Stargate Universe started a favorite Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode

By Jonathan Klotz | Published 32 seconds ago

There is an old Hollywood who says that he should not work with children or animals that must be modified to include “do not introduce time trip in a series unless you have to do it.” The trip in time should be handled very carefully to keep the holes of the plot to a minimum and, worse, so that the bets of the story do not undermine. In “Twin Destinies” Stargate Universe It demonstrates what not to do and, in the process, it seems a cheap imitation of the fans’ favorite Star Trek: The next generation Episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise”, which makes a correct trip.

Twin destinations derail a good season

“Twin Destinies” is part of the middle of season 2, when Stargate Universe He was finally beginning to find his rhythm, but by then, it was too late to save the series, and the confusing episode is a great example of why the series continued to take two steps forward and one step back. The episode begins with the crew arguing on whether they should try to mark back to Earth from within a star, an incredibly dangerous maneuver that Dr. Nicholas Rush insists could break a hole in the space-time continuum. It is a standard argument between Rush, Colonel Telford, Lieutenant Scott and Eli Wallace who, as usual, loses, the plan is put into action, and as with the “company of yesterday”, a different version of the destination that falls into Space complicates space. mission.

Instead of the emotional return of a dead character, “Twin Destinies” forces the crew to deal with a 12 -hour Rush version in the future. Future Rush extends from an exact duplicate of the transmission of fate to warn the crew that does not come out. This is where he Stargate Universe The episode carries its inspiration in the manga, such as “Yesterday’s Enterprise”, there is a condemned version of its ship trapped in space, a desperate need for repairs and a moment of sacrifice, but instead of being an episode of emotional cattarsis ” Twin “Destinies” is so confusing that fans are still debating their end today.

A hole in the plot that you can drive a city of Asuran

The problem arises when the current Destiny Salvage crew needed pieces of the future destiny, which leads to Telford is alone with Future Rush next to a damaged weapons matrix but still with food, which could well have a sign that hangs from it saying which says “” someone is going to hurt. “The present Telford does what he always does, which accuses Future Adam of sabotling the system and killing everyone aboard the future destiny, which, of course, Future Rush denies, denies, And in the fight, he ends up killing current Telford. The time to fulfill its inopportune destination.

Now, the death of a main character should be a big problem, and it could have been a turning point for the Stargate universe, but at the beginning of the next episode, “alliances”, it is revealed that the future Telford survived, is Back on earth, and it is very fast to accept the history of the death of the current Telford in an accident. It was never explained how Telford was the only survivor of the trip, and it is not explained what Future Rush did after being connected to the interface chair, since the future destination was destroyed by the gravity of the star. “Yesterday’s company” makes it clear that the Enterprise-D timeline has been restored and the Federation is no longer at war with the Klingon, but until today, fans are still discussing whether Future Rush He went up to the current destination or did. Lower with the ship.

The dangers of including time trips

“Twin Destinies” not landing with fans is a surprise, since it was written by Brad Wright, the cooker of the Stargate television programs, and later, the creator of TravelersA series of science fiction time trips that does everything good and manages to promote the expectations of the audience in an interesting way. Stargate Universe I tried the same focus more on science fiction drama instead of science fiction adventure, but still returned to anyone’s well trusting Rush many times. If, on the other hand, the series had leaned more to the ethical philosophy found at all times Star Trek: The next generation The best episodes, which include “yesterday enterprise”, that the constant argument of the crew could have been more grounded, less emotional and, in turn, less repetitive and frustrating.

As it is, “Twin Destinies” is an awkward episode of travel bottle in time that only serves to cloud the waters of the series in the future. Stargate Universe I did not stay for a long time, ending after only eight more episodes, although fortunately, the cast and the team could reach a point that was felt as a natural conclusion. “Yesterrs That is always better to leave the trip in time outside a franchise.