Sgt. Hunter Riley Discussion/Appreciation

[Cold Fuzz]

For those who have seen Aftermath...

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this is a link to a very good article about Riley's fate and Haig Sutherland.

[pookey]

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what can i say, *(^^%$£*((&^£"**&^%

[KEK]

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It was heartbreaking at least though, really well done.

[caia caecilia]

Oh well, guess I won't be watching Stargate Universe much anymore

[mi_guard]

[Billz]

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Just read the article on Stargate Wiki.

Riley! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

He was an awesome background character.

[xxxevilgrinxxx]

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The number of times Riley had near-brushes with death made me think that he was somehow going to make it back to Earth. The character's death was upsetting to me for a 3 big reasons.

First, he reminded me of a friend who died in a terrible accident almost 8 years ago. He too had that cool sarcasm and wit.

Second, Riley was one of the main reasons I watched SGU. Of the many characters they've got on the show right now, he was very high in terms of likability. The way he chose to go was admirable. The whole time he was in pain, he thought of the welfare of the crew. If only certain other characters could be so selfless. Some of the characters on the show are frankly downright unlikable at the moment, which brings me to reason number 3.

He didn't have to die. If Rush had decided to be truthful in the first place about finding the access code to Destiny's systems, the shuttle accident would never have happened. Gloria was correct that Rush's negligence was directly responsible for the accident. But Rush rationalizes the whole thing away, as usual, because he believes that Young is unfit for command. Well his negligence and concealment of the truth pretty much reveals that Rush himself is definitely unfit for command. It's ironic that he claims that that Young is mentally unstable. Young isn't the one talking to 2 people inside his mind right now. Rush is using "the greater good" as a pretext to use the crew and the ship to further his personal agenda. Incredibly selfish I think, which is diametrically opposed to Riley's caring for the crew even in his final moments.

Regardless of what I think or feel about what happened, Riley is gone. The only thing that can be done is to say that he will be missed.

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RIP Sgt. Hunter Riley *somber salute*

*lip trembles*
crap, dammit Cold Fuzz! He will definitely be missed and fourth paragraph? Yeah, that exactly

[DJsGirl]

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This really upset me and is what has kinda made me a bit anti Rush. Just like at the end of last season when Young did not vent the atmosphere as he should have. Rush was out of line sending them. This one is solely his fault. I still kinda like him but he lost some major points with this one.

And I will miss HR. too bad

[blueintegraboy]

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Like SG1 and SGA before it (and with SGU sort of), there is a chance of an 'alternate' Riley. He could be re-written in the show. In sci-fi, nobody really dies.

[MattSilver 3k]

:/

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Dude was my favourite supporting character from the get-go. I'll miss him tons. Saw it coming, but circumstances surrounding it were great (and both Rush and Young got a little guilt out of it), and as far as Stargate character deaths go, he got a pretty damn good one. No exploding tumours or anything. Just death by Rush being neglectful and Young being merciful.

"What happened to being smart?" - Hunter Riley, SGU Runtime: October 2nd, 2009 - October 5th, 2010.

[GateroomGuard]

:/

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Dude was my favourite supporting character from the get-go. I'll miss him tons. Saw it coming, but circumstances surrounding it were great (and both Rush and Young got a little guilt out of it), and as far as Stargate character deaths go, he got a pretty damn good one. No exploding tumours or anything. Just death by Rush being neglectful and Young being merciful.

"What happened to being smart?" - Hunter Riley, SGU Runtime: October 2nd, 2009 - October 5th, 2010.

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Sadly Riley forgot his own statement. If you have a lot of poignent dialog early in an episode and are a secondary character under no circumstances do anything other than lock yourself in your room until the episode is over. It happend to Frasier, Beckett, and now Riley.

[Pharaoh Atem]

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I shall miss him greatly

[DJsGirl]

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I still miss Riley. Is that odd? Funny, I almost expected to watch SGU tonight being that it's Friday.

[ciannwn]

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He wasn't just my favourite character - he was the only one I liked and could believe was a real person.

I won't be watching this episode on Tuesday (I'm in the UK) I'll be too annoyed about him being killed off to appreciate anyone's acting even if they're giving an award winning performance. This doesn't mean I'll never watch it if Sky repeats the season some time, though.

[Pharaoh Atem]

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