Tag: Stargate Universe
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Review: Justice
Quality entertainment that needs to find balance While thought-provoking and complex in the issues it raises, Justice fails to deliver the dramatic tension needed to truly deliver a satisfying episode. Most of the problem is the plot which hangs together by a very thin thread of believability and just isn’t…
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Review: Life
A step outside of the Stargate box The song sings ‘it’s been a worst day since yesterday’ underlining that life on the Destiny isn’t getting any better for the stranded crew even though it’s a day without imminent death for a change. If Time was a return to the more…
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Review: Time
An episode worthy of being ‘classic’ A combination of clever story-telling, quality acting and imaginative direction takes Stargate Universe to the next level and delivers a quality episode worthy of the title classic. Time definitely demonstrates just what this new Stargate show is capable of achieving. The story is complex,…
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Review: Earth
Enjoyable yet dissatisfying Earth, more than any previous episode to date, signals the difference between Universe and other incarnations of the Stargate franchise. It is jam-packed with character stories, relationships and moments; so much so that these form the meat of the episode rather than the Earth-driven rescue attempt that…
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Review: Water
Familiar moments but missing the excellence mark Universe returns to more familiar Stargate territory with the storyline focusing on a classic theme of interesting alien encounters and off-world trouble. The quality of the overall production continues to excel especially in allowing seeds sown in earlier episodes to blossom to fruition.…
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Review: Light
Shines on every level Light is a high quality episode which excels at every level. From music to visuals; from acting to the human drama on show – everything is simply outstanding. It’s an episode that deserves to be considered a Stargate classic. Indeed, it is difficult to find fault…
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Review: Darkness
An impressive outing with complex story-telling Darkness is a strangely compelling continuation of Stargate Universe’s first season. Strange because nothing much of interest really happens beyond the lights going out and compelling because of the human interest story being told and the incredible wonder of the Universe itself. On first watching,…
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Review: Air Part III
Plot, what plot? Good and bad in parts An episode of contrasts, Air Part Three continues to focus on the renewed vision of Stargate as a tale of every day humans out in the universe dealing with real problems while on the other hand taking a much more serious take…
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Review: Air Part II
So far delivering on quality drama If Air Part One had the enormous task of engaging me in a new Stargate adventure, Air Part Two had the equally enormous task of keeping me interested. The middle episode of a trilogy is always tricky but this one delivers drama as the…
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Review: Air Part I
How humans survive when faced with extraordinary alien situations I was eagerly awaiting the beginning of Stargate Universe; new characters, new situations, new everything but with the familiarity of the Stargate franchise. What I did know of the premise half concerned me (a little too Star Trek Voyager in concept;…
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