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==Spoiler and Discussion Links==
*[http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/?cat=9 Solutions: Atlantis Spoiler Blog]
*[http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/forum/index.php#2 Solutions On-Site Forum: Stargate Atlantis Discussion Board]
*[http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/ Joseph Mallozzi's Blog]
*[http://www.adogsbreakfastmovie.com/ David Hewlett's Blog]
*[http://lettersfrompegasus.blogspot.com/ David Nykl's Blog]
==Production Notes==
*"We start prep for season 4 in the last week of February and begin shooting the first week of March." (Joseph Mallozzi in his blog)
*Filming of Season Four is scheduled from March 1 to September 28, with a break in July. (Joseph Mallozzi's blog, British Columbia Film Commission website)
*Andy Mikita is scheduled to direct six episodes this season. He will be directing the third episode in production order. (Andy Mikita MGM interview)
*This season's writers are: Carl Binder, Robert C. Cooper, Martin Gero, Alan McCullough, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie. (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
*This season's directors are: Robert C. Cooper, Andy Mikita, William Waring, Martin Wood. (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
*"All of our characters will get a spotlight episode in the front half of season four." (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
*Amanda Tapping will be in the main cast credits and appear in 14 episodes. (Brad Wright MGM interview; Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
*Jewel Staite will be appearing in 8 episodes as Dr. Keller. (Chicago Tribune interview with Joseph Mallozzi)
*Torri Higginson will be in an undermined number of episodes in Season Four, portraying Dr. Elizabeth Weir as a recurring character rather than as a regular. (Brad Wright MGM interview; Joseph Mallozzi Chicago Tribune interview; Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
==Stargate Atlantis Season Four Episode Guides==
==Stargate Atlantis Season Four Episode Guides==
'''Episode order is subject to change as the season is in production.'''
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|valign="top"|'''4.01 "Adrift Part 2"'''
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:Written by: Martin Gero
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:Directed by: Martin Wood
:Storyline: Picks up where "First Strike" leaves off.
:Production Notes: This episode is paired with "Lifeline" as a two-parter, but more like "Progeny" and "The Real World", with "several like story elements that will run through a number of episodes in the show’s fourth season." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 2 blog) Joseph Mallozzi's one-word description of this episode is "desperation". (Joseph Mallozzi's March 5 blog) "They are both big episodes [Adrift and Lifeline], offering much in the way of eye candy visual effects, character moments, and major revelations." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 21 blog) "Since Martin Wood is Up north shooting scenes from Continuum, Andy Mikita will be stepping in to direct some days from Adrift and Lifeline." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 22 blog)
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|valign="top"|'''4.02 "Lifeline (Part 3?)"'''
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.02 "Lifeline Part 3" Episode Guide|4.02 "Lifeline Part 3"]]
:Written by: Carl Binder
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:Directed by: Martin Wood
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:Storyline: "Big op eppy" (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
:Production Notes: This episode is paired with "Adrift" as a two-parter, but more like "Progeny" and "The Real World", with "several like story elements that will run through a number of episodes in the show’s fourth season." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 2 blog) Joseph Mallozzi's one-word description of this episode is "gamble". (Joseph Mallozzi's March 5 blog) "They are both big episodes [Adrift and Lifeline], offering much in the way of eye candy visual effects, character moments, and major revelations." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 21 blog) "Since Martin Wood is Up north shooting scenes from Continuum, Andy Mikita will be stepping in to direct some days from Adrift and Lifeline." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 22 blog)
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|valign="top"|'''4.03 "Reunion"'''
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.03 "Reunion" Episode Guide|4.03 "Reunion"]]
:Written by: Joseph Mallozzi
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:Storyline: "While the script offers plenty of action, it is primarily a character-driven story." (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
:Production Notes: 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)
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|valign="top"|'''4.04 "Travelers"'''
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.04 "Doppelganger" Episode Guide|4.04 "Doppelganger"]]
:Written by: Paul Mullie
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:Directed by: William Waring
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:Storyline: Sheppard is taken prisoner of a group of ship-faring people known as the Travelers who wish to use his Ancient gene to reactivate long-dormant Ancient technology — specifically, an Ancient battle ship, similar to an Aurora class. [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/?p=761 Spoiler blog link]  
:Production Notes: "a gift for all those of the Shep-whumping persuasion" (Joseph Mallozzi's blog) Joseph Mallozzi's one-word description of this episode is "rivalry". (Joseph Mallozzi's March 5 blog) "Joe Flanigan swung by the offices today to give us his thoughts on a couple of scripts. He LOVED Travelers. No surprise there." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 5 blog) "Thor94 writes: “Will we find real ally with advanced technology (…) beause there are ever 3 season and all people with advanced science was enemy(assurans,wraith,olesian) or destructed(ancient,people of "the ark")?” - Answers: Yup. Check out Travelers." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 19 blog) "Watched Joe on dailies today doing the wire stunts and taking one heck of a beating. What a trooper." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 21 blog) "Wil and I do a casting session for Travelers. This Larrin casting will be the death of me. [...] We talk to Paul Weber, our L.A. casting agent, regarding the Larrin part. Lots of interesting potential candidates." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 22 blog)
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|valign="top"|'''4.05 "Missing"'''
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.05 "Travelers" Episode Guide|4.05 "Travelers"]]
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:Production Notes: "I took a stroll through the art department and checked in with [...] our production designer, James Robbins, who was more than happy to show off some of the nifty weapons he designed for Missing." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 2 blog) Joseph Mallozzi's one-word description of this episode is, for the lack of a better word, "missing". (Joseph Mallozzi's March 5 blog)
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|valign="top"|'''4.xx "Doppelganger"'''
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.06 "Tabula Rasa" Episode Guide|4.06 "Tabula Rasa"]]
:Written by: Robert C. Cooper
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:Directed by: Robert C. Cooper
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:Storyline: "a.k.a. N.O.A.S." (Joseph Mallozzi's blog)
:Production Notes: This is the first episode to go before cameras on March 1. (Joseph Mallozzi's blog, David Hewlett's blog, David Nykl's blog) "Day two of production means our first day of dailies (a.k.a. the previous day’s footage). Stand-outs sequences included a mesmerized Keller, that Rising-era look, and an armed and barefoot Lorne." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 2 blog) "By the way, we watched our very first director’s cut late last week. Rob Cooper did a terrific job on Doppelganger. Some wonderfully way-out sequences in this one as well as some effectively creepy scenes as well, not to mention the full-contact extreme Shep whumpage in this one. This one is a lot of fun and, believe me, you cannot wait to see it! But, alas, you’ll have to." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 19 blog)
 
