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:00,667 Under your leadership... 402 00:25:00,834 --> 00:25:03,629 ...we hope to remain many steps ahead of any aggression. 403 00:25:03,795 --> 00:25:06,423 Your people need to start thinking for yourselves. 404 00:25:06,632 --> 00:25:09,176 Look, I'm not going to be there for you anymore. 405 00:25:09,343 --> 00:25:12,596 You need to take control of your lives. Make your own decisions. 406 00:25:12,804 --> 00:25:15,098 And there can be no future without peace. 407 00:25:15,349 --> 00:25:16,850 - I agree. - Good. 408 00:25:18,477 --> 00:25:22,523 And as soon as the people of Hallona either concede or get out of our way... 409 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:24,107 ...peace will be restored. 410 00:25:25,526 --> 00:25:26,777 What you told me before. 411 00:25:27,528 --> 00:25:31,031 I do realize how monumental our progress has been... 412 00:25:31,657 --> 00:25:34,535 ...and I refuse to let Baden destroy that. 413 00:25:34,743 --> 00:25:39,039 « Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. » 414 00:25:39,248 --> 00:25:42,251 Those are the words of the Oracle. Your words. 415 00:25:42,501 --> 00:25:44,002 Einstein's, actually, but... 416 00:25:44,169 --> 00:25:47,256 If we yield one bit to Hallona... 417 00:25:47,464 --> 00:25:52,177 ...it will be equal to taking a giant step back in our development. 418 00:25:53,053 --> 00:25:56,390 I owe it to my people to make sure that does not happen. 419 00:25:56,598 --> 00:25:57,850 Hm. 420 00:26:01,603 --> 00:26:03,730 They're digging further. 421 00:26:03,939 --> 00:26:06,483 Every hour, they intrude deeper into our land. 422 00:26:06,692 --> 00:26:09,695 To get them to stop, you have to provide an incentive. 423 00:26:09,862 --> 00:26:11,572 Like attacking the mine? 424 00:26:11,780 --> 00:26:13,991 That'll cause a whole other set of problems. 425 00:26:14,157 --> 00:26:16,618 The only problems will be for the people of Geldar. 426 00:26:16,827 --> 00:26:18,954 Not necessarily. They can fight back. 427 00:26:19,162 --> 00:26:21,373 What are you saying? We should capitulate? 428 00:26:21,582 --> 00:26:25,335 - Let them do whatever they want? - No, you make a deal, trade. 429 00:26:25,502 --> 00:26:27,796 Say you decide to share some of your weaponry. 430 00:26:28,005 --> 00:26:30,382 They, in turn, give you some of their technology. 431 00:26:30,549 --> 00:26:31,967 John? 432 00:26:32,843 --> 00:26:35,304 - Go ahead. - How's it going? 433 00:26:35,512 --> 00:26:39,099 - Well, you know, he's being a little... - Stubborn? 434 00:26:39,308 --> 00:26:40,934 I was gonna use a different word. 435 00:26:46,106 --> 00:26:48,859 I'd like you to come to my office, we need to talk. 436 00:26:49,568 --> 00:26:52,571 - They're not open to any kind of deal? - Not yet. 437 00:26:52,779 --> 00:26:55,949 We should stick them in a room. Force them to come to an agreement. 438 00:26:56,158 --> 00:26:59,995 Don't worry. They'll work it out. We happened to catch them at a bad time. 439 00:27:00,162 --> 00:27:03,415 Sheppard's guy has been doing a lot of aggressive posturing of late. 440 00:27:03,624 --> 00:27:06,335 The only aggression is coming from the people of Gelding. 441 00:27:06,543 --> 00:27:08,337 - Geldar. - Whatever. 442 00:27:08,545 --> 00:27:11,798 His people are digging a mine across the border into Hallona. 443 00:27:14,676 --> 00:27:18,180 The coal resources straddle the border between my country and his. 444 00:27:18,388 --> 00:27:22,309 They go three miles into my country, which your people are tunneling in to. 445 00:27:22,476 --> 00:27:25,270 It has been a point of contention between us, okay? 446 00:27:25,437 --> 00:27:27,814 It is a difference in cartographic interpretation. 