SGA S3 Spoilers: Progeny

PROGENY

Summary

The Atlantis Team finds a civilization of Human Form Replicators which have taken on the likeness of their creators, the Ancients. Their creators programmed them originally as nanites with aggressive behavior to combat the Wraith from within, but the nanites started to interlock and evolved into self-replicating machines, just as the Replicators did in the Milky Way. It is possible that one of the Ancients who was involved with this experiment was one who continued the research after the Ancients left the Pegasus Galaxy 10,000 years ago and created Reese, who in turn, created the Replicators and Human Form Replicators.

Many of the Replicants, called Asurans, carry a grudge against the Ancients because the Ancients, upon seeing that their nanite experiment had evolved into an aggressive form which was out of control, including harming humans, decided to destroy them. The Asurans were programmed not to harm the Ancients, so they could not defend themselves. Some survived and they grew into another civilization, but they kept themselves hidden. They assumed that Atlantis was destroyed in the war with the Wraith — until the Atlantis Team showed up. The Asurans probed the Team’s minds and their leader, Oberoth, learned the truth about Atlantis. It was his intention that the city and all the humans therein be destroyed as retribution for their first generation’s destruction.

Weir and her team learn this story about the Asurans from two Council members who want to follow a different path which some of the Ancients followed — one not filled with aggression, but of the pursuit of ascension. They bargain with the Team: In order to save Atlantis from destruction and help in the fight against the Wraith, McKay will reprogram them to remove the aggression so that they can endeavor to ascend.

The Asurans have the capability of destroying Atlantis because they have a similar city-ship, powered by ZPMs and capable of traveling in hyperspace.

Guest Characters

Replicants/Asurans: Oberoth, Niam, Arria

Production

Written by Carl Binder
Directed by Andy Mikita
Before cameras March 30-April 7

Spoilers subject to change

2 thoughts on “SGA S3 Spoilers: Progeny”

  1. Ooh, I knew the replicators weren’t all gone. 🙂 It’s nice to see familiar aliens. Since the replicators have always been some of my favorites (the episodes too), I am looking forward to this one!

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