Series creators Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie penned Awakening, which first aired on 12 October, 2010. The object the Destiny was headed towards at the end of the last episode? An almost identical ship. The ships connect, without any help of the Destiny crew, and begin information dumps. But the other ship is entirely empty….
Tag: ming-na wen
Stargate: Universe (2010) – Incursion: Part 1, and Part 2
The finale for Stargate Universe’s inaugural season was the two-parter, Incursion. The first part aired on 4 June, 2010. It was written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. The Lucian Alliance is preparing to attack and seize control of the Destiny thanks to the work they have forced Rush (Robert Carlyle) to do in working…
Stargate: Universe (2010) – Lost, and Sabotage
Lost was written by Martin Gero and debuted on 30 April, 2010. It picks up shortly after the previously episode. The Destiny is continuing on its way, while Rush (Robert Carlyle) and his team try to figure out a way to leave those left behind, trapped in the cave-in. Things are hampered as the ship…
Stargate: Universe (2009) – Life, and Justice
Carl Binder wrote Life, which debuted on 20 November, 2009 and has the crew discovering something new aboard the Destiny, a neural interface, i.e. a very familiar looking chair. Rush (Robert Carlyle) has discovered a planet in the database with naquadria. The crew continue using the stones to visit home, where discoveries are made. Scott…
Stargate: Universe (2009) – Light, and Water
In Light, the Destiny is on a collision course with a star following their maneuver around the gas giant. First airing on 23 October, 2009, this episode was written by Brad Wright and directed by Peter DeLuise. There is no power to steer the ship, in fact, no one knows even how to pilot it….
Stargate: Universe (2009) – Air: Part 1, and Part 2
Not quite a year after Stargate: Atlantis ended, the third series, Stargate: Universe was launched. The first two episodes, of a three part opener aired on 2 October, 2009. It was written by series creators, Brad Wright, and Robert C. Cooper. On one of Stargate Command’s off-world bases, Icarus, a team is working to unlock…
Mulan (1998) – Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft
The next recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of The Lion King is this exceptional tale from Disney that brought a story little known to the North American world. This Disney version of an ancient Chinese folktale tells the story of a young woman, Mulan (Ming-Na Wen…
Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E09 – Repairs
This week’s episode features a young woman Hannah (Laura Seay),who believes she is being punished by god, and haunted by demons for letting her workmates die in a laboratory explosion. We also get a little bit more backstory on Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen). And there’s more fallout from the events of Thor: The Dark…
Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E08 – The Well
Now this is what I’m talking about! Jonathan Frakes directs this week’s episode which comes in as my favorite of the series following the pilot. This week’s episode, The Well, takes place during the clean-up following the events of Thor: The Dark World (which admittedly I still have to get out and see), so…
Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E07 – The Hub
This week’s episode was definitely stronger than last week’s, and I love the little pieces of character revelations and development we’re getting. I also had a nice little geek moment when The Triskelion got mentioned while our team was visiting The Hub, a SHIELD operations center, run by Agent Victoria Hand (Saffron Burrows). While…
The Mind Reels 