tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4427569950862773893..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Stargate Universe: GauntletBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57618392828454984362011-05-17T09:54:37.100-04:002011-05-17T09:54:37.100-04:00Jess is bang on about the show sneaking into your ...Jess is bang on about the show sneaking into your heart. I too was uncertain about it for most of the first season but the emotional impact this episode and Epilogue had on me caught me totally by surprise. I've grown to know and love these characters, especially the B team, and feel I have much invested in them.<br />The way the show closed on notes of uncertainty but optimism seemed perfect and wholly appropriate. Not the end of the story, just of a chapter.<br />Thanks for all your reviews, Jess. They've certainly helped in giving me a greater appreciation of the show. I'll miss it.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53340787851116553622011-05-11T17:51:24.062-04:002011-05-11T17:51:24.062-04:00This was about as good an ending as we could have ...This was about as good an ending as we could have hoped for, and I'm so glad of that, because I can see myself re-watching this in the future, and I couldn't do that knowing that we were never going to get a decent resolution for these characters.<br /><br />Still fuming that it's been cancelled though. Of all of wrestlings many crimes, shunting SGU from Friday nights is the worst.Trousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176781987763125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-19005785627054837562011-05-10T17:50:59.073-04:002011-05-10T17:50:59.073-04:00Oh, it was bad. So many tears. And when I watche...Oh, it was bad. So many tears. And when I watched it years later with my husband, it was still bad (I got him into it after it came out on DVD --- a friend of ours actually gave us two seasons as a wedding gift!). The two of us were in quite the state when we finished watching and were depressed for several days.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8159900090656762942011-05-10T16:34:44.376-04:002011-05-10T16:34:44.376-04:00Jess, if you loved Babylon 5, I dread to think wha...Jess, if you loved Babylon 5, I dread to think what state you must have been in after <i>that</i> series finale. I was inconsolable afterwards.Paul Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979646022056755322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-67907736428053314982011-05-10T15:40:26.968-04:002011-05-10T15:40:26.968-04:00You're quite welcome, Billie. Thank you for t...You're quite welcome, Billie. Thank you for the compliment, and for letting me be a bit non-committal about the reviews at first. I really wasn't sure this was a series I would want to cover, but I found myself slowly but surely getting drawn in. <br /><br />A lot more than I think I truly realized until I was sitting on my couch, unable to stop crying after it was all over. My husband was staring at me and I kept saying, "I don't know why this is upsetting me so much!" SGU is never a series I've loved passionately, like a <i>Farscape</i>, a <i>Lost</i>, or even a <i>Babylon 5</i>. And yet, the characters must have collectively worked themselves into my heart, because it was strangely hard to accept that I was done with their adventures, trials, and triumphs. I even got repeatedly choked up while working on the review. It's strange the way some shows sneak up on you. I'm eternally grateful that this one went out on a strong note.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84722057084936968502011-05-10T13:50:18.360-04:002011-05-10T13:50:18.360-04:00I thought it was wonderful. It worked as a finale...I thought it was wonderful. It worked as a finale for the series, and I also teared up at the end -- and I wasn't expecting to feel that way. They gave us some lovely closure, especially with Eli. <br /><br />Although I'm still mad that we're not going to get more. Most of the hardcore Stargate fans may not have loved <i>SGU</i>, but I most certainly did. I watched all three Stargate series, but <i>SGU</i> was my favorite; it never sat unwatched on my DVR like <i>Atlantis</i> did.<br /><br />Thank you so much for reviewing this show for us, Jess. You did a wonderful job, and every review you wrote enhanced the viewing experience for me.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com