NEWS & SPOILERS
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This episode title was revealed by executive producer Joseph Mallozzi at his blog.
NEW! June 4 - "While I'm not exactly blazing through this script, I am advancing at a fairly steady five-page-a-day pace. Still, this one has been atypical in its progression. Usually, it takes me a while to get going but once I'm past those first three acts, the last two go very quickly. In this case, however, it's been just the opposite: fairly smooth sailing from the get-go with nary a hiccup until I hit the fourth act, at which point things slowed to a crawl.
"Unlike most episodes which have an A main storyline and B secondary storyline, this one is a triple A and it's been a bit of a challenge balancing the three. First, there's Sheppard and his mainland troubles. Then, there's McKay and his Zelenka-assisted investigation of the mystery find. And, finally, there's Woolsey and his good news/bad news/bizarre news day. The way it's looking, this initial draft is going to clock in at a healthy 60+ pages which I'll, of course, edit down to a much more reasonable 56-58 before putting it out.
"Given the type of script it is, I'm expecting significant notes and a potentially heavy rewrite -- which, in this case, isn't a problem because I'll have all of the hiatus to work on it. The important thing is that I put out a first draft that will give the office a fair approximation of how the production schedule will break down. Most of the beats are sound so I don't expect much scene-shifting. The only one that worries me is what I'll be doing to Sheppard at the end of the third act. I suspect more than one person in the room will say something to the effect of: 'Are you nuts?!' Should make for an interesting debate."
(Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)
NEW! June 11 - "Marty G. objected to my brutal treatment of Sheppard while Paul took issue with one particular Holy Sh*t Moment in that regard. I agreed that the scenes are dark, but I argued they're necessarily so. No clean and comical this time out for our hero as the chickens come home to roost. Or, in this case, one particularly bad-ass rooster. Alex's concerns about the subtlety of the Shen imbroglio were echoed and some great suggestions offered with regard to the McKay-Zelenka scenes.
"From the cover notes, we moved on to the page notes. Some discussion on the mechanics of the transporter scene, the mainland intro, the off-world fooferah, the short list, the 'convincing' gloves, the infirmary scene, and the reveal."
(Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)
NEW! June 30 - John Sheppard has been abducted. He regains consciousness, finding himself in a forest on the mainland of Atlantis's new home planet, to which the city was relocated a year and a half earlier ("Lifeline"). His hands and feet are bound, and Sheppard shuffles himself toward a sharp rock to try and free himself from his bonds.
Back in the city, Richard Woolsey encounters a new member of the expedition in a transporter chamber. She introduces herself as Dr. Vanessa Conrad, a scientist who has recently arrived on the Apollo. Woolsey is immediately smitten, and breaks the ice by telling her about Atlantis's regular social activities -- Yahtzee tournaments, movie screenings, organized sports, and more.
Soon, the two are on a first name basis. But there is certainly more to this woman than meets the eye.
Colonel Sheppard manages to free himself, and returns cautiously to his Puddle Jumper. He soon discovers who it is who tied him up: Acastus Kolya (Robert Davi), the former Genii commander and torture master whom he shot dead two years ago ("Irresponsible").
In Atlantis, Woolsey, McKay, and the rest of the team are about to make a shocking discovery -- a discovery about about an ancient race, Atlantis's fellow residents on this new planet, and what they need to survive.
(GateWorld news report)
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