FYI:
This was actually
the first Saga episode we ever filmed. I had just gotten a digital
camera as a graduation gift and the Atkinson's and I just goofed around
with it the next morning. The episode was filmed in June of 2004.
After we got back from Europe we decided to make a series, with this
episode being number 3. Then as more characters came about and
more storyline was given, it continually got pushed back to number 9.
Their lines are
clearly taken from Star Wars.
Nic flying away was
totally spur-of-the-moment. At the time, Nic was just playing a
regular person, and so flying away surprised Nathan, "Oh my goodness."
This created a problem though, since we showed them flying a lot in the
first couple of episodes. So we knew we had to do something to
Nic's character to make it seem like a big deal when he flew in this
episode. We gave him the sweat disease.
When we originally
filmed this episode, we stopped as Nic got in the car (Nathan actually
shot Nic in the head). All the scenes after (and including) the
scene where Nic steps on the gas were filmed in April, a full 10 months
later. Nic had even gotten rid of the shoes he was wearing when we
filmed the first part.
We got a chance to
do another montage: Remembering the good times.
I knew the episode
would have to end in such a way totally different than the outcome of
the battle would suggest, so I thought I would try and make it even more
extreme by having Nic's flashbacks of Josh followed by the abrupt
ending.