The Real World

"The Real World " is an episode from Season 3 of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis.. Waking up in a psychiatric hospital outside Washington, D.C., Dr. Elizabeth Weir is shocked to discover that her entire experience in Atlantis over the last two years was solely a figment of her imagination. Through the help of her psychiatrist Dr. Fletcher, she learns that a car accident that killed her fiance left her in a near catatonic... more

"The Real World " is an episode from Season 3 of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis.. Waking up in a psychiatric hospital outside Washington, D.C., Dr. Elizabeth Weir is shocked to discover that her entire experience in Atlantis over the last two years was solely a figment of her imagination. Through the help of her psychiatrist Dr. Fletcher, she learns that a car accident that killed her fiance left her in a near catatonic state and suffering from delusional psychosis. Forced to come to terms with this new reality, Weir is visited by her mother and General Jack O'Neill, who assures her that he has never heard of a Stargate program, let alone the lost city of Atlantis. Yet as she starts to pick up the pieces of her life, she continues to have unsettling visions warning her that she must return to Atlantis. Back on Atlantis ￢ﾀﾔ which is not the product of a deranged imagination ￢ﾀﾔ the team holds a vigil for the comatose Weir, who in reality has been... less