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Critical Mass

Production
Series	Stargate: Atlantis
Episode	2.13
Production #	213
Original air date	December 6, 2005
Story by	Brad Wright and Carl Binder
Written by	Carl Binder
Directed by	Andy Mikita
Cast
Guest stars	Beau Bridges as Gen. Hank Landry Jaime Ray Newman as Lt. Laura Cadman Ellie Harvie as Dr. Lindsey Novak Ben Cotton as Dr. Kavanagh David Nykl as Dr. Radek Zelenka Bill Dow as Dr. Bill Lee Peter Flemming as Agent Malcolm Barrett Gary Jones as Walter Harriman Mitch Pileggi as Col. Steven Caldwell Brenda McDonald as Charin Chuck Campbell as Chuck Trevor Devall as the voice of Hermiod
Chronology
Epiphany	Grace Under Pressure

Critical Mass is the thirteenth episode of the second season of Stargate: Atlantis.

The NID discover that The Trust has planted a bomb in Atlantis and the SGC scramble to send a message to Atlantis via the Daedalus not to dial Earth or Atlantis will be destroyed.

101 Dalmatians, Atlantis Briefing room, Atlantis Infirmary, Atlantis Operating system, Atlantis Transmitter, Daedalus,Cloak, East pier, Failsafe mechanism, Grounding station, Heart, Hyperdrive Hyperspace, Inertial dampener, Lantean DHD console, Lantean mainland, Long-range sensor, Lord of the Rings, Milky Way, Naquadah generator, NID, Pacemaker, Pegasus, Power distribution center, Ring Ceremony, Second Siege of Atlantis, SG team, Stardrive, Stargate Command, Tagan, Taser, The Trust, Torren, Tuttleroot soup, West pier, Wraith Cruiser, Zero Point Module

Earth, Lantea, M7G-677, P4M-399, Planet (The Defiant One)

Asgard, Goa'uld, People of M7G-677, Tau'ri, Wraith

Hermiod: (interrupting) "Doctor Kavanagh."
Kavanagh: "Yes?"
Hermiod: (firmly) "Stop talking, please." (He looks at Kavanagh for a moment.) "Thank you."

Rodney McKay: "Hey! Look who's back! It's Mister Mom! How were the kids?"
Radek Zelenka: (turns and points at him furiously, momentarily lost for words) "Do not even speak to me." (He glares at him for a moment, then turns and stomps off)

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Stargate Wiki has 7 images from Critical Mass.

This episode reveals that Col. Steven Caldwell has been under control of a Goa'uld for some time, this offers a possible explanation to his aggressive behavior in previous episodes.
Rachel Luttrell actually sings the song during the Ring Ceremony. The song was composed by Joel Goldsmith and his sister Ellen.
Elizabeth Weir is seen playing with her fathers pocket watch at the end of the episode.