I didn't realize so many people dislike Caldwell, but I did enjoy his willingness to state his mind. The 1st time I was surprised by Elizabeth's reaction to him was in "Conversion" when he made some changes (duty roster?) after taking command. I get what she was saying about morale, but I don't think they had the luxury of waiting if important changes needed to be made. And I'd think the military people would be well-accustomed to rolling with the punches. (It doesn't help that it's nearly impossible to judge what people think of Sheppard's leadership, outside of the main cast. Maybe they'd prefer Caldwell's style. I think I would.) In hindsight, it might have been advisable to have the military and civilians act as co-leaders of the expedition.
I'm not too worried about Caldwell converting wholeheartedly, but I doubt we'll see them butting heads as much as they did. And I'd love it if the opposition didn't always come from the military, but from within or from the civilian sector (Earth or Pegasus) because otherwise, it becomes too easy to slip into a good guy/bad guy dichotomy.
And, yes, Ronon is a breath of consistent fresh air among all the wafflers.
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Date: 2006-07-25 01:47 pm (UTC)From:I'm not too worried about Caldwell converting wholeheartedly, but I doubt we'll see them butting heads as much as they did. And I'd love it if the opposition didn't always come from the military, but from within or from the civilian sector (Earth or Pegasus) because otherwise, it becomes too easy to slip into a good guy/bad guy dichotomy.
And, yes, Ronon is a breath of consistent fresh air among all the wafflers.