 Executive producer Robert C. Cooper originally proposed they write a normal script for the 200th episode . However it soon became clear that deciding who would have the privilege of writing the 200th episode would be problematic . This led to the idea to create a sketch episode in the manner of Saturday Night Live , with each writer creating a vignette . The episode took shape when the writers thought to bring back Wormhole X @-@ Treme and the character of Martin , and frame the whole episode as a notes session . By the end of the writing process the episode had turned into " an homage to the cast , crew , and die @-@ hard fans . " 
