 "The Boston Globe" reviewer Joanna Weiss also reacted positively towards the pilot episodes, saying it felt like "early "Lost"", while the story arc followed the patterns of "Battlestar Galactica".Mark Wilson from About.com gave the episode four-and-a-half stars out of 5, saying "Universe" accomplishes what "Stargate Atlantis" was not able to, and said it was "exceptionally well made" compared to other shows.The "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" both praised the show, calling it "intriguing", for not abandoning its premise as "" did and criticized it by pointing out that the characters spend "far too much time wandering a desert planet" in "Air (Part 3)".