Stargate Atlantis 3x10: The Return, Part 1

Stargate SG-1 this week was okay, and enjoyable, but Atlantis's mid-season finale knocked it right out of the park. Pretty much character driven, it was a great episode in a great series and had everything that I love about the show and the cast so much, even over their parent series. The feeling of family, and of Atlantis as home, has never been more palpable, which is why it hurt so much to watch the first half hour of this episode, and to see the effects it had on our merry crew.

( Spoilerish comments, mostly squee. )