SGU’s Ties to Earth
I’ve been enjoying the crossover characters, even though I still think the Destiny crew is a little too tied to Earth. One of the things I think Stargate Atlantis missed the mark on was the opportunity they had to keep those people separated from Earth long enough for their predicament to actually be scary.
The Destiny is another opportunity to really isolate the people, but with the constant use of the communication stones, it’s not as tense as it could be. The only reason I can think of to truly keep in contact with Earth (for the writers of SGU) is that without that touchstone, the crew might actually fracture into warring groups looking to gain control…oh wait, they’ve sort of already done that.
What I mean is that the crew members might lose some of their socialized attitudes and beliefs and become even more fractious than they already are.
Without that Earth contact, Col. Young would in fact be the ultimate authority with no one to answer to, and many people can’t handle that kind of pressure. As of yet, I don’t know enough about his core character to know if he could handle it. All I do know is that to him marital vows aren’t necessarily binding and therefore his honor is definitely tarnished unless some kind of mitigating circumstance comes to light later…
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