- Sabotage To add to that, the ship has shut some systems down, as Dr Rush (Robert Carlyle) realises that Destiny is preparing to cross some barren space between two galaxies. However, the ship still does not have the power to complete the trip and drops out of FTL not long after, leaving the ship defenceless and dead in the water. The ancient communication stones are used to send Lt James (Julia Benson) in a swap with a hyperdrive genius back on Earth, but there’s a catch. The genius in question, Dr Amanda Perry (Kathleen Munroe) is wheelchair bound, with no feeling from the neck down, and on a respirator. Instead, Camile Wray (Ming-Na) takes her place, and goes off to see her partner Sharon (Reiko Aylesworth) leaving both struggling to come to terms with the transition. It also doesn’t help that with Dr Perry’s helper Mary (Catherine Lough Haggquist) is always around as a constant third wheel. It would be a good chance to delve into the character of Camile a little more if Dr Perry’s situation wasn’t the bigger issue here. This unfortunate thing for most of Destiny’s crew turns into a win for Eli, Chloe and Lt Scott, as they are just in range to gate in. It’s good that they did too, otherwise they’d miss out on the efforts to get the FTL drive working again, and more importantly, the opening of Mr Brody’s (Peter Kelamis) still. Yes, everybody knows the one thing you need in a crisis is booze! It brings everyone together, and it’s also helpful if you’re about to die and you want to drain your sorrows, and these are both things that the Destiny crew need. The conclusion of the episode is, again, brilliant. The showrunners and writers of SGU consistently deliver superb endings that mean a lot to the show, and while they may have skimped out on leaving last week’s final moment almost the same as the week before, they can definitely deliver great conclusions. This week’s ending is mind-boggling, but I’m sure the theorists already have their ideas on what it could mean. All in all, this was a great episode that brought the whole crew together pretty well. Background characters like Lt James, Adam Brody and Dr Franklin all came back into focus to varying degrees, and all were superb in their roles yet again. If I had one qualm it was the all too quick resolution of last week’s cliffhanger. It’s the first time I’ve felt that maybe SGU has stunted its growth by only giving its first season the Stargate series’ now-standard 20 episodes. If it had a little more room, these plotlines could have been spread out a little more, with perhaps a two-part episode to give the story room to breathe. However, as it is, it’s still bloody good. Stargate Universe is showing in the UK on Sky1 and Sky1 HD every Tuesday.
