Catch a brand new episode of Stargate Universe tonight on Syfy! This week fans will see “Water,” the sixth hour of the new show. Here’s an early look.
Watch out for significant SPOILERS below, particularly in Syfy’s full episode description …
From TV Guide:
The ship’s water supply dwindles, prompting Colonel Young and Lt. Scott to visit a frozen planet in search of drinkable samples. Meanwhile, the crew attempts to snare an intruder.
From Syfy:
Despite severe rationing and around the clock security, the water reserves on board the Destiny continue to drop. Dr. Nicholas Rush has no explanation for this latest setback but, if they are to survive, they must find a new water source soon. The only planet within range is a frozen wasteland surrounded by a thin and poisonous atmosphere.
Donning two of the ship’s deteriorated spacesuits, Colonel Young and Lt. Scott head to the planet’s surface, hoping to retrieve enough ice to replenish their water supply. But once there, tests reveal that the ice near the Stargate contains traces of highly toxic chemicals. Young and Scott take off in search of drinkable samples knowing they don’t have long before their air will run out and Destiny jumps back to F.T.L.
Back on board the ship, Lt. Tamara Johansen works with the crew to catch an intruder they believe is responsible for the lost rations.
After you’ve watched tonight’s episode, head over to GateWorld Forum to discuss!
If you are new to SGU, catch up on the most recent episodes for free at Hulu.com (U.S. only), or purchase all four previous episodes on iTunes or Amazon.com.
Stargate Universe airs at 9 p.m. (8 Central) on Syfy, and 10 p.m. Eastern on SPACE in Canada. “Water” will air in the U.K. next Tuesday on Sky1, and next Friday on SCI FI Australia.
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I dunno what people are really complaining about I just really wanna see this episode… it’s the same with all of em, the actors are good the characters are interesting and it’s just gonna be really interesting to see where it all ends up in the end… be it with disaster or cake for all.
Great episode. For a second there I thought it’s going to be Scott “saving the day” AGAIN. Was pleasantly surprised that his ass got humbled a bit. As for Eli… I don’t think that running all sad and whiny constitutes mature. Sure he’s glad to be there – that much is obvious, but he also has principles, meaning, he’d rather say the truth and deal with the consequences. Rush just jumps right into “command” and thinks that when he’s in charge he automatically has to make dramatic decisions, without any middle ground or trust. Greer’s back to his sadistic unpredictable self. Still dislike Scott (for the girl deal) – personal thing :p.
Ratings wise feel free to factor this in: Halloween parties (Friday night is fab to have them).
In my opinion this has been the best episode so far (Thought Light did come close). Glad to see that Lt James doesn’t get to involved over the whole Chloe and Lt Scott thing.
Was kinda obvious that someone was going to fall through the ice (The fact that it was in the comic con trailer for SGU could explain that though).
I’m glad to see that we haven’t had a Forest planet yet, they were used far far to much in both SG-1 & SGA and I hope that we continue to see more variety.
This episode has been more plot driven than the ones previous, since we have been introduced to the characters well I assume that we will continue to have more plot driven episodes in the future. Judging by the preview the next one will be more plot driven aswell.
I noticed a comment on another article saying that it was always the ship to save the day: The ships “intelligence” wasn’t even involved in this weeks episode.
Im not a SGA fan but a SG1 fan and if i look at the ratings then a noob would see that this show is a fail and it coste also two time more. But what do you expect from people that changed a network name from SciFi to SyFy ^_^
@Outbreaker SGA in the beginning had the advantage of being on right after an SG-1 episode (Which had an established fan base) so there was an extremely high chance that those who were watching the SG-1 episode would keep watching to see what SGA.
SGA didn’t have negativity over a cancellation to contend with or have people bashing it before it even aired. SGA also had the same premise as SG-1 (Which made the transition of fans more simple), SGU isn’t: it takes time to establish a fan base for a completely new show. (They did mention that SGU wasn’t only for current fans of the franchise but for new people aswell).
Some would ask: Why didn’t they air SGA and SGU together? well when SG-1 ended MGM said that they would never want to do 2 shows at once again was to much for them to handle and would result in both shows not living up to there potential.
