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* "On my way out, I conveyed my frustrations to my writing partner Paul who, working on his own rewrite, had to deal with frustrations of his own today in the form of the incessant BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of the construction equipment across the street." — Joseph Mallozzi (August 26, 2009)
* "On my way out, I conveyed my frustrations to my writing partner Paul who, working on his own rewrite, had to deal with frustrations of his own today in the form of the incessant BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of the construction equipment across the street." — Joseph Mallozzi (August 26, 2009)
* Major D. Davis writes: "Is Alex Chapple directing Subversion?" Answer: "Yes." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 2, 2009)
* Major D. Davis writes: "Is Alex Chapple directing Subversion?" Answer: "Yes." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 2, 2009)
* Madwelshboy writes: "What episode is currenly filming? What will be filming next?" Answer: "Shooting Lost. Next up, Subversion." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 16, 2009)
* "About to enter the production meeting for SGU's episode, "SUBVERSION". The final piece of the prep puzzle...." — James Bamford, Twitter (September 21, 2009)
* "Well, we’re in the home stretch. We’re shooting Subversion and prepping our final two episodes, Incursion I and II." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 22, 2009)
* "Shooting episode 18 of #SGU Having a blast today with RDA and LDP and JWS - We do have a lot of actors with 3 names." — John G. Lenic, Twitter (September 25, 2009)
* "To those of you asking, I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of Richard Dean Anderson on the lot. However, in the event I was to confirm it (which I’m not), I’d say he was in great spirits yesterday when he joined us for lunch in the writers’ room – joking away, his charming old self, simply happy to be back. IF he is back. Also, in the event he has returned for a guest spot(s), it’s possible he could have started shooting his scenes today." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 25, 2009)
* Sprinkles writes: "Also Joe I noticed on IMBD for Michael Shanks and RDA that they in an additional episode of SGU : Subversion, knowing how unrealiable that site can be any chance of confirmation from your good self?" Answer: "I can neither confirm nor deny the rumor. However, if I were to confirm (which I’m not), I’d say Michael was on location today and in excellent spirits following his several weeks of shooting in Tasmania." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 28, 2009)
* "Last day of Subversion tomorrow, off Tuesday, and then it’s all Incursion I and II until wrap!" — Joseph Mallozzi (October 4, 2009)


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 13:41, 18 October 2009

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Précis

Col. Telford is suspected of espionage after Dr. Rush has a disturbing dream about a covert meeting with the Lucian Alliance. Col. Young investigates the matter with the help of Gen. Jack O'Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson.

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MGM/SciFi.com Official Summary

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

Spoiler Summary

SPOILERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS THE EPISODE IS IN PRODUCTION.

From Spoiler TV, September 15, 2009:

[KIVA] (35-45, female) Strong willed commander of the Lucian Alliance. Who will do whatever it takes to safeguard her people even if it is at the ultimate expense of the Destiny crew...THREE EPISODE GUEST ARC; Submit all ethnicities. STAR NAMES PREFERRED

From audition sides:

