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Destiny is attacked by drone ships while attempting to recharge its power reserves, forcing most of the crew to gate to a nearby planet while Eli tries a risky alternative.
Well, this is the next to last episode folks!
SG-U – Blockade - (2x19) - (Discuss – Grade | SPOILERS)
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Destiny is attacked by drone ships while attempting to recharge its power reserves, forcing most of the crew to gate to a nearby planet while Eli tries a risky alternative.
Well, this is the next to last episode folks!
"How is that not close enough?" Sounds like a new catch phrase they were starting there with Young, I like it! Thats really cool, if the show were to have continued, someone would say we can't do so and so till bla bla minutes, and Young would always say "How is that not close enough?" lol I like it
This was a phenomenal episode, I really like the direction they are/were taking the show. They do space stuff really well, I mean how many SCIFI shows have we seen on TV where they actually bring real world science to space, aerobraking, flying into stars, just the reality of it, its awesome.
I'm saddened that we won't get to see where all this is going cause I actually quite like it now, SGU has grown on me in a big way in S2. I want more
This was a phenomenal episode, I really like the direction they are/were taking the show. They do space stuff really well, I mean how many SCIFI shows have we seen on TV where they actually bring real world science to space, aerobraking, flying into stars, just the reality of it, its awesome.
I'm saddened that we won't get to see where all this is going cause I actually quite like it now, SGU has grown on me in a big way in S2. I want more
I really liked the cool Destiny visuals in this ep with the air breaking and flying into the blue giant star. They really have found an overarching story line with the drones that probably should have been there much sooner. I liked Young's quip about the chair and not being Captain Kirk. One more episode. 
Just watching it now... did they drop off all the colonists before the the start of the episode?
Yep, but de facto New Novus would have been cool to see on screen though.
Yeah, really. I suppose I can see why they didn't/couldn't bother, but still.
Another amazing episode in this closing half of the season. This story arc with the human colonies has been great. I found all of the misspelled signs humorous, although it was unlikely they'd have retained everything so close to Earth with how little of our culture would have been retained past the first generation, but I was willing to overlook that for how good the episode was.
Again the humour was good, and both storylines were interesting and done well.
Again the humour was good, and both storylines were interesting and done well.
So, the galaxy Destiny travels in is now colonized by humans, just like the Milky Way and the Pegasus galaxies? Except that this galaxy is inhabited by Destiny's "descendants". The latter part is what makes it cool, I guess.
I wonder if we'll finally find out something about the origins of the drones in the next and final episode. I've been suspecting some sort of connection with the "Novosians" for two weeks now.
Ah, and liked that Lt. James really kicked ass this episode.
I wonder if we'll finally find out something about the origins of the drones in the next and final episode. I've been suspecting some sort of connection with the "Novosians" for two weeks now.
Ah, and liked that Lt. James really kicked ass this episode.
Whoohohoo, the show ends on a cliffhanger. How awesome.
SGU is truly the anti-ST: Voyager. It rarely takes the easy way out. They continue to make the reference to running low on certain supplies (like bullets), they need to get lime again because with the Novous travellers they are getting low on oxygen again. And now that garden that had grown over the past year has been mostly wiped out and the crew would have to start from scratch. It just reminds me how VOY repeatedly allowed the crew of its show to have almost every luxury as if they were getting regular supplies from Starfleet. Of course SGU detractors would argue that the whole running-out-of-supplies element is "boring". To each his own.
And the drones are the kick-ass relentless foes that the Borg used to be before First Contact and Voyager diminshed them (it).
Good job, SGU.
And the drones are the kick-ass relentless foes that the Borg used to be before First Contact and Voyager diminshed them (it).
Good job, SGU.
The resource thing is actually one aspect of SGU I can't complain about. They've done a pretty good job of selling the fact that the ship is a barely-functioning rustbucket with limited supplies, and they keep running low on necessities.
Another great hour.....loved the humor. Next week is gonna be tough..........
Wish I were wealthy enough.....I'd finance a season 3 myself then charge outrageous prices for the DVD's!
Wish I were wealthy enough.....I'd finance a season 3 myself then charge outrageous prices for the DVD's!
Trust me, by season 4 you'd complain how they always run low in energy and supplies and still miraculously make it through every crisis.
Im willing to bet the drones are from Futura
As for the episode, a solid 9 from me. I've loved near enough every episode this season, ive said it before and i'll say it again - its a damned shame its been canned.
Yeah, the drones are all from Futura.
I would want to capture the drones and adapt their power supply to destiny so they wouldn't have to sun dive for power.
Gave it a 9.
- Seeing "the crew" explore the rundown city reminded me of a classic Trek episode, specifically "Miri". I was half expecting rabid kids to jump out and attack.
- Rush could have been more tactful when suggesting to Park that he couldn't rescue her. He could have just said... "Look, we're running out of time, just get in the water." No need to explain that Eli is wasting time on her.
- The scene where Park was almost sucked out into space and was probably buring up in the process had me stunned and on the edge of my seat. TV rarely does that to me these days, yet this "badly written show with unlikeable characters" did just that. Park going blind also left me feeling for her. Good hook for next week. Too bad it'll all be over.
- Seeing "the crew" explore the rundown city reminded me of a classic Trek episode, specifically "Miri". I was half expecting rabid kids to jump out and attack.
- Rush could have been more tactful when suggesting to Park that he couldn't rescue her. He could have just said... "Look, we're running out of time, just get in the water." No need to explain that Eli is wasting time on her.
- The scene where Park was almost sucked out into space and was probably buring up in the process had me stunned and on the edge of my seat. TV rarely does that to me these days, yet this "badly written show with unlikeable characters" did just that. Park going blind also left me feeling for her. Good hook for next week. Too bad it'll all be over.
Never thought of that.Im willing to bet the drones are from Futura
Yeah, it is a pretty good way to include humans and human culture in the mix.So, the galaxy Destiny travels in is now colonized by humans, just like the Milky Way and the Pegasus galaxies? Except that this galaxy is inhabited by Destiny's "descendants". The latter part is what makes it cool, I guess.
The only thing I don't like is how stars are portrayed on TV. Stars are blindingly bright, yet TV almost always shows them as orange (or in this case, blue) CGI plasma. I've learned to accept it, but I still want to see someone attempt to do a star as it really is. The movie Sunshine came close.
is it just me or was the music especially good?
edit: so i recently rewatched a few episodes from season 1, and lemme tell you guys, the character interactions in season 2 are a lot more natural and enjoyable to watch and listen to than during those early episodes. It's easier to imagine them as friends now. Also, it's obvious the writers started liking the secondary characters more and more over certain primary characters. Volkers, Brody, Park, and Lt. James are just as likable if not more likable than some of the mains.
edit: so i recently rewatched a few episodes from season 1, and lemme tell you guys, the character interactions in season 2 are a lot more natural and enjoyable to watch and listen to than during those early episodes. It's easier to imagine them as friends now. Also, it's obvious the writers started liking the secondary characters more and more over certain primary characters. Volkers, Brody, Park, and Lt. James are just as likable if not more likable than some of the mains.
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The music was notched up this episode. The drones must have something to do with Novas otherwise you would think that Novas would have been destroyed by the drones. However Novus may have already been abandoned before the drones came into the area. I wonder if the drones destroyed all the refugee ships? I dont think the drones came from Novus because the control ships all had FTL where Novus did not.
