 " Daedalus " was a bottle show , which used only existing standing sets and a reduced number of special effect shots compared to those earlier in the season . The production suffered a power failure on the final day of filming , which caused a two @-@ hour delay to the filming of interviews for features for the DVD release . The episode was directed by David Straiton ; " Daedalus " was his second episode of the season following the second @-@ part of " Storm Front " . It was also the second credits for two new writers on the show , Ken LaZebnik and Alan Brennert - the former wrote " Borderland " and Brennert was credited as Michael Bryant for the episode " Cold Station 12 " . 
