"Gauntlet" (220) Pre-Airing Discussion/Speculation Thread Spoilers

[jelgate]

Pretty sure that wasn't the case. The entire episode was shot on standing sets.

Production is more then just sets.

[KEK]

And they got the cancellation news long before they shot the episode. It seemed very much like a rushed series finale to me.

[Jper]

Well, even if, I certainly don't want to see a repeat of EatG. I'd rather have a normal season finale than that.

[jelgate]

And they got the cancellation news long before they shot the episode. It seemed very much like a rushed series finale to me.

Thats the point. They couldn't put much into making it a series finale because it already had been written and was in the pre-production stages

[Jumper_One]

Started work on the script for Gauntlet, our season two finale. Five pages down; only forty-five (ish) to go. Ideally, if I continue on this torrid pace, I should have a first draft completed for the week of the 19th. [...]

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[Jumper_One]

KEK writes: “Assuming the season finale is a cliffhanger, do the producers have any plan as to what they might try to do to resolve the story if the series is cancelled?”

Answer: So pessimistic! Gauntlet, episode 20, the script I’m working on will be a satisfying and surprising season finale.

DP writes: “Is Gauntlet a placeholder title or final?”

Answer: Final.

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[KEK]

Difficult to gauge what he means by satisfying and surprising. He doesn't outright answer whether it will be a cliffhanger, but 'satisfying' seems to suggest that there will be some form of conclusion. I wonder if it will be similar to Lost City in the that main storyline of the episode will be concluded, yet there's also a WTF cliffhanger left open for the future? Cant wait to see it either way.

[Jumper_One]

My sleep patterns are all wonky while I’m in Montreal so last night, I was up until 2:00 a.m. working on my script for episode 20, Gauntlet, the season two finale. I hit the 16 page mark and, if all goes as planned, should have it half completed for my return to the office on Wednesday – by which time I’ll have to set it aside for a couple of days while I tackle my producer’s edit of The Hunt. I’m feeling the pressure because, at this point, it’s the only script outstanding – and the episode begins prepping October 26th. That new set should be built by then and I’m looking forward to checking it out.

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[Jumper_One]

The clouds are parting. I can finally see daylight! I handed off the first four acts of Gauntlet to my writing partner, Paul, today, then went to Post and finished cutting episode 16, The Hunt, with editor Rick Martin. [...]

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[Jumper_One]

Well, finally completed work on that cursed script – surprisingly those last two acts were relatively painless – and passed the first draft off to my writing partner, Paul, to work his magic. I’ve never been so relieved to write those glorious two words “FADE” and “OUT”.

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[Jumper_One]

Paul finished up his pass on Gauntlet over the weekend and, today, heads prep on episode 20. Boy, that last scene… Dare I say it? Not a dry eye in the house!

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[Jumper_One]

On the SGU side, we’re all focused on episode #20, Gauntlet, which starts shooting next week. This one’ll raise (and singe) a few eyebrows – and set the stage for some major season 3 developments.

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[jelgate]

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This makes me sad considering the low possibility of S3.

[The Swarm]

So Atlantis is in Antartica now?
Or is that artwork deciveing me?

[Jper]

I thought it was an earlier art pic of SGA.