Note: Links to Season Four Episode Guides lead to spoilers.
Executive Producer and Stargate Atlantis co-showrunner Joseph Mallozzi has posted a few days’ worth of pictures he took of Christopher Judge as he visited the sets of the show this past week. Mallozzi has tipped off readers of his personal blog that Judge’s character Teal’c will be returning to the show in the second half of the season to spar with Ronon Dex (Jason Momoa). Images include Judge in the production offices (August 15) and in a practice sparring session with Momoa on the lot (August 16).
Teal’c’s first appearance in Season Four is in the third episode, “Reunion”, which will be making its premiere on the Sci Fi Channel at 10pm Eastern on Friday, October 12. The second-half episode is currently thought to be “Midway”, which will make its premiere sometime in 2008 and in which Mallozzi stated in his personal blog, “It’ll be great to finally see the big men spar.”
Visitors to Mallozzi’s blog will note that Judge has a new look. As was observed by Multichannel’s Mary McNamara in her blog post entitled “ComicCon: Chris Judge Readies for Rage of Angels”: “For years Judge shaved his head and bulked up for his role as Teal’c. But now his hair is long and gelled. What can I say. It’s a fabulous look for him.” McNamara also reported that Judge intends to shed more pounds in preparation for his role in his own TV pilot Rage of Angels, which is being backed by MGM and is to be co-produced with director Brad Turner and co-star and business partner Michael Shanks.
Asked if Teal’c will be sporting Judge’s new look, Mallozzi simply responded, “Possibly.”
Stargate Atlantis makes its fall premiere on Friday, September 28, at 10pm Eastern.
Stargate Atlantis: Season Four episode index (leads to spoilers)