Water (30 Oct. 2009)

The water reserves are mysteriously disappearing, in massive amounts, and members of the crew are quick to blame others. When Destiny drops out of FTL the only planet in range is an ice ... See full summary »

Director:

William Waring

Writers:

Brad Wright (creator), Robert C. Cooper (creator),

Stars:

Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Robert Carlyle	...	Dr. Nicholas Rush
Louis Ferreira	...	Colonel Everett Young
Brian J. Smith	...	Lt. Matthew Scott
Elyse Levesque	...	Chloe Armstrong
David Blue	...	Eli Wallace
Alaina Huffman	...	Lt. Tamara Johansen
Jamil Walker Smith	...	Master Sgt. Ronald Greer
Mark Burgess	...	Dr. Jeremy Franklin
Jennifer Spence	...	Dr. Lisa Park
Julia Benson	...	2nd Lt. Vanessa James
Patrick Gilmore	...	Dr. Dale Volker
Haig Sutherland	...	Sgt. Hunter Riley
Josh Blacker	...	Marine Sgt. Spencer
Andrew Dunbar	...	Marine Cpl. Gorman

Storyline

The water reserves are mysteriously disappearing, in massive amounts, and members of the crew are quick to blame others. When Destiny drops out of FTL the only planet in range is an ice planet with a toxic atmosphere and only two of the space suits are operational. Colonel Young and Luitenenant Scott gate to the planet and start the search for pure ice, using Eli's new invention, a hover cart. When the Colonel is away, Johansen, who is currently in charge, discovers that the dust aliens Scott found on another planet, followed him to destiny and are using up massive amounts of water. The aliens seem harmless until aggravated by a startled crew member and attack him. Meanwhile, Scott and Young have found pure ice a ways from the gate and have returned for a second load. Johansen has a plan to trap the aliens in an air locked room, but when they do the now angered aliens begin to look for a way out. Back on the planet, while returning to the stargate with another load of ice, lieutenant ...

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Plot Keywords:

water supply | alien attack | implosion | captain | sex with alien | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Acme Shark, MGM Television, Sci-Fi Channel, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The team uses a plasma cutter to cut the ice. A plasma cutter is designed to cut metal and like an arc welder needs to be to grounded work. A plasma cutter would never work on ice.

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Quotes

Colonel Everett Young: Water level's down again. You're sure nobody went near that compartment on your watch?
Sgt. Riley: Spencer came by and asked if he could have a look at the tank.
Colonel Everett Young: Why?
Sgt. Riley: He's a crazy person... sir. Anyway, I said no.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

User Reviews

Where's the water going'?

Mysteriously-disappearing water reserves cause crew tension, and require a dangerous away mission on an ice planet. On the ship, a coalescing alien particle cloud that seems friendly, becomes deadly when aggravated. What is setting this series apart from virtually all sci fi that's come before is ambiguous dissonance. Most TV sci fi characters fit neatly into the ol' "good" and "bad" files, but here...one moment, you're rooting for Eli as a youthful voice of idealism and humility, the next you're angry at him for losing his composure. One minute you're thinking Dr. Rush is an egomaniacal sociopath, the next you're lauding his brilliant, clear thinking. A more honest portrayal of life, i daresay. Another effort that pushes up against four-star greatness...so close.