447 00:27:28,023 --> 00:27:29,441 Tomato, tomato. 448 00:27:29,650 --> 00:27:31,360 No, no, it's pretty clear-cut. 449 00:27:31,568 --> 00:27:34,112 - You entered illegally into my country. - Gentlemen. 450 00:27:34,321 --> 00:27:35,405 You gave me no choice. 451 00:27:35,614 --> 00:27:37,157 - You refuse to negotiate. - Give in. 452 00:27:37,324 --> 00:27:40,160 What do you care? It's not like your people use coal. 453 00:27:40,327 --> 00:27:42,621 Right. You need it to power your steam engines. 454 00:27:42,829 --> 00:27:44,414 Stop it. 455 00:27:44,831 --> 00:27:46,542 These are not your lands. 456 00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:50,420 This game is over, so you'd better set aside your differences... 457 00:27:50,587 --> 00:27:53,924 ...because if the two of you can't figure out how to forge a truce... 458 00:27:54,091 --> 00:27:56,552 ...how the hell are these people going to? 459 00:27:58,136 --> 00:27:59,137 Rodney? 460 00:27:59,346 --> 00:28:01,473 - What? - You'd better come to the game room. 461 00:28:04,226 --> 00:28:05,394 What happened? 462 00:28:05,602 --> 00:28:08,355 We've just received a data stream from the planet. 463 00:28:12,818 --> 00:28:15,571 Colonel Sheppard's army has launched an attack. 464 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:19,074 Don't look at me. I didn't order it. 465 00:28:25,414 --> 00:28:27,708 Oh, they're going after the mine. 466 00:28:31,795 --> 00:28:35,382 Well, looks like your war just started. 467 00:28:45,559 --> 00:28:47,269 Who ordered this? 468 00:28:47,519 --> 00:28:48,520 I did. 469 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,898 He entered the command on your game console. 470 00:28:51,106 --> 00:28:53,817 I know it's something you would have told me to do. 471 00:28:53,984 --> 00:28:56,737 I ordered you to make peace with these people. 472 00:28:56,945 --> 00:29:00,949 - This attack will not go unpunished. - No one is doing any punishing. 473 00:29:01,116 --> 00:29:03,952 There'll be no further escalation to this conflict. 474 00:29:05,078 --> 00:29:09,166 There's no casualties reported. The mine was surrendered without a fight. 475 00:29:09,374 --> 00:29:12,085 I told my army to minimize collateral damage. 476 00:29:12,544 --> 00:29:15,005 You need to get back. Take Ronon and Teyla with you. 477 00:29:15,255 --> 00:29:17,299 Go to your respective countries... 478 00:29:17,508 --> 00:29:20,427 ...and make sure this does not get any further out of hand. 479 00:29:20,594 --> 00:29:22,804 No one has been hurt yet. 480 00:29:23,096 --> 00:29:25,057 Let's keep it that way. 481 00:29:38,362 --> 00:29:40,739 - We were beginning to worry. - What's the status? 482 00:29:40,906 --> 00:29:43,367 I've ordered three army units. They're on their way. 483 00:29:43,575 --> 00:29:45,702 - Oh, no. You need to put a stop to that. - Why? 484 00:29:45,953 --> 00:29:48,789 We just need to step back and re-assess the situation here. 485 00:29:48,956 --> 00:29:51,416 We should be easing tensions, not inflaming them. 486 00:29:51,583 --> 00:29:53,210 Oh, no. 487 00:29:54,586 --> 00:29:57,381 - They're continuing to advance. - What? 488 00:29:57,548 --> 00:30:00,884 Divert the units. Have them gather in the village. Prepare to defend. 489 00:30:01,051 --> 00:30:04,471 - Isn't this what you should be stopping? - Yes. You cannot engage them. 490 00:30:04,721 --> 00:30:06,223 We must protect our people. 491 00:30:06,390 --> 00:30:09,059 But give Sheppard some time. He'll call off the army. 492 00:30:09,268 --> 00:30:10,894 Will he? 493 00:30:13,939 --> 00:30:16,316 - Sheppard, come in. - Go ahead. 