SGA 5.11 "The Lost Tribe Part 2" Episode Guide

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Précis

McKay and Daniel are caught in the middle of the war between the Wraith and another powerful race in the Pegasus Galaxy. Sheppard teams up with the Travelers to rescue the two after the Daedalus falls into enemy hands.

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MGM/SciFi.com Official Summary

The official summary is not available as this episode has not yet aired in the United States.

Spoiler Summary

This story is a continuation of the mid-season cliffhanger, "First Contact".

The members of Sheppard’s team are scattered.

McKay is with Dr. Daniel Jackson at a facility that belonged to Janus. There, they’ve met with an Asgard who wishes to rid the galaxy of the Wraith once and for all. He’s activated a device that Daniel tries to talk him out of using, but the Asgard insists that this must be done now. Knowing that his people are a dying race, the Asgard believes there isn’t enough time left for them to work together on another course of action.

Todd has control of the Apollo, where Ronon, Keller, Woolsey, and Major Marks are, but the ship is damaged. He’s got most of the ship’s crew accounted for (there are around two hundred crewmembers), but there are some still evading capture. Todd makes the announcement over the PA that he will begin killing some of the captured crew as long as Ronon and Keller and others remain uncaptured. He is concerned about a device he calls the “Attero device” and as long as it remains active, more and more of his alliance could be lost. One of his men, Kenny, is overseeing the damage to the ship, and they are on their way to Janus’s facility where McKay and Daniel are.

Sheppard and Zelenka are on a Travelers’ ship commanded by Katana. Her 15-year-old chief engineer Mila and Zelenka are working together to get to Janus’s facility before the Apollo does. They’re on their way to rescue McKay and Daniel, knowing that the Apollo has been taken over by Todd. Sheppard believes that if Todd gets there first, McKay and Daniel will be goners. They are trying to get as much out of the hyperdrives as they can to get there, but the ship’s systems are barely hanging together because they are made of salvaged parts. Mila’s an expert in the hyperdrive systems, having started working with this technology when she was four years old, and she has confidence in her engineering, but Zelenka is not so sure.

Who will get to the facillity first, and who will survive the battle that is sure to come?

Cast

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Production

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The following are links to images concerning the production of this episode and were published by Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog:

