Stargate Universe

[twasadark]

The hubster and I watched the second episode of Stargate Universe tonight, and I have some profound utterances mutterings about it.  (I fell asleep during the last half hour of the pilot episode, and according to the hubster I didn't miss a whole lot, so that's the level of excitement I approached this 2nd ep with). "Plot" related questions:

 

• We were really confused about why the hell a bunch of highly trained military men couldn't run around in the desert for 12 hours without collapsing due to dehydration.  And, more to the point, if they really were all that hot why did everyone have long-sleeved clothing on?  And where was the sweating?  
• Why can't the ship get home again?  That's not clear.
• What's the deal with the dust devilly thing?  It showed the hot soldier dude (no, I don't know anyone's name yet) where the lime was ... I guess) but then just disappeared?  And we know absolutely nothing else about it.  Huh?
• What's the deal with that little ship taking off of the big ship at the end, there?  Does that mean there's a spy looking in the portholes at everyone?  Double huh?

General observances:

• Everyone is really mean and mostly uncooperative with each other for no reason other than that the writers have decided that they should be, apparently.
• Robert Carlyse reminds me of a meerkat.
• The soldier that kicked and hit Robert Carlyse would totally have been brought up on charges if he tried that crap for reals.  (So says my ex-Marine hubby)
• Lou Diamond Phillips looks really old. 

In conclusion: if the show had been written better I wouldn't have these plot questions.  Still, I do like the characters, for the most part, even if I don't know their names, so I'll give it another episode or two before abandoning ship ....


Also, is anyone watching Flash Forward?  It seems okay.  Dave likes it, so we'll probably continue watching it, and it's got an intriguing plot.  It just ... well, I haven't fallen in love with anyone from it yet.  We'll see if I do. 

Comments

[irishka1205.livejournal.com]

Still haven't seen SGU.

I really like Flash Forward. So far at least. :)

[bloggingchick.livejournal.com]

I don't even know what channel SGU is on, but I am certain I don't have it.

I watch Flash Forward, but I admit I don't watch it with my full attention because I am always too excited that Supernatural is on next. I suppose that is also proof that I haven't fallen in love with anyone from it yet, either. Probably because all the characters obviously have faults, possibly bringing about their own downfalls, they know they will encounter by the time their "visions" come to pass.

I realize I may be a bit biased that after watching other TV shows in which outcomes teach us that the future can't be altered, I base my own assumptions that no matter how hard the characters in Flash Forward try, they also will not be able to stray from their visions. It, therefore, gives me a "Why should I care about them" attitude.

[kitsu84.livejournal.com]

And, more to the point, if they really were all that hot why did everyone have long-sleeved clothing on?

Well, the long-sleeves can be explained away by them wanting to protect their skin from sun damage.

Why can't the ship get home again? That's not clear.

It would take them billions of light years to do so, apparently. IDK, I'm still working on that.

What's the deal with that little ship taking off of the big ship at the end, there? Does that mean there's a spy looking in the portholes at everyone? Double huh?

I'm with you on that one. I just sat there and blinked when that happened.

Everyone is really mean and mostly uncooperative with each other for no reason other than that the writers have decided that they should be, apparently.

Well, they've got a right to be angry. They were just on a routine trip to the Icarus Base when all of a sudden they're stranded on this dilapidated ship with no hope of getting home. I'd be pissed and uncooperative too. The real question is why was the base attacked in the first place?

The soldier that kicked and hit Robert Carlyse would totally have been brought up on charges if he tried that crap for reals.

Word. Still, Dr. Rush was out of line with his racial comment. I'll admit, that pissed me the fuck off. Another thing that squicks me is this whole body-swapping thing. UM. WHUT.

Lou Diamond Phillips looks really old.

Quiet, you. He looks great. ;P

[rahmi.livejournal.com]

I am boycotting this Stargate, for not other reason than I can.

... also, because I was addicted to SG-1 in it's heyday and am LOYAL, DAMMIT and refuse to watch a teenybopper knockoff. *mutters darkly*

[justhere1971.livejournal.com]

I am watching SGU, and don't like it one bit so far. Except for Eli, the characters are forgettable. Eli is no exception, just the actor is very likable.

[drgaellon]

I was more worried about the guy wandering around the desert in ALL BLACK.

The ship is GALAXIES away. There was a graphic of the path of the ship showing a dozen or so way-stops; Dr Rush commented that each stop was a new galaxy. They're BILLIONS of lightyears from home, and there isn't enough power to dial Earth from that gate.

Yes, the implication is that there's a bad guy spying on them.

Everyone's pissed because they see Rush as having gotten them there by deception and arrogance (not without reason), and they are rapidly splitting into two camps: those who hate Rush, and those who see him as the only solution.

The soldier who assaulted Rush (Carlysle) was ALREADY in the brig, apparently for an assault. When the attack began, the Colonel let him out with the comment, "The charges are dropped. Let's go."

LDP has been aging, and not all that well. He looked awful in The King and I on Broadway, and that was almost a decade ago already.

[zed-pm.livejournal.com]

I can't bring myself to watch this show. :/