494 00:30:16,483 --> 00:30:19,820 - Are you watching what's going on here? - We just got here. 495 00:30:19,987 --> 00:30:21,780 Pretty much the same setup as yours. 496 00:30:21,947 --> 00:30:25,200 We don't have electricity but I'm not gonna get into that right now. 497 00:30:25,367 --> 00:30:29,121 - Your army is still on the march. - What? 498 00:30:29,329 --> 00:30:32,040 They're headed for one of my villages. Call them off... 499 00:30:32,207 --> 00:30:33,625 The attack has begun. 500 00:30:43,719 --> 00:30:45,679 Looks like your guys are giving up. 501 00:30:45,846 --> 00:30:48,390 What? No, no, no. That can't be right. 502 00:30:49,349 --> 00:30:52,186 - That was fast, Rodney. - They've retreated without a fight. 503 00:30:52,352 --> 00:30:53,896 What kind of army is that? 504 00:30:54,062 --> 00:30:59,026 - Well, at least there's no casualties. - It's all right. I have another plan. 505 00:31:00,027 --> 00:31:01,820 What other plan? 506 00:31:02,029 --> 00:31:03,906 Why are you asking me? 507 00:31:07,201 --> 00:31:08,202 What are you doing? 508 00:31:08,410 --> 00:31:10,204 - Preparing our counterattack. - What? 509 00:31:10,454 --> 00:31:14,208 From information you gave about high temperature and materials technology... 510 00:31:14,374 --> 00:31:17,085 ...I have constructed a tactical explosive device. 511 00:31:17,252 --> 00:31:19,296 What? A bomb? You actually built a bomb? 512 00:31:19,505 --> 00:31:21,548 I told you we'd be several steps ahead. 513 00:31:21,757 --> 00:31:24,426 - How come I didn't know? - We've yet to test it. 514 00:31:24,635 --> 00:31:28,222 - It still appears to not exist. - We'll target one of Hallona's villages. 515 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,140 How are you gonna deliver it? 516 00:31:30,307 --> 00:31:33,060 - The catapult couldn't reach that far. - I will deliver it. 517 00:31:33,227 --> 00:31:35,521 Using one of the airships you taught us to build. 518 00:31:35,729 --> 00:31:38,732 Oh, no. No, no, no. Come back. 519 00:31:39,816 --> 00:31:42,361 You taught them how to build a bomb? 520 00:31:42,528 --> 00:31:44,321 No. Not specifically. 521 00:31:44,488 --> 00:31:47,199 Look, maybe I provided them a list of ingredients, but... 522 00:31:47,366 --> 00:31:50,202 - I don't believe this. - How much damage can it cause? 523 00:31:50,369 --> 00:31:51,870 Enough to take out a village. 524 00:31:52,037 --> 00:31:55,123 - You must tell them to stop. - I tried. It's already on the way. 525 00:31:55,332 --> 00:31:57,543 How are they delivering it? 526 00:31:58,585 --> 00:31:59,586 Dirigible. 527 00:32:00,546 --> 00:32:03,298 - You just had to cheat, didn't you? - I did not cheat. 528 00:32:03,465 --> 00:32:06,802 Nowhere in the rules did it outlaw the development of flying machines. 529 00:32:06,969 --> 00:32:09,513 Only the degree and speed of technological advancement. 530 00:32:09,721 --> 00:32:11,515 They advanced pretty fast, didn't they? 531 00:32:11,723 --> 00:32:13,517 Do we have time to shoot it down? 532 00:32:14,685 --> 00:32:16,478 Yes. Yes, I think so. 533 00:32:17,104 --> 00:32:19,064 Then we better get moving. 534 00:32:19,898 --> 00:32:21,608 - Absurd. - What are you talking about? 535 00:32:21,817 --> 00:32:24,695 - It's a perfectly reasonable request. - Perfectly reasonable. 536 00:32:24,862 --> 00:32:26,905 I give you my food, and my people starve. 537 00:32:27,114 --> 00:32:29,157 I am not asking you for all your food. 538 00:32:29,366 --> 00:32:31,410 Plus, I did say that we would make a deal. 539 00:32:31,618 --> 00:32:33,328 A deal? Oh, yeah, baskets. 