Episode 5x2: The Seed
LATEST UPDATE: New synopsis added July 2 2008
Episode 5x2: The Seed
Writer: Paul Mullie
Director: Will Waring
Guest Stars: Paul McGillon
(Dr Carson Beckett), David Nykl
(Dr Radek Zelenka)
Synopsis:
When Dr. Keller fails to report for her morning shift, concerned team members investigate and are shocked by what they discover: Jennifer, unconscious in her quarters - a mysterious web of tendrils attached to her body. Suspecting her condition may be linked to her research into the wraith data recovered from Michael’s lab, the team makes the decision to bring Beckett out of stasis. The beloved doctor leads the medical investigation while Sheppard and co. are quarantined under suspicion that they may have been exposed to the same virus that has affected Keller. As Beckett struggles to find a solution, the alien organism grows, creeping out into the adjoining corridors toward the main power grid. With Atlantis itself now under threat, Woolsey is ultimately faced with a decision that could cost Keller her life.
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Source: The Movie Network (July 1 2008)
"Meanwhile, the order of season five’s first three episodes has been locked. It’ll go Search and Rescue, The Seed, and Broken Ties."
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Source: Joe Mallozzi’s blog (January 18 2008 entry)
It appears that we will be seeing the Wraith in this episode:
“Production Designer James Robbins swung by the offices to show us some of the concept art for the first three episodes….Paul commented on The Seed (The wraith walls are a light brown but we light them purple. All the same, he thought the shading was too light.”
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source: Joe Mallozzi’s blog (January 25 2008 entry)
Joe Mallozzi mentioned on his blog that Jewel Staite had dropped by to have a pre-season talk:
“…she [Jewel] was excited about some of the planned developments - but understandably a anxious about episode #2, The Seed, especially since I told her she’d have to get in for 4:00 a.m. every morning so that prosthetics could get an early jump on the body cast process which would take about 3-4 hours.
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Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (February 11 2008 entry)
Jewel Staite confirms in her blog that this episode will require some prosthetics for her character: “Anyway, so far so good on the character-building front, even if prosthetics are included far too soon for my taste.”
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Source: Jewel Staite‘s blog (February 17 2008)
Confirmation that Carson will be returning in this episode:
"Said hello Paul McGillion back who dropped by the production offices on his way to his wardrobe fitting for The Seed."
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Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (February 27 2008)
Joe Mallozzi mentioned watching the directors cut of The Seed and commented “Poor Zelenka.”
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Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (March 19 2008)
Stargate Solutions has posted excerpts from an interview with Paul McGillon published in the April issue of TV Zone in it he discusses returning to the set to film the Seed:
“I guess you can call this the episode where they take Beckett out of the deep freeze! Atlantis is in peril and my character is the one who needs to take action and hopefully figure a way out of this dilemma before it’s too late and we lose some of our close friends!”
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Source: Stargate Solutions (April 4 2008)
In this episode there will be some discussion regarding the reasons behind Sam Carter’s departure as expedition leader.
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Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (April 16 2008)
The website gateship-one.net has published a short interview with Paul McGillon when asked about The Seed he says that Carson “helps to save one of the a main members of the team who is in a state of crisis, Beckett is instrumental, and saving her.” he added that the episode would be very Carson heavy in terms of screen time. Click on the link below to go to the full interview, scroll down to the bottom of the page for the English transcript.
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Source: gateship-one.net (May 5 2008)
In this episode we will get a “cryptic answer” as to how the bio-mechanical Wraith ships are created.
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Source: Joe Mallozzi’s blog (May 19 2008)
Robert Picardo talks about his first appearance of the season in The Seed, it seems as if the episode will prove to be something of a baptism of fire: “He is immediately amazed at his own behavior, that he chooses to break protocol and not follow the by-the-book way of dealing with the security threat that the base is facing. He turns away from that and makes some riskier choices in order to try to save one of our endangered crew members. The book clearly states, ‘restore security with minimum collateral damage,’ which means sacrifice the one life for the good of the many. He doesn’t do that, and I think he’s kind of shocked by himself.
There’s a quite nice scene that I have with Joe Flanigan at the end where he confesses to Sheppard that if he can’t trust the rules that he’s supposed to follow, he doesn’t know whether or not he can really do this. He’s a theorist that’s put in a real situation, and he doesn’t know how much of the theory that he’s memorized he can truly trust to guide his decisions. That’s a major step for his character right off the bat.”
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Source: The Official MGM site (May 20 2008)
Images
Prodcution art showing a Lantean “Lighting Dimmer” for Keller’s quarters.
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Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (February 14 2008)
David Nykl, Robert Picardo and Paul McGillon on the first day of filming for The Seed. David says this was his first day on set this season.
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Source: David Nykl‘s blog (February 29 2008)
Once again we have Andreas to thank for sharing the first official images from episode two of season five - The Seed.
