Stargate Universe, Season 2

Dannic:
We were prepared to die the moment we stepped through that gate.

Telford:
You're insane.

Caine:
I have learned one thing in all of this and it's that, out here on the edge of the universe, who you are and what you believe is everything, so it's up to you to decide if this is a blessing or a curse.

Riley's video:
You'd figure being stranded in this ship in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of strangers would be the problem. But, that... That isn't it exactly, it's not... its not so much being out here so much as not being there... for the... the birthdays, the weddings, the funerals. The simple things, like just taking your nephew on his first day of school, you know, or taking the dog for a walk. You know, just not... being there.

Young:
Any more predictions?

Rush:
(sarcastically) I suspect that very shortly, You'll assemble a team to send over there.

Telford:
Take care of those people. And, Everett, take care of yourself.

Simeon:
You're gonna keep doing this, are you? Pushing me? Getting me to do something so you can lock me back up?

Greer:
Back ... to your ... quarters.

Simeon:
Oh, you're talking tough. You're armed; you've got your men here covering you.

Greer:
That's true! (Smiling, Greer hands his pistol to his colleague. Greer looks to the escort standing next to Simeon)

Greer:
Dismissed.

Greer:
You were saying?

Wallace:
The other side of the universe, Mom.

Chloe:
I'm not cured, am I?

Rush:
No.

Scott:
Where's Chloe?

Eli:
Uh, something about a dress. She's gonna meet you at the house.

Scott:
I guess I'm anxious to see her.

Young:
I'll say! You nearly got yourself killed the day before your wedding!

Greer:
Sir, I've been called a good man, a strong man ...

Scott:
An angry man!

Greer:
But I ain't never been called a best man. (smiles at Scott) Until now, huh?!

Johansen:
Looks like it's been through a battle.

Greer:
And got its ass kicked.

Rush:
Are you familiar with the cosmic microwave background radiation?

Young:
Noise left over from the Big Bang.

Rush:
A long time ago, the Ancients made a discovery. They found evidence of a structure buried deep within the background radiation. They believed that, at one time, this structure had genuine complexity, coherence, therefore could not have occurred naturally.

Young:
How is that even possible?

Rush:
It's not - at least not according to our current understanding of physics, nor could we even see this structure with our technology.

Young:
OK, so what are we talking about? Some kind of code, a message?

Rush:
A message, perhaps, or a sign of intelligence from the beginning of time.

Young:
Sent by?

Rush:
Hmm. Well, that's the very question they sought to answer when they launched Destiny. That is the mission. We're talking about a mystery rooted in the foundation of reality, a puzzle with pieces scattered across the length and breadth of the universe itself.

Eli:
(Unhappily, to Amanda Perry, who is using Ginn's body) You know, sometimes, with the stones, it's easy to forget you're in another person's body.

Rush:
Something wrong?

Young:
On the contrary. So far it seems like everything you said is true.

Volker:
About the Ancients finding evidence of a signal once being broadcast across the universe.

Brody:
It is amazing. Distinct structure in the background radiation.

Young:
That sounds like static to me.

Eli:
Were you expecting "Stairway to Heaven?"

Caine:
(over the communications) Hello? Can anyone hear me? Hello?

Rush:
That sounds like Caine!

Volker:
Caine's more monotone than that.

Young:
Yeah, he's also in another galaxy.

Young:
You can all return to your original quarters. You will be given a list of duties to help carry your weight as members of this crew.

Caine:
Is this as close as we're gonna get to "welcome aboard?"

Young:
Yeah, it is. Right now I don't have any reason to treat you like prisoners.

Peter:
Thank you.

Young:
(sternly) Don't give me a reason.

Rush:
You know we grew up taught to believe that everyone's equal. That you are no better than anyone else - Of course that's a lie. Some are better than others. And there are those who recognize what makes them better and are able to exploit that to succeed.

Young:
But you've been gone for almost a month. What, uh, what'd you do for food and water?

Telford:
Well, the pods provide basic nutrients to their occupants. Never thought I'd say this, but I missed the food here on Destiny!

Young:
Eli, I want you to broadcast a message.

Eli:
In Ancient?

Young:
Ancient, English, Bat-Signal, whatever else you got. Tell them we are not a threat.

Volker:
Still no sign of activity from the drones. Looks like they've all gone dormant.

