#1x03 hide and seek

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#mcshep #sga #stargate atlantis #john sheppard #rodney mckay #1x03 hide and seek #joe flanigan #david hewlett #such dorks (affectionately) #rodney's smile #john's smile #🥰 #exploring atlantis #having fun #atlantis cityship

[sun-ni-day]

McKay: Size doesn’t matter

Sheppard: It’s a myth

McKay: It’ll fit

#stargate atlantis #1x03 #hide and seek #correct quotes #mcshep

[its-leethee]

What kind of magic does the Jailer use, and what is her connection to the Key of Aaravos?

I have thought for a while that perhaps the Jailer is neither a primal nor a dark magic user, and that she utilized the Key of Aaravos to serve an important role in his imprisonment. Now, there isn't a lot of overt evidence for my hypothesis here; this is a ramble of pure speculation. I'm going to do my best to present the dialogue and canon-consistent logic to support my thoughts. Here goes:

The prevailing opinion in Xadia is that "human magic" is akin to trickery and sleight of hand. When confronted with Callum's claim of being a primal mage in 5x07, Nyx dismisses his boast reflexively: “I’ve seen ‘human magic.’ Fake ropes, false doors, birds and rabbits stuffed into clothing.” To her, it's common knowledge that humans can't use real primal magic, and her derisive attitude shows she doesn't have much respect for human magic either. As for dark magic, Nyx doesn't even mention it at all; as Lujanne said in 2x01, "we do not call that practice magic. It's an atrocity."

But human magic has one more specialty: creating and solving puzzles. The mechanical devices and riddles guarding the secrets in Kpp'ar's labyrinthine house and the rock-stone puzzle hiding the staircase to Viren's dungeon are story-significant examples of the types of innovations created by human magic. In 1x03, Ezran solves the rock-stone puzzle to reveal the staircase hiding Viren's dungeon. Callum answers the riddle posed by Rex Igneous in 4x08, "having knowledge isn't knowing knowledge…. He has a map!"

So neither a primal mage nor a dark mage would resort to puzzles and riddles, the gimmicks used by magic-less humans. So let's now consider the Jailer.

During the post-season four Discord Q&A, Aaron Ehasz states that the Jailer is a "mastermind of prisons and puzzles."

In episode 5x05, Archmage Akiyu tells the story of how she met the Jailer and introduces her as "a human mage." Akiyu goes on to explain:

"The archdragons had given the Jailer a daunting task, to design a magical prison that could hold a Startouch Elf. She needed my powers to craft the prison itself." (emphasis mine).

It stands to reason that a competent dark mage, with the notoreity to catch the attention of the archdragons, could bring that kind of power into her grasp on her own. So why would the Jailer seek out the powers of primal archmage, unless she couldn't wield that power herself? Furthermore, knowing the prejudice that the archdragons hold against dark magic--all of humanity was driven out of Xadia for refusing to forswear its use--I don't believe the archdragons would ever condone cooperating with a dark mage, even to quell an existential crisis like a demi-god bent on world destruction.

Akiyu tells us one more intriguing thing that the Jailer said:

"'The puzzle is the real prison,' she told me with a proud smile," (again, emphasis mine)

There's another word besides "magic" that we can use to describe the practice of creating and solving puzzles: cryptography; the art and science of creating and breaking codes and ciphers. The terms code and cipher are often used interchangeably, but their meanings are technically different. Basically, a code uses arbitrary substitutions while a cipher uses an algorithm.

Now, if you wish to solve a puzzle, you're going to need all the pieces - and if you wish to solve a cipher or code, you're going to need a key.

More than one use has been hinted at for the Key of Aaravos. We've heard Rayla refer to it several times as a toy and a game piece (1x04, 2x07). In the book two novelization, Callum notices that the Key left marks on the ground that appeared to point toward Xadia (we get a glimpse of those lines in early episode 2x07). In 4x07, we get suspiciously up-close framing of the Key when Callum asks, "is there no primal gem for star magic?"

And a few months back, one of the TDP creators shared on Twitter about a season 6 scene that was eventually cut. In the scene, Callum holds the Key up to a symbol on a wall and says, "I'm gleaming the cube!" (if anyone remembers this twitter convo and can provide me a link to this, I would be so grateful)

This is the Key feature we're all most familiar with: its glow. When exposed to a source of magic, the corresponding primal magic symbol on the Key lights up. This is why I think one of the potential functions of the Key of Aaravos is as a cryptographic key. If it were held up to a magic-infused symbol, the glow effect would reveal the primal magic source - and in this way it could be used to decode a secret message.

