tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post6201402331668771200..comments2024-02-19T08:20:10.456-06:00Comments on Public Transportation Snob: Reconsidering Stargate Universe: “Divided”Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-1715637827978447932016-03-03T16:18:11.145-06:002016-03-03T16:18:11.145-06:00Thanks again, David. It's been a lot of fun to...Thanks again, David. It's been a lot of fun to revisit the show slowly and think about each episode. It's different than the normal re-watch. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-49782787856446109622016-03-03T12:58:19.830-06:002016-03-03T12:58:19.830-06:00Man, do you summarize things rather in a long but ...Man, do you summarize things rather in a long but succinct manner.. I am growing more and more into these "Musings" of yours.. Great job once again..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930064500720408510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-8951140135406326402016-03-03T10:35:19.376-06:002016-03-03T10:35:19.376-06:00I feel like SGU did a really good job in not expla...I feel like SGU did a really good job in not explaining Young's thinking too much. My opinion is that he decided on the spur of the moment to strand Rush. It was in a fit of rage, and he felt guilty about it a few hours later. By then, it seemed like it was too late. Still, that's my impression and not explained too openly. I also like how there's still a lot of distrust going forward, which doesn't make things too easy for the characters.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-45304994829724463462016-03-03T09:32:48.805-06:002016-03-03T09:32:48.805-06:00One of the brilliant things about this show is how...One of the brilliant things about this show is how they writers left many things up to the interpretation of the audience: You don't always get to explore the inside of a character's brain. A perfect example of this is "Justice" where what was going on in Young's head when he went through the Stargate to the planet is never fully explored.<br /><br />Just as important, what really happened on that planet and again in Young's head, between Young head-butting Rush and leaping through the Stargate back to Destiny at the last second, is never revealed as a scene to the viewer nor spoken about in detail later by Young. Did he plan to kill or maroon Rush, or did he just want to have it out with the biggest douche in outer space immediately and in private? With Rush unconscious and the time to return to the Stargate extremely short, did Young leave Rush because he wanted to be rid of him or because trying to carry Rush back would have almost certainly resulted in both of them being stranded?<br /><br />Having to piece this together for oneself using future behavior as a guide, being able to come to either conclusion reasonably, and in general having morally ambiguous characters who weren't straight-up sociopaths or evil weirdos was one of the things that set this show apart from anything else on TV at the time.John M. Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198802299891505819noreply@blogger.com