Last time, I watched what was the mid-season finale for Universe’s first season. It saw Young (Louis Ferreira) leaving Rush (Robert Carlyle) behind on an alien planet (with an alien ship) as the Destiny leaps away. The pair had a knock down drag-out fight, and that aired on 4 December, 2009. The story didn’t resume…
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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) – Earth, and Time
Martin Gero pens the teleplay for Earth from a story developed alongside series creators Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper. First broadcast on 6 November, 2009, things take an interesting turn for the Destiny crew. Young (Louis Ferreira), and Camile (Ming-Na Wen) use the communication stones to report in to Homeworld Command on Earth. They…
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 3, and Darkness
Creators and showrunners Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper delivered Air: Part 3 to viewers on 9 October, 2009. With only a twelve hour window before Destiny jumps back to FTL, Rush (Robert Carlyle), Eli (David Blue), Scott (Brian J. Smith), Greer (Jamil Walker Smith) and others pass through the gate and find themselves on…
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…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008/2009) – Vegas, and Enemy at the Gate
Here we go, the penultimate episode of Stargate: Atlantis. Written and directed by Robert C. Cooper, Vegas first aired on 19 December, 2008. When another body turns up dead in Las Vegas, and a police detective is called in to investigate. John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan). What’s going on here? The bodies have strange chest wounds,…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Infection, and Identity
With four episodes to go, things have to start ramping up and wrapping up right? Alan McCullough delivers Infection which first aired on 5 December, 2008. Trouble seems to be brewing when a Wraith cruiser arrives in orbit. But there is no communication coming from it at all. What’s going on? McKay (David Hewlett) finds…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Remnants, and Brain Storm
Remnants puts Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) into some serious trouble on the mainland. He’s gone along on a biological expedition because he found one of the scientists attractive. It’s too bad he finds the subject boring. But things escalate when he finds himself confronting… Kolya (Robert Davi)?! Aren’t you dead? On Atlantis, Woolsey (Robert Picardo) is…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Inquisition, and The Prodigal
Sheppard’s (Joe Flanigan) team receives an invitation to a meeting that may lead to a Federation (nicely played Woolsey (Robert Picardo)). Unfortunately, it’s a ploy. The team is put on trial for their actions since arriving in the Pegasus Galaxy. That’s right, we’re getting a clip show. Kind of. Written by Alex Levine, and featuring…
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