Connor Trinneer reprises “Michael” role
Stargate Atlantis has ended its second season run in Canada, so many viewers have already seen the season finale “Allies”. Viewers in the US will see the episode on March 10, while those in the UK will see it March 14.
As the “To Be Contined” displayed on the screen, Michael was involved in an elaborate plan for the Wraith to gain access to Atlantis and plant a virus in the city’s computer system which would enable them to find Earth. The hunt for new feeding grounds has caused the Wraith to fight among themselves, but they still have it in them to join together in their hive mind to reach for a common goal: new feeding grounds in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Connor Trinneer established the character “Michael Kenmore” in the episode “Michael”, but, due to personal reasons, he was unable to reprise the role in “Allies”. Instead, the role was filled by Stargate SG-1 veteran Brent Stait, better known as Major Louis Ferretti. Producer and writer Martin Gero told Gateworld that Stait looked very much like Trinneer’s Wraith persona after the make-up was applied.
In Alex Levine’s latest entry in his blog on SciFi.com, he revealed that Trinneer returned to the set for a guest starring appearance. Most likely, this appearance is as Michael in Atlantis’s third season’s premiere, “No Man’s Land”, written by Gero.
I hope this is true! I really enjoyed Connor Trinneer in the Atlantis episode Michael. Of course I was also a huge fan back when Enterprise was on!