The ship and the shipmates continue to be the source of danger to the lives of our heroes. The shipmates themselves are cranks, whiny, and not particularly brave. Though Colonel Young (Justin Louis) has repeatedly told us that these are the wrong people to be on this mission, it's hard to believe they there because they seem to be the wrong people for any mission. The soldiers and scientists are whining that they do not want to die in space. With that kind of attitude and lack of spine, how did they become part of the stargate program in the first place. Why is it that out of all of them, who must have been working for the military for some time, Eli David Blue) has adapted the best?
Throughout the episode, though, the attitudes of those recording current feelings on the KENO device distinctly improved. There is still hope of survival.
In some ways, community is forming on the ship - or should I say communities. There are those who are in the loop and those not, and all are bonding over what must be done and what they know. Again, I have to wonder at the quality of soldiers we have, since they refuse to try to trust their commanders. Really, one of the biggest issues with the show is how difficult it is to like the characters. I'm a huge fan of Dr. Rush, but how much of that is because I love Robert Carlyle? Neither Colonel Young nor Colonel Telford (Lou Diamond Phillips) is likable - Young is not strong enough, and Telford is far too much of a prick. And do not get me started on what I think of Chloe (Elyse Levesque)...they better find a use for her soon.
But, as I said, there was improvement. I have good things to say!
1. Eli and Scott (Brian J. Smith) still have their sun burns from last episode, which is awesome!
2. Rush passed out because of coffee and cigarette withdrawal - the realities of being stranded on a ship.
3. Though the Destiny lost power, some of the scientists figured out how to use some of its technology to recharge batteries for flashlights, etc. Yay for the ability to explain away their continual use for the rest of the run of the show.
4. Rush mentioned that Destiny predates the Ancient gene, and therefore its existence has no bearing on the functioning of the ship. Thank you for finally letting us know you hadn't forgotten about it.
5. There was a reference to Mozart and Salieri.
6. There was discussion both of shower and waste disposal systems, implying that the people on the Destiny still have human needs.
7. I'm looking forward to next week!
That's right, next week our heroes have to solve both the problem of lack of power on the Destiny (which blacked out to the point that it fell out of FTL) and the fact that it is now headed straight for a Red Dwarf.
Are you excited for next week?
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