Rush:
(pats Eli on the arm) See what you can do when you apply yourself?

Young:
What the hell were they thinking?

Telford:
They didn't trust us. They thought the second we were clear of the system, we'd be on our merry way and leave them holding the bag.

Rush:
Well, that would have been the logical thing to do.

Lee:
So the gamer came up with power flow algorithm?!

Scott:
Eli, yeah.

Lee:
I've gotta say, you know: when we tried to solve this back on Earth, there were a lot of smart people in that room.

Brody:
Well, don't tell him I said this, but he's arguably the smartest person I've ever met.

Young:
Then I need to know an absolute minimum number of personnel you need to do it.

Rush:
Well, as many as possible, obviously.

Young:
I need a number.

Rush:
I'll say a dozen.

Young:
Plus you and me?

Rush:
No, including us.

Young:
So, ten.

Johansen:
They'll ask you, Eli. You'll be right up there with the other SGC brainiacs like Doctor Jackson and Colonel Carter and, uh ... (turns to Lt. James) What was that guy's name, kept staring at your, uh ...?

James:
Eww. McKay.

Johansen:
Yeah, McKay. (turns back to Eli) They'll ask you, right when we get back.

Scott:
There but for the grace of God, huh?

Brody:
So, what's he like?

Rush:
I didn't know him that well, actually.

Wallace:
But you said you worked with him.

Rush:
Yeah, well, what can I tell you?

Rush:
He's the type of man who likes to keep secrets.

Volker:
(quietly) Yeah, we know the type!

Volker:
"Also sprach Zarathustra." It's the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Brody:
So why didn't you just say that?

Volker:
Because that's not what it's called. It's called "Also sprach Zarathustra." Thus spoke Zarathustra. It's by Strauss.

Brody:
Yeah, but nobody knows it by that name, so why not just say the name that people ...

Volker:
Look you asked what my favourite piece of music was and I'm just telling you. That's what it is.

Brody:
Yeah, I'm just saying ...

Volker:
It's the one piece that reminds me of the very moment I wanted to be an astrophysicist.

Brody:
Right, when you saw "2001"?

Volker:
Yes.

Volker:
Hey, T.J., there's a whole section here on stem cell-like procedure for post-op anti-rejection. It's only a hundred and seventy-six pages! A little light afternoon reading!

Brody:
Thought a little music might help you relax.

Park:
The theme to "2001"?!

Brody:
(points to her while looking triumphantly at Volker) Ah!

Brody:
It's not very relaxing, is it?

Volker:
No.

McKay:
OK, good to go.

McKay:
Sorry. Now, I'm sure we're all familiar with the old adage "It's all in the Algorithm." So ...

Ovirda:
Doctor. I'm gonna stop you there.

McKay:
All I said was, "So."

McKay:
He didn't even look at my work.

Woolsey:
Because he wouldn't have understood it in the first place.

McKay:
You saw my presentation. A cat could understand it!

Young:
We're not gonna be able to keep up this charade forever. How long is this gonna take?

McKay:
I gave you my best guess in the briefing.

Young:
You also said you'd re-assess once we got here.

McKay:
Well, the facility's already drawing power from the naqahdria core, which speeds things up considerably. On the other hand, this is more or less 1940s technology, which can slow things down. (gestures towards the Stargate) Then again, there's the "they don't build things like they used to" factor.

Young:
One hour or two, McKay, which is it?

McKay:
If we end this conversation right now, I can still manage the former.

Young:
(annoyed) Sheppard's right. (walks away)

McKay:
About what?

Telford:
Better to beg forgiveness than ask for permission. That's what my dad used to always say.

Morrison:
Ahh, I'm in constant pain. I think my ankle's broken. Every time I move ...

Volker:
Well, hang in there. How bout you?

Park:
According to the medical scan, a cracked rib.

Morrison:
Ha! I should be so lucky!

Eli:
The people on the expedition were all from one country, called Tenara. They followed the teachings of this book, the Testament, which apparently some of us wrote.

Park:
Wait. "Tenara." That's Ancient. That means the Land of the Young.

Brody:
Or the Land of Young.

Eli:
There was also another group of evacuees who ... (rolls his eyes) ... blamed the other me for what happened.

Eli:
They thought Rush was still onboard Destiny and would one day come and rescue them. Eventually he became some kind of a saviour figure. They broke off and formed a country of their own.

