March 14, 2015: The end draws near! That’s my final Dark Matter first draft!

Holy crap! ��Just finished my first draft of episode #113, the big season finale. ��It comes in at a robust 57 pages and it is tremendous fun! ��Twist after turn after surprise leading to the final shocker that will positively blow your minds. ��Back when I first started developing the show, the show evolved around two colossal bombshell moments: the first being the final scene of episode #101, and the last being the final scene of episode #113. ��Lots of mini-bombshells along the way but these particular reveals are going to stun and stagger, not only our main characters, but the cast – and, hopefully, you viewers who come along for what promises to be a wild and very enjoyable the ride.

Coincidentally, as I was in the midst of scripting #113, I received some surprise gifts from a couple of cast members:

Whisky marmalade from the notoriously camera-shy Melissa O’Neil.

And these delightfully decadent brownies from Alex Mallari Jr.

Wonder what Anthony Lemke is going to get me? ��I bet it’s going to be amazing. ��I can’t wait!

I’ll do another pass on #113 this week, then send it Paul’s way so he can do his pass. ��After that, it’s in Jay’s hands and, after we implement his notes, the script will finally go out. ��And I’ll be able to breathe a sigh of relief and focus on other things: editing, prepping, producing, rewriting…and plotting out season 2. ��Fear not! ��I know exactly where we’re headed!

Feeling very good. ��Off to prep some potatoes for tonight’s dinner and, time permitting, maybe even get some reading in. ��These are titles I’ve been dying to get around to…

So, whatcha reading?

In the case of our cast and crew, it’ll be #113 very soon…

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