I was a little fuzzy on the ending of season 2 (I thought it was a cliffhanger). It's been that long ago.
But this ep hit hard. What happens when a crew member betrays the crew, but is still on the show? TNG would just have folks go back to normal. Orville had them harrass him until he killed himself.
There's one thing I disagree with.
The whole "it's not our fault he killed himself."
Bullcrap. Issac's choice was in direct response to actions repeatedly taken against him.
Was it an extreme choice? Yes. He could have quit and become a sous chef or something.
But Marcus telling Issaac he wished he was dead. That was on Marcus.
And writing "Murderer" on the wall. Marcus.
Issaac killed himself because of everybody's treatment of him.
That is on them.
People being crappy to someone makes them the cause of suicide. Damaging somebody's self-worth means the decision was under duress and the source of the duress is at fault.
The Choice was theirs to be a bully.
But this ep hit hard. What happens when a crew member betrays the crew, but is still on the show? TNG would just have folks go back to normal. Orville had them harrass him until he killed himself.
There's one thing I disagree with.
The whole "it's not our fault he killed himself."
Bullcrap. Issac's choice was in direct response to actions repeatedly taken against him.
Was it an extreme choice? Yes. He could have quit and become a sous chef or something.
But Marcus telling Issaac he wished he was dead. That was on Marcus.
And writing "Murderer" on the wall. Marcus.
Issaac killed himself because of everybody's treatment of him.
That is on them.
People being crappy to someone makes them the cause of suicide. Damaging somebody's self-worth means the decision was under duress and the source of the duress is at fault.
The Choice was theirs to be a bully.