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[Kosh GTO]

Severe rationing can't save the Destiny's dwindling water supply, forcing Colonel Young and Lieutenant Scott to seek out drinkable water on a deadly ice planet.

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#  "Back at it today, spinning Stargate Universe. With a first draft of episode #1 in hand and episodes #2-4 mapped out, we turned our attention to episode #5, Carl's baby. After much heated debate on the motivating factors that 'complicate things for our gang,' we ended up breaking the story in a little less than two hours."
(Writer-producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)

# "Carl's script, 'Water,' finally went out and it includes a touching reminiscence of a dog delivered in Carl's inimitable style. I'm tearing up just writing about it. But I've already said too much!"
(Writer-producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)





# According to Joseph Mallozzi, DVD special features producer Ivon Bartok will serve as an assistant director on "Water," directing the kino scenes. "A kino," the producer told fans on his blog, "is an advanced M.A.L.P.. Specifically, it's the Ancient version of a M.A.L.P."

Will Waring will serve as the episode's main director.

# Settings for this episode include a trip to an ice planet, which producer Joseph Mallozzi has nicknamed "Hoth" (after the ice planet from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back). It's possible that if the Destiny crew is in need of fresh water, they may have to stop at this planet to harvest it.

# The EVA suits from the Destiny that appear in this episode don't just look similar to the battle suits worn by the Asgard in Atlantis's "First Contact" and "The Lost Tribe." They're a reuse of the same costumes, for a very deliberate reason that remains to be revealed.





When asked about this, consulting producer Joseph Mallozzi commented: "Well, hey, now that you mention it -- yeah, they do look remarkably similar. In fact, if I was a betting man, I'd wager that the Dark Asgard suits are a modified version of the Ancient space suit. Wonder what's going on there."
(Writer-producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)

# NEW! October 2 - "'Water' shows [Matthew Scott] at his best. 'Pain' shows him at his worst."
("Matthew Scott" actor Brian J. Smith, in a fan Q&A at Joseph Mallozzi's blog)

# NEW! October 12 - "Despite severe rationing and around the clock security, the water reserves on board the Destiny continue to drop. Dr. Nicholas Rush has no explanation for this latest setback but, if they are to survive, they must find a new water source soon. The only planet within range is a frozen wasteland surrounded by a thin and poisonous atmosphere.

"Donning two of the ship's deteriorated spacesuits, Col. Young and Lt. Scott head to the planet's surface, hoping to retrieve enough ice to replenish their water supply. But once there, tests reveal that the ice near the Stargate contains traces of highly toxic chemicals. Young and Scott take off in search of drinkable samples knowing they don't have long before their air will run out and Destiny jumps back to F.T.L.

"Back on board the ship, Lt. Tamara Johansen works with the crew to catch an intruder they believe is responsible for the lost rations."
(Syfy Channel)

# NEW! October 15 - "The ship's water supply dwindles, prompting Col. Young and Lt. Scott to visit a frozen planet in search of drinkable samples. Meanwhile, the crew attempts to snare an intruder."
(TV Guide)

# NEW! October 23 - "Conditions aboard the increasingly decrepit Destiny are critical. Despite severe rationing and stringent security, the ship's water reserves are plummeting as fast as the crew's morale. Rush is stumped by the latest setback and informs his comrades that, in order to survive, they must find an alternative source of H²0 right away. The nearest planet is a frozen wasteland surrounded by a thin, poisonous atmosphere."




Check this blog out: They all have Booze with them.No wonder there sin't any good script and special effect. It being spend on Booze     GTO[/spoiler]

[primal]

interesting they are covering the basic elements..i expect titles like metal,sulfur and the classic black hole xD

[Kosh GTO]

i just hope they don't take control of the ship.Because the ship knows what to do.Those Peeps don't know nothing.

I volunteer people to start to learn what the ship is capable of.Does this one make star gate also and then dumb them on livable planets?? is so where is the Naquada being store. Can they make a Naquada reactor perhaps???

[Kosh GTO]

“Water” hopefully gave Stargate fans what they wanted this week: SGU’s first stand-alone episode. While “Water” did have a tie-in to “Air, Part 3,” there was no cliffhanger after last week’s episode leading into the show’s sixth hour.  This allowed for some more character depth to be built up, and for the guys over at Special Effects to show off what they’ve got in store for later episodes.

Excluding Lt. Scott’s encounter with the alien entity on the desert planet, this was also the first time the crew of the Destiny had to deal with an alien life form.

While it was interesting to see the sand alien again, the minute that it is introduced it is pretty clear that the alien is responsible for Destiny’s current water issues. Sure, Spencer was also hoarding some food and water.  But the alien was clearly drawn to it in “Air, Part 3,” making it pretty obvious that it was responsible. It was also frustrating that the Destiny crew was not given a way to interact with the creature instead of the “shoot first, ask questions” later mentality.

When the rest of the crew finally found out about the entity, it almost felt as if these people should have been more fearful of what was happening. A lot of the crew are just scientists and some had never even gone through the Stargate before, leaving the situation not very believable. There could have easily been some fear or chaos written into some of these characters, but instead it seemed like they care more about the supposed reign the military has over them than the threat of an alien life form on the ship.

Although some parts of this episode were lacking, it was made up for by character depth for T.J. and Greer.  They are both people who are tough and not to be messed with in a tight situation. T.J. is put into a command situation and, while she doesn’t necessarily know what she’s doing, she learns to adapt.  It was also nice to see that while Greer might be a loose cannon, he can follow orders … when he wants to.

SGU "Water - LifeformThe A-story of “Water” ended up being the best part of the episode, with Colonel Young and Lt. Scott on the ice planet together. You really get the feeling that while Scott has some flaws (which are evident when he turns his radio off to make out with Chloe), Young has a lot of faith and respect for the young officer under his command. When Scott gets stuck in the crevasse, it shows just how loyal Young really is, as he has yet to leave a man behind. Even when he is back aboard the ship and has to deal with Spencer, he could have easily left him locked up. But you get the sense that he wants to have faith that his men will learn from their mistakes.

During the water mission, Eli gets a true taste of how Rush and the military truly work sometimes — and that it’s not always honest. That was an interesting piece of writing, as this really seemed to get under Eli’s skin.  It seemed he was the only character this week who got nervous about the entity, or got angry with the way Rush and the military were dealing with the situation by lying to Colonel Young.

It will be interesting to see how Eli reacts now that he’s seen Rush’s true colors. It really seems like he is getting the most character development as Eli gets better and better each week. It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like him right now.

Overall, “Water” was one of those 50/50 episodes with a good A-story and a sub-par B-story.   While not as predictable as “Light,” some parts of this episode were just painstakingly obvious, like Spencer stealing the water or the “sand alien” being responsible for the massive water shortage. In the end, “Water” ended up being more of a character driven episode more than anything else, as we got to know a lot more about the key members of Destiny’s crew.



So what do you think????? Is it just me or.This is just getting a bit stupid. We can have love affairs and things, people building but basic life requirements  and the hardest things to do on a ship allegedly built to explore the universe.And if you are exploring won't built a ship that can do a bit more even you may not be there all the time????

This is getting very stupid very fast. Atlantis started far better and far more logically then This ship that automatically stops for whatever you need,whom will stop and get them if there wasn't anyone on board??? but all it's real life support systems are bonked. The FTL shields amazing flying robots they work fine but basic systems which would of been critical for it's core function not a single one works. Please help me to understand!!!! GTO

Suspension of belief and idiocy are not the same thing.

[Valkyrie]

Personally I love this show.  The ship is stopping for whatever Rush manages to let the program know what they desperately need.