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    This is interesting - a podcast about the cosmic radiation plot element:

    SGU - 365 Days of Astronomy - SGU & the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Podcast http://tinyurl.com/4p8c8jx

    Podcast written by Diane Turnshek at Carnegie Mellon University. Very positive for SGU! Also, a transcript of the podcast is at the link.
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      Cool episode! Great to see Mandy back again. I do hope Simeon gets airlocked soon! He mustn't hurt Ginn. Must have been weird for Eli to see "Ginn" kissing Rush, though. Still, I'm glad that the bridge finally got revealed. Rush had hidden it long enough. The truth will out.
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        Originally posted by maneth View Post
        Cool episode! Great to see Mandy back again. I do hope Simeon gets airlocked soon! He mustn't hurt Ginn. Must have been weird for Eli to see "Ginn" kissing Rush, though. Still, I'm glad that the bridge finally got revealed. Rush had hidden it long enough. The truth will out.
        Rush was cruising for that bruising! I love it when those boys fight.
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          I'd like Rush to get the better of Young in a fight for once though...
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            I suspect Young's better trained...
            I SURF FOR THE FREEDOM!

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              Originally posted by Matt G View Post
              I suspect Young's better trained...
              Yeah, and he's got at least 30lbs. on Rush. No way Rush could win unless he uses a weapon. He tried with the kino, though.
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                It's a matter of training, Rush would need to know some martial arts to have any chance of beating Young.
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                  Not really. watch UFC.. There are many times a lucky hit can turn the fight from being in the favor of the best warrior to the other side.

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                    Another Great episode.

                    It's nice to know that the rift between Young and Rush is basically over. And we now know more about what Destiny's mission is.

                    Oh know, what's gonna happen to Perry/Ginn.

                    Tomorrow, Rush is pissed and is looking for revenge.
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                      Finally. The moment where Season 2 gets somewhere.

                      This contains the introduction of what would be known as "The Mission", a message in the background radiation. This one thing elevates it to greatness sorely because it gives the show purpose; it puts into perspective the people who have been brought onto here, each with their respective skillets, each with their respective purpose and it puts an interesting twist behind it, it makes it into more of a character study than season 1 ever was. These people are forced together in a room with issues, disagreements, a desire to get home and they're faced with the urge to work together, to put together all issues and work for the greater good. It's sort of like a common understanding and a possible choice, should we work together to fulfill the mission or is the desire of home too great to pass up. This should of been introduced in Season 1, then people might stick around rather than having to suffer the overly edgy, mostly soapy and even somewhat overdramatic episodes. This is a character drama after all and I feel like "Life" and "Human" showed the characters, everything else was just forced situations that barely showed the true side of them.

                      But the Mission isn't the only thing that elevates it to greatness. The chemistry between Young and Rush is exceptional as in they're fighting but there's an odd feeling that they're trying to serve both sides; it is that which makes it compelling and more so than the Young v. Rush stuff in Season 1 which I detested because it was so generic and forced, better yet the fight they have is better because they have a reason for it, they're more aggressive about it and there isn't any generic dialog. It was more natural and because of that, more entertaining. They're finally butting heads in a reasonable way. Plus the reveal of the control room is by far one of the greatest moment in SGU history. The shock of them seeing it for the first time, the anger they have towards Rush for hiding it; plus Eli delivers one great line which is "You've had control of this ship the entire time and you didn't tell anyone?" A true show of anger. Seeing Rush stripped, naked, void of any trust he may have had is mindblowing and it's definitely a gamechanger for him. It's just a shame Rush's line had to be repeated during the opening of the second half of Season 2, lessened the initial impact that it had.

                      Plus there's also the adventure and uncertainty of it all. I'm sure your inner SG-1 is just geeking out based on what you're seeing and there's also the return of Dr. Amanda Perry who is universally known as the best guest star of Season 1; the ability to bring out the best in both of them hasn't lost a spark and the initial attempt to keep it under wraps was somewhat good. There are major flaws holding it back; much of the first act felt like an average episode of SGU and it threatened to loose me, I was hoping that there would be something that would pick up my interest, something and it did during the second half but the fact that there's something to drive the people away. Well... Plus many of the characters weren't able to step up to the plate; this is such a momentous occasion and yet Young, Eli and Rush were the ones to competently step up to the plate. Nobody managed to make it feel as if they were shocked and barely anybody had impact when the moment required it; it really left many moments feeling flat and if it weren't for several people stepping up than it would of been a disappointment. Luckily, that didn't happen but the fact that those flaws existed really effected it. Still a good episode though.
                      Back from the grave.

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                        I also loved Wray's "Whos driving this thing" comment.

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                          MIdweek, another ep of SGU...

                          1. A lot of the drama went out of the ep in the Rewatch of this.

                          2. Simeon is just one of those peeps you just want to strange.

                          3. The snarking at Rush was just getting nuts.

                          And now...hold on tight...
                          I SURF FOR THE FREEDOM!

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                            Not a bad ep.

                            The Ursini ships look really cool.

                            I'm glad everyone knows about the bridge now.

                            The final confrontation between Young and Rush. Rush actually held his own.

                            Why in the world didn't Simeon have an escort?
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                              This was a good episode for the Rush and Young moments, and that's what it was all about really, how they moved forward once the others found out about the bridge. That moment was a pivotal event, changing the direction in which things were going. First, Young's reaction on learning of Rush's efforts to keep it a secret was exactly the same as when he left him on the planet to die, but here was the change, he stopped short of killing him in anger. Then came to moment where he stopped to listen and Rush began to talk, wonderfully acted by both.

                              Second, when the rest of the crew are faced with the true magnitude of Rush's deceit and general disregard of them when they see the bridge for the first time. It's as if everything switched around, Young became more open towards Rush where Eli and the others would be more suspicious of his motives. Eli's voicing of this shock at Rush's lack of faith in him and the others was a great moment.

                              We also get another great moment with Rush giving more information about Destiny's mission, I loved it, got a lovely Stargate moment with the mysteries that are out there to be explored. Took me back to Daniel talking about the four great races and their meeting place to share knowledge in 'The Torment of Tantalus'. It had that same feeling of something wonderful out there to be discovered by mankind.

                              I have to wonder why the guy that was always guarding Simeon never once made any move to stop him when he was getting out of order! He just stood there and watched, I just couldn't understand this. Each time it was Greer who came and sorted him out whilst the supposed guard just stood there! So I guess when Simeon said he wanted to speak to Ginn again the guard just followed him without a word and then just stood there when Simeon killed him!

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                                Originally posted by Lieutenant Sparrow View Post

                                The final confrontation between Young and Rush. Rush actually held his own.
                                Right up to where Young got him in a rear naked choke hold..

                                Originally posted by Lieutenant Sparrow View Post
                                Why in the world didn't Simeon have an escort?
                                AS we learn in Malice, its cause Simeon killed him.

                                I have to wonder why the guy that was always guarding Simeon never once made any move to stop him when he was getting out of order! He just stood there and watched, I just couldn't understand this. Each time it was Greer who came and sorted him out whilst the supposed guard just stood there! So I guess when Simeon said he wanted to speak to Ginn again the guard just followed him without a word and then just stood there when Simeon killed him!
                                Maybe greer told them all "Leave his ass to me"!

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