Stargate: Atlantis » Quotes (TV Show)

Carson Beckett M. D.: (a parasite has attached itself to Sheppard's neck, paralyzing him) I'm told you have something of a cling-on.
Maj. John Sheppard: That's funny.

Maj. John Sheppard: (referring to Wraith bite) So, how am I doing?
(not getting a response)
Maj. John Sheppard: Anything that's got you speechless has me worried.
Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: You're going to be fine.
Maj. John Sheppard: Well, that's "dead man" talk.

Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: (over comms) Rodney, we need a shield up in forty seconds or we're dead!
Dr. Rodney McKay: What, are you kidding me?
Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: No!
Dr. Rodney McKay: 'Cause I can't help but thinking we're reaching the point at which I completely snap.
Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: Rodney!
Dr. Rodney McKay: That should do it! Fire it up.
Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: That didn't do it.
Dr. Rodney McKay: What?
Teyla Emmagan: It is not working.
Dr. Rodney McKay: I know what she said!
Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: Twenty seconds!
Dr. Rodney McKay: OK, snap! That's it! You all happy now?

Dr. Rodney McKay: I'm picking up a strange reading from right over there.
Maj. John Sheppard: Define strange.
Dr. Rodney McKay: (pause) You don't know what strange means?

Maj. John Sheppard: Hi, folks. I hope I didn't crash-land on anybody.

(the team need to disable the grounding stations around the city)
Maj. John Sheppard: Wait a second, are these things even close to a transporter?
Dr. Rodney McKay: Uh... yes. Elizabeth's is.
Maj. John Sheppard: And mine?
Dr. Rodney McKay: It's a brisk walk away.
Maj. John Sheppard: And by "brisk" you mean "far"?
Dr. Rodney McKay: (nods) And by "walk" I mean "run".

Dr. Rodney McKay: Using power... using power... using power.

Dr. Rodney McKay: I think I chipped a tooth. Did I chip a tooth? Am I bleeding? Because I am at high risk of enterocarditis.

Carson Beckett M. D.: We still have no idea how it works, but during the Wraith feeding process, the victim is injected with a special enzyme. It strengthens the human body temporarily and ensures that the heart continues to beat.
Maj. John Sheppard: Why would they wanna make you stronger?
Carson Beckett M. D.: So the victim doesn't die immediately. The feeding process is so traumatic, without the special enzyme, we shut down far sooner than they like.
Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: They make you stronger so they can take more time to kill you.
Carson Beckett M. D.: Lovely, isn't it?

Torrell: Well, I could kill you. But you strike me as the type of man who, despite being weak and cowardly on the outside, harbours a strength of character he doesn't even know he has.
Dr. Rodney McKay: I'm sorry - was there a compliment in there?
Torrell: See, the way to motivate a man like you, Mr McKay, is not to threaten your life; it's to threaten the lives of your friends. That's right. Fix the ship, otherwise they start dying, one after another, 'til you change your mind, or until they're all dead. I don't care.

Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: You think once the initial shock is over, we'll have the old Rodney back?
Carson Beckett M. D.: I'm afraid so.

Dr. Rodney McKay: Well, thank God! You were the only... I thought I was gonna...
Teyla Emmagan: I thought you were very brave.
Dr. Rodney McKay: Really?

Col. Steven Caldwell: (over radio) Dr. McKay, What's your status?
Teyla Emmagan: Dr. McKay is... not here.
Col. Steven Caldwell: What?
Teyla Emmagan: He had to...
Ronon Dex: He had to check something on the Wraith pod.
Teyla Emmagan: Yes, the Wraith pod. He had to check the... biometrics receiver, needed to reconfirm the frequencies of the normal feedback loop.
Col. Steven Caldwell: Why isn't he on his radio?
Teyla Emmagan: Well, actually we have been having trouble reaching him ourselves. I think it may have something to do with... interference from the um... magnetic shielding of the pods.
Ronon Dex: (sardonically) Yeah, shielding.
Teyla Emmagan: Ronon was just about to check on him, see what is taking him so long.
Col. Steven Caldwell: All right go get him, light a fire under him.
Teyla Emmagan: Right away.
Col. Steven Caldwell: And I want a status report as soon as his radio is working. Caldwell out.
Ronon Dex: (to Teyla) Nice stalling.

Maj. John Sheppard: "You're going to be fine"? "Beckett'll figure this out"? You really suck at the whole "bedside manner" thing.
Elizabeth Weir, Ph. D.: I know. I'm sorry.
Maj. John Sheppard: But I appreciate the effort.

Lt. Aiden Ford, USMC: It's huge.
Dr. Rodney McKay: Define huge.
Maj. John Sheppard: Fifteen million square miles. Give or take.
Dr. Rodney McKay: That would make it approximately the size of, uh... I have no idea, but it sounds huge.