@Tanith
SGA did have also negativity because people where pissed because SG1 was stoped because of SGA and im still pissed. And SG1 did also not have a fanbase and the s01e01 has a 3.3 rating.
Like i say without the name Stargate and the “ring-shaped” this show would be Dead.
This capitaliste managers have runingin a good show.
hmm, well I liked this one a bit more than the previous episodes, cool non-humanoid alien and a bit more action and gate-travel ect. Heres hoping it gets better from here on.
This episode was fantastic, all the right elements and we got to see Young interact with Scott to a greater degree, it shows more of their relationship. I like the fact that Chloe nailed Rush like she did. They showed TJ with the ability to take command with decisiveness. I have to hand it to James, she showed great compassion and understanding in realizing that Chloe and Scott are together.
All in all this episode just goes to show that SGU is continuing to evolve and gets better and better.
I also thought the “aliens” from Air3 being brought into the picture was pretty dang good. The fact that Rush admitted that Scott hadn’t hallucinated the creatures was big on his part. Yes, Rush has his own agenda (maybe) but you have to admit the guy does think in practicality, much to the disgust of most on board.
As far as Rush setting down Eli, well you have to admit he kind of had it coming. I agree with Eli that you shouldn’t lie, however they were trying to keep Young from worrying about more than he needed to at the time. I think that Rush at least gave Eli pause and in the end Eli did what he needed to do for the others.
Star Trek had an irritating feature (despite being really great!), the episodes where too much, too often unrelated to each other. I’ve sat through all the ST series, and SG1 and SGA and I was very often tired with the “fillers” – that is episodes not related to the main plot, and often wished someone made a list of only the plot related ones so I could skip the “fillers”. So far I’m not seeing that in SGU and I love it. Each episodes flows neatly into the next one. No techno-babble, it’s more “real science” oriented, and people act in less of a childish and idealised way then in all those older shows, so that you can relate to them more often. Less heroism, more real behaviour. Scott falling into the hole was too much of a cliche I guess, there’s so much more that can happen to a man on an alien icy world. The show somehow reminds me of Farscape, and I’m still loving it.
Talk of CO2 sequestering substances with the subsequent usage of calcite. Real maneuver’s like gravity assisted acceleration or slowing down with the use of a planets atmosphere. The consideration of alien life as vastly different then what we know (not only animal life – but plant life as well). Facts about stars, they’re temperatures and behaviour. The people, some of them are trained soldiers, but most are cooks, clerks and science personnel not used to life-threatening situations, even if they are SGU personnel, they’re still “the best of the best” in their fields of focus, and not in gun swinging and having a psychology of a rock. Sex, relationships, tensions and people’s quirks are all there. Rush is bent on his work, appears to not really care much about people (except maybe Eli), but on the other hand he hates when people don’t trust him, which causes him to retreat. Scott thinks a bit too much with his crotch, and keeps on a façade of being in control. There’s the paranoid Spencer. Greer appears to have anger issues and sadistic tendencies, but also a philosophical side to him. Eli acts like a “jester”, which makes people think his immature, while it’s his way of coping with the situation. James who has a softer side to her, when she goes to tell Chloe about Scott. Basically, each of these characters has at LEAST two side’s. There are subtle hints that send us (at least the ones enjoying the show instead of whining about Atlantis) chasing our tails in an attempt to understand them. While watching the show I feel like I’m interacting with the characters, and it’s not just the “he’s like this, but he HAS A SECRET!” routine we would be shown in any other show. Star Trek and SGA, SG1 would make characters act one way during normal episodes, and then out of the blue make them act differently in some episode, and then everything would be reset in the next. While BSG just had chaotic and irrational characters trying to achieve what SGU is doing. It’s full of subtlety, and if you can’t notice it… you need to get out more often… They act like “noobs” because that’s how regular people act – hell, I hate half of the people on that ship already…! And for any story to create such strong emotions about the characters taking part in is truly magnificent!
