This is such a stupid episode. If I produced this series, I would have either (A) Canceled it after Season 4 or (B) Made a film or (C) Made Stargate Universe far better. One of the worst parts of Season 5 are the "Deleted Scenes" on the DVD or BluRay set. These total 17 minutes, and the writers/producers waste half of the time explaining what, how and why they left the scenes out. The only upside is a great sword fight between Ronon and Tyre. However, many scenes are plain stupid. For example, they spend 3 or 4 minutes explaining why a scene was left out and it turned out to be Drs. McCay and Beckett arguing over pet turtles. Really? Last but not least, the previous episode "Vegas" is pretty good. The producers explained they wanted a "CSI" look with a lot of great lighting and fast cutting/edits. Unfortunately, they forgot to write a good story. It is actually better as a silent episode. Why waste time and money on style with no substance, because that is exactly what "Vegas" is. However, the powers that be should have thought about the tie in to this final episode, because it is really weak. I love ambiguity, but it needs to be in the right place. Taken as a whole, I like this series. However, I would not allow so much verbal exposition. They break rule number 1 in cinema: Don't verbalize things you have already seen on the screen! In closing, watch the first 4 seasons. Skip Season 5. It's like "Stargate SG1" in that respect: The first 7 seasons are very good; the last 3 not so much. "Stargate Universe" could have been superb. Unfortunately, the casting was bad (with a couple of exceptions); the writing was worse. What a shame.
Review of Enemy at the Gate
