Stargate Universe/Season One

Season One
Stargate Universe
Season Premiere	October 2, 2009
Season Finale	June 11, 2010
Episode Count	20
Previous N/A	Next Season Two

Season One of Stargate Universe premiered on October 2, 2009.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers
1	1	Air (1)	Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper	Andy Mikita	October 2, 2009	2.346M
When a military research base is attacked, a small group of civilians and military personnel escape on a ship into deep space. But divisions emerge between those who want to attempt a return to Earth and those who want to remain aboard the Destiny.
2	2	Air (2)	Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper	Andy Mikita	October 2, 2009	2.346M
After secretly contacting Homeworld Command, Dr. Rush claims that he has been placed in charge by Gen. O’Neill and that there is no hope of returning to Earth. But his assertions are soon questioned.
3	3	Air (3)	Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper	Andy Mikita	October 9, 2009	2.346M
With the air supply failing on the Destiny, a team disembarks to a desert-like planet in search of a mineral needed to scrub the ship's air of carbon dioxide. While one team presses on to find the vital mineral, the other has another goal in mind.
4	4	Darkness (1)	Brad Wright	Peter DeLuise	October 16, 2009	2.099M
The crew has been working throughout the night to try and determine why the ship’s power reserves are critically low. But when Destiny’s flight path towards a solar system reveals three planets, the entire crew hopes that one of them is habitable.
5	5	Light (2)	Brad Wright	Peter DeLuise	October 23, 2009	2.015M
With the Destiny still out of power, a plan is born to abandon the ship using the last working shuttle, in hopes that another planet will be habitable. But hope is short-lived when the only way to determine who will go and who will stay is a lottery.
6	6	Water	Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper & Carl Binder	William Waring	October 30, 2009	1.974M
Despite severe rationing and around-the-clock security, the water reserves onboard 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. Teleplay by Carl Binder
7	7	Earth	Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper & Martin Gero	Ernest Dickerson	November 6, 2009	1.626M
With the situation onboard the Destiny dire, General O’Neill and Homeworld Command order Col. Young to execute a high-risk plan concocted by the IOA scientists which, in theory, could return the crew to Earth. Teleplay by Martin Gero
8	8	Time	Robert C. Cooper	Robert C. Cooper	November 13, 2009	1.802M
After making a surprising discovery on a jungle planet, members of the team become ill. In an attempt to isolate the infection, the team sets up camp in the jungle. But when night falls, the illness will be the least of their worries.
9	9	Life	Carl Binder	Alex Chapple	November 20, 2009	1.891M
Using the communications stones, Lt. Scott and Camile Wray use their time back on Earth to visit those they’ve left behind. Aboard Destiny, the crew stumbles upon a piece of Ancient technology that carries the promise of a way home.
10	10	Justice	Alan McCullough	William Waring	December 4, 2009	1.34M
Everyone is shocked when a member of the crew is found dead from a gunshot wound. While it appears to be suicide, the gun is nowhere to be found until it shows up in Col. Young’s (Louis Ferreira) quarters and he becomes the number one suspect.
11	11	Space	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	April 2, 2010	1.486M
An alien vessel appears in Destiny’s path and launches an attack, capturing Chloe. Col. Young must use the stones again to get aboard the ship and try to rescue Chloe. He quickly realizes, however, that Chloe isn’t the only prisoner aboard.
12	12	Divided	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	April 9, 2010	1.6M
Suspecting an alien tracking device may be hidden somewhere aboard the Destiny, Col. Young and Lt. Scott search the ship’s hull. While distracted by the search, a group aboard the Destiny puts in action a coup that has life-threatening consequences.
13	13	Faith	Denis McGrath	William Waring	April 16, 2010	1.422M
Dwindling supplies, tedious routines, and low morale continue to plague the crew of the Destiny when the ship suddenly drops out of FTL and enters the orbit of an uncharted star. But, for the first time, the countdown clock doesn’t activate.
14	14	Human	Jeff Vlaming	Robert C. Cooper	April 23, 2010	1.313M
Disregarding orders, Dr. Rush links himself to the Destiny’s computer via the neural interface chair, hoping it will reveal the code needed to control Destiny’s flight path. Learning of this, Col. Young struggles with letting Rush risk his life.
15	15	Lost	Martin Gero	Rohn Schmidt	April 30, 2010	1.587M
Trapped beneath ruins in an underground maze, some of the Destiny's crew are stranded when the ship jumps back into FTL. The situation grows even more desperate when Rush learns that Destiny will soon be leaving the galaxy.
16	16	Sabotage	Barbara Marshall	Peter DeLuise	May 7, 2010	1.391M
With crew members stranded, Destiny continues to cross from the present galaxy into the next one. Unable to alter the Destiny's course, Dr. Rush calculates the Destiny will fall short of making it to the next galaxy, stranding them indefinitely.
17	17	Pain	Carl Binder	William Waring	May 14, 2010	1.554M
Members of the crew begin experiencing disturbingly realistic hallucinations. With the hallucinations spreading to other members of the crew, Dr. Johansen must track down whatever is causing the episodes before someone dies.
18	18	Subversion	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Alex Chapple	May 21, 2010	1.454M
After Dr. Rush has a disturbing dream, he suspects that Telford may be a spy for the Lucian Alliance. Rush confides in Col. Young who suspects there may have been residual memory overlap during the doctor’s switch with Colonel Telford days before.
19	19	Incursion (1)	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	June 4, 2010	1.178M
When Col. Telford reveals the Destiny is in imminent danger of being boarded by the Lucian Alliance, they launch an attack on the Lucian Alliance’s secret base. Meanwhile, the Lucian Alliance forces Dr. Rush to help stage an assault on the Destiny.
20	20	Incursion (2)	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	June 11, 2010	1.469M
The Destiny crew must fight for their lives when members of the Lucian Alliance come through the Stargate, hell-bent on taking the ship by force. Meanwhile, the Destiny starts having ship-wide power blackouts caused by deadly bursts of radiation.

Stargate Universe Seasons

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