540 00:32:33,537 --> 00:32:36,874 Big baskets. Two dozen of them, hand-woven, and very nice. 541 00:32:37,082 --> 00:32:38,876 Very nice? What am I gonna put in them? 542 00:32:39,126 --> 00:32:40,127 Certainly not food. 543 00:32:40,335 --> 00:32:42,296 - You know what? - You're holding out on me. 544 00:32:42,546 --> 00:32:43,881 You have plenty of food. 545 00:32:44,089 --> 00:32:47,342 - Are you're calling me a liar? - You're trying to squeeze me. 546 00:32:47,509 --> 00:32:49,803 - I have got nothing to hide. - Now, if you... 547 00:32:50,012 --> 00:32:51,889 I'll send my army. We'll have a look. 548 00:32:52,139 --> 00:32:53,640 What the hell are you doing? 549 00:32:56,268 --> 00:33:00,981 I thought I gave specific orders to stay away from this device. 550 00:33:01,231 --> 00:33:02,608 Yes. Yes, you did. 551 00:33:03,483 --> 00:33:07,863 We saw there were people in trouble and we thought maybe that we could... 552 00:33:09,198 --> 00:33:12,367 - Help. - No. No more help. 553 00:33:12,576 --> 00:33:14,119 Clearly, we are not qualified. 554 00:33:14,286 --> 00:33:16,830 Turn this off, disconnect the power and seal the room. 555 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:18,916 - Yeah, but okay, we... - Now. 556 00:33:21,585 --> 00:33:23,086 Yes, ma'am. 557 00:33:29,259 --> 00:33:31,386 I hoped you'd be proud of our accomplishments. 558 00:33:33,597 --> 00:33:36,683 I am, really, I just... I wish it didn't lead to this. 559 00:33:45,984 --> 00:33:47,361 What's that? 560 00:33:58,580 --> 00:34:00,123 There it is. 561 00:34:00,749 --> 00:34:03,418 Good. Now all you have to do is puncture the balloon. 562 00:34:03,585 --> 00:34:05,462 I'm already on it. 563 00:34:13,262 --> 00:34:14,263 Colonel Sheppard. 564 00:34:15,931 --> 00:34:18,392 He shot down our airship with the Puddle Jumper. 565 00:34:18,559 --> 00:34:21,019 - Don't worry. No one was hurt. - Just... he punctured it. 566 00:34:21,228 --> 00:34:23,272 It sank harmlessly to the ground. 567 00:34:26,316 --> 00:34:29,194 - Prepare the other bombs for delivery. - Other bombs? 568 00:34:29,361 --> 00:34:31,238 What, you have more? 569 00:34:33,574 --> 00:34:34,825 Great. 570 00:34:46,086 --> 00:34:47,629 Thank you for your help. 571 00:34:47,796 --> 00:34:50,007 You saved the lives of everyone in the village. 572 00:34:50,465 --> 00:34:52,593 We won't be doing that again. 573 00:34:53,385 --> 00:34:57,139 I had no idea they were capable of delivering such a device. 574 00:34:57,347 --> 00:34:58,974 Tell me about it. 575 00:34:59,183 --> 00:35:02,936 I've issued orders to make certain they don't try again. 576 00:35:03,145 --> 00:35:05,105 What kind of orders? 577 00:35:05,647 --> 00:35:08,525 A full-scale attack has been launched. 578 00:35:09,109 --> 00:35:11,403 It's time to finish this war. 579 00:35:24,917 --> 00:35:28,837 I've seen this before. If two sides are set on fighting nothing's gonna stop them. 580 00:35:29,046 --> 00:35:32,382 - I gotta get Nola to call off the attack. - You couldn't do it before. 581 00:35:32,591 --> 00:35:34,218 How about a little encouragement? 582 00:35:34,384 --> 00:35:36,678 « Go get them, Rodney. I have faith in you. » 583 00:35:36,887 --> 00:35:39,348 Whatever. I am not giving up on these people. 584 00:35:39,556 --> 00:35:44,186 Which means until we get them to call this war off, then we are staying here. 585 00:35:49,608 --> 00:35:52,611 - I need your help. Come on. - What the hell's going on? 586 00:35:52,819 --> 00:35:56,156 Élizabeth diverted the Daedalus on its way back to Earth to check on us. 587 00:35:56,323 --> 00:35:58,617 Caldwell believed the situation had deteriorated. 