: To escape the drone blockade, the crew decides to jump to the next galaxy, a journey that will take three years. Because the ship lacks enough power for life support during such a long jump, the entire crew must enter stasis pods.
The series finale, "Gauntlet" , concludes with a poignant cliffhanger:
: Familiar faces from previous series appear, including Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett) and Richard Woolsey (Robert Picardo). The Final Episode: "Gauntlet"
: One stasis pod is found to be non-functional. Eli Wallace volunteers to stay awake, giving himself two weeks to fix the pod before the ship's life support fails. The series ends with Eli standing alone on the observation deck, watching the stars as Destiny enters FTL travel. Cancellation and Legacy
: The crew discovers a civilization called Novus , founded by time-shifted versions of themselves from an alternate timeline.
: Dr. Nicholas Rush discovers the ship's bridge and reveals that Destiny was not just meant for exploration, but to solve a cosmic mystery.