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Since Stargate Universe has been the only sci-fi show, leave alone Stargate franchise, I have ever seen, please don't criticize my reviews harshly. Thanks! :) We firstly see Dr Rush, who gets all jittery and hyper and starts criticizing the crew. After all, he knows they are truly "destined" to die after their recent so-called "sunburnt" experience. He goes nuts over the crew since they're planning on discovering the ship when they should be worried about the power crisis. While the crew desperately tries to figure out how to steer the spaceship, our dear Dr Rush tries to solve the energy crisis. Nice! One message: When do we get to see the technology on board the ship? We're waiting… We also get to (finally) see a bit of bare skin. Yes, Chloe tries to bare it all in this episode– well, not all since this is a 14+ episode. I thought she wasn't hot but… well, I won't discuss further. The Eli-Chloe thing was totally funny in a show I thought would be very dramatic– the handing down of the iPhone and "don't make any long distance phone calls" was well said. While Dr Rush, the main guy behind everything, goes bonkers, we see alternative ways done by Eli to help save the crew: using those awesome camera kinos and how to use the shuttle to power the spaceship.

The Telford-Young thing gets a bit over-dramatic for me, though. It's just an opinion, but then again, I haven't watched any of the other Stargate franchise, have I? Young's wife's part could totally be skipped out– it's just something I don't plan on watching in a sci-fi show. The gas giant was staggering– the CGI was well done. I recently learnt about red gas giants in Physics and it was good to see real physics being used in a sci-fi show. The ship can also stop at a nearby habitable planet as discovered by Scott and as they pass through the gas giant which keeps everyone in awe, Rush discovers they're heading towards a sun.

One thing I've missed is the usage of recording messages for "posterity". It's almost like watching Virtuality (a TV movie) where everyone's statements were recorded along a spaceship. But this kept me entertained and how each character reveals his true nature such as Scott, the hard-ass saying the Lord's prayer and how everyone says they're afraid. Rush not saying anything was kinda obvious, for we know he's very stout. I also observed how there may be a possibility of conflict between Rush and Colonel Young.. perhaps they're the new Locke and Jack for a sci-fi show? Adapted by VeRdiKT from Blog.Addic7ed.com

I really like this episode because it reminded me of the old Stargate, the 'why so serious?'-Stargate. The characters are finally evolving and the actors who play them are getting more accustomed to their roles.

The story itself wasn't great, but it didn't have to be seeing as this was more the sort of episode which revolved around characterevolution. The awesome things: - The discovery of a shower - Eli walking around with the akeeba - Getting the hang of the shuttle (hope to see that soon) - The fact that the spaceship (unlike other spaceship) really seemed to go incredibly fast through the gasgiant - People finally seem to be enjoying themselves The lesser things: - What ever happened to confidentiality? - Why is nobody sending Carter up to the ship to help? - How come there is only one shower?

As a last note and I hope the writers are reading this: Could they please just miraculously fix the ship, I want to see the technology on board. Thank you, Arcadius

I'm really enjoying the series so far. The main thing holding back my enthusiasm, is the knowledge that there are only two seasons. Even though I'm a huge fan of the previous Stargate series, I'm liking the new style and the fact a new fan won't need any previous knowledge to enjoy the story.

I wish sci-fi writers in general would realize that basic life support, and lighting, will draw trivial amounts of power on a ship that has fusion reactors, or obviously far more advanced power systems. I like the approach to the life support problem in previous episodes, because it wasn't something as simple as lack of power. However, I wonder who was putting out all the CO2 that needed to be scrubbed for all those years, on an empty ship.

Even the Stargate shouldn't draw a significant amount of power on such an advanced spacecraft. Samantha Carter never seemed to have any problem MacGyvering a Stargate power source with whatever she found laying around.

So far so good. I can't wait to watch the next episode.