Stargate: Universe's answers from a (divine) whirlwind

I wasn't all that excited about when I first heard about Stargate: Universe-- I'd never really watched much Stargate, and the impression I had gotten from what I had seen was that it was... hm... not the best show. (I'm in the process of watching the show from the beginning on Hulu-- they currently have 7 of SG-1's 10 seasons-- and there is certainly a marked improvement in quality toward the end of the first season). When early reports suggested that SG:U might transcend the franchise's...