Final SGU – Gauntlet - (2x20) - (Discuss – Grade | SPOILERS)

[kdalton_69]

The dinner scene with the eight principal actors was really cool. And Eli's sacrifice was noble. The whole ship powered down except for the drive and the stasis deck. He wasn't fixing anything. He just sacrificed himself for this shipmates.

<Sniff>

 

[Sindatur]

I was a little bummed when this episode ended before the jump in time. I was debating with my friend while watching it whether or not SGU would have the stones to throw up a "Three Years Later" type of chyron, a la BSG.

Also, before the pod complication at the end of the episode, I would've bet money that the episode ended with Park opening up her eyes shortly after exiting stasis and that, somewhat miraculously, her eyesight had improved... and the first thing she saw would be the brand new galaxy they traveled to. Could've sworn that's how the episode was going to end, bookending that beat with her and TJ at the beginning.

Anyway, I was drawn into the finale by curiousity. I watched a bit of Season One and even less of Season Two, but still kind of wanted to see how they were going to end things. It's remarkable to me that this episode was in the can after TPTB got word of the show's cancellation, because it really is a pretty effective finale.

Nah, the episode was in the can before they got cancellation.

 

[Sythena]

I really liked SGU, my favorite Stargate series by far. The cast was good, the story was good, although cheesy at times.

Over all I hate to see this series go

 

[hamudm]

I'm sad now

 

[Sisko_is_my_captain]

So in three years another network will bring SGU back on the air

Yeah and Star Trek:Enterprise will be brought back too!

Maybe netflix will combine cancelled shows in order to save money:

Gate Trek: Firefly, anyone? NX-01 carries a stargate in the cargo bay which it uses to send its crew of lovable cowboy-like rascals off on smuggling missions of peace.

 

[Kaijima]

Since this episode was in the can before cancellation, I strongly suspect that the "plot twist" of the season 3 opener would be that the crew comes out of stasis automatically in the next galaxy 3 years later but Eli is nowhere to be found. Including his body.

Then at some point - perhaps not immediately - we find out Eli used the chair and prototype-ascended like the others before him, and has been using the 3 years to figure out how to properly control Destiny's systems from the inside.

One plot point that this would enable for the rest of the series would have been Eli trying to figure out ways for him and the other minds in the computer to acquire new bodies (if they wanted).

I kinda think they were going for this because of the conflict set up between Eli, and Rush. Much was made of the fact that Eli is becoming Rush's superior and if Eli remained with the crew in the flesh, I can't see how they wouldn't increasingly come to loggerheads. And E-Eli though (... EEli? Sorry.) would be just out of reach and unable to interfere with Rush or Rush's ego all the time, especially when off the ship.

 

[O'Dib]

So, does anyone get the impression, with the way the show ended, that they anticipated a cancellation?

 

[Agent Richard07]

^ I think they thought they had another year.

 

[MPH]

SGU's finale scored 1.13 million viewers, its highest ratings since November. Lead in Sanctuary struggled to get 0.75 million but the replacement friday show Urban Legends is now only just above 1 million so SY FY why the hell was Sanctuary moved again?

I will always stick by my belief that SGU and Sanctuary could of and should of shared the 10pm post Smackdown slot around the entire year. SGU on fridays would of done enough to earn a 3rd season, simple as.

True it probably would have been given a 3rd season but SyFy wanted rid of the whole franchise it would seem so moving it to a graveyard slot ensured that. The same is happening with Santuary.

 

[1001001]

I enjoyed the final episode, but of course now I want to know what happens next??



I'm sorry to see this show go. I really enjoyed it (that's probably what doomed it).

For an unplanned ending, it wasn't so bad.

 

[Mistral]

So, does anyone get the impression, with the way the show ended, that they anticipated a cancellation?

I'd say they saw it coming. Else why make a big deal about going into the pods? "See ya in a few!" and right to sleep would have made more sense-instead of the momentous good byes. I didn't know it wasn't filmed after they got the word-and it felt like a wrap attempt to me. Sad, despite weaknesses I really enjoyed it at times and would have liked to have seen it develop more. Ah, the series, that is.

