Sabotage

"Sabotage" is the sixteenth episode in the first season of Stargate Universe.

Synopsis
One of Destiny's FTL drives explodes during its trip across the galactic void. Unless it's repaired, Destiny will be unable to reach the next galaxy. The expedition uses the communication stones to call a brilliant mind from Earth to help repair the drive. Meanwhile, the blue aliens capitalize on Destiny's unexpected problems and mount an invasion.

Prologue
A group of people are stuck on Destiny after an attack on Icarus Base, and are now trapped there. Eli Wallace, Chloe Armstrong, and Matthew Scott are stranded during a mission, and the expedition is unable to rescue them before Destiny begins its journey across the galactic void.

Production

 * When Joseph Mallozzi pitched out clues for the title of this episode, they were that the title shares the title of a song by The Beastie Boys, and is the name of a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Controversy
The direction towards the character, Amanda Perry, garnered controversy on two fronts. Some were critical of the character's rather insensitive description, particularly that the disabled character "is physically useless" as well as insinuating that disabled peoples are not able to have an intimate relationship. In addition, LGBT rights criticized the use of Camile Wray's body for heterosexual sex.

Producers of SGU have since apologized and clarified that Perry's character description was not their own, but that of an external casting agency and was never meant to be made public. They have also emphasized the equal role Wray's relationship has in the series, to that of heterosexual relationships.