Comments on: Stargate Universe Recap 1.10: Justice

By: ozberg

ozberg — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:20:38 +0000

I watched this last week and thought the same – great great ending to mid season. I understand though that some of the original SG1 fans don’t like this show. I think this boils down to the fact that there is a bigger cast and less time to spend with them to create a closer bond. It really is a different show, and I do think it’s a good different. I watched all of BSG and didn’t love it all that much, especially on season 4. Some of the edge that they are bringing over is the right amount. BSG was a bit too damn dark I think. I think the SGU story is pacing itself nicely, its a very artistic show, with some beautiful scenes (like the sling shot around the gas giant and flying through the sun). Now that they have a few shows under their belt, the story can begin to fold in edges and tie things together.. for example, the planet with the alien creatures that looked almost like Goa’uld but attacked you like something from Aliens combined with a time travel twist – again very cool. Now the fact that Young left Rush for dead on that planet really has me salivating for the next episode. Rush will probably become a vindictive bastard and figure out how to get Destiny back and kill Young. I had a number of outcomes in my mind.

1. He will use the gate to jump forward to the next planet on Destiny’s list. A guy like this doesn’t leave home without his gate address phone-book, but he’ll probably need something from the shuttle to make the gate dial.

2. He fixes the shuttle and it is similar to a puddle jumper like in Atlantis. He uses this to try and catch destiny over the next few episodes. But I’m not sure Rush can pilot a shuttle.

3. He gets into the shuttle and encounters a new alien race which is totally bad-ass, but aligns himself with them to get back destiny. My imagination here casts Rush into becoming one of these totally bad characters like in the latest Star Trek movie where the Romulan dude was on a total revenge rampage.

Also, I always know a show is good when you can watch it more than once and not get bored. If you go back and re-watch the first half of season one, you can catch a lot of good script planning that ties itself forward into future episodes in the season.

Overall, can’t wait for the next episode.

By: Waldo

Waldo — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:56:52 +0000

I actually love the show as of yet.

Sorry to burst your pessimistic bubble but they are actually making a second season.
and I think i know what will happen to rush.

I saw an episode guide and it said something about the lucian alliance.
so i think rush will ally with them and get back to the ship and “try” and take it over for the lucians.

and the code in the game was part of an algorithm that rush had figured out before.
and besides it was just translating ancient to english. then problem to answear.

of course i don’t know how they got there but…
thats what i know.

and the scenes are kinda dark but i think it adds to the effect of the show.

DAMN YOU IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT!
let see how you would do if you were in that situation.

Waldo

By: Cravin Morehead

Cravin Morehead — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:41:59 +0000

The “haters” need to take another look. This can be developed into a great show!
Lots of opportunity here, maybe the chair will give Destiny their own Rush like genius? The have a chance to explore some real co ed shipboard issues, not just sex…So I say lets give it a chance to grow and become the show we all want to see.

By: JoeC

JoeC — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:08:33 +0000

I’m an old sci-fi junkie from the earliest Star Trek to B5, to the Stargate series and on to BSG. I’ve been watching SGU, hoping that it will be my next fix.
My evaluation of SGU is so far: heavy on the boring ‘Soap-opera’ and virtually none of the ‘Space-opera’ let alone sci-fi.
Some slim glimers of hope were that so far they have resisted the urge to go to the self indulgent path of an Ori-like story line of the SG1 (in its death throes) and in ‘Justice,’ where we have at least the possibility of seeing some interesting space-opera sci-fi.
Seeing Col. Young finally take out the trash was satisfing to an extent, but the apparant promise of the return of the mad-scientist/space-pirate Rush in the mold of the Pirate Roberts, chasing the treasure chest that Desitiny contains will be enough for me to keep watching for a while longer.
Nice save writers of SGU!

By: Psy

Psy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:57:41 +0000

Steve said: “I am convinced that those who do not like this show just want to see aliens and things blow up and all have a laugh at the end in 10 forward.”

If you like soap operas its probably a good show for you, but I am defiantly not a soap fan.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:27:44 +0000

Some one woke up on the wrong side of the bed Earl.R. I have to agree with the majority on this and been a long time Stargate fan this show is a weak excuses for Stargate . It try’s to hard to be Battle star and as all the other people have said the story’s are boring with too many holes in them . And has any one answered Earls question on how did the computer know he was right ? Ill leave this one to you Earl.R after you take you have picked up your dummy after the little dummy spit . Plus might want to use spell check as it looks like a 14 year old wrote that .

By: Earl R.

Earl R. — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:20:48 +0000

Earl shut the fuk up you pessimist sob i like the last ep nd i agree with steve. the show is gonna be amazing wacth!!

By: HuTheFoxHat

HuTheFoxHat — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:29:19 +0000

I’ll admit SGU is hard to love as i’ve done with other shows but i feel it may be like a good chile when a slow burner builds up to being one hot fireball! It’ll be a show which when watch one episode at a time will bore the pants off you, but sit and watch a marathon session and you’ll be collecting your pants off the ceiling after they’ve been blown away(back to the chile lol)

By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:03:11 +0000

Are we all watching the same show ?
the acting in this show is down right disgusting
Camera work sucks .
And the storys are lame with some many holes in them .
Just for example in episode one they put an advance alien code in to a computer game so some one can crack it . Just a question how would the computer game know if some one has cracked it or not as it is just a computer soft program so its got to know the answer before it can now if some one has got it right or not ? There are many more problems with the storys like this but I wont go on . the acting sucks , I dont care if the whole crew die , they care too much about who is having sex with who and the storys are boring .This show wont see out its second season . Its so depressing to watch I wanted to like the show but gave up after 8 episodes .

By: endymi0n

endymi0n — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:18:33 +0000

Instead of Doubt, how about Faith?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:10:04 +0000

I must say, I wasn’t impressed with the first few episodes but I watched this one and read the episode summaries for the ones to come and I must say they all sound 10x better. No more of that silly “let’s just have an episode visiting earth”. I LOVED SG1 but couldn’t get into SGA. I think SGU has the potential to get much better and promises a very interesting second half now that we know all the basic information about each character.

I think you did a good job with the review just one little bit I wanted to mention:

“If Rush knew how to delete the part where ABG offed himself you would think he would have deleted his own entry and exit. Maybe I’m being picky.”

He did delete it, he just didn’t know about Eli’s back up which is why they found the suicide and saw him enter the room.

By: Bret R

Bret R — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:36:19 +0000

Doubt in the show surviving.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:29:33 +0000

Great Review. I am convinced that those who do not like this show just want to see aliens and things blow up and all have a laugh at the end in 10 forward. I liked all the Star Trks/BSG/SGs (some better than others) but I love this show. You are right on when you write about the uncertainty. This and the great characters make the show.
I was thinking about the direction now…how can rush just show up when Young said he is dead? How can he even find Destiny? My guess…Rush aligns with some aliens who built the ship and gets help finding Destiny and brings his own crew of aliens on board (eventually). Also, Doubt could be the title of the next episode…doubt in Young of what happened to Rush, doubt in being able to handle the ship without him etc…

One minor comment for the Destiny crew…please make it a priority to find a light switch..I am done with the dark hallways/rooms.

By: cghcb

cghcb — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:39:30 +0000

I can’t belive people are liking this show. I’m thinking payoffs or drugs are involved here.

By: endymi0n

endymi0n — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:25:51 +0000

I thought about harshly but hardily is just so underused.