Gauntlet

On this new episode of the Stargate Archives I am joined by Thomas who chose the Stargate Universe finale "Gauntlet" to discuss, good choice.

Stargate Universe Gauntlet

The Destiny is running scared as the Drone fleet ever present continues to threaten whenever the opportunity presents and with new sensor scans the threat becomes ever more clear as every viable star that could refuel the ship is blockaded.

With no immediate hope from Earth the only option is to run a blockade to gain access to a stargate or planet to gather resources by setting the shield frequency to the Drone weapons but after initial success the drones switch to ramming tactics which the Destiny shields can no longer block. Eli knowing this tactic has no long term value comes up with a desperate plan to leave this galaxy on a low power consumption journey to the neighbouring galaxy. The only drawback is that the only way this will work is if the crew are in the pods but before that happens some of the pods will need fixing and the only way to source a particular element is to run another blockade the reach impact sites for meteorite debris. This achieved the crew go into pods eventually leaving Young, Rush and Eli who then have to deal with a faulty pod and who has to shoulder the burden of saving themselves or putting the ship and crew ahead of their own survival….

What can I say, Thomas chose an excellent episode of Stargate Universe and one of the best from the entire franchise. The whole two seasons of Universe lead to the decisions made by the crew and the individuals all of who exhibit the growth we have watched them show throughout the journey. It may be wrong to highlight Robert, Louis and David but their scenes together were magnificent and the focus of the finale but the supporting cast both regular and recurring signed off with aplomb.

We may never know the fate of Destiny in live action television form (check out the comics if you will) but the two seasons of Universe were overall a joy to experience and the finale hit the sweet spot of leaving the long term fans satisfied but still yearning for more.

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