Stargate Universe - Incursion Part 1 (S1Ep19)
After last week's tense cliffhanger we were left with one question: would Young kill Telford? Of course he would! Admittedly he then brought him straight back to life. You see, it was all part of a cunning plan (insert Blackadder joke) to remove Telford's brainwashing. Apparently the only way to do this it to die. Remember kids, the more you know...
Anyhoo, once Telfod is back we're straight into the Alliance incursion onto the Destiny. For the last 2 episodes of the season the writers are going all out with the action. Remarkably, despite a long and sprawling firefight, none of the SG:U cast we know are dead. Oh magic bullets, how I love you. Well, there is Chloe who gets shot in the leg and is slowly bleeding to death, trapped in an unexplored part of the ship with Eli doing his best white knight routine. They also feature in a great tracking shot as they run down a corridor to escape the Alliance. The production team must have spent a lot of space and time building this simple set, but it works beautifully. Too often in genre shows the camera cuts a few feet down a corridor as its position is moved to make it look like a new location. Having one long continuous shot instead really helps you to buy into the reality of the ship.
After the action of act 1 and the lull of acts 2 and 3, the episode ends with a number of the crew held hostage by the Alliance, including the heavily pregnant TJ. I'm fairly confident she'll make it through. It's not like this is 24 with the world's most depressing ending to a 1st series ever. Is it?
4/5
