Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe

[wiegeabo]

I dont remember him not letting anyone else use them, Col Young wanted to I think but the air problem just kind of took over.

One thing I would have liked mentioned was that they obviously werent the original Ancient communications devices used first in SG1 then later in Atlantis. We can assume they were reverse engineered but it would have been nice to say that for long time fans.

Not everything had to be done in the pilot. We've got to have stuff for future episodes.

 

[Happenstance]

Not everything had to be done in the pilot. We've got to have stuff for future episodes.

Yes but that was just a small thing which would be more likely to come up when they first use and explain it than later

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't think it needed to be mentioned. I saw it and figured they just reverse-engineered the original base to be more compact. It was sort of an awkward shape to carry around.

 

[LadyVader]

Boy this 3rd episode was soooooo... different. And I'm not sure what was different in a good way or a bad way. I thought the mission would be a tad more exciting. It started promising, a planet that doesn't look like Canada!

But more and more time passed and nothing happened but bickering and Rush being a prissy scientist guy, Scott and Greer being soldiers, Eli trying to be the ultimate geek. I mean I want to know these characters but at the same time I'm like... when is something exciting going to happen. They have guns, don't they get to use them? I mean other then on each other.

When Rush started hallucinating I thought: "Cool, maybe it's gonna be some Solaris type **** with the planet talking to them" but nah. They were regular ol' hallucinations. And just what was with the silly flashback with the priest? It was just weird.

All in all they didn't do anything to explain what the sand thingies were, those two scientist are out and about LOST on some other planet, at the end they inserted that on the nose song "just breathe". Yeah, subtle.

I don't know. Am I being overly critical? Is this actually the beginning of something? Those locked adresses obviously have to mean something, like there's some big baddie in control of certain planets or something. I just wish if we WILL have a big villain race, they won't be some Goa'uld clone like the Wraith.

 

[RetroNaz]

Boy this 3rd episode was soooooo... different. And I'm not sure what was different in a good way or a bad way. I thought the mission would be a tad more exciting. It started promising, a planet that doesn't look like Canada!

But more and more time passed and nothing happened but bickering and Rush being a prissy scientist guy, Scott and Greer being soldiers, Eli trying to be the ultimate geek. I mean I want to know these characters but at the same time I'm like... when is something exciting going to happen. They have guns, don't they get to use them? I mean other then on each other.

When Rush started hallucinating I thought: "Cool, maybe it's gonna be some Solaris type **** with the planet talking to them" but nah. They were regular ol' hallucinations. And just what was with the silly flashback with the priest? It was just weird.

All in all they didn't do anything to explain what the sand thingies were, those two scientist are out and about LOST on some other planet, at the end they inserted that on the nose song "just breathe". Yeah, subtle.

I don't know. Am I being overly critical? Is this actually the beginning of something? Those locked adresses obviously have to mean something, like there's some big baddie in control of certain planets or something. I just wish if we WILL have a big villain race, they won't be some Goa'uld clone like the Wraith.

lol perhaps a little critical for my tastes since I really enjoyed this episode, but we're all free to express how we think of the show.

Personally I enjoyed the story in this episode as it gave us a further peak at what these characters are like and provided us with hints of possible future storylines.

One example of this, would be a fun little side story featuring the two team members that went through the gate to another planet.

The sand demon or whatever it was, added to the mystery of the show...and that's something the show seems to be enforcing a lot of. Mystery.

The only thing I'm hoping is that they don't over do it with the communication stones...that could grow quite tedious after a while.

The biggest question I have, is what was that small ship that took off from the main ship right at the very end of the episode? A spy? The responsible ones for the main ship being in its current state?

p.s still can't quite shake that BSG vibe this has going for it.

 

[BlackLantern]

also those people that went through the locked off gate address...what happened to them?

Im still looking for a character to like on this show...im a bit neutral right now

 

[Superfreak]

I thought the episode was alright. I like Young, but he's grounded. I have to admit though, I fast forwarded through 99% of the walking through the desert, only stoping to watch their breaks. I'm on the fence too. I didn't like the format change from the premier. I was hoping they'd stick with it, because it was a good way to see the story told. I'm dissappointed that they went into generic narrative.

 

[stargazer]

Loooved it.

Very compelling. My favorite thing. Also, the show is visually.. nice and stylish. Like it a lot.

What was that little ship at the end? Intriguing.

 

[stargazer]

lol perhaps a little critical for my tastes since I really enjoyed this episode, but we're all free to express how we think of the show.

Personally I enjoyed the story in this episode as it gave us a further peak at what these characters are like and provided us with hints of possible future storylines.

One example of this, would be a fun little side story featuring the two team members that went through the gate to another planet.

The sand demon or whatever it was, added to the mystery of the show...and that's something the show seems to be enforcing a lot of. Mystery.

The only thing I'm hoping is that they don't over do it with the communication stones...that could grow quite tedious after a while.

The biggest question I have, is what was that small ship that took off from the main ship right at the very end of the episode? A spy? The responsible ones for the main ship being in its current state?

p.s still can't quite shake that BSG vibe this has going for it.

True. I like it so far. I didn't like the premier that much, but this ep was very character-driven, and I liked that.

 

[Maximus One]

I like Eli alot for some reason. When he wouldnt shut up about seeing the statue of liberty I couldnt stop laughing. Everyone doggin on him is startin to piss me off for some reason though

 

[LadyVader]

Character driven? Seriously. Scott knocked up some chick? That's his big drama. O'Neill's son shot himself with his daddy's gun. Daniel watched his parents die. That's drama.