 

[Brent]

So, does anyone get the impression, with the way the show ended, that they anticipated a cancellation?

Its actually kinda nice, cause remember back in SG1 they never knew which season was going to be the last, and they kept getting renewed and renewed and renewed each season. it seems they learned that lesson, and decided to make a season finale that might could lean toward being the last one, and I think it shows, and payed off.

 

[daddymouse]

If they didn't know, then I am even more grateful for the masterful ending they gave us. It left a much less bitter taste than it might have. I can't wait for the DVD's so I can watch this episode many more times. The more I think about it, the more I like and appreciate it.

 

[Morpheus 02]

One thing i gotta ask -- if Eli was a video game fan, wouldn't HE have been more qualified than Rush to pilot the remote shuttle?

 

[The Wormhole]

I don't got much to say about this one. Really, it's average. I've never cared about the Drone Command Ships, but what really was the point of them? Ever since they were introduced they were nothing more than someone to shoot at, and now Destiny's left their galaxy. If the show continued, we'd likely never hear from them again, and since it isn't, we're just left with pointlessness.

And isn't Eli supposed to be fixing the pod so that he too can go into stasis? I would have gotten started on that post haste, especially with the timeframe of two weeks to work with. Instead, he stares out the fucking window. There's motivation for ya.

On the nitpick side of things, while lamenting about his son, Scott says the boy doesn't know he's his father, he just knows Scott as someone who drops in from time to time. But, Scott is likely in a different body every time he goes to Earth, and it was stated that his girlfriend never got clearance to learn about the stones. While it seems reasonable he can generate an excuse each time, saying something like "Lt. Scott asked me to check in on you," there's no way his girlfriend and his son would know it's the same person, and no reason for them to thnk it's the same person.

Overall, a pretty average and forgettable episode. Mind you, I've seen worse series finales on shows that knew they were ending. And the ending is actually the perfect way they could have ended the season, given the show was on the bubble when the script was written, a bubble which has since popped. But still, as an episode it's not really all that impressive.

 

[O'Dib]

And isn't Eli supposed to be fixing the pod so that he too can go into stasis? I would have gotten started on that post haste, especially with the timeframe of two weeks to work with. Instead, he stares out the fucking window. There's motivation for ya.

It reminds me of that montage in Big Bang theory, where Sheldon & Raj stand around looking at a chalkboard to the sounds of "Eye of the Tiger". Sometimes standing around, thinking, or even taking a break, is exactly what a scientist needs for a solution to pop up in his head.

As for Scott, who's to say he didn't request the same host body every time he went to visit his son? What he said seems to indicate as much.

 

[Agent Richard07]

And isn't Eli supposed to be fixing the pod so that he too can go into stasis? I would have gotten started on that post haste, especially with the timeframe of two weeks to work with. Instead, he stares out the fucking window. There's motivation for ya.

It was a nice moment though. The more I think about it, the more it grows on me.

 

[The Wormhole]

As for Scott, who's to say he didn't request the same host body every time he went to visit his son? What he said seems to indicate as much.

Problem with that is the first time he was in Telford's body, which would have been impossible for him to swap into during the first half of season 2.

 

[Silvercrest]

And isn't Eli supposed to be fixing the pod so that he too can go into stasis? I would have gotten started on that post haste, especially with the timeframe of two weeks to work with. Instead, he stares out the fucking window. There's motivation for ya.

It was a nice moment though. The more I think about it, the more it grows on me.

I'd prefer to think he was going to get right on it after staring out the window for a few minutes, but this may be the actual answer:

The dinner scene with the eight principal actors was really cool. And Eli's sacrifice was noble. The whole ship powered down except for the drive and the stasis deck. He wasn't fixing anything. He just sacrificed himself for this shipmates.

<Sniff>

Personally, I'd be looking into whether people can double up in those pods. There appears to be enough room.

 

[Samurai8472]

Here's a risky solution

-Grab a drone

-Reprogram it's signature to read as Destiny

-Dump the drone as a counter measure.