Okay, so I *finally* got a chance to watch the first few SG Atlantis episodes.

[conuly]

The Wraith, as far as I can tell, are perfectly correct. They have to eat, or they die. What, exactly, do we expect them to do? Commit mass suicide because they can't go vegetarian?

Not, of course, that us defending ourselves is a bad thing, just that it's unfair to paint them as the bad guys when they don't seem to have much of a choice in the matter.

On the other hand, I'm a bit curious as to what they ate before humans wandered into their galaxy... maybe I missed something?

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[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

Uhhhhhh . . . they have to eat sentient/sapient beings or they die? Because there *are* other options out there for the discriminating carnivore . . .

I'm not familiar with the show.

[conuly]

From what I can tell, they don't eat flesh, they eat... energy? Life? I think that yes, they may need to eat sentients.