2x17 'Common Descent' Discussion/Rating *SPOILERS*
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Looked like he was making out with TJ in the promo.
Anyway, great episode. And yes, it's a damned shame that this show is getting cancelled. I'll probably say this every week up until the end. Those who stopped watching might have liked what it became. They toned down a lot of things without giving up the more serious nature of the show.
Look what happened the last time SGU stretched stuff out.
Definately better than the average SGU. It sure is fun when they all take their stations on Destiny's bridge and start acting all Star Trek-like. That is so cool.
What initially seemed like a knock-off of DS9's Children of Time is thankfully a bit more than that, though it is still littered with Stargate cliches. Novos is a world where two dominant nations are locked in a state of hostility, a cold war with the possibility of direct fighting beginning. Also, the episode focuses on a bunch of squatters living in the woods.
Personally, I think the episode would have been more interesting if it were about Destiny discovering Novos. Then we could actually see the kind of society they built, and it would be fun seeng the crew visit the Land of Young and Rusha. Sorry, Futura and whatever the hell the Ancient word for "Land of Young" is.
This episode, though is a bit of a step in the right direction for SGU. It stays somewhat interesting througout, though I doubt it'll hold up on repeated viewings. Older Eli lamenting over his mother not being able to see the man he's become was actually a nice moment, and most importantly the episode had some fun to it, like the whole thing about Futura being a font. The ending still reminded me of BSG though.
Now, about the settlement itself, since the old guy was Asian named after Wray's father, I guess we're supposed to assume that Wray is his direct ancestor? Novos sure is quite the place, everyone reproduces, even the nerds and the homosexuals. TJ and Young give it another go, I guess things just didn't work out with Varro. And finally, good casting with those two Scott and Greer first met with. They actually look like they could be related to Scott and Chloe.
What initially seemed like a knock-off of DS9's Children of Time is thankfully a bit more than that, though it is still littered with Stargate cliches. Novos is a world where two dominant nations are locked in a state of hostility, a cold war with the possibility of direct fighting beginning. Also, the episode focuses on a bunch of squatters living in the woods.
Personally, I think the episode would have been more interesting if it were about Destiny discovering Novos. Then we could actually see the kind of society they built, and it would be fun seeng the crew visit the Land of Young and Rusha. Sorry, Futura and whatever the hell the Ancient word for "Land of Young" is.
This episode, though is a bit of a step in the right direction for SGU. It stays somewhat interesting througout, though I doubt it'll hold up on repeated viewings. Older Eli lamenting over his mother not being able to see the man he's become was actually a nice moment, and most importantly the episode had some fun to it, like the whole thing about Futura being a font. The ending still reminded me of BSG though.
Now, about the settlement itself, since the old guy was Asian named after Wray's father, I guess we're supposed to assume that Wray is his direct ancestor? Novos sure is quite the place, everyone reproduces, even the nerds and the homosexuals. TJ and Young give it another go, I guess things just didn't work out with Varro. And finally, good casting with those two Scott and Greer first met with. They actually look like they could be related to Scott and Chloe.
It can be pretty cool, but I don't want too much technobabble drama along the lines of "diverting power to the shields".
It would be interesting if Eli forwarded the recording to his mother eventhough it's an alternate life. He'd be fulfilling alternate-Eli's wish and mom would get to se a grandchild.
Another thing I like about this episode is that the crew is getting a glimpse of their future while knowing that what they're seeing isn't actually their future.
Well, lesbians also want to have kids sometimes. And not every lesbian does it by in vitro fertilization anyway. It's not like homosexuals are utterly disgusted by heterosexual sex or suffer major psychological trauma from it. It's just not doing that much for them "pleasure"-wise. At least my theory.
A thought which just occurred to me, Volker likely wouldn't have lived for too long on the planet. He still had renal disease when he left Destiny in Twin Destinies, and without advanced medical gear and Ancient medical database, TJ wouldn't have been able to transplant Greer's kidney. So either he named the planet Novos in what, a few weeks or this has just been ignored.
Or maybe I should wait until next week to see if this is addressed then?
Or maybe I should wait until next week to see if this is addressed then?
Yazuo looked more like an American Indian to me, then an Oriental Asian.
That's what I thought, too.
Nice that they kept the scrapes on TJ's face. Last week, I was wondering if they'd be gone this week.
As for Volker, yeah, I can't wait to see how that turns out.
As for Volker, yeah, I can't wait to see how that turns out.
I thought this too. Kind of cheap to run across a tiny colony and not the actual society. I suppose they didn't want to change the premise of the show though. Of course things will be mostly reset and the ship will be on its way soon enough. Maybe a bit repaired from stuff found on the planet.
Also, the history as seen through the Kenos looked fairly glorified. I wonder if history had been edited over the 2000 years and perhaps Eli finds files that the colonists thought they had deleted over time? History tends to get edited into approved versions. Eli would know how to restore those "deleted" files.
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They didn't talk about any "Earth" legends. I wonder if they have any. Everything seems to start with Destiny.
Another excellent episode. This season is making me sad that SGU was cancelled.
This episode was a substantial improvement over the last few weeks. While definitely not perfect, it was ambitious and offbeat--characteristics I have not often been able to ascribe to this show. It was fun, intriguing, and anything but boring. Looking forward to seeing the resolution(?) next week!
The show runners said that they had a few more seasons planned that could be cut down to one if necessary. To a number of people, this meant a lot of filler to pad things out. Well, this episode demonstrates that filler, or rather, side issues that have little to do with the main arc can be done well.
and that's why i wish syfy had at least given them 1 more season, stating that this was the last, so they could have wrapped it up properly, that's the part i hate the most, no ending
I agree. I'm pretty sure that this was the first SGU episode that I watched more than once.
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