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Production Notes

  • "It really hit home this afternoon when I glanced up at the whiteboard and saw the big, empty space beneath the Season 5 heading and beside the numbers 1 through 20. Marty G. helpfully filled in areas with the following titles: Premiere, Mid-Season Two Parter, and Finale. Awesome! 4 down and 16 to go!" — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, October 24, 2007.
  • "The writers have convened in the writer's room to discuss the mid-season two parter." — Alex Levine in his scifi.com blog, January 25, 2008.
  • "Marielabbott writes: “Any chance Weir might be figuring prominently in the mid-season two-parter?” Answer: Nope." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, January 31, 2008.
  • "So far, we’ve got a terrific, BIG two-parter planned. I suspect that the page count in the Daniel/McKay scenes (featuring the two fastest-talking actors in show business) will have the scheduling gurus doing back-flips. Remember that new enemy I mentioned? Oh, and Marty G. will be doing the honors on this one." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, February 5, 2008.
  • "Marty G. will do the honors for the mid-season two-parter (Welcome back to Atlantis, Dr. Jackson). — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, February 20, 2008.
  • "Marty G. has yet to come up with a title." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, February 28, 2008.
  • "Marty G. gets a head start on the mid-season two-parter." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, March 4, 2008.
  • "HE'S BAAACK: Former "Stargate: SG1" regular Michael Shanks reports he's been invited to come aboard "Stargate: Atlantis." "It was the most cryptic, enigmatic pitch of a story I've ever heard," say Shanks, who'll be reprising his popular "SG1" role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in a recurring capacity. "The pitch was: 'You go to Atlantis and something happens and Daniel has to help everybody to get rid of the bad guys that are coming.' I was like, 'Wow, did you spend a lot of time thinking that one up?' But it's one of those things. Stargate is like old home. It's always nice to be able to revisit that universe and those individuals and to play that character again." — Interview with Michael Shanks, The National Ledger, March 13, 2008.
  • "Marty G. hammers away at the still untitled mid-season two-parter." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, March 13, 2008.
  • PG15 writes: "Would you say that there are hints/foreshadowing in any of the first 9 episodes of the season of the new race/enemy introduced during the Mid-season 2 parter?" Answer: "I would not." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, March 20, 2008.
  • "Thank you to Marty G. who had us spinning in the writers’ room for about twenty minutes over lunch today, trying to come up with a title for the mid-season two-parter. I kind of liked A Smattering of Scenes - but no one else did. So - still nothing. But that didn’t stop him from putting out a first draft of part one." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, March 26, 2008.
  • "Oh, I also found time to join with the other writers in giving Marty G. notes on the (still untitled) first part of the mid-season two-parter..." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, March 31, 2008.
  • "The premise is that Daniel shows up in Atlantis to do some research. He's been excited to come to Atlantis for five years now, and things have finally calmed down on the S.G.C. side to give him some free time. So he's coming to Atlantis to do some research on Janus. And that's all I'm going to say." — Martin Gero, Gateworld interview, April 3, 2008.
  • "First Contact is not a time travel story." — Martin Gero, Gateworld interview, April 3, 2008.
  • "McKay finds it very frustrating, because McKay feels like he's followed up any leads that are promising. So McKay is kind of angry -- he thinks it's someone coming over to check his work, basically, and is not the happiest that Daniel is coming to Atlantis. Also McKay is very territorial. He likes being the 'head Ancient guy.'" — Martin Gero, Gateworld interview, April 3, 2008.
  • "Marty G. is working on The Lost Tribe..." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, April 11, 2008.
  • Rebekah writes: “So, I have been asked to ask (by my husband who is in love with Larrin) - will we be seeing anymore of the Travelers in Season 5?” Answer: "Tell him to be sure to check out the mid-season two-parter." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, April 18, 2008.
  • "No fog effects today so, after checking in, I headed upstairs to the office where I read Martin’s first draft of “The Lost Tribe” ..." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, April 28, 2008.
  • "Marty G. received notes on The Lost Tribe ..." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, April 29, 2008.
  • "I’ll just say this [about the spoilers for this episode]. Todd is a multi-layered character and not your typical villain. He acts and reacts logically to the situations in which he finds himself. Don’t be so quick to judge - especially when it comes to Todd." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, May 6, 2008.
  • "I've just read the mid-season two parter, and let me tell you you won't believe what happens to - -- -- mmmmphphp mpp pphpp. *muzzled from offstage*" — David Nykl in his blog, May 6, 2008.
  • "Katana: 20's, Female, a very attractive, no-nonsense ship's commander for the Travelers, a race that avoids the Wraith by wandering the Pegasus galaxy and cannibalizing the technology it comes across. Larrin, another Travelers commander (who first appeared in "Travelers"), has sent Katana to Atlantis to ask Sheppard why the Stargates are blowing up. Once she arrives, he recruits her to assist him in solving the problem." — Casting Call, Spoiler TV, May 13, 2008.
