Stargate Universe: "Incursion" SEASON FINALE (open spoilers)

[Lust4Life]

@levdrakon

I was disappointed with how they used Eli. The guy is a genius problem solver. That’s what he does. He’s not as well educated as Rush, but he’s a better problem solver. Putting him in unexplored areas of Destiny and giving him access to consoles was a perfect opportunity for Eli to do something really cool. Instead, it was that same old story about feeling like the consolation prize which we’ve already done, and at the end the heroic thing he’s going to do is simply pushing a button and opening a door. Waste of the character’s potential, I thought.

Interesting question about the pulsars though. I wonder if the radiation could ash someone like that?

I totally agree, I looked forward to the development of his character which could have been bloody interesting.

Instead his role just seemed to fade out into the same old/same old.

[XrXca]

@Lightray

Are there different writers for SG:U than the previous series, or something?
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The writing on SG-1 and SG:A was pretty poor, but at least they were fun.

Agreed, I’ve been suffering through SGU wondering when the comic relief was coming, in SG1 you had ONeil cracking wise and in SGA the interplay between McKay and the rest was always worth a chuckle or two.
With SGU it’s like they picked up a bunch of bad drama writers that had never heard of the Stargate series, sat them in a room and said now write SciFi, and as a result we are doomed with “Dramatic Flashbacks” instead of decent story lines.

[carnivorousplant]

@XrXca

Agreed, I’ve been suffering through SGU wondering when the comic relief was coming, in SG1 you had ONeil cracking wise

I didn’t watch much of the first two, because I hated that sort of thing.
SGU seems to me to be a darker series, as DS9 compared to the rest of Star Trek.

[XrXca]

@carnivorousplant

I didn’t watch much of the first two, because I hated that sort of thing.
SGU seems to me to be a darker series, as DS9 compared to the rest of Star Trek.

I wonder how many Stargate fans they’ve lost with this change, I’m on the verge, it’s still in my PVR list and I’ll give a a few episodes in the fall, but after a hard day in the salt mines I’m looking for lighter fare. I’m not against darker storylines, just don’t take yourselves so seriously.

DS9 was darker but they still had a good mix of comedic situations.

[carnivorousplant]

@XrXca

DS9 was darker but they still had a good mix of comedic situations.

They had Quark!

[jackdavinci]

@XrXca

I wonder how many Stargate fans they’ve lost with this change

As many as the BSG fans that they’ve gained?

I’m a fan of both, so I’m enjoying it.

[Grrr]

Please god, let Eli get over his f’n crush on miss whats-her-name.

She makes a good point: She aint exactly the prize pick at the county fair. :rolleyes:

[Tangent]

Heh, I saw a Subway commercial last night and the guy playing the generic burger joint’s sad-sack cashier was none other than the actor who plays Eli.