And Greer was just being a bully with Rush. I will admit that the doc had balls going against a guy who's twice his size. But overall they were acting like idiots.

 

[Maximus One]

Im sure intense heat and dehydration can cause somewhat erratic behavior

 

[BlackLantern]

I like Eli alot for some reason. When he wouldnt shut up about seeing the statue of liberty I couldnt stop laughing. Everyone doggin on him is startin to piss me off for some reason though

he's fat, annoying, and can't follow a simple instruction...shut your gob and walk

my question is what is Dr. Rush doing and why is being on the ship so important??

 

[Maximus One]

he's fat, annoying, and can't follow a simple instruction

Yea that pretty much sums up why I like him. I dont think hes annoying though for real. He is fat though and that makes him funny by default cuz fat people are just inherently funny

 

[BlackLantern]

to me...the lack of ability to follow a simple instruction is a trust issue...comes from my time in the service I think

 

[Maximus One]

Dude, he isnt a soldier. Hes a nerdy gamer that just got sucked into this whole mess cuz actually hes probably smarter than Rush could ever hope to be. And how doesnt he follow instructions anyway? Cuz he was trying to lighten the mood? And if you ask me he really stepped up there at the end and literally risked losing an arm to save everybody. Yea he has alot of trouble following instructions

 

[BlackLantern]

exactly, he is there due to a ****ed up situation....all the more reason to be a little more mindful of others that are better equipped...

I don't know what Rushs deal is...he has to be tied to the Ancients somehow

 

[Maximus One]

I just feel like hes an obsessed scientist really

 

[wiegeabo]

So far, Eli does one thing in each episode that really annoys the hell out of me. In the premier it was narrating to the kino. That's probably just his coping mechanism, but it felt really, really out of place. This episode it was the Planet of the Apes thing.

But the rest of the time, I have no problem with him. I don't know what it is.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Pretty much what I expected based on what the producers have said so far: very little emphasis on aliens and the traditional sci fi adventure stuff of Stargate, much more focus on characters. The whole thrust of the episode was character-centric, with the situation bringing all the simmering resentment and angst between several of the characters bubbling to the surface. I thought that was done pretty well.

Scott's backstory and how it played into his current situation was interesting. I hated and loved Greer and Rush at various times throughout the episode, which was good because it showed me they're trying to bring out different sides of the characters and make them more 3-dimensional. Although Rush is mostly just a dick. I hope we get an episode at some point to show us why exactly he is the way he is. Eli's Planet of the Apes thing was fine in theory but awkwardly delivered, I thought. It annoyed me. But his "I have a gun" line later on in the episode made me laugh out loud. So I'll call my reaction to Eli even here. I thought it was interesting how the hardened military guys all seem to like Eli, as opposed to the other whiny scientists; I guess they figure Eli is so new that he doesn't know any better, like the other scientists should. They've still got time to mold Eli into someone who's not totally useless without a beaker or computer.

I loved that we got literally just the visual of the little dust devil alien. Aliens were treated so matter-of-factly after encountering so many on SG-1 and Atlantis--the vast majority of whom were flat-out human, let alone humanoid--that it's refreshing to see them retain some mystery on SGU. It gave the episode an almost mystical, spiritual feel, which was cool and tied into Scott's backstory and character arc in the episode pretty well.

Good stuff overall. Vastly different from the earlier Stargate series, from the presentation of the aliens to the relative ineptitude and volatility of the characters and even down to the pop song they played at the end. But given that we've had 15 seasons of the earlier Stargate feel and tone, I'm glad the people behind the show are trying something new. It seems like a real labor of love so far, as opposed to the by-the-numbers feel that SG-1 and Atlantis got toward their ends. I look forward to more.

 

[LadyVader]

I would be so resentful to the series if they have the potential to show us the most amazing and interesting aliens Stargate has ever known but don't take the time to explain them or introduce them because members of the team are having "issues".

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm sure we'll have alien-centric episodes now and then.

 

[Gilpesh]

don't take the time to explain them

Explain how? Do you really want the strange sand being to stop suddenly understand English and speak it and just go over its race's history on the planet?

I'm fine with aliens being mysterious.





But what about that shuttle pod thing at the end?

 

[wiegeabo]

Ok, I apparently missed some stuff during the episode (I kept getting pulled away from the tv). Seems like Scott was going to enter the Seminary but ended up getting an underage (or maybe this was when he was also a teenager) girl pregnant. I completely missed that very important bit. And now it makes sense. He had pretty much ruined his life. He had no way of supporting a kid, the Seminary was out, and if she wasn't going to have the baby, that's another strike against him. Now I'm interested to see how he decided to become a soldier.

And I missed the small ship at the end too! I'm suspecting a drone that was designed to warn someone if Destiny became active again. New enemy who wants Destiny tech maybe?

 

[Gilpesh]

And I missed the small ship at the end too! I'm suspecting a drone that was designed to warn someone if Destiny became active again. New enemy who wants Destiny tech maybe?

It's weird though. The Destiny ship looks much older and in much worse condition than the Atlantis ship. Who would even want a ship like Destiny?
They are really going to need to work on that. Maybe then I could buy that people want the ship, once they fix it up and they figure out that there's actually something worth fighting for on it.