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== Précis ==
== Précis ==
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== MGM/SciFi.com Official Summary ==
== MGM/SciFi.com Official Summary ==


'''The official summary is not available as this episode has not yet aired in the United States.'''
When Davos, the dying leader of the reclusive Vedeenan people, prophesies that Sheppard's team will soon be caught in a Wraith ambush, even the skeptical McKay and Sheppard have to admit that precautions appear to be in order.


===Spoiler Summary===
Keller brings Davos to Atlantis for medical treatment while the team, forewarned by the venerable man, turns the tables on their attackers. They ambush the ambush with a pair of Puddle Jumpers. The Wraith leader they capture is the same Wraith with whom Sheppard once cooperated to escape a Genii prison. He claims that he only tried to ambush the team in order to talk to them.


Richard Woolsey is in the city and is included in a discussion with Carter and McKay. Somehow McKay reactivated the virus for which the Replicators were originally created — to attack the Wraith. But now there is the problem of shutting down this virus. There is a Wraith who claims to have the original shut-down virus, and now the Expedition must decide if they can work with this Wraith.
The team locks up the Wraith in Atlantis and hears him out. It turns out that he has news of dire importance: In the ongoing war between the Replicators and the Wraith, the Replicators have begun exterminating entire human civilizations to wipe out the Wraith's food source. Tens of thousands of people have already died in this genocide. This Wraith wants to collaborate with McKay to reprogram the Replicators to end the war.


In the meantime, the City of the Ancestors has a guest — Davos.
As Carter contemplates whether or not to trust the Wraith, Davos telepathically shows her a vision of a devastating Replicator attack on Atlantis. Later, he shows Teyla a vision of Sheppard preparing to fire drone weapons against a Wraith ship. Davos swears that he has never been wrong, and Dr. Keller confirms that his visions are the real deal: he possesses genetic advancements like those of highly evolved Ancients. Unfortunately, Davos can't tell Carter what actions of hers will or will not lead to the terrible consequences he foresees.


Davos has the ability to see things that will take place in the future. He shares his visions with others by “showing” them to them, including McKay and Col. Carter. Davos claims to have never been wrong in what his visions show. The problem with his visions is that those with whom he shares them could possibly interpret them incorrectly. According to Davos, the events that McKay saw actually happened, but McKay’s interpretation and conclusions drawn from the vision were incorrect. Davos has shared a vision with Carter and she must deal with the possibility of what this vision has revealed. She admits that it was pretty hard to misinterpret — the future of the galaxy rests on the actions of but a few — the people of Atlantis. And she is the one who must decide on what actions to take at the “crossroad”.
The stakes get even higher when the Wraith's hive ship, which has been secretly tracking its master's movements, arrives in orbit above the planet. His people now know Atlantis's location, although he promises they won't publicize it unless Atlantis fires on them.


Davos spends time getting to know the people of the city, especially Teyla. The Expedition met Davos on a planet while they were seeking the fate of her people, and he tells her that they are still alive, but warns her that she may not like what she finds. He also knows that Teyla is pregnant and that she has kept her condition a secret because it is a complicated issue.
Carter decides to let McKay and the Wraith begin the reprogramming project, but soon a second hive ship zeroes in on the city. The Wraith insists that he's not responsible, and McKay speculates that this second ship is merely curious to know what a lone hive is doing at such a remote planet. If that's true, they can just cloak the city and hide from the second ship until the first persuades it to leave.


Davos is ill. He knows he doesn’t have long. Dr. Keller is treating him, but his condition grows worse. She gives him morphine for the pain, but it clouds his mind, preventing him from helping the Expedition know what awaits.
If the two ships are planning to betray and attack Atlantis, however, the city will be unshielded and vulnerable as long as the cloak is active. Carter must decide whether to trust Sheppard's Wraith and cloak the city, or take the safer path and raise shields. The future of Atlantis depends on her making the right call.
 
While Davos is under Dr. Keller’s care, Sheppard reports that a second hive ship will arrive soon. Carter sends him to the chair room to prepare for its arrival.
 