In cryptography, a key is the series of words, symbols or phrases that contain all of the basic information you need to decode or understand a specific coded message. Both the sender and receiver of the coded message need to know the key in order to create the coded message or decode it into plaintext - to lock or unlock the meaning behind a cipher or code.

I can't speculate on the exact nature of the secrets that she encrypted with it, but the Key can literally shed light on the solution! It was a toy that was repurposed by a the Jailer, magicless human mage and mastermind of ciphers and codes, to protect the secrets of Aaravos and his prison.

Exactly what secrets it will be used to reveal remains part of the Mystery.

if you're interested in learning more about cryptography, this page has links to a lot of my favorite resources

Recommended reading for more Key of Aaravos and the Jailer theories:

the post that initially enabled my crazy train of thoughts, thank you @beautifulterriblequeen

super rad analysis of the Jailer's unique character design by @kradogsrats, who also authored one of my favorite alternative hypothesis for the real function of the Key of Aaravos

an amazing thorough and detailed Key analysis, by @raayllum and another very interesting conversation about the Key here

Special thanks to @raayllum for answering my random Akiyu and Jailer questions, and to @self-spaghettification for giving me the push I needed to bring this essay together!

#seriously y'all. tdp fans are the coolest and the smartest #i'm just trying to keep up #unravelling my tangled web of understanding and splicing together the threads into one coherent path so others can follow along #i could be totally wrong about the jailer and the cube. but this was a fun puzzle #the jailer #archmage akiyu #primal magic #dark magic #human magic #5x05 #the key of aaravos #cryptography #tdp speculation #tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp s6 predictions #whew ...what have i done #yes the puns are all intentional no this is not an apology #mine

[happycabbage]

Sheppard and Weir, a summary...

1x03 Hide and Seek

#stargate atlantis #sga #sparky #sparktober #john sheppard #elizabeth weir #my edit

[goodwhump-temp]

Rodney McKay Whump - SG: Atlantis

1x03 Hide and Seek - First human trial (DNA manipulated), given a shot, pushed off a balcony, shot (in the leg/off-screen), "punched," verbally bullied, panicking, sacrifices himself, unconscious, sore 1x06 Childhoods End - Annoyed by children, held at arrow-point, exhausted 1x08 Underground - Captured & threatened by Bashirs best friend 1x09 Home - Stranded on earth, captured, unconscious, 1x10 The Storm - Held captive by the Genii, threatened, arm squeezed 1x11 The Eye - Hostage, thoroughly pissed 1x13 Hot Zone - In danger the whole episode, attacked by a vision ghost (schizophrenic), coping (emotional) 1x14 Sanctuary - argument with sheppard, didn't sleep, only person not in love with the fancy evil "priestess" 1x19 The Siege - Falls from a great height, "permanent back damage," offended, emotional (not about himself)

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2x01 The Siege pt. 3 - Almost killed, forced to fight the wraith 2x02 The Intruder - Attacked by coolidge leak, scared by transport beam (is weird), sickened by Sheppards flying, attacked by wraith virus controlled ship 2x03 Runner - Captured/threatened by Ford, caught in a trap upside-down 2x04 Duet - Trapped inside Wraith dart, collapses, unconscious, hospitalized, another consciousness in his body; ego destroyer, angry, sore, fighting for body control, seizure, emotional, kisses Beckett, collapses 2x05 Condemned - shot down, chipped a tooth (?), captured, threatened 2x06 Trinity - Obsessive, makes Sheppard worry/pity, emotional 2x08 Conversion - Worried about Sheppard 2x10 Lost Boys - Kidnapped, threatened 2x11 The Hive - takes dose of wraith enzyme, passes out, goes through insane withdrawal, hospitalized, unconscious 2x14 Grace Under Pressure - Serious head injury, trapped hundreds of feet under water, hallucinating sam, cold and wet 2x17 Coup D'etat - Genii trap, collapses, captured

