'Water' (106) General Discussion

[Pharaoh Atem]

SGA had some of their best eps when main characters were lost or killed off. When everyone is safe, it gets boring.

but at this stage it's to early to knock anyone off the show. in later seasons i can live with it but not 6 eps in

[Saquist]

It was alright. Not as good as 'Light', which I believe is the best episode for SGU so far.

I loved the character moments and such, but some of the plot was meh for me. It's sad, but I would have to say that this episode is in the bottom 2 for me. I did love the ice world though. The set and CGI was great. I also loved seeing the Destiny dropping out and entering FTL. Also, this was written by Carl Binder and as much as I like the guy, his episodes have been lacking for me in the past couple of years with an exception of 1 or 2. Hopefully his next episode, 'Life' will be better.

Next weeks episode looks much better.

Because something exploded....
And we thought the sand thing fell for the bait real quick....

SGA had some of their best eps when main characters were lost or killed off. When everyone is safe, it gets boring.

I concur....
I never thought I'd complain about them coming back. They always come back.

[Jeff-B]

So much for the dreaded "James/Scott/Chloe" triangle some of you were worried about. Pretty much proved Scott wasn't exactly hiding anything from James.

[MediaSavant]

"Lt. Johannson is the the house."

While I have been generally positive about the series so far, my one issue has been with the female characters. They changed this with this one by having Lt. Johannson shine. She proved herself to be more than just a medic. One more character that has been elevated, IMO.

I liked the plotting of this one with the juxtaposition of the two different problems having to be solved at the same time. Young continues to shine as leader with a very calm demeanor. He manages to convey a lot of inner strength with little effort.

Greer proved himself yet again and Jamil just dominates every scene he's in. The tension between various factions in the ship are ripe.

The relationship between Eli and Rush is being developed as quite complex. It's clear Rush has respect for Eli's mental skills. He seems to acknowledge that Eli has talents he does not have. But, he's also trying some sort of father figure with the "grow up" advice.

[Pharaoh Atem]

So much for the dreaded "James/Scott/Chloe" triangle some of you were worried about. Pretty much proved Scott wasn't exactly hiding anything from James.

and venssa doesn't seem to have a problem with it on the surface

[TheRandomOne]

So much for the dreaded "James/Scott/Chloe" triangle some of you were worried about. Pretty much proved Scott wasn't exactly hiding anything from James.

Something will happen. She is just waiting for the right moment to go Rambo on Chloe

[Skydiver]

i agree, TJ got something to do, as did James. thank goodness they seem to be avoiding the 'you slept with her!@!!!!!' triangle junk.

and greer is good, he's going far beyond the 'psycho stacik' he was first cast as, to someone that's just impatient with red tape and junk and wants to get the job done...but isn't completely perfect and has issues.

[Orion Antreas]

"Lt. Johannson is the the house."

While I have been generally positive about the series so far, my one issue has been with the female characters. They changed this with this one by having Lt. Johannson shine. She proved herself to be more than just a medic. One more character that has been elevated, IMO.

I liked the plotting of this one with the juxtaposition of the two different problems having to be solved at the same time. Young continues to shine as leader with a very calm demeanor. He manages to convey a lot of inner strength with little effort.

Greer proved himself yet again and Jamil just dominates every scene he's in. The tension between various factions in the ship are ripe.

The relationship between Eli and Rush is being developed as quite complex. It's clear Rush has respect for Eli's mental skills. He seems to acknowledge that Eli has talents he does not have. But, he's also trying some sort of father figure with the "grow up" advice.

I agree. I loved all of those things with the characters.

I also want to mention that I laughed at Eli's reference to the movie, 'Alien'.

[Briangate78]

Sunday is a great example of that.

Lifeline also. This Mortal Coil, The Kindred. All good drama eps. If SGA focused more on it's character reaction like SGU does, SGA could likely be the best series of the franchise or at least even with SG-1.

I love SGU for it's characters, and well except for some good moments tonight, it lacked in others.

but at this stage it's to early to knock anyone off the show. in later seasons i can live with it but not 6 eps in

Now yes, Later into next season no. I am kinda rooting for a shocking death. At least it is done well. Carson's death was done very well. Why it was done was a bad excuse. Stupid ratings game.

Because something exploded....
And we thought the sand thing fell for the bait real quick....



I concur....
I never thought I'd complain about them coming back. They always come back.

I agree, like Jel said, bringing them back in a cliche way just gets old. I think he said that.

[AVFan]

Oh, and I forgot. We had our very first scene with just two girls this week! The prize goes to Chloe and James! (referencing a point I made in a SGU forum thread)

[Briangate78]

"Lt. Johannson is the the house."

While I have been generally positive about the series so far, my one issue has been with the female characters. They changed this with this one by having Lt. Johannson shine. She proved herself to be more than just a medic. One more character that has been elevated, IMO.

I liked the plotting of this one with the juxtaposition of the two different problems having to be solved at the same time. Young continues to shine as leader with a very calm demeanor. He manages to convey a lot of inner strength with little effort.

Greer proved himself yet again and Jamil just dominates every scene he's in. The tension between various factions in the ship are ripe.

The relationship between Eli and Rush is being developed as quite complex. It's clear Rush has respect for Eli's mental skills. He seems to acknowledge that Eli has talents he does not have. But, he's also trying some sort of father figure with the "grow up" advice.

Totally agree tonight was TJ's night and I loved it! Like I said the characters really lifted this episode up. I though the plot was just not as strong.

[Skydiver]

and venssa doesn't seem to have a problem with it on the surface

i think she's a bit hurt and surprised, but not all possessive and jealous

Something will happen. She is just waiting for the right moment to go Rambo on Chloe

i don't think so. i think she and scott were just co-workers seeking comfort

[Bytor]

I want the show to be character driven
I want the show to be character driven
I want the show to be character driven
I want the show to be character driven
I want the show to be character driven

*Character driven show airs*

That PLOT WAS WEAK!!!

[GateLadyM]

if you kill off pricipe characters this early the series will go down the same road SGA did.

the characters define what the show is

I'm actually bonding with several characters - Rush, Greer, Young, even Eli and TJ I'm liking more, and Lt. James showed a lot of class. But Scott and Chloe I can't stand. They do nothing except make out. *yawns* They could both be written out without hurting this show a bit.

[TheRandomOne]

Oh how about an episode where two aliens take over Chloe & James & the alien makes them A) Super Human & B) It makes them think about something they hate the most & obviously the the Scott thing so we get the biggest chick fight ever on TV ?