SGA 4.03 "Reunion" Episode Guide
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Précis
Ronon is reunited with those from his homeworld and is asked to leave the Atlantis Expedition to rejoin them. Col. Samantha Carter becomes the new leader of the Atlantis Base.
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Spoiler Summary
Ronon has encountered fellow Satedans, including Tyre and Ara. They tell him that they had fled to a system of caves in the hillside before the Wraith arrived. They were trapped in a collapse during the Wraith attack. It took them three days to dig out, and then another two weeks to reach the Stargate, but by then, Sateda had been destroyed.
Tyre and Ara had heard that Ronon survived and had become a Runner. There were stories about him: he had become a legendary figure, standing seven feet tall and killing a hundred Wraith. They also knew that he had joined the Atlantis Expedition and that Atlantis was inhabited once more.
Ronon is torn between the loyalty to his people and loyalty to the Atlantis Expedition. If he decides to rejoin his Satedan friends, the price he might have to pay could be far greater than leaving his newfound life and friends behind.
NOTE: Carter and Teal’c are in this episode.
NOTE: Spoilers are subject to change as the episode is in production.
Cast
- Joe Flanigan as Lt. Col. John Sheppard
- Amanda Tapping as Col. Samantha Carter
- Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan
- Jason Momoa as Ronon Dex
- and David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay
Guest Stars
- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
- Mark Dacascos as Tyre
- Ara
- Rakai
- Marika
- Hemi
Production
- Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie
- Directed by William Waring
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Production Notes
- "While the script offers plenty of action, it is primarily a character-driven story." (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
- Christopher Judge will be making a cameo in this episode. We'll see more of Ronon's "specialist" skills as well as possibly some of his fellow Satedans who survived the Wraith attack which destroyed their civilization. (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
- Joseph Mallozzi's one-word description of this episode is "roots". (Joseph Mallozzi's March 5 blog)
- "Also ran into Jason today and he told me he loved Reunion, has been jotting down notes, and is looking forward to the read-through." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 21 blog)
- "Meanwhile, Paul suggests that one of the local actresses who auditioned today, while not right for Larrin [Travelers], would make a perfect Ara in Reunion. Genius." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 22 blog)
- "Reunion, Missing, and Miller's Crossing offer varying degrees of darkness." (Joseph Mallozzi's April 3 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: [...] Reunion for Ronon [...]" (Joseph Mallozzi's April 15 blog)
- "As things move along, Bam Bam, our stunt coordinator [James "Bam Bam" Bamford], grows increasingly anxious about the casting as he has fight scenes to choreograph. Producer John Lenic informs us that all is good because Mark Dacascos has signed on to play the role of Tyre. Mark was terrific in Brotherhood of the Wolf (and his stint as the host of Iron Chef America - hmmm, wonder if he can get me on as a guest judge), and is apparently a very, very sweet guy according to Bam Bam who worked with him on The Crow. When the meeting eventually wraps up, Executive Producer John Smith sounds the alarm: “This episode is going to be big!”." (Joseph Mallozzi's April 18 blog)
- "Spent the afternoon watching dailies for Reunion (some good blooper material here) and, before going home, dropped by Jason’s Airstream to tell him I thought he did a great job in the mess hall scene with Joe." (Joseph Mallozzi's May 1 blog)
- "He [Waring] just finished his director’s cut of Reunion which is timing in at a little over seven minutes. I hate to say it, but it looks like I may have to lose a scene or two. Hopefully I can convince Ivon to do another deleted scenes special feature for this season as well." (Joseph Mallozzi's May 22 blog)
- "I was in editing all day today, trying to shave some eight and half minutes off of the Reunion director’s cut. It took me a good part of the day to get through the first three acts, then an hour to step back out of the catacombs and have my eyes readjust to the sunlight. [...] Jason’s new tattoo came as a bit of a surprise and we ended up writing it into Reunion." (Joseph Mallozzi's May 24 blog)
- "Spent most of the day in editing today (Reunion is coming along swimmingly)..." (Joseph Mallozzi's May 28 blog)
- "Whenever you introduce a new character, especially one like Amanda, you are able to explore also different facets of the existing characters," Mallozzi said. "Like McKay, and now we're working on her relationship in regards to [Lt. Col. John] Sheppard [played by Joe Flanigan]. And we did an early season episode called 'Reunion' where her and Ronon [Jason Momoa] get into it, because, of course, she's military by the book, and he clearly is very off-book. So she brings a lot of that to the show." (Joseph Mallozzi, SCI FI WIRE: Tapping Energizing Atlantis, July 3, 2007)
Further Reading
- Joseph Mallozzi's Blog
- Solutions Spoiler Blog: "Reunion"
- Solutions Spoiler Blog: Casting for "Reunion"
- SCI FI WIRE: Tapping Energizing Atlantis
--DeeKayP 06:43, 1 June 2007 (PDT)