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|valign="top"|'''4.xx "The Seer"'''
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.07 "Missing" Episode Guide|4.07 "Missing"]]
:Written by: Alan McCullough
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|valign="top"|'''4.xx "Tabula Rasa"'''
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:Written by: Alan McCullough
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:Production Notes: Title revealed in Joseph Mallozzi's March 9 blog entry. "Tabula Rasa" is Latin for "scraped tablet" (also has been translated to mean "clean slate" or "blank slate") ([http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Tabula%20rasa Dictionary.com]) "Alan worked on his final pass on Tabula Rasa (Lorne fans take note)." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 21 blog) "We discuss Alan’s Tabula Rasa rewrite. How could Lorne top his barefoot scene in Doppelganger? Well how about this meaty role? Oh, and poor Katie [possibly Katie Hewlett who plays McKay's sister Jeannie Miller]." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 22 blog)
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|valign="top"|'''4.10 and 4.11 Mid-Season Two-Parter'''
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.09 "Miller's Crossing" Episode Guide|4.09 "Miller's Crossing"]]
:Written by: Joseph Mallozzi (Part 1)
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:Directed by:  
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:Production Notes: "Brad will probably be too busy to write an episode of Atlantis this season but has come up with a terrific story that should figure into the mid-season two-parter." (Joseph Mallozzi's February 21 blog) "No hints but I will say that it will be very different from previous mid-season two-parters." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 19 blog) "I put out the outline of the first part of the mid-season two-parter, an episode Carl Binder is particularly [looking] forward to." (Joseph Mallozzi's March 21 blog)
|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.10 "This Mortal Coil Part 1" Episode Guide|4.10 "This Mortal Coil Part 1"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.11 "Be All My Sins Remember'd Part 2" Episode Guide|4.11 "Be All My Sins Remember'd Part 2"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.12 "Spoils Of War" Episode Guide|4.12 "Spoils Of War"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.13 "Quarantine" Episode Guide|4.13 "Quarantine"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.14 "Harmony" Episode Guide|4.14 "Harmony"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.15 "Outcast" Episode Guide|4.15 "Outcast"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.16 "Trio" Episode Guide|4.16 "Trio"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.17 "Midway" Episode Guide|4.17 "Midway"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.18 "The Kindred Part 1" Episode Guide|4.18 "The Kindred Part 1"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.19 "The Kindred Part 2" Episode Guide|4.19 "The Kindred Part 2"]]
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|valign="top"|[[SGA 4.20 "The Last Man" Episode Guide|4.20 "The Last Man"]]
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Stargate Atlantis Season Four Episode Guides

4.01 "Adrift Part 2"
With only 24 hours of life support remaining, the city-ship Atlantis is suspended somewhere in space without the use of the Stargate.