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3x04 Sateda - Takes an arrow to the butt, immense pain, cared for 3x07 Common Ground - Scared by a mouse 3x08 McKay and Mrs. Miller - Alternate reality Rodney, emotional rollercoaster 3x09 Phantoms - Shot in the chest 3x12 Echoes - Worsening headache, nose bleed, passes out, deaf 3x14 Tao of Rodney - Hit by energy pulse (gene mutation), nervous, acting increasingly strange, insomnia, emotional, overstimulated headache, passes out, hospitalized, flatlines 3x16 The Ark - Almost sucked out into space 3x20 First Strike - Caught in explosion, visible face injury

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4x02 Lifeline - Captured 4x03 Reunion - Attacked by wraith, alone, betrayed, shot unconscious, captured 4x04 Doppleganger - Faces greatest fear, flatlines/cardiac arrest, beaten up 4x06 Tabula Rasa - Deadly disease/lose memory, shot unconscious, running/hiding from militia 4x08 The Seer - sees vision of them getting captured 4x09 Millers Crossing - he and his sister kidnapped, threatened, great bonding with Sheppard 4x10 This Mortal Coil - Captured 4x12 Spoils of War - shot unconscious, captured, almost tortured 4x13 Quarantine - Panicking, ultimate pessimist --> causes his own heartbreak (how NOT to get a girl), L rizz 4x14 Harmony - Forced to guard a child, held at gunpoint 4x16 Trio - Falls, trapped in a cavern, in danger & panicks the whole episode 4x20 The Last Man - Old, depressing backstory, technically dead

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5x01 Search and Rescue - Some face scratches, bleeding, panicks 5x02 The Seed - Panicking x100 5x03 Broken Ties - Captured 5x04 Daedalus Variations - Shot in the arm (worse than it sounds) 5x06 the shrine - Intense memory loss, serious pneumonia, coma, hospitalized, panicking/insanely emotional help infected, intense headache, surgery 5x08 The Queen - Captured 5x09 Tracker - Bonding with Ronon, chased and punched by a wraith, manhandled, sore, shot at 5x10 First Contact - Captured, sore 5x12 Outsiders - Captured 5x13 Inquisition - Knocked unconscious 5x16 Brain Storm - Freezing

#stargate atlantis #sga #stargatea #rodney mckay #whump #whumplist #whump list #emotional whump #david hewlett #rodney mckay whump #david hewlett whump #stargate whump #stargate atlantis whump #sga whump

[rodneymckays]

Stargate Atlantis | 1x03 Hide and Seek

#john sheppard #stargate atlantis #sga 1x03 #sga #stargate #stargateedit #sgaedit #tor gifs #the librarian in me is tickled by the fact that john is a reader <3 #also i spy with my little eye #dog tags on john's lamp :))))

[raayllum]

same accidental anon who asked about the 4x04 intro: - whoops, hi, thanks for answering :)

may i ask for a comparison of the orphan queen holding up the glowing cube in the flashback art to callum holding it in said intro? not sure if you or someone else has done that yet

So a few interesting things:

They're holding the key in an opposite way. Orphan Queen is facing sky (hence why star is opposite) and Callum is facing star, hence why sky is opposite. This would make sense if a revelation or something to do with the cube had some part to play in actually imprisoning Aaravos (which Zubeia heavily implies, although how the cube could be a truth-telling device isn't clear yet) and Callum will play a role in freeing him.

Even when the star rune brightens in the Orphan Queen, the whole cube doesn't seemingly turn white the same way the cube does for Callum, indicating that perhaps the star rune was actual star magic, and whatever is happening with the cube for Callum is something else (deep magic?)

As well as the similarities of what's been said:

"It is hidden in a box of keys because it is known as the Key of Aaravos and legends say it unlocks something of great power in Xadia. Perhaps it will be you, Callum, who discovers the key's secrets."

"A young woman girl uncovered a great secret of history"

I am intrigued by the possible four way parallels between Ezran, Callum, the Jailer, and the Orphan Queen tbh. Callum is the human mage like the Jailer (also has the key perhaps?), Ezran is good at hide and seek and has been compared more overtly to the Orphan Queen (truth teller / witness motif), he's also good at puzzles like the Jailer (1x03 / 4x05) and Callum of course has this parallel with the Orphan Queen. I'm so excited to watch it all play out!