I forgot Young. When interacting with Eli, he acts like a father figure; “clean this room up” etc. While he can’t stand the fact he can’t fix his thing with the wife. Vogel’s Kino-thing was fun(the name Kino is also pretty ingenious). The girl who was afraid of quakes was interesting. You can see Wray is struggling with a situation in which she is no longer in power, and just like Chloe, the stuff they did daily (administration, organising time-tables etc.) has absolutely no value on the ship.
It is entertaining for me. If you look at the GateWorld poll, then you’ll notice that 72% voters voted 7 or more on this episode… So apparently they’re also entertained. Fortunately, all the previous polls show the same tendency.
Didn’t see the episode (just read the episode review). So, how much of Ice was mined? a few metric Tonnes? Since water Converted to Ice actually grows in Volume (Simple Science), Ice converted back to water will be less volume. So given that 1 cubic meter = 1000 litres, how much ice was mined, so that they could survive? (also given, a person requires 2-2.5 litres of water to stave off dehydration). if 50 people are on board, that means rations of 100-125 litres/day. a Cubic meter of Ice would provide less than 10 days of water for the crew. not Sci-fi, but Sci-Fact..
If I remember correctly there’s a recycling system on board Rush is trying to activate. They got rid of the “leakage” they had (don’t want to spoil the story here), and they got two or three loads approx 1m x 1.5m x 1m.
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rizlaa | October 30 @ 11:23 amoh “Your comment is awaiting moderation.” thats new afraid of MGM?? now? thank god for the Usenet so I dont need to wait in germany for the release.
arnoldrimmer | October 30 @ 6:21 pmI dunno what people are really complaining about I just really wanna see this episode… it’s the same with all of em, the actors are good the characters are interesting and it’s just gonna be really interesting to see where it all ends up in the end… be it with disaster or cake for all.
Frumpo | October 30 @ 6:40 pmJust saw WATER and I thought it was the best yet. An absolutely excellent episode – in my opinion at least.
zack | October 31 @ 1:42 amWas so predictecal that some would fall in a Hole on that Planet. Rest of Story was ok
arnoldrimmer | October 31 @ 5:05 amGreat episode. For a second there I thought it’s going to be Scott “saving the day” AGAIN. Was pleasantly surprised that his ass got humbled a bit. As for Eli… I don’t think that running all sad and whiny constitutes mature. Sure he’s glad to be there – that much is obvious, but he also has principles, meaning, he’d rather say the truth and deal with the consequences. Rush just jumps right into “command” and thinks that when he’s in charge he automatically has to make dramatic decisions, without any middle ground or trust. Greer’s back to his sadistic unpredictable self. Still dislike Scott (for the girl deal) – personal thing :p.
Jan Vetulani | October 31 @ 8:00 amThe only interesting in this show is how the ratings are and if im right again that this episode will have agan less viewers.
The only thing way this show is not yet on the canceling table is becasue it has the name stargate in it.
Outbreaker | October 31 @ 8:57 amhow are the ratings?
arnoldrimmer | October 31 @ 12:20 pmEven the Universe fans panned this episode.
Imitation Tofu | October 31 @ 12:31 pmRatings wise feel free to factor this in: Halloween parties (Friday night is fab to have them).
In my opinion this has been the best episode so far (Thought Light did come close). Glad to see that Lt James doesn’t get to involved over the whole Chloe and Lt Scott thing.
Was kinda obvious that someone was going to fall through the ice (The fact that it was in the comic con trailer for SGU could explain that though).
I’m glad to see that we haven’t had a Forest planet yet, they were used far far to much in both SG-1 & SGA and I hope that we continue to see more variety.
This episode has been more plot driven than the ones previous, since we have been introduced to the characters well I assume that we will continue to have more plot driven episodes in the future. Judging by the preview the next one will be more plot driven aswell.
I noticed a comment on another article saying that it was always the ship to save the day: The ships “intelligence” wasn’t even involved in this weeks episode.
