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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4989942" data-attributes="member: 18182">Interesting, that's why I liked the episode.&nbsp; Rarely, in real life, are ethical questions such as these &quot;answered&quot; or &quot;properly addressed&quot;.In a more traditional, episodic approach, like the first two Stargate shows, each episode would have an &quot;A&quot; plot, maybe a &quot;B&quot; plot that wraps up nicely by the end of the episode.&nbsp; But that's not the storytelling style used in this Stargate!The plot points in this episode that are the &quot;A&quot; plot are that the folks at home in the Pentagon no longer trust Young's leadership and also don't trust Rush.&nbsp; In addition, they seem to have reasons unstated for bringing home the crew NOW as opposed to &quot;later when it can be done safely&quot;.&nbsp; This isn't a new theme in the show, and it wasn't &quot;answered&quot; or wrapped up nicely with a bow . . . but the Pentagon's usurpation of Young's command with Telford brought it to a head and resulted in Young taking safeguards to prevent a future occurence . . . in defiance of Pentagon leadership, including O'Neil.We have two related &quot;B&quot; plots with Young's relationship with his ex-wife, and the addition of Telford to the sordid mix, and Eli and Chloe's relationship.&nbsp; Both relationships have events happen that &quot;move them forward&quot;, but certainly don't &quot;answer&quot; them.And I love it!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4989942, member: 18182"] Interesting, that's why I liked the episode. Rarely, in real life, are ethical questions such as these "answered" or "properly addressed". In a more traditional, episodic approach, like the first two Stargate shows, each episode would have an "A" plot, maybe a "B" plot that wraps up nicely by the end of the episode. But that's not the storytelling style used in this Stargate! The plot points in this episode that are the "A" plot are that the folks at home in the Pentagon no longer trust Young's leadership and also don't trust Rush. In addition, they seem to have reasons unstated for bringing home the crew NOW as opposed to "later when it can be done safely". This isn't a new theme in the show, and it wasn't "answered" or wrapped up nicely with a bow . . . but the Pentagon's usurpation of Young's command with Telford brought it to a head and resulted in Young taking safeguards to prevent a future occurence . . . in defiance of Pentagon leadership, including O'Neil. We have two related "B" plots with Young's relationship with his ex-wife, and the addition of Telford to the sordid mix, and Eli and Chloe's relationship. Both relationships have events happen that "move them forward", but certainly don't "answer" them. And I love it! [/QUOTE]

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