  • "Walking around the Season 5 sets gives some indication as to the direction of the show. ... production offices are swamped with images of a new 'Lost Tribe' that is anything but primitive in appearance (actually not that dissimilar to the 'super soldier') ..." — Sci Fi Pi Blog, Stargate Atlantis: A Day at the Office, May 22, 2008.
  • "We're now shooting first and second unit simultaneously (insane!) on the 2 parter "First Contact" and "The Lost Tribe" and I'm pretty much in every day...thus not a lot of tap-tap typing of blogs obviously." — David Hewlett in his blog, May 23, 2008.
  • "Working with Shanks - too much fun to call work..." — David Hewlett on his Twitter, May 24, 2008.
  • "Over the weekend, I promised to give you all the scoop on Katana, the Traveler who will be making her first appearance in the mid-season two-parter. Well, I’m pleased to tell you that Daniella Alonso has been cast in the role. Those of you not familiar with Daniella’s work may want to check out her 11-episode arc in season two of Friday Night Lights. She was excellent in FNL and is doing a wonderful job for us on The Lost Tribe." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, May 27, 2008.
  • "Another introduction of sorts and one that’s long overdue. Sharon Taylor plays one of our gate technicians on Stargate: Atlantis. She first caught our eye playing the role of a replicator in the episode Lifeline. She had such a unique look that we brought her back as a real, flesh and blood member of the expedition. A line here, a line there, and then it was only a matter of time before something else struck us about Sharon. She’s damn good. We continued to bring her back, increased her face-time, and, as a true indication that she had really made it, finally gave her character a name: Amelia Banks. And the fact that Sharon is a black belt kick boxer and could probably kick all of our asses had nothing to do with it." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, May 27, 2008.
  • "The two-parter, the first part of the two-parter that Martin [Gero] just wrote this week is amazing. It's going to be an incredible teaser for the second part." — Alan McCullough in Gateworld interview, published June 4, 2008.
  • "We've just finished the two-parter where I had WAY too much fun with the...can't say enough great things about him, Michael Shanks. That guy is such a star - funny, charming and the consummate professional...all with no attitude either!...I was bugging Mallozzi to bring him back after about an hour of working with the guy! Also had the pleasure of shooting with Gero as he directed us in a few second unit days. He really shone! He's a damn clever fellow and he really knows his stuff...certainly someone to keep your eye on...I look forward to doing battle with him! Great stuff!" — David Hewlett in his blog, June 4, 2008.
  • RG25 writes: “And did you writers have to compensate for their fast talking by writing even more dialog than normal?” Answer: "Marty G. wrote extra-long scripts for both episodes." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, June 5, 2008.
  • "Well I wrapped out of the mid-season two parter today - my final scenes before summer hiatus. There's still a week of production before the break, but I got let out early for good behaviour. It's been a fun episode to shoot - and a great script -finally getting some screen time with the very fine Rachel Luttrell." — David Nykl in his blog, June 6, 2008.
  • "Watch for Mitch in the season premiere and mid-season two-parter." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, June 15, 2008.
  • "At about 10:00 a.m., everyone else got in and we retired to the writers’ room for a quadruple feature: ... the mid-season two-parter First Contact and The Lost Tribe (Marty G.’s producer’s cut - Great! Can’t say enough good things about the Daniel-Rodney dynamic, loved the heist sequence, and couldn’t help but think that a certain scene is sure to have all those Todd-Woolsey shippers out there falling all over themselves)." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, June 18, 2008.
  • "And now I'm working on the mid-season two parter. I'll have three and a half, four months to write those two. ... The second part is ... well, that title is still up in the air. That title is fairly telling. I'm not gong to say anything about that title. ... But I think it's one of the best scripts I've ever written. Both Mark [Savela] and Andy [Mikita] and I feel a great pressure to outdo "This Mortal Coil" and "Be All My Sins." We are on our way." — Martin Gero in Gateworld interview, published June 26, 2008.
  • "We are introducing a couple of new races. There are a number of civilizations that will be standing up on their own. They [the new Aliens] will be coming in a big way in the mid-season two parter [where] Daniel Jackson comes to Atlantis. He's following a lead and he needs assistance. They make a discovery [of some device] that alerts an alien race that is also seeking out the device. This alien race ends up coming to Atlantis, and it's not a friendly house call. We introduce another new alien in [that] episode, I love the look of this race. They are a race that we'd love to bring back and are discussing it." — Joseph Mallozzi, io9 interview, posted July 1, 2008.
  • "We wanted to bring Jill Wagner back, but she was working on something else. I talked to her, and she was awesome in the past season, and we haven't killed her off. Even if we had, our track record doesn't necessarily mean she's gone for good. There is in season six a potential to bring her back. So, yeah, why not?" — Joseph Mallozzi in Sci Fi Wire article, Atlantis' Higginson Bows Out, July 3, 2008.

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--DeeKayP 08:01, 12 April 2008 (PDT)