3.14 Sunday
Summary
Dr. Weir meets one of the new scientists assigned to the Atlantis Outpost and his charm leads her to have lunch with him. She tries to separate her professional life from her social, but duty calls, even on her day off.
Details
Mike Branton is a new scientist assigned to the Atlantis Outpost. He is a young (late 20’s to early 30’s), good-looking, smart, and charming man who is Dr. Elizabeth Weir’s subordinate’s subordinate. He catches her working on her day off and charms his way into having lunch with her, over her weak objections that she’s his “boss”. Her protests come across only half-hearted, though, because she’s smitten. She even breaks off her lunch with Teyla to go to lunch with Mike instead!
During lunch, Weir continues to insist that they are not “dating” by going to lunch, but Mike catches her slips in words. He knows she likes him. So, acting like lunch is all he’s going to get with her, he decides to take their food to one of the piers for a more romantic setting. But, alas, the lunch ends much sooner than Mike would like because he forgot dessert!
Even after he kisses her, Weir thinks of all the reasons why she can’t start seeing Mike socially. She thinks he’ll split her focus. Just as she appears to be letting Mike down easily a call comes in for her to report in because an explosion has just gone off at the base of the tower near the gym and has killed three and injured a dozen more — and they think this explosion was caused by a bomb.
Guest Characters
Mike Branton (possibly recurring), Technician
Production
Written by: Martin Gero
Directed by: Will Waring
Before cameras: filming begins on or about June 27.
Spoilers are subject to change while the episode is still in production.