Stargate Universe: an informal non-poll

[hwconundrum]

Okay, so I'm curious: who on my FL has been watching Stargate Universe, and what do they think of it?

For all my initial cynicism, my reaction to the WTF casting of Robert Carlyle, the jokes about the younger-and-edgier parody from '200'... I have to admit I actually kind of like it. Although I'm not entirely sure why. All I know is that I somehow

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[hwconundrum]

Yeah, that aspect is kinda concerning. :-/ It's a shame they've never really tried to address the moral implications of it, just brushed over it, because I think it raises some interesting questions. I think within my own mind I've tried to handwave it with the assumption that the hosts (for lack of a better word) have consented to having their bodies used for whatever, but it's still a bit disturbing.

The other issue is that it stretches belief a bit that their partners are so willing to go along with it. Sure, they've had the official explanation and briefing and 'it's really me, I just look different' bit, and presumably they believe it, but even then... would anyone really be so willing to have sex with a stranger's body? Isn't that creepy?

Unfortunately the downside with relying on Eli to make the show likable is that if something starts to go wrong with him, the whole show goes down with him. And it's bound to happen at some point since his main purpose seems to be the voice of the audience, sort of: he asks the plot-related questions, makes jokes, likes sci-fi and has obviously been put there as the main person for the audience to relate to... which, in a way, means he's not allowed to have any significant character growth or make mistakes, because it will leave the audience going 'hey, *I* wouldn't do that!'.

Possibly I'm being a little bit pessimistic. The latest episode seemed to be introducing a new side to him, but then it was a little unclear what actually took place and therefore very difficult to guess what his motivations were. (Sorry, that's incredibly vague, but I'm trying to keep this spoiler-free in case any Brits pass by - I don't think the episode has aired on Sky yet!)

[hwconundrum]

Ugh, that Atlantis mention brings back memories of the headaches I got from head-desking so hard! And then the dude actually came back later, I think, although at least then the Atlantis team treated him like a jerk (from faint memory, anyway).

We'll see how things go, I guess. I maintain that Robert Carlyle is always entertaining, so as long as he's in it and I don't let myself think too hard about what's going on, it'll stay on my watch list for now. :)