The BEST episodes of Stargate Universe season 1
Every episode of Stargate Universe season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Stargate Universe season 1!
The previously unknown purpose of the ninth chevron is revealed and takes a group of refugees on a one-way trip to a millions of years old Ancient-built ship. Led by Dr. Nicolas Rush and Colonel Everett Young, the refugees are trapped on the ship, unable to change its programmed mission.
#1 - Incursion (2)
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/11/2010
As Young and Camille attempt to resolve the hostage crisis with Kiva, Destiny suffers from power fluctuations and blackouts due to its proximity to a binary pulsar.
#2 - Incursion (1)
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/4/2010
An enemy from the Milky Way has boarded the Destiny and has taken hostages. Is it possible that they know how to get back or have they stranded themselves as well?
#3 - Subversion
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/21/2010
Earth's Stargate Program isn't the only group in the Milky Way that's interested in the Ancients' Destiny. What's worse, this long-time foe may have a spy among those closest to the Icarus project.
#4 - Sabotage
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/7/2010
When one of the twelve FTL drive modules on the Destiny explodes due to an overload, the crew calls upon a brilliant scientist from Earth to help find a solution.
#5 - Air (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2009
When Icarus Base is attacked, it's inhabitants are forced to flee through the Stargate. The base was created on a distant planet to take advantage of a powerful energy supply located there. Their goal is to try and determine the purpose of the mysterious ninth symbol of the Stargate which they have never been able to lock in. In going through the Stargate, they are transported not to Earth but onto an very old, apparently uninhabited but huge spacecraft. With the group's commander injured, Lt. Scott and the chief scientist, Dr. Nicholas Rush lead the exploration of the craft. Several areas of the ship have been damaged but it is basically functional. They are able to learn that they are in fact billions of light years from Earth.
#6 - Space
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/2/2010
A snafu with the communications stones lands Col. Young's consciousness in an unknown being, resulting in a standoff between the Destiny and an alien vessel and the abduction of Chloe.
#7 - Divided
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/9/2010
Dr. Nicholas Rush and Chloe suffer nightmares following their ordeal on the alien vessel, and Rush suspects that a tracking device may have been placed on the ship's hull. Later, a splinter group on Destiny executes a coup with life-threatening consequences.
#8 - Lost
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/30/2010
Trapped on a planet in rubble and left for dead, Ronald Greer must do everything he can to save himself. His ordeal brings back tragic memories of his past with his abusive father and loving mother.
#9 - Light
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2009
With the ship on a collision course, the crew must decide who will stay and who will flee on the shuttle to try and find a habitable planet.
#10 - Air (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2009
The survivors arrive on an uninhabited ship floating billions of light years away from Earth. Panic spreads throughout the group and Col. Young, who was severely injured during the escape, transfers command to Lt. Matthew Scott, before lapsing into unconsciousness. Teams led by Dr. Rush and Sgt. Greer try to make sense of the situation, while Lt. Tamara Johansen, a medic who was days away from leaving the program, is thrust into the role of chief medical officer.
#11 - Justice
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2009
Everyone is shocked when a member of the crew is found dead from a gunshot wound. While at first glance it appears to be suicide, the gun is nowhere to be found. The crew is confined to quarters while a search is performed and when the gun shows up in Col. Young’s quarters, he becomes the number one suspect.
#12 - Faith
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/16/2010
Dr. Rush struggles to determine why Destiny has no record of this star system while Col. Young directs Lt. Scott and a small team to shuttle down to the planet's surface on a fact finding mission. Upon landing, everyone is amazed to discover that the atmosphere and terrain are idyllic. Relishing the sunshine, fresh air, clean water and abundance of food, many are reluctant to return to the ship, believing that providence has intervened.
#13 - Time
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2009
Visiting a newly discovered jungle planet, the crew is amazed to recover a Kino by the gate. Downloading the Kino data, Eli discovers video of the team, which appears to have been shot during an earlier visit. The mystery of the video’s origin becomes a secondary concern as members of the team start falling ill.
#14 - Air (3)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2009
With the air supply failing on the Destiny, a team disembarks to a desert-like planet in search of the mineral needed to scrub the ship’s air of carbon dioxide. After testing numerous sand samples without success, and with their window of opportunity closing fast, the group opts to split into two to cover more ground, despite the unbearable heat.
#15 - Earth
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2009
With the situation onboard the Destiny dire, General O'Neill and Home World Command orders Col. Young to execute a high risk plan concocted by the I.O.A. scientists which, in theory, could return the crew to earth.
#16 - Human
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/23/2010
Risking his life with a piece of Ancient technology, Dr. Rush finds clues to unlocking more of Destiny during flashbacks to his life back on Earth before Icarus, with a wife dying of cancer and meeting Dr. Daniel Jackson to learn about the Stargate. Meanwhile, members of the Destiny crew find themselves trapped while exploring tunnels on a nearby planet.
#17 - Darkness
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2009
The Destiny suffers a power crisis, putting the lives of the stranded crew in jeopardy and forcing them to consider abandoning the ship.
#18 - Water
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2009
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.
#19 - Pain
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/14/2010
Dr. Tamara Johansen tries to track down what is causing the crew to hallucinate.
#20 - Life
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2009
Aboard Destiny, Dr. Rush supervises the exploration of new areas of the ship. Looking for resources to make their everyday lives easier, the crew stumbles upon a piece of Ancient technology that carries the promise of a way home. While somewhat familiar with the find, Dr. Rush can’t guarantee the safety of using it, bringing him and Col. Young to a standoff on what to do.