Joseph Mallozzi Weighs in on "Nakai" Fish Alien Story Arc (Clip)

[@f7supercereal]

The Nakai helped to frame up just how "out there" Destiny was. Their wholly alien nature drove the point home and they looked truly creepy doing it.

[@Genesis8934]

I usually just call them "blueberry aliens" lol. I think I remember hearing the word "Nakai" mentioned, but never internalized it. (~) 6:29 In a way, SGU was less of a Sci-Fi show and more of a drama with Sci-Fi elements. In Sci-Fi, you use the non-human/-oid characters to tell complex stories about the human condition. In drama, you just have conflict and tensions. MAYBE they would've gotten back to their Sci-Fi roots in the third season? IDK. (I'm in a rewatch atm, but I paused on "Pain" because I can't bring myself to watch more drama lol.) I also think they should've kept Atlantis running alongside Universe to provide continuity, at least for a season or two. They could've had a supply line opened up through Atlantis, or the Atlantis expedition could've found some reference to Destiny that would help the crew unlock Destiny's system. Or they could've found a supply room filled with ZPM's that could've provided enough power to either dial Destiny or travel to Destiny and pick them up in a "few years" (maybe 100+ years?).

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

Pain is an excellent episode in my mind. I like Greer's arc. I really didn't like him at first, the first time I watched the series. But he became one of my favourites sometime after that episode.

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

100 years would've been way too long lol, none of them would've been alive still ^^

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

But yeah it really felt like they were getting past most of the drama and got much more "sci-fi-ish" towards the end and would've probably continued like that for season 3, I'd imagine. And yeah, we all would've loved having SGA run for a few more seasons as well. In fact I'd say Sg1 should've gotten at least 12 seasons, SGA like 8 and SGU 3-5. Having two shows on the air for most of the time, ending with maybe 1-2 seasons of SGU with many more special appearances from SG1/SGA characters, helping them get home and set up stable two-way travel between the Destiny and home

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

The Na'kai was insanely cool looking and well done. The Ursini was really cool as well. almost polar opposites, cute instead of creepy looking, but still really alien looking. 😄

[@andrewmalinowski6673]

It would definitely have been cool to see more of the Nakai/"Blueberry Aliens" because they had an Asgard-like quality in the fact they knew more about Destiny than the humans, but at the same time showed up so little they had the mystery of; what are they? Where did they come from? Mentioning the fact the Destiny crew were more "grey" compared to SG-1, I think that's what made Atlantis such a nice mid-point between SG-1 and SGU since the entire alliance with the Wraith and even their experimentation on "Michael" showed a darker side of humanity given that they were cut off from Earth and had to "make due" with their circumstances that no Earth-bound/returning SG team would. It showed more of a nuanced concept of "we're alone, and we have to survive alone."

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

2:07 There was two shots.

[@lostalone1271]

I thought that by the end, those aliens were allies. Yes, they infected Chloe with some kind of mutagen, but they healed her later.

[@whiteyoghurt]

Guys, it's been over 10 years. The new series is uncertain and may take on a different path developed by another team. What about you publish all the secrets for fun? It's annoying to wait for so long...