Guide | Transcript
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4.02 "Lifeline Part 3"
While the team risks going into the Replicators' city to obtain a ZPM to power the city-ship Atlantis, Col. Samantha Carter joins the crew of the Apollo to search for the missing base.

Guide | Transcript
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4.03 "Reunion"
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.

Guide | Transcript
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4.04 "Doppelganger"
Sheppard encounters a psychopathic crystalline entity that takes on his likeness in his team's nightmares.

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4.05 "Travelers"
Sheppard becomes the prisoner of a group of ship-faring people known as the Travelers who wish to use his Ancient gene to reactivate long-dormant Ancient technology — specifically, an Ancient Aurora-class battle ship.

Guide | Transcript
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4.06 "Tabula Rasa"
With almost everyone on Atlantis infected by an amnesia-causing bacteria, McKay finds himself zip-strapped to his desk with cryptic letters on his arm and no memories of who he is or what has happened.

Guide | Transcript
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4.07 "Missing"
Teyla's and Dr. Keller's friendly visit to New Athos turns into a matter of survival when they find the Athosians have disappeared and they are attacked by primitives.

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4.08 "The Seer"
Atlantis encounters the Vedeenans and tries to save their ill leader, Davos. Davos appears to see the future, and predicts the destruction of Atlantis. Carter must decide how to react to his prophesy when the Wraith Todd proposes a collaboration but then brings the enemy to Atlantis.

Guide | Transcript
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4.09 "Miller's Crossing"
Jeanie McKay Miller and Dr. Rodney McKay are kidnapped by businessman Henry Wallace on Earth. Wallace wants the McKays to fix the nanites he implanted in his daughter to cure her cancer — they are malfunctioning. Wallace injects nanintes into Jeanie to make his point, and Rodney must rely on Todd and his team to save her.

Guide | Transcript
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4.10 "This Mortal Coil Part 1"
A rogue group of Replicators creates duplicates of Sheppard's team and Dr. Elizabeth Weir in the hope of discovering how to ascend like their creators, the Ancients.

Guide | Transcript
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4.11 "Be All My Sins Remember'd Part 2"
The Atlantis Expedition and the Wraith join forces to execute a daring plan against a common enemy.

Guide | Transcript
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4.12 "Spoils Of War"
The Atlantis team successfully salvage a partially damaged Hive ship and in the process retrieve some critical information that may help in their war against the Wraith.

Guide | Transcript
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4.13 "Quarantine"
Atlantis suddenly activates a quarantine lockdown, trapping personnel in various parts of the city with no way in or out and, more importantly, with no medical help.

Guide | Transcript
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4.14 "Harmony"
Always keen on helping their allies, Sheppard and McKay accept a proposal made by Harmony’s sisters to accompany her on a trek into the forest to seek guidance to become queen in her late mother’s stead. Will Harmony become the planet’s new queen, or will an enemy assassinate her — and her escorts?

Guide | Transcript
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4.15 "Outcast"
Sheppard returns to Earth for his father’s funeral and is enlisted to track down a human form Replicator created in an Earth lab.

Guide | Transcript
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4.16 "Trio"
On a diplomatic mission together, Carter, McKay and Keller fall into a subterranean mining facility left by the Genii. Every attempt to escape seems to put them in further jeopardy, and the constant tremors that shake their prison mean time is running out.

Guide | Transcript
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4.17 "Midway"
Teal'c goes to Atlantis to mentor Ronon ahead of an IOA review to determine his suitability for the Stargate program. Meanwhile, the Wraith kick-start a plot against the Midway Station.

Guide | Transcript
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4.18 "The Kindred Part 1"
A mysterious illness wreaks havoc on humans across the Pegasus galaxy; Teyla's vision about the father of her child prompts her to join Sheppard on a mission that yields an unexpected discovery.

Guide | Transcript
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4.19 "The Kindred Part 2"
Beckett's return surprises the Atlantis crew. Elsewhere, Teyla, now a prisoner, finds missing Athosians held captive at one of Michael's secret facilities.

Guide | Transcript
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4.20 "The Last Man"
Through a time anomaly, Sheppard winds up thousands of years in the future and finds the city almost completely buried in sand and a hologram of Dr. McKay, which lets him know how life changed after he went missing on a mission.

Guide | Transcript
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