Nice bit of work, to say the least.

You clearly put a great deal of thought into thinking about what all the characters who went back to Earth would get up to during their return home, ranging from thinking about the meetings Elizabeth would have to deal with- both political and personal (Simon, naturally)- to coming up with reasons for John’s absence during the meeting that led to his promotion.

If nothing else, his friendship with Sam was an interesting new touch; might have been rendered AU after Season Four featured no reference, but so far it’s been working out fairly well.

And as for the depth of thought you’ve put into exploring their thoughts about their relationships, with neither wanting to fully acknowledge their feelings even as they can’t help but be aware of their existence…

BRILLIANT work, to say the least; I can DEFINITELY see how their trains of thought on that topic progress.

Plus, of course, I greatly enjoyed the Sam/Daniel elements; after John/Elizabeth, those two have always been my favourite “Stargate” pairing, so I greatly enjoyed the chance for each of them to show their feelings (Even if it’s never explicitly romantic, you recognise their close friendship; that’s the important thing for me, really).

Hope you’re planning to continue; this story is looking VERY interesting!

(Just one last request; if I credited you with the original inspiration, could I use a couple of minor plot details from this story- such as- in my story “The Phantom of Atlantis” to account for some of the expedition’s time on Earth after the Siege?)

Author's Response: Thank you for leaving such a details review. I love it when I recieve reviews that have something to them. Also, it's great to hear another Sam/Daniel shipper is reading this story. We're a rare breed, us Sam and Daniel people, apparently. I am planning on continuing. I actually posted a chapter on ff.net and was supposed to post a more MATURE version over here but my computer crashed and I've been trying to recreate that.

Ah...

Now THIS looks promising.

I've always thought that the lack of reference to Elizabeth in "Last Man" was essentially the only problem in that episode, so it's good to see this one remedying it (Even if it COULD be in a more encouraging manner; the state Elizabeth's in could be a GREAT deal better...)

Still, here's hoping that HoloMcKay was right and things work out better now than they did in the 'original' timeline, eh?

Keep up the good work!

Author's Response: Thank you!! I also hated it that 'Last Man' made absolutely no reference what so-ever to Elizabeth.
You'll have to wait and see how it turns out... but if you've read some of my other fics, you'll get an idea ;^)

With an opening like that, you had BETTER be continuing this story soon; what you've got here is WAY too intriguing to leave it hanging like that!

One of those ‘Elizabeth Resurrection’ stories that you REALLY wish the producers would do if/when they decide to bring her back; nice job.
The twist of making the villain a relative of Kolya was particularly appreciated; of Atlantis’s ‘individual’ villains- Kolya, Michael, and arguably Todd; Oberoth didn’t really do enough as an individual as he was more of a figurehead for the collective Asuran consciousness rather than doing anything as himself-, Kolya was the one I always found most interesting due to his relatively straightforward nature, and his son definitely continued that tradition.
‘Tricking’ Elizabeth into thinking that she was on their side against the ‘villains’ from Atlantis is one of those twists that’s so simple only someone as ruthlessly demented as Kolya and his progeny would try it, and John’s internal struggle as his hope at the chance of getting Elizabeth back clashes with his fear of losing her again was very well-portrayed, although the moment when John won Elizabeth over by saying that he’d actually ALLOW her to shoot him was definitely dramatic.
The concluding confrontation could have been a bit longer- maybe a scene where John has a chance to shoot Aldran and turns it down, grimly informing the other man that if he WAS the ‘monster’ Aldran’s convinced himself he was, he would have shot him the first chance he had-, but the last couple of chapters as John finally admitted how he feels to Elizabeth worked out very well, neatly reflecting how she gives him the ‘freedom’ to be vulnerable with someone else and returns that ability to be open with comparative ease once their feelings have been shared.
Keep up the good work!