Oh, I don't think our Carson is bad, far from it. And I totally agree with your reasoning for Carson that he's just trying to save lives. That's fine. I just don't think this is a viable solution. It causes more problems than it creates.
I think that's one of the cool things about Atlantis so far is that they keep coming across these moral lines that they have to cross. Much like in Poisoning the Well, they had to choose to experiment on the Wraith. And it's even more interesting to see people like Carson and Elizabeth being the ones that have to cross these lines. John being military has less of a problem with it. Rodney, well, I think deep down Rodney cares, but if it brings him closer to his need to satisfy his scientific curiosity, he can deal with it. It's the heartfelt ones that crossing those lines really affects. We've seen how Elizabeth has had to deal with it, and I think it's time to see Carson deal with consequences as well. Mostly because I like him way more than I like Elizabeth and I think it would be a good acting challenge for Paul, who, unfortunately, is usually either given comic relief or exposition.
I'm just hoping that they actually deal with the retro virus issues that I brought up instead of a year or so down the road making it their magic cure all, much like the Tok'ra were to Goa'ulded people in SG-1.
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Date: 2005-08-31 12:42 pm (UTC)I think that's one of the cool things about Atlantis so far is that they keep coming across these moral lines that they have to cross. Much like in Poisoning the Well, they had to choose to experiment on the Wraith. And it's even more interesting to see people like Carson and Elizabeth being the ones that have to cross these lines. John being military has less of a problem with it. Rodney, well, I think deep down Rodney cares, but if it brings him closer to his need to satisfy his scientific curiosity, he can deal with it. It's the heartfelt ones that crossing those lines really affects. We've seen how Elizabeth has had to deal with it, and I think it's time to see Carson deal with consequences as well. Mostly because I like him way more than I like Elizabeth and I think it would be a good acting challenge for Paul, who, unfortunately, is usually either given comic relief or exposition.
I'm just hoping that they actually deal with the retro virus issues that I brought up instead of a year or so down the road making it their magic cure all, much like the Tok'ra were to Goa'ulded people in SG-1.