Stargate Universe (TV Series) Visitation (2010) User Reviews

S2E9

[syntory · 6/10 · 19 February 2024]

Another filler episode. I'd say it was ok overall, as far as a filler episode goes. It's disappointing that yet another episode is wasted on nothing. It would have been nice to learn more about the aliens that saved Caine. I've said it in several previous reviews and I'll say it again, I can't be the only one that notices that there seems to be more episodes in this series that are not related to Destiny's mission than episodes that actually focus on the main Destiny story. This is where I think the show creators went wrong with SGU. From the beginning of this series they padded the episodes with non main story related scenes. Watering down your content makes it more likely that people will lose interest. There was so much more they could've done with SGU.

Im suprised its this low rated

[bnevs18 · 9/10 · 13 March 2024]

This is my second rewatch, and due to the low rating I almost skipped it, but I think it was a well-done exploration of the soul and mortality. I too am much more into canon-driven storylines, but I think that this episode walked that fine line between being pro-religion and anti. This episode also ties in heavily into the theme of SGU in that its a search for the meaning of life, the meaning of the ultimate truth and what set it there. This goes along with Destiny's mission; and as far as asides from the core plot go, its a great one.

Trying to have every episode of a series be a core plot one means that the core plot would be far too complicated, it would become like the show Lost and collapse underneath its own weight. This episode serves the core function of Sci-Fi well...to examine the human condition.

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[omero-omero · 5/10 · 14 August 2022]

Courtesy of some almighty aliens that can spawn a stellar system in the middle of nowhere (in space) comprising at least one idyllic planet, find your current position in the vast universe and instantly deliver you a fully refurbished to brand new out-of-factory conditions vessel, along with some ... Returnees.

The pragmatic leader, immediately express his enthusiasm at the opportunity of seizing the suddenly appeared vessel.

The mad scientist does not buy a single word coming out from one of the returnees.

Then the whole episode starts to fall apart.

One might start wondering who those almighty aliens (with a generous heart of gold) truly are.

And what stuff where they passing each other along, to get that high.

Second-worst

[rgrimmig · 2/10 · 26 March 2022]

Almost as annoying as Cloverdale (2010) but at least it is not as cheaply made, with as clear and obvious a priority on cutting production cost. This whole sub-arc with the godlike aliens that can make entire star systems seems entirely pointless.

Plot line

[paulmarshallvulcraft · 1/10 · 21 June 2022]

The Destiny gets a brand new direct-from-the-factory shuttle for no reason other than that the writers have painted themselves into yet another corner. They use god-aliens to deliver it because if you're going to literally machina ex dei then why not chalk it up to actual dei? Everyone trusts the magic shuttle completely going forward because that's what you do when you live in a story written by idiots. That's it. Well, some people who've been dead for a while are seen to die. But mostly not. For most of them it's during a commercial break. Nothing else of note happens.