Commander Kiva is with the Lucian Alliance. She is aware of the Destiny and has a list of all the people who are aboard it. She is also aware of the long range communications devices that the crew of the Destiny have been using to keep in touch with the people back on Earth.
The implication is that there is someone who is involved with the Stargate Program, and the Destiny in particular, who has been spying on the Lucian Alliance's behalf. Fingers are pointing to Col. Telford. Rush swaps bodies with Telford at a time when he is in the presence of Kiva and Dannicus. They torture him with a small taser-like gun, which with continued use will eventually cause death. Kiva doesn't believe that Telford is really Telford, and after some severe torture, she hopes that whoever is occupying Telford's body finally identifies himself. She's ruled out the use of brainwashing technology since she's not sure about how that would work when someone is occupying a body not his own.
A witness to Telford/Rush's torture is Varro, who is sickened by it and turns away.
In the meantime, Young challenges Telford, who most likely is in Rush's body, concerning the suspicion that he is a Lucian Alliance spy. [It's not certain that Telford is indeed the spy, but even if he is, he could still be unaware of it, since Kiva admitted to having brainwashing technology, which is most likely the same kind used by Ba'al when he converted several Jaffa and even NID Agent Malcolm Barrett. These spies had to be triggered in some way and even after the fact, will still not be aware that they are indeed brainwashed. (See 9.14 "Stronghold" and 10.04 "Insiders".)]
Kiva's arc continues in "Incursion Part 1" and most likely, "Incursion Part 2", since the breakdown indicates that hers is a three-episode arc.
Jack O'Neill and Daniel share at least one scene together in this episode, both conversing with Young concerning the fact that some things were never foreseen and thus never prepared for. Unorthodox procedures are basically the only way to solve the problem that they are discussing (we're not sure what the problem is, unless, of course, it has to do with identifying the spy and stopping the Lucian Alliance from their plan to take the Destiny for themselves).