588 00:35:58,825 --> 00:36:01,537 He feared we would become casualties so he beamed us out. 589 00:36:01,703 --> 00:36:03,747 But I talked him into beaming us back... 590 00:36:03,956 --> 00:36:05,749 ...but we gotta do something. Come on. 591 00:36:05,916 --> 00:36:07,000 - Do what? - I got a plan. 592 00:36:07,209 --> 00:36:08,919 - What plan? - Oh, come on already. 593 00:36:09,086 --> 00:36:10,629 How's the situation on your end? 594 00:36:10,796 --> 00:36:12,840 All-out of war. You? 595 00:36:16,885 --> 00:36:18,762 Where did you go? What happened? 596 00:36:18,971 --> 00:36:21,014 Nowhere. No, we were just upstairs. 597 00:36:21,223 --> 00:36:22,599 Someone said you vanished. 598 00:36:22,766 --> 00:36:24,726 What? It's ridiculous. How could we vanish? 599 00:36:24,935 --> 00:36:27,938 The airships have passed the forest. They're nearing the target. 600 00:36:28,146 --> 00:36:31,066 Let's hope we strike before Baden's army reaches our village. 601 00:36:31,233 --> 00:36:34,319 - We'll destroy their will to fight. - Okay, listen to me. 602 00:36:34,528 --> 00:36:36,905 For two years, I've been the Oracle to your people. 603 00:36:37,155 --> 00:36:39,199 I've given you much wisdom and guidance... 604 00:36:39,408 --> 00:36:41,451 ...and bestowed much of my knowledge. 605 00:36:41,660 --> 00:36:44,204 - Look, it's like you said, I was a god. - Easy. 606 00:36:44,413 --> 00:36:48,876 And, yes. Yes, I may just be a man, but that wisdom still remains. 607 00:36:49,126 --> 00:36:53,839 Now, more than ever, you need to heed my guidance and call back those ships. 608 00:36:56,258 --> 00:36:58,719 You told me it was time to start thinking on my own. 609 00:36:59,720 --> 00:37:00,888 Right. 610 00:37:01,096 --> 00:37:02,890 So now I am. 611 00:37:03,599 --> 00:37:06,059 My people are looking to me. 612 00:37:06,268 --> 00:37:08,395 This is my decision... 613 00:37:09,271 --> 00:37:11,481 ...and we will be victorious. 614 00:37:20,782 --> 00:37:22,201 Why won't you help us? 615 00:37:22,409 --> 00:37:26,622 I'm not shooting down any more ships. We're done helping you wage this war. 616 00:37:27,623 --> 00:37:30,501 - Then we'll shoot them down ourselves. - How? 617 00:37:32,711 --> 00:37:35,881 Our weapons are not as primitive as Nola believes. 618 00:37:36,089 --> 00:37:39,760 - Many people will die on both sides. - If you want to leave, then leave. 619 00:37:40,260 --> 00:37:43,138 We'll continue this fight even if you've lost the will. 620 00:37:43,347 --> 00:37:46,517 - You're making a mistake. - The mistake was not doing this sooner. 621 00:37:49,895 --> 00:37:51,230 You'll see. 622 00:37:51,396 --> 00:37:53,941 This is the right path for my people. 623 00:38:02,699 --> 00:38:05,619 - They've reached our villages. - Two have already fallen. 624 00:38:06,036 --> 00:38:08,497 Airships are almost in position. We should... 625 00:38:10,749 --> 00:38:13,836 - What happened? - They shot down one of your ships. 626 00:38:14,419 --> 00:38:17,506 - It wasn't the Puddle Jumper. - Maybe one of the catapults hit it. 627 00:38:17,714 --> 00:38:18,966 No, impossible. 628 00:38:22,970 --> 00:38:25,889 Two more villages have fallen. It appears many are dead. 629 00:38:26,056 --> 00:38:29,393 Sheppard. Come in. Sheppard. 630 00:38:29,601 --> 00:38:31,061 Radio's dead. 631 00:38:34,982 --> 00:38:36,692 They're coming here. 632 00:38:41,488 --> 00:38:42,656 They have bombs too? 633 00:38:42,865 --> 00:38:45,409 - We need to get your people out of here. - Help them. 634 00:38:56,128 --> 00:38:59,464 - Their army has surrounded us. - Road out of the village is blocked. 635 00:38:59,673 --> 00:39:02,467 - People are slaughtered as they leave. - We're trapped. 