Spolier Zone!Beware the 'Trial aboard a spaceship' episode! They have been done too many times!
Thankfully the writers at SGU already know this.
After a crew member in found dead aboard the Destiny, the ship is turned upside down for the murder weapon. The death appears to be a suicide, but there is no gun. During a search of the ship, Eli finds the gun in Colonel Young's quarters.
A trial begins and ends very quickly and it is determined that there is not enough evidence to convict Young, but there is enough doubt to make him stand aside. Colonel Young is removed from command and replaced by Camile.
Finally, Dr Rush has a civilian in command of the ship and he can get on with what he wants to do. Which is of course getting someone to sit in the ancient chair and see if they can unlock the secrets of the ancient ship.
While this is all happening, the Destiny makes a stop at a planet where they find a crashed Alien spacecraft. Rush is desperate to go and see it however Eli and Young has discovered new evidence proving that Dr Rush is the one who planted the gun in an effort to get rid of Colonel Young.
A vicious showdown ensues between the two of them on the alien world and in a superb cliffhanger, Rush is stranded. The Destiny resumes its flight back into FTL.
Did anyone else remember the strange ship that detached itself from the Destiny at the end of episode 3 'Air'? Maybe this is the ship that they have found?
Dr Rush finally has to face some consequences for his manipulative actions and Colonel Young gets to come out of his shell some more from the somewhat dour character that he has been so far. Having seen such a tender and loving side of Camile in the previous episode, this is fantastic to see her acting as more of a tough bitch.
An excellent episode which kept me watching right to the bitter end.
8.5/10
3 COMMENTS:
The interesting things in the episode:
(1) Neither Young nor Rush were wrong about the other one. Colonel Young has now taken "justice" into his hands twice—this stranding, and his assault on Col. Telford on Earth. Young did settle for a base command instead of leading an SG team. And Young has interpersonal conflicts staring him in the face every day, between his wife on Earth and his affair. Rush, on the other hand, is Rush.
(2) I'd swear we've seen that kind of craft before, in the pilot episode, leaving Destiny.
(3) The entire military complement was ready to mutiny over Young's treatment. The science team clearly doesn't trust the military in return.
(4) Eli, I think, trusts Young less now than he did at the beginning of the episode.
All in all, a pretty good cliffhanger.
Depends on your definition of wrong. Terrorists are right if you follow the path of logic. Rush is a sociopath of Makavelian proportions. If the means justify the ends, there's no slope slippery enough to compare the slide you're gonna take.
Definitely a great cliffhanger. I'm anxious to see what happens with Rush. The previous Stargates had clearly defined "good guys" and "bad guys." The writers kept us on the fence about Rush for the season. Now, however, it doesn't seem like he can come back as anything but a villian. Everyone knows what happens when you abandon someone on a desert planet... KAAAHHHNNN!!!!
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