Stargate Universe (Season 1)

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  1. 1. Who should lead on Destiny?


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Every time it jumps it only moves by maybe 5-10 gates. The ships in SG-1 and Atlantis seemed to be able to make it almost anywhere in the galaxy in a few hours.

I think they went through way more gates than they showed. If they were spending like 10 minutes per gate, and Destiny's typical stop is 12-16 hours, I think they went pretty far to get back to the gate where Rush was left behind. You have to recall that "mysteriously placed solar system" in the middle.

The title though is mysterious. 'Sabotoge'.

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Loved the last episode. Greer is definitely one of my favourites, they did some great character building for him during that episode. Lots of suspense, I was so sure they were about to make it back then Rush casually strolls in. Really looking forward to the next episode.

One thing I was wondering about, what was Rush looking for, certainly not the lost crew. He seemed to ignore everyone and was fixated on finding something. As for Chloe becoming a genius, meh, they had to do something with her character. As for getting back, I'm going to go with HawkMan on this one. They'll likely return to the crashed ship, either somehow make it work, or more likely, trigger the aliens to return and kidnap them once again. While it isn't the most original way to have them make it back, it makes sense. Then again, I didn't expect the events of the last episode to play out as they did so maybe they will throw us a curve ball. I'd be shocked if they didn't make it back in the next episode. Only 5 more left, you'd think they'd want the full cast together for the last few. Stargate usually ends with a cliffhanger finale, but I'd love it if they had closure in the finale. Then start Season 2 more or less fresh, instead of picking up where Season 1 ended.

I think the reason Chloe now seems smarter is because of the alien abduction. Might be some "side effects" of the mind device. Which would make sense of her ability to know alien symbols.

Well, they could also return to the planet with the giant alien pillar and the broken shuttle. That could have some potential for them to get back to Destiny and it wouldn't be as predictable as using the same method as Rush.

Also, they finally explained how the gate system works. I was wondering why they could only dial 5 or so gates instead of all the gates in the galaxy. Also, the destiny seems to be moving a lot slower than I had imagined. Every time it jumps it only moves by maybe 5-10 gates. The ships in SG-1 and Atlantis seemed to be able to make it almost anywhere in the galaxy in a few hours.

I think they will return to the planet. The question will be if there are anyone left there? Or if something have visited. The obelisk sent a signal, to somewhere.

Destiny is using FTL drives. which is a lot slower than the hyperdrive engines of the ships in SG1 and Atlantis.?

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^ Glad you liked it, only 5 more weeks. Going to get better and better!

I think the reason Chloe now seems smarter is because of the alien abduction. Might be some "side effects" of the mind device. Which would make sense of her ability to know alien symbols.

I think they will return to the planet. The question will be if there are anyone left there? Or if something have visited. The obelisk sent a signal, to somewhere.

Destiny is using FTL drives. which is a lot slower than the hyperdrive engines of the ships in SG1 and Atlantis.

Good point about Chloe, didn't think of that but it makes much more sense about how its in her subconscious. It's probably those same blue aliens that made the solar system but I'd like to see another race. Now that you mention FTL drive how the hell do they expect to jump galaxies. It'd take a lifetime at those speeds.

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MR_Candyman

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I think the reason Chloe now seems smarter is because of the alien abduction. Might be some "side effects" of the mind device. Which would make sense of her ability to know alien symbols.

I think they will return to the planet. The question will be if there are anyone left there? Or if something have visited. The obelisk sent a signal, to somewhere.

Destiny is using FTL drives. which is a lot slower than the hyperdrive engines of the ships in SG1 and Atlantis.?

They can't return to the planet with the obelisk. There is no stargate there, since the planet came into existence after the first ships (that make the stargates) passed by.

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. Now that you mention FTL drive how the hell do they expect to jump galaxies. It'd take a lifetime at those speeds.

Like they said, might be the reason for the power saving onboard Destiny.

They can't return to the planet with the obelisk. There is no stargate there, since the planet came into existence after the first ships (that make the stargates) passed by.

They still have a shuttle left. And who knows, there are other means of getting too and from somewhere on Destiny.

As for chloe knowing what to look for, the symbol for destiny is very clearly on that panel, you see it over and over again. She may indeed know something or the pictograph caught her eye.

Might be. But this beeing Stargate I think there is more to it.
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MR_Candyman

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Like they said, might be the reason for the power saving onboard Destiny.

They still have a shuttle left. And who knows, there are other means of getting too and from somewhere on Destiny.

Might be. But this being Stargate I think there is more to it.

Oh, I thought you were talking about Chloe, Eli, and Scott. Still, the Destiny would have to turn around in order for the shuttle to be able to take them down to the planet again, since the shuttle's range would be severely limited.

I almost wonder if the Destiny has an early version of a Hyperdrive that has massive power requirements, otherwise, I agree, it simply could take too long in normal FTL.

As for the Chloe thing, I think there's more to it. Eli certainly did not recognize the symbol and of anybody there he should have.

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MR_Candyman

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I was thinking about this: I think when they're IN a galaxy it uses FTL because if it was in subspace, it might not be able to accurately track it's own location (keep in mind this is an old ancient ship, better tech for navigation might not have been out). According to the first episode it has travelled billions of light years and it certainly stopped in MANY galaxies (each point on the map was a galaxy, but they didn't say how many points there were). So I'm thinking maybe it just uses hyperdrive to go between galaxies and FTL while in the galaxy

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You could see it used FTL at the end of the episode. And they where at the and of the galaxy.

I think two scenarios will most likely happen:

1. The ship doesn't calculate the human power usage and drops out of FTL too early

2. The crew manage to take control of destiny and starts to fly be them self. Maybe also finding the way back. But Destiny probably will need a refill before that.

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MR_Candyman

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@+x-byte: I hadn't noticed they went into FTL at the end of the episode. I don't know then *shrug*

Honestly, I think the fact we CAN speculate and be excited to learn what's going on in the show is fantastic to me. This show has completely captured my heart so far and I hope it continues to.

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@+x-byte: I hadn't noticed they went into FTL at the end of the episode. I don't know then *shrug*

Honestly, I think the fact we CAN speculate and be excited to learn what's going on in the show is fantastic to me. This show has completely captured my heart so far and I hope it continues to.

I'm loving the show, it's so different from SG1 and Atlantis, it's much more grittier, more Battlestar-esque!

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What I feel is the different is that SG1 and Atlantis is easier to get into. It's more shallow and we don't see much of the characters personal life. But Universe is a bit slower and can get a little harder to get into. But the reward is a better connection to the characters. And the story is paced better imo. Not that I don't like SG1 and Atlantis. Universe just feels more real and down to earth.

On the music side though there is another story. The OST for Universe is simply put brilliant.I have had chills at a few scenes because of that. Especially in the episode Air, where Eli had to keep his hand in the event horizon. And lets not forget the episode Water. I have to have this in my collection!

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