Ancient History 101

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TAO OF RODNEY

EPISODE NUMBER - 314

DVD DISC - Season 3, Disc 4

ORIGINAL U.S. AIR DATE - 05.04.07


(He leads the team into what looks like a lab.)

ZELENKA: You’re just angry that you couldn’t figure out how to override the Ancient protocols that kept us from shutting this place down remotely from the Control Room.

McKAY: Hey, neither could you.

ZELENKA: Yes, but I didn’t bet everyone a month’s pay that I could do it.

(Rodney points at him in irritation.)

McKAY: You ... OK, you know what? Look around, see if you can figure out how you can turn this place off, whatever it is.

(He steps onto a low podium which has a control panel on it. The panel is illuminated. Radek looks at him nervously.)

ZELENKA: Are you sure you should be going up there?

McKAY: How else am I gonna find out what this room does, huh? (He starts to attach his computer tablet to the panel.) God forbid there should be anything in the Ancient database.

ZELENKA: Oh, there probably is. We just don’t have the time to ...

(Just then, the interface between the panel and the tablet activates.)

McKAY: Ah, here we go.

(The wall screen opposite the panel lights up and Ancient writing appears.)

McKAY: Ah!

ZELENKA (pointing at the control panel): OK, there should be a main power switch ...

McKAY (tetchily): Yes, I know that. What do you think I’m doing?

(Radek pulls his hand back in exasperation.)

ZELENKA: Alright.

(Rodney starts to activate the controls on the panel.)

ZELENKA: Alright -- double or nothing.

(Rodney smiles and turns to him.)

McKAY: Oh, you’re on.

ZELENKA: Alright!

McKAY: Alright. (He looks at the panel.) It’s gotta be around here somewhere.



- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 09:04 AM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Friday 26 September 2014