Re: SGA--The buddy cop ep ("Midway" spoilers)

Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> jayembee <jayembeenospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote: 
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>>> Something about the broken leg -- It would have kept Carter from
>>> going with the strike force.
>> 
>> So would being the commander of Atlantis. O'Neill stopped leading
>> SG-1 missions when he was promoted to SGC commander.
> 
> Didn't stop Weir.

Sure, she occasionally lead missions, but not firefights. That
was the whole point of having a military commander along on
the Atlantis mission.

The fact that Carter is Air Force, and has been in 10 years'
worth of firefights, doesn't mean that Sheppard's status as
Atlantis's military commander is null and void. Leading military
missions is *his* job, not hers.

>>> McKay was a stupid choice (of course the plot ending up making
>>> him a good choice, but still). He's not a warrior, and Lee and
>>> Carter should know as much about Midway as he does.
>> 
>> McKay also knew how to reprogram the gate system, which might've
>> come in handy, depending on what cir***stances they might find.
>> It's not just knowing about Midway itself, but about the gate
>> system. Lee probably knows a lot, but not as much as McKay. And
>> when they sent the strike force, they had no idea if Lee -- or
>> anyone else on Midway -- was even still alive.
> 
> But you don't send McKay with the advance team into a firefight.
> Have him stand by, sure.

So what happens when you get there, find Lee (and everyone else)
dead, and discover you need a science guy? You dial Atlantis, tell
them you need McKay, and shut down the gate, so they can dial the
gate at their end to send him through. So what happens if at some
point during that, the gate activates, and Wraith come swarming
through, preventing Atlantis from sending anyone through or you
even getting a message to Atlantis in the first place?

-- jayembee