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Source: Andreas, posting on Gateworld (June 1 2008)
Episode 5x2: The Seed
Writer: Paul Mullie
Director: Will Waring
Guest Stars: Paul McGillon
(Dr Carson Beckett), David Nykl
(Dr Radek Zelenka)
Synopsis:
When Dr. Keller fails to report for her morning shift, concerned team members investigate and are shocked by what they discover: Jennifer, unconscious in her quarters - a mysterious web of tendrils attached to her body. Suspecting her condition may be linked to her research into the wraith data recovered from Michael’s lab, the team makes the decision to bring Beckett out of stasis. The beloved doctor leads the medical investigation while Sheppard and co. are quarantined under suspicion that they may have been exposed to the same virus that has affected Keller. As Beckett struggles to find a solution, the alien organism grows, creeping out into the adjoining corridors toward the main power grid. With Atlantis itself now under threat, Woolsey is ultimately faced with a decision that could cost Keller her life.
-
Source: The Movie Network (July 1 2008)
"Meanwhile, the order of season five’s first three episodes has been locked. It’ll go Search and Rescue, The Seed, and Broken Ties."
-
Source: Joe Mallozzi’s blog (January 18 2008 entry)
It appears that we will be seeing the Wraith in this episode:
“Production Designer James Robbins swung by the offices to show us some of the concept art for the first three episodes….Paul commented on The Seed (The wraith walls are a light brown but we light them purple. All the same, he thought the shading was too light.”
-
source: Joe Mallozzi’s blog (January 25 2008 entry)
Joe Mallozzi mentioned on his blog that Jewel Staite had dropped by to have a pre-season talk:
“…she [Jewel] was excited about some of the planned developments - but understandably a anxious about episode #2, The Seed, especially since I told her she’d have to get in for 4:00 a.m. every morning so that prosthetics could get an early jump on the body cast process which would take about 3-4 hours.
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Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (February 11 2008 entry)
Jewel Staite confirms in her blog that this episode will require some prosthetics for her character: “Anyway, so far so good on the character-building front, even if prosthetics are included far too soon for my taste.”
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Source: Jewel Staite‘s blog (February 17 2008)
Confirmation that Carson will be returning in this episode:
"Said hello Paul McGillion back who dropped by the production offices on his way to his wardrobe fitting for The Seed."
-
Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (February 27 2008)
Joe Mallozzi mentioned watching the directors cut of The Seed and commented “Poor Zelenka.”
-
Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (March 19 2008)
Stargate Solutions has posted excerpts from an interview with Paul McGillon published in the April issue of TV Zone in it he discusses returning to the set to film the Seed:
“I guess you can call this the episode where they take Beckett out of the deep freeze! Atlantis is in peril and my character is the one who needs to take action and hopefully figure a way out of this dilemma before it’s too late and we lose some of our close friends!”
-
Source: Stargate Solutions (April 4 2008)
In this episode there will be some discussion regarding the reasons behind Sam Carter’s departure as expedition leader.
-
Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (April 16 2008)
The website gateship-one.net has published a short interview with Paul McGillon when asked about The Seed he says that Carson “helps to save one of the a main members of the team who is in a state of crisis, Beckett is instrumental, and saving her.” he added that the episode would be very Carson heavy in terms of screen time. Click on the link below to go to the full interview, scroll down to the bottom of the page for the English transcript.
-
Source: gateship-one.net (May 5 2008)
In this episode we will get a “cryptic answer” as to how the bio-mechanical Wraith ships are created.
-
Source: Joe Mallozzi’s blog (May 19 2008)
Robert Picardo talks about his first appearance of the season in The Seed, it seems as if the episode will prove to be something of a baptism of fire: “He is immediately amazed at his own behavior, that he chooses to break protocol and not follow the by-the-book way of dealing with the security threat that the base is facing. He turns away from that and makes some riskier choices in order to try to save one of our endangered crew members. The book clearly states, ‘restore security with minimum collateral damage,’ which means sacrifice the one life for the good of the many. He doesn’t do that, and I think he’s kind of shocked by himself.
There’s a quite nice scene that I have with Joe Flanigan at the end where he confesses to Sheppard that if he can’t trust the rules that he’s supposed to follow, he doesn’t know whether or not he can really do this. He’s a theorist that’s put in a real situation, and he doesn’t know how much of the theory that he’s memorized he can truly trust to guide his decisions. That’s a major step for his character right off the bat.”
-
Source: The Official MGM site (May 20 2008)
Images
Prodcution art showing a Lantean “Lighting Dimmer” for Keller’s quarters.
-
Source: Joe Mallozzi‘s blog (February 14 2008)
David Nykl, Robert Picardo and Paul McGillon on the first day of filming for The Seed. David says this was his first day on set this season.
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Source: David Nykl‘s blog (February 29 2008)
Once again we have Andreas to thank for sharing the first official images from episode two of season five - The Seed.
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Source: Andreas, posting on Gateworld (June 1 2008)