I was so surprised and pleased when Halling reappeared. The actor plays Todd the Wraith too, doesn't he? Since Todd was already in the storyline, I really didn't expect to see Halling - never expected to see him again after the Athosians first disappeared several eps ago, actually. So I had a real YAY moment. And it's not like I even really liked Halling to start with (didn't hate him, but never really thought about him much), and yet it was a little bitr like Bates return all over again.

One another note, I've also got to say that while I really love seeing Lorne (and Caldwell too, since I haven't babbled about part 1) every time, I'm beginning to get ridiculously nervous every time Lorne goes on a mission that he won't make it back. They've killed off so many characters, both major and secondary, in the last season and a half. I feel like Lorne could get red-shirted at any time.

And honestly, I *LOVE* the Michael character. Always have. He's a bastard, but geez he's got some reason to be. The moral quagmire the Atlantis crew started way back when just keeps getting deeper, as IMHO it should. Consequences! Everything has consequences! I still love that about the whole Michael storyline.

I, for one, still can't wait to see how it goes from here.