Tanith | October 31 @ 1:20 pmSGA s01e01 – Rating 3.2 // SGU s01e01 – Rating 1.7
SGA s01e02 – Rating 3.2 // SGU s01e02 – Rating 1.7
SGA s01e03 – Rating 2.5 // SGU s01e03 – Rating 1.8
SGA s01e04 – Rating 2.5 // SGU s01e04 – Rating 1.6
Im not a SGA fan but a SG1 fan and if i look at the ratings then a noob would see that this show is a fail and it coste also two time more. But what do you expect from people that changed a network name from SciFi to SyFy ^_^
Outbreaker | October 31 @ 2:25 pm@Outbreaker SGA in the beginning had the advantage of being on right after an SG-1 episode (Which had an established fan base) so there was an extremely high chance that those who were watching the SG-1 episode would keep watching to see what SGA.
SGA didn’t have negativity over a cancellation to contend with or have people bashing it before it even aired. SGA also had the same premise as SG-1 (Which made the transition of fans more simple), SGU isn’t: it takes time to establish a fan base for a completely new show. (They did mention that SGU wasn’t only for current fans of the franchise but for new people aswell).
Some would ask: Why didn’t they air SGA and SGU together? well when SG-1 ended MGM said that they would never want to do 2 shows at once again was to much for them to handle and would result in both shows not living up to there potential.
Tanith | October 31 @ 3:17 pm@Tanith
SGA did have also negativity because people where pissed because SG1 was stoped because of SGA and im still pissed. And SG1 did also not have a fanbase and the s01e01 has a 3.3 rating.
Like i say without the name Stargate and the “ring-shaped” this show would be Dead.
This capitaliste managers have runingin a good show.
Outbreaker | October 31 @ 3:49 pmhmm, well I liked this one a bit more than the previous episodes, cool non-humanoid alien and a bit more action and gate-travel ect. Heres hoping it gets better from here on.
AbstractAlien | October 31 @ 4:06 pm@Outbreaker SGA’s first season aired when SG-1 was in its 8th season (Nobody knew about the cancellation at this point).
Tanith | October 31 @ 4:18 pmThis episode was fantastic, all the right elements and we got to see Young interact with Scott to a greater degree, it shows more of their relationship. I like the fact that Chloe nailed Rush like she did. They showed TJ with the ability to take command with decisiveness. I have to hand it to James, she showed great compassion and understanding in realizing that Chloe and Scott are together.
All in all this episode just goes to show that SGU is continuing to evolve and gets better and better.
I also thought the “aliens” from Air3 being brought into the picture was pretty dang good. The fact that Rush admitted that Scott hadn’t hallucinated the creatures was big on his part. Yes, Rush has his own agenda (maybe) but you have to admit the guy does think in practicality, much to the disgust of most on board.
As far as Rush setting down Eli, well you have to admit he kind of had it coming. I agree with Eli that you shouldn’t lie, however they were trying to keep Young from worrying about more than he needed to at the time. I think that Rush at least gave Eli pause and in the end Eli did what he needed to do for the others.
SGUfanatic | October 31 @ 5:52 pmIf i read the SGU comments i read mostly Eli & Chloe are all this comment mad by teenage grils ?
Outbreaker | October 31 @ 6:27 pmIm really little bit confused about this.
umm… what was stopping the “bugs” from going back through the gate when young dialed in?
clarkfk | November 1 @ 3:08 amwere the hell was this “This episode was fantastic” it was just OK.
Please Point out the Fantastic Parts in comparison to SG1,SGA or Babylon 5.
arnoldrimmer | November 1 @ 12:36 pmor Star Trek
arnoldrimmer | November 1 @ 12:36 pmStar Trek had an irritating feature (despite being really great!), the episodes where too much, too often unrelated to each other. I’ve sat through all the ST series, and SG1 and SGA and I was very often tired with the “fillers” – that is episodes not related to the main plot, and often wished someone made a list of only the plot related ones so I could skip the “fillers”. So far I’m not seeing that in SGU and I love it. Each episodes flows neatly into the next one. No techno-babble, it’s more “real science” oriented, and people act in less of a childish and idealised way then in all those older shows, so that you can relate to them more often. Less heroism, more real behaviour. Scott falling into the hole was too much of a cliche I guess, there’s so much more that can happen to a man on an alien icy world. The show somehow reminds me of Farscape, and I’m still loving it.
