DreadPirateMurphy
Explorer
Eli is a flawed character, like every other character on the show.
I really like this aspect of the show. Eli is a self-conscious geek. Chloe feels useless. TJ wasn't even supposed to be there anymore, and she feels out of her depth without a doctor. Rush is alienated from the rest of the team and doesn't get the respect he thinks he deserves. Camile feels completely out of control for probably the first time in a long while. Greer has anger-management issues. Scott has to man-up a lot faster than expected.
The "leader," Young, feels overwhelmed, is physically crippled, and is still mourning the destruction of his marriage.
These guys act like the supporting casts of the first two Stargate shows. Yet none of them is completely unsympathetic. I found I could empathize with everybody, even Greer, who struck me at first as a bully. I also like that there have been small roles for many of the secondary characters even in just the first few episodes -- and unlike a lot of "wagon train to the stars" shows, the secondary characters are going to be very noticeable if they disappear all of a sudden back to central casting.