tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2882249272085929133..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Stargate Universe: LostBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28330231983870007832010-05-07T02:57:07.953-04:002010-05-07T02:57:07.953-04:00Yes multiple gates in range were explained and use...Yes multiple gates in range were explained and used in air pt. 3. The only thing that's a bit stretching imagination is the number of non-lethal planets they had in range this week. Yeah when i saw the creature the 1st thing i thought is the rancor from Return of the Jedi.<br /><br />Greer's father may have attempted to burn the house himself and he was "sparing" Greers life by dropping him in the getto. Or maybe just left a cigarette burning for all i know. That was a bit unspecific flashback.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40813139149226695642010-05-06T19:21:06.203-04:002010-05-06T19:21:06.203-04:00A few quibbles with your comments, Anon.
First, t...A few quibbles with your comments, Anon.<br /><br />First, the gate on the planets have always been open to other gates in the system. Not necessarily all the gates in the galaxy, but a few within proximity. That's why the two crew members were able to leave through the gate way back in Air, Pt. 3. Franklin got shot by Greer as he was trying to join them. I think they have limited the exploration to the nearest planet because (1) they think Destiny is stopping at that location for a reason, and (2) they have a limited time frame in which to explore.<br /><br />Second, if memory serves, I think that there have sometimes been multiple planets with gates within range of Destiny's stopping point, and they just have to decide which one to gate to. As noted above, they usually go to the nearest one. Or the one that appears to have what they are most in need of. So, it stands to reason that you could dial back to Destiny if you are at one of the gates within range. I'm reasonably sure this issue was covered back in one or two of the early episodes, so it isn't something new they just pulled out of their behinds. <br /><br />Third, Greer did not dig himself out on the other side of the collapse. He went out the same way Chloe, Eli, and Scott did. After he freed himself, they clearly showed him checking the nearest map, and there was a directional arrow sketched on the wall to show which way the team went. I think they were hoping he was still alive, but didn't think they should chance it when the whole place was threatening to collapse on them.<br /><br />I doubt any of that changes your overall opinion of the episode (and series), but thought it might take some of the "rancor" out of your reaction. :)Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82460782311665174902010-05-06T18:39:41.998-04:002010-05-06T18:39:41.998-04:00And now it does. Sorry!.And now it does. Sorry!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5989839958293217882010-05-06T18:39:08.129-04:002010-05-06T18:39:08.129-04:00BTW, my comment appears in the "post a commen...BTW, my comment appears in the "post a comment" pop up, but not in the post itself. Curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31384472440662100602010-05-06T18:33:52.804-04:002010-05-06T18:33:52.804-04:00Whoa, another ridiculous ep.
First, the biggest &...Whoa, another ridiculous ep.<br /><br />First, the biggest "pull out of your ass" I think I've ever seen in a series. Suddenly, the gate in the planet were Destiny stops is open to other planets!!!!. WTF???. Why the stupid searching for water in a desert?. The ice planet?. If you have access to 20-30 planets just to begin with, why not look for water, technology, people, etc?. It's so stupid "hey, let's leave them stranded in this planet, next week we'll think of something". Next week: "hey, this is all I can think to get them back, it will totally destroy what we've doing up until know, but I don't want to think anymore". Of course, they didn't (which I admit surprised me), so expect them to pull something even bigger out of their ass next week.<br /><br />Then, the next "pull out of your ass" to make some cheap confusion. Now you can dial Destiny from two different planets?. Bah.<br /><br />Then, the labyrinth again: stupid, stupid, stupid. Didn't they have a map?. Couldn't they reach the place were Greer was from the other side. Obviously, they could, since he got out!. But hey, he doesn't answer the radio, so he's *obviously* dead.<br /><br />The big rancor (sorry, that was a rancor even in how it sounded): The running was ridiculous, but Scott stopping to fire some final rounds before crossing the gate?. God, complete imbecile. How I hope he had been eaten there and then. It would be good for everybody.<br /><br />And Greer's backstory?. His father throws him downtown, and he arrives *just* in time to find his house burning, while his mother is placidly sleeping with his father instead of suing him in a police station for abandoning his child?. My god, completely unbelievable.<br /><br />The search: they didn't even think about splitting the teams until after *TEN* planets?. Give me a break, high IQ scientists acting like idiots again.<br /><br />And there is no way in hell that what Eli and company did took 3 hours. Also, the downed alien ship has a Chloe interface (I know UNIX!) and knows where exactly is Destiny and when it is leaving the galaxy?. Please.<br /><br />The pregnant thing was the only decent thing about the episode, although I wonder if Young finally forgot about his wife. Now suddenly he's going to "make it work" with TJ?. Or is he just going to make the baby "work"?.<br /><br />Well, young Greer's hair was funny too.<br /><br />Definitely, I'm masochistic. I must be watching this just out of habit after all these years of Stargate. I'm starting really seriously to hope they cancel it. What a waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10966973518014263712010-05-05T02:47:01.678-04:002010-05-05T02:47:01.678-04:00Really Good. I love how they stick to subverting s...Really Good. I love how they stick to subverting standard SG plot devices.<br /><br />Also great look at various alien landscapes, they didn't forget that some planets can be toxic, that a kino can't dial a gate on it's own, that the gates work one-way and the most important that you can't dial the same gate simultaniously from two places. :)<br /><br />They are also using what i thought would be the biggest threat yet (leaving the galaxy), but for now they are only worried that it will leave the strandees behind, but the more impotant part is they will just starve while traveling between galaxies. So now it's a foregone conclusion: they will gain control over Destony and stay in the galaxy with the blue aliens.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81950553495166481032010-05-03T17:48:12.171-04:002010-05-03T17:48:12.171-04:00I enjoyed this one, too. I really liked the glimp...I enjoyed this one, too. I really liked the glimpses we've gotten into the backgrounds of both Rush and Greer in the past two weeks -- both somewhat unsympathetic characters who now seem a lot more likable. And I was shocked when Destiny left without them. I'm also hoping for an interesting resolution that isn't a quick Stargate-ish fix.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69689025457837736672010-05-03T17:30:55.989-04:002010-05-03T17:30:55.989-04:00Nice review, Jess. I was surprised how much I actu...Nice review, Jess. I was surprised how much I actually enjoyed this one. I loved the idea of Eli, Scott and Chloe been forced to jump blindly from planet to planet in a desperate attempt to get back to Destiny. Now that’s not a bad idea for a spin-off. If MGM doesn’t go bust they should seriously look into that. <br /><br />The ‘we’re screwed’ ending was great, totally unexpected and a nice f**k you to the reset button. Just hope they find a way to resolve this plot thread that isn’t a completely contrived cop out.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.com