'''NOTE: Spoiler information is subject to change as the episode is in production.'''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Christopher Heyerdahl]] as [[Wraith]]
* [[Christopher Heyerdahl]] as [[Wraith]]
* [[Jewel Staite]] as [[Jennifer Keller|Dr. Jennifer Keller]]
* [[Jewel Staite]] as [[Jennifer Keller|Dr. Jennifer Keller]]
* Davos
* [[Martin Jarvis]] as [[Davos]]
* Linara  
* [[Kimberley Warnat]] as [[Linara]]
* [[Chuck Campbell]] as [[Chuck|Technician (Chuck)]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
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== Related Links ==
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==Production Notes==
==Production Notes==
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* "Paul and Alan have just finished their producer cut of The Seer in which Richard Woolsey pops in for an impromptu visit." (Joseph Mallozzi's June 1 blog)
* "Paul and Alan have just finished their producer cut of The Seer in which Richard Woolsey pops in for an impromptu visit." (Joseph Mallozzi's June 1 blog)
* ''The Seer'' introduces a new alien race called the Vadeenans whose leader Davos gives a look into a possibly dangerous immediate future. The episode "sets some really unexpected wheels in motion. All I can say without giving too much away is that we're planting some interesting seeds that will emerge, and it gives this season's plots a twist in a very clever way." — Joe Flanigan, ''Starburst'' interview, published August 2007.
* ''The Seer'' introduces a new alien race called the Vadeenans whose leader Davos gives a look into a possibly dangerous immediate future. The episode "sets some really unexpected wheels in motion. All I can say without giving too much away is that we're planting some interesting seeds that will emerge, and it gives this season's plots a twist in a very clever way." — Joe Flanigan, ''Starburst'' interview, published August 2007.
* "It's a bit of a bumpy road for her [Col. Samantha Carter], especially in an episode later on called "The Seer." It's an episode that explores her command decision. It forces her to step up and assume that command role in a big way under the scrutiny of Richard Woolsey, who happens to be there while all this is happening. He's there to review her three-month stay as commander, so there's added pressure. That's kind of another fun episode. It's always fun to have Bob Picardo swinging by." — Joseph Mallozzi in MSN TV Blog interview, September 27, 2007.
* "For instance, the fact that she [Teyla] was pregnant, it's something she's afraid of revealing to the rest of the team, because she's afraid of how they're going to react and whether they'll still want her on the team. When she finally comes forward and reveals it, I can tell you some are happy and one is not very happy to find that basically she'd been keeping it a secret from him that long. So it strains relationships in that respect as well. What we set out to do in Season Four is untidy things a bit and strain relationships a bit and just see where we can go with that. [...] Um...I can't tell you [who the father is]. But I will say this: fans who are looking for any kind of on-base romance will be disappointed. Because the father is not a member of the Atlantis expedition." — Joseph Mallozzi, MSN TV Blog interview, September 27, 2007.


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
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* [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/?p=808 Solutions Spoiler Blog: "The Seer"]
* [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/?p=808 Solutions Spoiler Blog: "The Seer"]
* [http://www.visimag.com/starburst/354_display.htm Starbust #354, Interview with Joe Flanigan, August 2007]
* [http://www.visimag.com/starburst/354_display.htm Starbust #354, Interview with Joe Flanigan, August 2007]
* [http://tvfilter.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!DB9D137CC0F754C9!22076.entry MSN TV Blog: All About 'Stargate Atlantis' Season Four, interview with Joseph Mallozzi, September 27, 2007.]
* [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/?p=1030 Solutions Blog: SGA "The Seer": Is the Future What You Make It?, November 16, 2007.]
* [http://stargate.mgm.com/news_detail.php?id=38 MGM interview with Martin Jarvis, Davos of "The Seer", November 19, 2007.]


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Précis

Atlantis encounters the Vedeenans and tries to save their ill leader, Davos. Davos appears to see the future, and predicts the destruction of Atlantis. Carter must decide how to react to his prophesy when the Wraith Todd proposes a collaboration but then brings the enemy to Atlantis.

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MGM/SciFi.com Official Summary

When Davos, the dying leader of the reclusive Vedeenan people, prophesies that Sheppard's team will soon be caught in a Wraith ambush, even the skeptical McKay and Sheppard have to admit that precautions appear to be in order.

Keller brings Davos to Atlantis for medical treatment while the team, forewarned by the venerable man, turns the tables on their attackers. They ambush the ambush with a pair of Puddle Jumpers. The Wraith leader they capture is the same Wraith with whom Sheppard once cooperated to escape a Genii prison. He claims that he only tried to ambush the team in order to talk to them.

The team locks up the Wraith in Atlantis and hears him out. It turns out that he has news of dire importance: In the ongoing war between the Replicators and the Wraith, the Replicators have begun exterminating entire human civilizations to wipe out the Wraith's food source. Tens of thousands of people have already died in this genocide. This Wraith wants to collaborate with McKay to reprogram the Replicators to end the war.