Brody:
Oh, let me guess: Rusha?

Volker:
That's funny!

Eli:
They called it Futura.

Volker:
Really?

Brody:
What's wrong with Futura?

Volker:
It's a dumb name.

Brody:
Yeah? How is it dumb?

Eli:
Apparently ... (Nods toward Brody) ... he came up with it.

Park:
I can't believe you helped found an entire country based on the hopes that he would come and rescue you!

Volker:
I can't believe you named it Futura!

Brody:
Shut up.

Volker:
Seriously, isn't that a font?

Yaozu:
There are those somewhat less enlightened among our people who believe he is a demon who rips souls from human bodies and takes them to hell, where they suffer for all eternity.

Park:
It's funny how things have a way of getting twisted and exaggerated over time.

Volker:
While others don't!

Alternate Eli:
This is the spot where we're gonna break ground. Hard to imagine now, but one day - hopefully - this will all be one big city. Oh! And we-we took a final vote last night to name the planet. I suggested it should be something in Ancient. Volker said Novus Mundus, which means "new world." While appropriate, nobody really liked the sound of "mundus" ... except Volker.

Greer:
Rush, come check this out. Two thousand years on the other side of the universe... (tosses the pack to Rush) and beef jerky survives!

Eli:
Me and Corporal Barnes?

Chloe:
(stifling laughter) Something worth pursuing?

Wray:
This room needs more chairs.

Young:
Here. (Stands up from captain's chair) Please. Go ahead.

Wray:
No. No,no. That's your...

Young:
What am I? Captain Kirk?

Rush:
Eli, both of us have to know exactly what we're doing here. There's no room for improvisation. If we get this wrong, we have a very big problem.

Eli:
Yeah! We'll be dead!

Rush:
Which I find problematic. So, how do you want to do this?

Greer:
(Standing in front of a electronics store named "Draxxon Electronics," he sighs heavily) What kind of city doesn't have a gun store?

Volker:
Maybe they're Canadian.

Rush:
Colonel. (Young nods to him, and he turns to Eli) Mr. Wallace.

Young:
You're sure about this, right?

Eli:
I've never been more sure of anything in my life.

Young:
You're a good man, Eli. You get this done. I'm gonna see you on the other side.

Eli:
Right!

Young:
Right.

Eli:
(to Rush) You don't really think that was a concidence?

Rush:
Call it wishful thinking if you like.

Eli:
Because if you realize that if it's not a concidence...

Rush:
Then we have a very big problem.

Eli:
No. No,no. We're totally screwed.

Rush:
Well, fortunately Eli has an idea. It's absolute insanity and it's the only choice we've got.

Eli:
Don't undersell it.

Chloe Armstrong:
So, we recharge off a different kind of star. What's so crazy about that?

Eli:
The only way to make sure the drones won't be waiting will be to pick a star that Destiny wouldn't fly into in a million years.

Greer:
Don't tell me. Death star.

Eli:
Holy crap, we dialed Pittsburgh.

Young:
(About exploring the ghost town) Thing is, these people left for a reason. We don't know what.

Greer:
Have you ever been to Pittsburgh?

Eli:
(Confused) I don't understand the question.

Rush:
Oh, bloody hell! We're all doomed!

Chloe:
Matt told me about Lisa. Do you think her condition's permanent?

Johansen:
I don't know. I mean, there should have been some progress by now.

Chloe:
It's not your fault. You don't have the right equipment, the resources ...

Johansen:
Even if I did, it wouldn't make a difference. There's no treatment. Her corneas were burned by ultraviolet radiation. If they don't heal on their own ... (hesitates) ...Well, I know it seems unfair but sometimes you just have to play the hand that you're dealt.

Chloe:
Why do I get the feeling you're not just talking about Lisa?

Rush:
Well, we can't run, we can't hide. We'll have to fight.

Eli:
I'll do it.

Young:
Eli ...

Eli:
If you stay out, it's automatic - you're dead. If I do it, at least I have a chance - maybe even a better chance than Rush. For too long, I've been content to stay in his shadow, play the part of the eager young protege, take his orders. But ... (looks off into the distance, then smiles) ... I'm not afraid to say it any more: I'm smarter than him. (Young raises his head) ... and all three of us know it.

Rush:
You've come a long way from that video game slacker I discovered a year ago.

Eli:
Thanks. You've been pretty consistent.