lieutenant fictional character canadian american sci channel television series stargate atlantis military science fiction combined civilian military team exploring galaxy network alien transportation devices played rainbow sun introduced main character season premiere rising holding military rank lieutenant ford regular season appears recurring role season appears dream sequence season premiere episode search rescue later reappears official continuation novel stargate atlantis legacy path ultimate fate revealed television lieutenant introduced series premiere rising stationed antarctica outpost ford served years old beginning season ford served second command events rising feeds ford attack atlantis season siege exploding grenade blows building ocean ford unconscious body attached recovered hour later ford survives having later undergoes mental physical changes ford develops solid black left eye aggressive paranoid fleeing atlantis stolen atlantis team encounters runner learn ford began killing galaxy harvest gave abnormal strength ford presumed dead deliberately jumps beam atlantis team encounters mid season lost boys allowed ford awake immediately board ship escaped build small strike force young men following suit informing benefits ford asks atlantis team help destroying entire mission fails forces leave ford explode ship ford seen dream season episode search rescue literature ford reappears official novel continuation stargate atlantis legacy path surprise team finds ford alive group nomadic humans known travelers explains managed escape ship destroyed crashed planet battle took place help travelers recovered addiction took long longer find atlantis ford began leading campaign aided travelers wife son regrets previous actions end novel ford safely returned earth wife son reunites cousin grandparents conceptual history end season series producers actor felt ford worked intended highly result unwilling write writers came idea character important downgraded recurring character producer said assume ford went ship disappointed evolution character saying ford evolve backstory characters called situation tough reacted positively development character second season announcing main character atlantis series followed announcement saying reduced ford recurring character series fans disappointed new development felt didn time prove new series character fully developed compared characters campaigns save character created announcement notable campaign said change blow discussed change positive change story arc character saying big second season compared season hadn episodes character asked reducing role atlantis wright replied change status means appear episode listed opening credits reception fans character set campaigns ford main character later season season sent petitions producers cast crew stargate atlantis change minds fans character website turn campaigns fighting revival character
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