636 00:39:09,016 --> 00:39:10,475 What shall we do? 637 00:39:18,775 --> 00:39:20,402 It's over. 638 00:39:32,164 --> 00:39:33,749 Rodney, where the hell are you? 639 00:39:35,334 --> 00:39:38,754 Hundreds have died. How can you stand by and let this happen? 640 00:39:42,841 --> 00:39:45,761 - Nola's army has surrounded the village. - Get to the Jumper. 641 00:39:45,969 --> 00:39:47,429 They just destroyed it. 642 00:39:55,521 --> 00:39:57,314 We're being overwhelmed. 643 00:39:57,523 --> 00:39:59,233 What should we do? 644 00:40:23,048 --> 00:40:24,591 Game over. 645 00:40:28,887 --> 00:40:30,681 Rodney, are you there? 646 00:40:31,265 --> 00:40:35,352 Yeah, we hear you. I'll give you a call when we're ready to be picked up. 647 00:40:35,519 --> 00:40:36,979 Got it. 648 00:40:37,437 --> 00:40:39,398 I don't understand. 649 00:40:40,065 --> 00:40:41,233 What's going on? 650 00:40:42,734 --> 00:40:46,238 What you just witnessed is what I would call another level to the game. 651 00:40:46,405 --> 00:40:48,448 See, we were beamed up earlier to our ship. 652 00:40:48,657 --> 00:40:50,951 The Daedalus, in orbit over your planet. 653 00:40:51,159 --> 00:40:54,162 While we were there, I had Dr. McKay hack into the two devices. 654 00:40:54,371 --> 00:40:57,457 Upload doomsday scenarios for your countries into the game. 655 00:40:57,666 --> 00:41:01,253 Everything you saw just now was transmitted from the Daedalus. 656 00:41:02,588 --> 00:41:04,298 You mean... 657 00:41:05,048 --> 00:41:06,675 ...none of this was real? 658 00:41:07,593 --> 00:41:09,970 No. No one was hurt. No one was killed. 659 00:41:10,721 --> 00:41:12,764 All just part of the simulation. 660 00:41:12,931 --> 00:41:16,685 In reality your two armies are standing down, awaiting further instructions. 661 00:41:17,519 --> 00:41:19,813 But we heard explosions. We felt them. 662 00:41:20,022 --> 00:41:25,068 Thanks to some pinpoint shots from our friends in the Daedalus. 663 00:41:25,611 --> 00:41:27,571 Really added to the realism, didn't it? 664 00:41:31,617 --> 00:41:33,660 I'm sorry that we had to do that... 665 00:41:34,411 --> 00:41:37,289 ...but you needed to see how this could end. 666 00:41:37,873 --> 00:41:40,334 Feel what a real war is like. 667 00:41:50,177 --> 00:41:53,514 You still think it was the right path for your people? 668 00:42:03,607 --> 00:42:05,484 Thanks, Melanie. 669 00:42:08,487 --> 00:42:09,988 Gentlemen. 670 00:42:10,155 --> 00:42:11,698 How's it going? 671 00:42:11,865 --> 00:42:13,825 It's still going. 672 00:42:14,284 --> 00:42:15,827 We're just taking a break. 673 00:42:15,994 --> 00:42:18,205 There's a lot of animosity to be unraveled... 674 00:42:18,413 --> 00:42:21,750 ...but I think they are finally willing to try to make it work. 675 00:42:21,917 --> 00:42:23,544 It's about time. 676 00:42:23,752 --> 00:42:25,337 Yeah. And you two? 677 00:42:26,713 --> 00:42:27,965 Called a truce yet? 678 00:42:28,423 --> 00:42:30,050 Yeah, sure, we're good. 679 00:42:30,259 --> 00:42:32,302 We're gonna stick to chess from now on. 680 00:42:32,511 --> 00:42:35,597 - As long as Rodney doesn't cheat. - Please, like I need to cheat. 681 00:42:35,806 --> 00:42:37,933 Okay, I'll leave you to it then. 682 00:42:38,892 --> 00:42:40,060 Ha. 683 00:42:42,771 --> 00:42:43,772 Ha. 684 00:42:43,981 --> 00:42:45,315 Checkmate. 685 00:42:45,482 --> 00:42:49,653 - What? Oh, no. What happened there? - What happened is I kicked your ass. 686 00:42:49,820 --> 00:42:52,781 No, no, I was distracted. She was... Okay, we're going again. 687 00:42:52,948 --> 00:42:54,658 Best of 10. 688 00:43:25,606 --> 00:43:27,649 Subtitles by SDI Media Group