Poisoning the Well (Stargate Atlantis)
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| Stargate Atlantis episode | |
| "Poisoning the Well"{{#if:{{{Image|}}}|<tr><td style="text-align: center;" colspan="2">Image:Poisoning the well (Stargate Atlantis).jpg | |
| Episode No. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
|---|---|
| Guest star(s) | Alan Scarfe as Chancellor Druhin Allison Hossack as Perna Paul McGillion as Dr. Beckett Dean Marshall as Bates |
| Writer(s) | Martin Gero |
| Director | David Winning |
| Production No. | 107 |
| Airdate | August 20, 2004 |
| {{{Episode list|Episode chronology}}} | |
| Previous episode | "Childhood's End" |
| Next episode | "Underground" |
Plot
Template:Sgspoiler The Atlantis team discover the Hoffans, a race of humans that have advanced to a technological level similar to that of Earth in the middle of the 20th century. Their knowledege is stored in several hidden libaries to prevent total destruction with each Wraith culling. They have been working on an inoculation which will prevent the Wraith from feeding on them. Major John Sheppard volunteers Dr. Carson Beckett's help, and Beckett helps a Hoffan scientist, Perna, to complete the drug ahead of schedule. To the reluctance of Dr. Elizabeth Weir, they are eager to test the drug, using a terminally ill Hoffan volunteer as a human trial. They inoculated him with the drug and test him against Steve, the Wraith Sheppard captured a couple of episodes before. The drug works better than they thought: Steve was killed by it.
Beckett wants to run more tests but the Hoffans start mass-production and mass-inoculation immediately. It's then discovered that the drug has a severe side effect: a 50% mortality rate. After a planet-wide vote proves that a 96% of Hoffans are willing to risk it so the Wraith can't feed from them, the Atlantis team leaves.Template:Stargate-stub