#s4 #4x04 #the royal family of katolis #the key of aaravos #thanks for asking #mini meta #parallels #screencap parallels #requests #jennnnfish #tdp #the orphan queen #tdp callum #arc 2

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[purpleplaid17]

Jess Watches // Sat 28 Oct // Day 39 Synopses & Favourite Scenes

Curses! 1x01 The Restricted Wing

When Alex doesn't return from a family game of hide-and-seek, secrets are revealed about the Vanderhouvens' past, present and future.

A wooden Rhys Darby appears in an intriguing first episode. I love the background animation using dots or lines to add texture. I hope the curse is broken by returning the stolen artifacts to their rightful places.

Van Helsing 1x13 It Begins (Season Finale)

Somebody from the past who was a guardian of Jenna will make an appearance.

Why didn't Vanessa rip Dmitri's heart out when her hand was literally inside his chest?? Maybe everyone monologuing at her made her delirious. I guess the bloodlust may have factored into the confusion too.

The Power 1x03 A New Organ

The aftermath of a catastrophic plane crash unearths a new consequence of the Power. The veil of political secrecy and misinformation is shattered, and the world as we know it will never be the same.

I want to trust Mayor Toni and believe she has the girls best interests at heart. But her political aspirations are definitely gonna fuck someone over. Hopefully Josh Charles.

Rugby World Cup 2023 Final

New Zealand (2) vs South Africa (1)

Don't tell my sister's bf, but I think NZ should've won 😬 To me they played better, but just couldn't get the points to match. Which is a testament to SA's strength and determination. No doubt that SA had a very tough draw and were very impressive throughout the matches I watched. My favourite being against France. Congrats to Springboks fans.🏆🏆🏆🏆

#curses! #van helsing #the power #rugby #rugby world cup #rwc 2023 #polls #tumblr polls #jess watches #day 39

[9acloset]

No Surveillance | Katie 1x03

Lamarque Dabria Bomber Jacket in Black - 495,00€

Generation Love Milo Vegan Leather Short in Black - 281,00€

LA PERLA Maison Contouring Bodysuit - 445,60€

GUESS Ladie - $169.00

MeMoi Hide & Seek Fishnet Stockings - EUR 19.10

#no Surveillance #katie abe #la perla #guess #Lamarque #generation love #memoi #Ns 1x03

[mspirations]

Kate Bishop

"Never Meet Your Heroes" - 1x01

"Hide and Seek" - 1x02

"Echoes" - 1x03

"Partners, Am I Right?" - 1x04

"Ronin" - 1x05

Dr Martens 1490 Virginia Leather Mid Calf

ETSY:

Costume (CostumeFans)

Thanks for identifying:

Hailee Steinfeld's Closet

#kate bishop #hailee steinfeld #hawkeye #kate bishop fashion #hailee steinfeld fashion #hawkeye fashion #kate bishop season 1 #hawkeye season 1 #kate bishop hawkeye #hawkeye 1x01 #hawkeye 1x02 #hawkeye 1x03 #hawkeye 1x04 #hawkeye 1x05 #kate bishop hawkeye fashion

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#mcshep #sga #stargate atlantis #john sheppard #rodney mckay #joe flanigan #david hewlett #1x03 hide and seek

[gloriadenton]

Audrey or Shiv (or both!)

Audrey

OTP for them: Audrey/Cooper, Audrey/Laura (and Audrey/Cooper/Laura). <3333

BROTP for them: Audrey & Bobby.

Other ships: Audrey is so incredibly focused in her attraction that I find it kind of difficult to ship her with anyone aside from Cooper and Laura, but I feel like I could be into Audrey/Cooper/Denise or Audrey/Cooper/Albert?

What kind of fic I’d write about them: Overwhelmingly horny fic, tbh. It’s what she would want.

A favorite canon moment: Everything she does in the Double R scene from 1x03. She’s so soft and witchy and strange, I love her.

Color that reminds me of them: Brick red.

Song that reminds me of them: This is honestly hard to narrow down, but today I’ll go for Mitski, “Pink in the Night” (for Audrey/Cooper vibes) and Etta Marcus, “Hide & Seek” (for Audrey/Laura vibes).

A headcanon about them: She collects vintage perfume bottles and other small valuables like brooches and stoles, sometimes by charming older female hotel guests into giving them to her.

A random AU I think up on the spot for them: Ballerina AU. I feel like this particularly would slap for Audrey/Laura fic.

Anything else: Audrey should, in fact, get what she wants. I will die on this hill.

