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1Having solved the problem of breathable air, the crew now has to deal with the dwindling power reserves on ''Destiny'' as the ship begins shutting down.
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5* CueTheSun: The last shot of the episode, ''Destiny'' flying straight towards a red dwarf star.
6* DarknessEqualsDeath: ''Destiny'' is running out of power and eventually drops out of FTL and all the lights and systems go out, including life support. According to Rush in a few days time, the ship will no longer be able to support life.
7* HairTriggerTemper – Rush spends much of the episode extremely stressed and angry, and shoves Sgt. Riley into a wall when Riley bothers him a second time and snapping at Volker when the latter fails to be useful culminating in him having a nervous breakdown that knocks him unconscious for half-a-day. He gets noticeably calmer after waking up and getting through the worst of his two-fold withdrawal symptoms.
8* HeroicBSOD – Rush collapses from a combination of [[MustHaveCaffeine caffeine withdrawal]], [[MustHaveNicotine nicotine withdrawal]], [[SleepDeprivation lack of sleep]], and overwork. After sleeping 10 hours, he gets back up and starts right back on working on the problem.
9* LargeHam: After reaching his RageBreakingPoint Rush gets very loud.
10* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
11** Much like [[Recap/StargateAtlantisS01E01E02Rising Atlantis's [=ZPMs=]]], Destiny's almost depleted power reserves are on their last legs this episode as a result of the Icarus expedition powering every system within reach (not to mention trying to dial out back to Earth).

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