Meh, it's pretty average. There were some nice character moments, especially between Greer and Volker. Their conversation about the canned food, ("we'll find out what's inside when we open it") and their search for a gun shop ("What kind of city doesn't have a gun shop?" "Maybe they were Canadian?") were stand out moments. I also like Rush's attitude towards Park being trapped. Don't get me wrong, it shows he's a prick and a douche, but it's interesting to see a character with different priorities than everyone else. It would have been better had they been depicting him like this, the guy so fixed on a particular goal that he isn't opposed to sacrificing someone to achieve it than the constant shady bastard with a hidden agenda. Also, the music at the beginning when the Command Ship was attacking was awesome.
You know, I think this might be the first time in the franchise the Stargate was used to visit a world that was at our exact level of technology. Novus doesn't count since they didn't use the Stargate to go there last week. Otherwise everyone else in SG-1 and Atlantis has either been behind Earth by serveral decades or centuries, or ahead of Earth by several decades or centuries. It's interesting that we wait until the second last episode of the Stargate franchise, and possibly the last time we see them go to another planet is when we go to one at an equal level of development.
I'lm going to take a moment to establish once and for all: I don't care about the Drones and their Command Ships. In all their episodes they've been nothing but a distraction from the main plot and there's been no effort to establish who or what they are. In fact, this is essentially the same problem SGU has had with all it villains, be they the Drones or the Sombreroids or the Lucian Alliance or whoever. There's been no effort to establish their motivations or intentions. Sure, the Goa'uld, Ori, and Wraith may not have been the best villains around, but at least we had a clear idea of their intentions and what they were about. SGU's villains are basically just someone to shoot at, and I'm yawning over it.
So Varo has now ditched his Lucian Alliance leather and is now wearing US military fatigues. What is this, indication that he's now become one of the gang? And what is up with the rocket launcher? First, how do they have a rocket launcher on Destiny? Was it one of the things they just happened to take with them when they left Icarus, or did the Lucian Alliance bring one when they arrived? And why did they bring a rocket launcher with them to what seemed like an abandoned planet they were only planning to spend half a day at as opposed to any of the missions they've been on where they were expecting action?
Telford's appearance this week was really pointless. What, do they have some sort of quota of episodes LDP has to appear that they're trying to fill?
You know, I think this might be the first time in the franchise the Stargate was used to visit a world that was at our exact level of technology. Novus doesn't count since they didn't use the Stargate to go there last week. Otherwise everyone else in SG-1 and Atlantis has either been behind Earth by serveral decades or centuries, or ahead of Earth by several decades or centuries. It's interesting that we wait until the second last episode of the Stargate franchise, and possibly the last time we see them go to another planet is when we go to one at an equal level of development.
I'lm going to take a moment to establish once and for all: I don't care about the Drones and their Command Ships. In all their episodes they've been nothing but a distraction from the main plot and there's been no effort to establish who or what they are. In fact, this is essentially the same problem SGU has had with all it villains, be they the Drones or the Sombreroids or the Lucian Alliance or whoever. There's been no effort to establish their motivations or intentions. Sure, the Goa'uld, Ori, and Wraith may not have been the best villains around, but at least we had a clear idea of their intentions and what they were about. SGU's villains are basically just someone to shoot at, and I'm yawning over it.
So Varo has now ditched his Lucian Alliance leather and is now wearing US military fatigues. What is this, indication that he's now become one of the gang? And what is up with the rocket launcher? First, how do they have a rocket launcher on Destiny? Was it one of the things they just happened to take with them when they left Icarus, or did the Lucian Alliance bring one when they arrived? And why did they bring a rocket launcher with them to what seemed like an abandoned planet they were only planning to spend half a day at as opposed to any of the missions they've been on where they were expecting action?
Telford's appearance this week was really pointless. What, do they have some sort of quota of episodes LDP has to appear that they're trying to fill?
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