As Carter contemplates whether or not to trust the Wraith, Davos telepathically shows her a vision of a devastating Replicator attack on Atlantis. Later, he shows Teyla a vision of Sheppard preparing to fire drone weapons against a Wraith ship. Davos swears that he has never been wrong, and Dr. Keller confirms that his visions are the real deal: he possesses genetic advancements like those of highly evolved Ancients. Unfortunately, Davos can't tell Carter what actions of hers will or will not lead to the terrible consequences he foresees.

The stakes get even higher when the Wraith's hive ship, which has been secretly tracking its master's movements, arrives in orbit above the planet. His people now know Atlantis's location, although he promises they won't publicize it unless Atlantis fires on them.

Carter decides to let McKay and the Wraith begin the reprogramming project, but soon a second hive ship zeroes in on the city. The Wraith insists that he's not responsible, and McKay speculates that this second ship is merely curious to know what a lone hive is doing at such a remote planet. If that's true, they can just cloak the city and hide from the second ship until the first persuades it to leave.

If the two ships are planning to betray and attack Atlantis, however, the city will be unshielded and vulnerable as long as the cloak is active. Carter must decide whether to trust Sheppard's Wraith and cloak the city, or take the safer path and raise shields. The future of Atlantis depends on her making the right call.

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Production Notes

  • Joseph Mallozzi says that hints to the plot of this episode can be found in his poem in his December 31, 2006 entry. The line for this episode appears to be "Receive a grand gift from an all-seeing shaman." (Joseph Mallozzi's April 15 blog)
  • There is a "very good chance" that we'll see Robert Picardo (playing Richard Woolsey) in The Seer. (Joseph Mallozzi's April 15 blog)
  • "As for which episodes fans should be looking forward to most for each member of the team - it‘s tough to say only because my opinion could be very different from fan opinion especially when you start factoring in the different fan factions. But, in my opinnion, I’d say: [...] The Seer for Carter [...]" (Joseph Mallozzi's April 15 blog)
  • "James [Robbins, Production Designer] and Tom [Wells, Supervising Art Director] pop in for an impromptu meeting with Paul and I, looking ahead to possible builds for the next few episodes. No major construction for The Seer, but we will marry some of the exterior scenes from this episode to the This Mortal Coil shoot. James and Tom also pitch out how they’d like to pull off the “horrific reveal” at script’s end. I love it!" (Joseph Mallozzi's April 18 blog)
  • Questions: (a) "In which episode are we going to see again the Wraith from Common Ground? In the Seer? Is he going to be the Wraith who wants to work with Atlantis?" and (b) "Will he become a recurring character?" Answers: (a) "We will see him in The Seer." (b) "Maybe." (Joseph Mallozzi's May 4 blog)
  • "And then, look at who dropped by the office today: none other than Bob Picardo who is in town filming an episode of Stargate: Atlantis (The Seer)." Photo included. (Joseph Mallozzi's May 7 blog)
  • "Paul and Alan have just finished their producer cut of The Seer in which Richard Woolsey pops in for an impromptu visit." (Joseph Mallozzi's June 1 blog)
  • The Seer introduces a new alien race called the Vadeenans whose leader Davos gives a look into a possibly dangerous immediate future. The episode "sets some really unexpected wheels in motion. All I can say without giving too much away is that we're planting some interesting seeds that will emerge, and it gives this season's plots a twist in a very clever way." — Joe Flanigan, Starburst interview, published August 2007.
  • "It's a bit of a bumpy road for her [Col. Samantha Carter], especially in an episode later on called "The Seer." It's an episode that explores her command decision. It forces her to step up and assume that command role in a big way under the scrutiny of Richard Woolsey, who happens to be there while all this is happening. He's there to review her three-month stay as commander, so there's added pressure. That's kind of another fun episode. It's always fun to have Bob Picardo swinging by." — Joseph Mallozzi in MSN TV Blog interview, September 27, 2007.
  • "For instance, the fact that she [Teyla] was pregnant, it's something she's afraid of revealing to the rest of the team, because she's afraid of how they're going to react and whether they'll still want her on the team. When she finally comes forward and reveals it, I can tell you some are happy and one is not very happy to find that basically she'd been keeping it a secret from him that long. So it strains relationships in that respect as well. What we set out to do in Season Four is untidy things a bit and strain relationships a bit and just see where we can go with that. [...] Um...I can't tell you [who the father is]. But I will say this: fans who are looking for any kind of on-base romance will be disappointed. Because the father is not a member of the Atlantis expedition." — Joseph Mallozzi, MSN TV Blog interview, September 27, 2007.

Further Reading


--DeeKayP 07:36, 1 June 2007 (PDT)