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| Today the cast has assembled at a redecorated private residence in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city that serves as the series` home base. The scene being rehearsed finds a sedated Quinn strapped to an operating table by the aforementioned mad scientist, Dr. Xang (Christopher Neame), who plans to use his fiendish “brain-sucking machine” to relieve Quinn of his precious grey matter. When the word is given, Wade, Rembrandt and Arturo are to run in to save the day, with desperate Wade even trying to seduce the crazed doctor in the hopes of rescuing her friend and erstwhile love interest. |
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| After a couple of false starts, director Richard (Babylon 5) Compton calls for a rehearsal. Lloyd and company rush in, pleading with Dr. Xang not to go through with the procedure. “I warn you, Sir,” bellows Rhyss-Davies, his eyes following his script, “we are friends of the Sorcerer!”. When that fails to convince Xang. Wade turns on her feminine wiles: “Take me instead,” she purrs in a voice that would turn Hugh Heffner`s head. “I`ll do…anything you want.” |
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| It`s the old bait and switch stall, it turns out, allowing Derricks to disarm Dr. Xang`s tiny bounty hunter assistant and pulls (at the moment, imaginary) rifle on Dr. Xang. “I`ve got one shot left,” the actor intones menacingly. “Who wants it?” |
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| The camera rolls, and several takes later, Compton calls “Print!”. Lights and cameras are struck, and the actors retire to their trailers (amusingly labelled by their character, rather than real, names) while the next scene is set up. |
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| Lloyd is eager to share her thoughts about the evolution of her character, whom she thinks is much tougher this season. “I`ve noticed a difference in Wade already - she is being written much stronger this year,” she says. “In the very first episode she saves the day. It`s something I really wanted, and it made me realize my voice was being heard, that the writers believed in me. Through these adventures, I think she has become a bit more of a wild woman. She`s getting more daring. That scene we shot before where she tries to seduce the doctor to save Quinn? That`s something she would never have been able to do before.” |
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| Part of Wade`s newfound strength comes from her belief in her womanhood, Lloyd believes. “I think she`s much more comfortable in her sexuality now. She has really changed. I think she`s one of the strongest characters in the show in the sense that she knows what she wants, she`s a fighter. She now goes into these parallel worlds and tries to help when she can, and learns from the experiences. Before, I think she was more of an observer.” |
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| As for this particular episode, Lloyd says, “I`m loving it. Everything is dark and dreary, with monsterish-looking people and the Grim reaper serving people subpoenas. I`ve been having a blast. We get to walk on air in one scene, which is really cool. And I got to do the seduction scene, which is really exciting because Wade has never done anything like that. This is my favourite episode (of the new season) so far.” |
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