Shiv

OTP for them: Kendall/Shiv, Shiv/the brutal murder of her father.

BROTP for them: Shiv & Roman, Shiv & Connor.

Other ships: Tom/Shiv.

A favorite canon moment: “This is real?” from 2x01. It’s so wrenching to watch her go in knowing better than to believe Logan and still talk herself into believing him anyway.

What kind of fic I’d write about them: Collage age Shiv! I’m really interested in Shiv during that window of time when she could hypothetically distance herself from her family’s whole deal.

Color that reminds me of them: Shell pink. Shiv's silk blouse from the pilot is so iconic; she's like an irl Botticelli model.

Song that reminds me of them: Mitski, “Working for the Knife.”

A headcanon about them: There has to have been a time where Shiv was photographed an event somewhere, and all the trashy news outlets (including Waystar Royco) started running “how to get an ass like Shiv Roy” articles.

A random AU I think up on the spot for them: 1940s AU, because I always yearn to see Shiv in dramatic country houses. Maybe some espionage.

Anything else: All the baby Shiv moments from the opening credits are so haunting, I love them.

#ask game #charlottenewtons #this is so! late! #i'm sorry!

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#stargate atlantis #Elizabeth Weir #torri higginson #sga season 1 #1x03: Hide and Seek

[stargate365]

[SGA] 1.03: Hide and Seek

awww. cute little mice.

“actually, I was talking to the Mouse.”

Rodney... that’s rude. Let’s not annoy the man sticking gene therapy into your veins... what do you mean not FDA approved... experimental... oh Carson. You’re adorable and scottish, but you worry me.

Jinto and his friends are adorable.

“Okay, I’m ready.” *John shoves Rodney off the balcony.* What the!!

Ohmygod, those two are actual children.

“That’s not the first thing we tried.” *John grins* “I shot him...”

Oh... oh dear... this really could be a problem. Rodney without caffeine...

Teyla looks very pretty in purple. Bullshit, however, doesn’t look pretty on anybody. You get me Liz? 

“We’re very cautious intergalactic explorers”

Liz thinks Rodney’s subconcious fear is affecting the device...

Pfft. HAh. Ancients... Smart? I’m not so sure about that. They seem to have left a lot of junk about with incomprehensible instructions that cause a lot of trouble.

“Ever seen a twenty-kiloton nuclear explosion?” “I have.” *everybody giving John wtf man looks* “Not up close.”

John... are you telling kids ghost stories... John, John no. Movie plots...? *sighs* John, really? I’m with Teyla on this... I don’t get John’s fascination. Although I am a Cowboys fan. Longhorns for the colleage league though.

Jinto... what are you doing?? *sighs* Kids...

What an odd looking closet. What even is the point of it... maybe it’s a lift?

What’s with the fog/mist?? The fucckkk??? Is there an acended hanging about somewhere? Maybe somebody invisible?? Well, there’s certainly something.

Athosians can speak Ancient...??

Did McKay just... okay, he passed out. from manly hunger.

Jinto!! Where are you smol baby? Maybe he’s in Narnia??

“Did you touch it?” “...yes?”

Hah! It is an elevator! Well... not exactly. 

Does... does Jinto have the gene...?? 

Erm... the doors shut on themselves??

Lol. Did... did Weir just scare the device off of Rodney?

why am I not surprised that he immediently takes advantage of the opportunity to eat?

I love Teyla’s cool laser-focused lighter, it’s awesome!

“Think we’re gonna need a bigger boat.” bc of course John is a Jaws fan.

Nope, it’s a smart cloud of doom. Sorry John.

Meep. It’s coming. John, R U N.

oops. I think it ate the MALP... this not good. Rodney... Rodney no.

RODNEY I SAID NO DAMMIT. John agrees with me.

Oh that is both weird and creepy af. Thank god Rodney is okay...

“That... was a Hail Mary.”

#day 170 #sga #stargate #stargate atlantis #stargate 365+1 #1x03 #sga 1x03 #hide and seek #sga: hide and seek #gif: ishimura99

[jumpingpuddlespodcast]

On this week's Jumping Puddles, the team watches 1x03, Hide and Seek! Athosian candles, Rodney McKay's bravery in the face of a coffeeless existence, and Carson Beckett's extremely dubious medical practices are discussed. Where's the Pegasus galaxy FDA equivalent when you need it?

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