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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 5155176" data-attributes="member: 115">I thought it was thoroughly tepid.  I think there were some good nuggets to make an episode in there, but they were wasted.First off, I liked that there were no real answers.  It would have cheapened the questions involved.The obvious question the episode asks is one of faith - will staying on the planet give a better chance of surviving to make it home than staying on Destiny?  While the idea was good, I don't think it ever really got deep enough to be satisfactory to me.  There didn't really seem to be all that much actual consideration, just a bunch of Meaningful Glances and a bunch of people deciding to stay.A more interesting question hinted at by the episode and never really explored was one of belief - do the Destiny crew deserve to be given paradise, or do they have to earn it?  They only scratched the surface of it with the idea of whether the aliens wanted them there or not, and with the beacon.Another question only barely hinted at was one of purpose - we've seen Destiny be proactive in choosing planets for the crew's needs.  Was this a similar thing made by Destiny?  I couldn't help think of how the ascended Ancients could make illusions of planets (see SG-1, Abydos after being destroyed).  I fully expected Rush, of all people, to posit that question.  It never really materialized though.The last question, and perhaps most important, was the recurring question of choice (Wray) versus command (Young).  I would have liked to have seen that explored more, especially with TJ, who gets hit triple by her obligation to duty (military), medicine, and impending motherhood (ie, the future).Overall, I think the episode could have been tightened by focusing on TJ's struggle with her decision to stay.  The background people on the planet could have provided context and color to some of the spiritual questions while TJ mulled it over.  In fact, I think the entire Destiny sub-plot could have been put off to focus on it.As it stands though, I'd have to say this was perhaps the weakest episode of the series so far.I loved Greer's solution to the latrine problem, and his smirk at Scott afterwards.  Perhaps my favorite beat of the episode.  Also, I liked Chloe at least attempting to be helpful, even if it was just to be with Scott.  Eli and Wray's bonding was nice too.</blockquote>

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