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From Sci Fi Wire
Brannon Braga, co-creator and executive producer of CBS' SF drama Threshold, told SCI FI Wire to expect dramatic twists in upcoming episodes, including a scary change in a main character. "I will say that in an upcoming episode one of the regulars will completely come unraveled, and it's going to be one of the three: Molly [Carla Gugino], Cavennaugh [Brian Van Holt] and Lucas [Robert Patrick Benedict], who were exposed to that videotape," Braga said in an interview. Will one of them turn to the alien side? "I would say that that is a very strong possibility," he said. "I don't want to give too much away. One of them is going to become unraveled, and one of them is going to turn."
Threshold is currently off the air, but will return in a week, on Nov. 22, in a new 10 p.m. ET/PT Tuesday timeslot. Braga said that the show, which focuses on Dr. Molly Caffrey and her team of experts as they try to contain an alien threat, is wrapping production on its 12th episode and prepping the 13th. CBS has ordered three more scripts, but is awaiting a decision on whether to order nine more produced episodes until it sees how Threshold performs in its new timeslot.
"I would imagine that they'd expect bigger numbers than what we've been getting, considering the timeslot," Braga said. "Though our numbers have been decent, and our demographic has been decent. And we haven't dropped. In fact, we've built slightly week to week. So the indications are good. But I think we would definitely have to gain some new eyeballs."
Braga added: "If we get that back order, there are lots of big twists and turns coming, and big escalating things happening both plotwise and characterwise that we want to do. Molly's going to lose control of Threshold. She's going to ... find herself in a position where she may completely lose control of the entire operation. Ramsey 's [Peter Dinklage] going to be going down a very dark path as he starts turning to his vices more and more. ... And ... we're going to find out more about what these aliens are doing. Unfortunately, right around the time our team starts to figure it out, we figure out that what they plan is infinitely more terrifying than what we've seen so far."
The Nov. 22 episode, "Progeny," deals with alien influence in a fertility clinic and features guest star Elizabeth Berkley (in real life, a close friend of Gugino's). Until Threshold returns to the air, fans can catch up with the show on CBS.com, which is streaming past episodes.