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Production Notes

  • "I eventually made my way back up to the offices and where I chatted with Brad about episodes 18, 19, and 20. He and Rob have some fantastic notions for the stretch run that promise to cap off SGU’s first season with a bang! And plenty of surprises." — Joseph Mallozzi (May 22, 2009)
  • "I spent some time pitching out some ideas that didn’t really go anywhere but it looks like I’ll be writing episode 19 that Exec. Producer Brad Wright had a terrific idea for the other day." — Joseph Mallozzi (May 24, 2009)
  • "I’ll start thinking about 19 – which dovetails nicely into 20, our thrilling season finale." — Joseph Mallozzi (May 31, 2009)
  • "Today, we set aside an hour to talk stories – specifically, the back half of SGU’s first season. ... Finally, Paul and I are going to start thinking about #19 and #20 as it now looks like we’ll be the ones to put the capper on SGU’s inaugural season." — Joseph Mallozzi (June 3, 2009)
  • "Paul and I are presently hammering out episodes #19 and #20. It remains to be seen who will be writing which one." — Joseph Mallozzi (June 6, 2009)
  • "Well, damn. Normally, when I’m given the green light on a story idea, I can head off on my own, spin it and beat out an outline inside of a week, but I seem to have hit the wall with episodes 19 and 20. Part of the problem rests with the fact that, when I break a story, I start at the beginning and work my way through. Unfortunately, the idea pitched out for episode 19 is fairly complex and full of TBD’s (“To Be Decided’s” for those not in the know). Paul suggested we work backward from episode 20, but that is easier said than done given that 20 is fraught with TBD’s as well. Working backward is the right idea, but our starting point should actually be season two. Sometime in the next two weeks, we’re going to have to sit everyone down and establish a game plan for the back half and beyond. That way, we can all head off on hiatus with a script assignment – and, more importantly, come back from hiatus with SGU’s first season stories locked down." — Joseph Mallozzi (June 14, 2009)
  • "Well, after several weeks of talking about it, we finally sat down and did it – the writers set aside their other work (editing, outlines, autobiographies) and their differences (the Binder-Gero feud is legendary) to gather and break Episode #19. And, in under two and a half hours, we were done. Not only did we have a terrific story with not three, not four, but five FULL acts, but Robert Cooper had come up with an episode title none of us hated (which, trust me, is a major achievement). Can’t reveal the name yet but, as Carl noted, if you switched out a single letter, it would have the same title as an episode of Atlantis." — Joseph Mallozzi (June 22, 2009)
  • "...we all got together (along with the visiting Martin Gero) to break episode 19. Inside of two and a half hours, we were done: The tease and all five acts." — Joseph Mallozzi (June 26, 2009)
  • PG15 writes: "Are you writing episode 20? Is Paul writing episode 19?" Answer: "Yes and yes." — Joseph Mallozzi (June 29, 2009)
  • "Paul has already gone to script on episode 19." — Joseph Mallozzi (July 12, 2009)
  • "Well, I finally did it. I finally started writing the season finale. Next to writing any of the first three and a half acts or doing the re-writes, actually starting the script is one of the hardest parts of the process. This morning, I decided to tackle the Tease (aka Teaser, aka Cold Open, aka Lord Pimsley’s Lugubrian Cache-Entrée). After a discussion with Paul – who is writing the penultimate episode which segues neatly into mine – I had a game plan." — Joseph Mallozzi (July 15, 2009)
  • "Paul is apparently into the second act on his script." — Joseph Mallozzi (July 22, 2009)
  • "As promised in yesterday’s comments section, I reveal to you the title to Episode #19. Those of you who guessed Subversion – guessed correctly." — Joseph Mallozzi (July 28, 2009)
  • "Somewhat slower going on Paul’s script, Subversion, Episode #19. I assume he’s finished Act I by now." — Joseph Mallozzi (July 29, 2009)
  • Joseph Mallozzi's script for the finale, episode #20, might become two scripts, in which case, "Subversion" will become episode #18, the current #18 will become #17, and the yet-to-be-written #17 will be moved to the next season. "If my fellow writer-producers feel that I have two strong scripts then, yes, Subversion will become episode 18." — Joseph Mallozzi (August 2, 2009)
  • "...Paul has been finishing up his first draft of Subversion..." — Joseph Mallozzi (August 13, 2009)
  • "The final half-dozen scripts are in play and we’ve been busy writing, revising, reading, and critiquing. ... Paul’s first draft of Subversion is very good and beautifully sets up the last two episodes." — Joseph Mallozzi (August 17, 2009)
  • Concerning the moving of "Subversion" from #19 to #18: "Hey, finally received notes on both scripts today. Thankfully (and most importantly) everyone agrees that it’s a two-episode story." — Joseph Mallozzi (August 21, 2009)
  • "On my way out, I conveyed my frustrations to my writing partner Paul who, working on his own rewrite, had to deal with frustrations of his own today in the form of the incessant BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of the construction equipment across the street." — Joseph Mallozzi (August 26, 2009)
  • Major D. Davis writes: "Is Alex Chapple directing Subversion?" Answer: "Yes." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 2, 2009)
  • Madwelshboy writes: "What episode is currenly filming? What will be filming next?" Answer: "Shooting Lost. Next up, Subversion." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 16, 2009)
  • "About to enter the production meeting for SGU's episode, "SUBVERSION". The final piece of the prep puzzle...." — James Bamford, Twitter (September 21, 2009)
  • "Well, we’re in the home stretch. We’re shooting Subversion and prepping our final two episodes, Incursion I and II." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 22, 2009)
  • "Shooting episode 18 of #SGU Having a blast today with RDA and LDP and JWS - We do have a lot of actors with 3 names." — John G. Lenic, Twitter (September 25, 2009)
  • "To those of you asking, I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of Richard Dean Anderson on the lot. However, in the event I was to confirm it (which I’m not), I’d say he was in great spirits yesterday when he joined us for lunch in the writers’ room – joking away, his charming old self, simply happy to be back. IF he is back. Also, in the event he has returned for a guest spot(s), it’s possible he could have started shooting his scenes today." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 25, 2009)
  • Sprinkles writes: "Also Joe I noticed on IMBD for Michael Shanks and RDA that they in an additional episode of SGU : Subversion, knowing how unrealiable that site can be any chance of confirmation from your good self?" Answer: "I can neither confirm nor deny the rumor. However, if I were to confirm (which I’m not), I’d say Michael was on location today and in excellent spirits following his several weeks of shooting in Tasmania." — Joseph Mallozzi (September 28, 2009)
  • "Last day of Subversion tomorrow, off Tuesday, and then it’s all Incursion I and II until wrap!" — Joseph Mallozzi (October 4, 2009)

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--DeeKayP 17:30, 29 July 2009 (UTC)