Jan Vetulani | November 1 @ 5:42 pmWTF “real science” & “real behaviour” you joking or what.
Outbreaker | November 1 @ 6:29 pmThere is even no science in this show and they behave like noobs.
Talk of CO2 sequestering substances with the subsequent usage of calcite. Real maneuver’s like gravity assisted acceleration or slowing down with the use of a planets atmosphere. The consideration of alien life as vastly different then what we know (not only animal life – but plant life as well). Facts about stars, they’re temperatures and behaviour. The people, some of them are trained soldiers, but most are cooks, clerks and science personnel not used to life-threatening situations, even if they are SGU personnel, they’re still “the best of the best” in their fields of focus, and not in gun swinging and having a psychology of a rock. Sex, relationships, tensions and people’s quirks are all there. Rush is bent on his work, appears to not really care much about people (except maybe Eli), but on the other hand he hates when people don’t trust him, which causes him to retreat. Scott thinks a bit too much with his crotch, and keeps on a façade of being in control. There’s the paranoid Spencer. Greer appears to have anger issues and sadistic tendencies, but also a philosophical side to him. Eli acts like a “jester”, which makes people think his immature, while it’s his way of coping with the situation. James who has a softer side to her, when she goes to tell Chloe about Scott. Basically, each of these characters has at LEAST two side’s. There are subtle hints that send us (at least the ones enjoying the show instead of whining about Atlantis) chasing our tails in an attempt to understand them. While watching the show I feel like I’m interacting with the characters, and it’s not just the “he’s like this, but he HAS A SECRET!” routine we would be shown in any other show. Star Trek and SGA, SG1 would make characters act one way during normal episodes, and then out of the blue make them act differently in some episode, and then everything would be reset in the next. While BSG just had chaotic and irrational characters trying to achieve what SGU is doing. It’s full of subtlety, and if you can’t notice it… you need to get out more often… They act like “noobs” because that’s how regular people act – hell, I hate half of the people on that ship already…! And for any story to create such strong emotions about the characters taking part in is truly magnificent!
Jan Vetulani | November 1 @ 7:52 pmI forgot Young. When interacting with Eli, he acts like a father figure; “clean this room up” etc. While he can’t stand the fact he can’t fix his thing with the wife. Vogel’s Kino-thing was fun(the name Kino is also pretty ingenious). The girl who was afraid of quakes was interesting. You can see Wray is struggling with a situation in which she is no longer in power, and just like Chloe, the stuff they did daily (administration, organising time-tables etc.) has absolutely no value on the ship.
Jan Vetulani | November 1 @ 8:04 pmSoap Opera is all i say no “real science” or “real behaviour” for me a show should be entertaining.
Outbreaker | November 2 @ 2:42 amIt is entertaining for me. If you look at the GateWorld poll, then you’ll notice that 72% voters voted 7 or more on this episode… So apparently they’re also entertained. Fortunately, all the previous polls show the same tendency.
Jan Vetulani | November 2 @ 8:24 amMost people how don’t like a show will simply ignore it.
Outbreaker | November 2 @ 8:44 amI look a the reall show ratings that’s what counts and not a fan poll.
Didn’t see the episode (just read the episode review). So, how much of Ice was mined? a few metric Tonnes? Since water Converted to Ice actually grows in Volume (Simple Science), Ice converted back to water will be less volume. So given that 1 cubic meter = 1000 litres, how much ice was mined, so that they could survive? (also given, a person requires 2-2.5 litres of water to stave off dehydration). if 50 people are on board, that means rations of 100-125 litres/day. a Cubic meter of Ice would provide less than 10 days of water for the crew. not Sci-fi, but Sci-Fact..
US06154 | November 2 @ 10:56 amIf I remember correctly there’s a recycling system on board Rush is trying to activate. They got rid of the “leakage” they had (don’t want to spoil the story here), and they got two or three loads approx 1m x 1.5m x 1m.
Jan Vetulani | November 2 @ 1:08 pm