Stargate Atlantis/Recap/S01/E17 Letters From Pegasus

"Beckett: What shall I say?

Ford: Uh, uh, "I miss you?" "I wish you were here?"

Beckett: I wish who was here?

Ford: I don't know. Who do you wish was here?

Beckett: Nobody! I wish I wasn't bloody here!"

Tropes
"Zelenka: (With an Oh Crap look on his face) Security clearance?"
 * Bilingual Bonus: Zelenka's message home is entirely in Czech.
 * Doubles as a Crowning Moment of Funny: Zelenka describes the events of the first episode (well, the part about Atlantis rising, anyway), and afterwards, Ford asks if he said anything that would require security clearance:

"McKay: Samantha Carter – if you're watching, the torch is still burning – sadly, soon to be extinguished, but, uh...You know, you should know – I think you are just...so...well, you're great – you're really, really great, and, uh, I would go so far as saying you're the hottest scientist I've ever worked with."
 * Clip Show
 * Disorganized Outline Speech: McKay's message home.
 * Dying Declaration of Love: McKay takes a stab at this, but doesn't quite get there.

"Beckett: And if there's one thing I've discovered about we Earthlings, we're a scrappy bunch. I wouldn't be surprised if I bring back...
 * The message he finally gets around to addressing to his siter is an actual Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, though.
 * Humans By Any Other Name: Played with in Beckett's message home:

Ford: Doc, you can't say "Earthlings"! Your mother doesn't have security clearance.

Beckett: She knows I'm from Earth, son; it's not a bloody secret!"


 * No One Gets Left Behind: played with.
 * Running Joke: "Leadership."
 * Video Wills: Some of the messages home have undertones of this.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Teyla lets Sheppard have it at length.