Originally posted by ReganX
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Let me see if I can explain it properly.
I mean deliberated in the sense that it won't be a split-second decision. Maybe they know for hours about some explosive device, Jack goes to trigger it but while in route, Sam jammed the jumper (or whatever) and other person/team has to go instead.
At first I thought about Carter choosing herself to do some dangerous task that it's known suicidal. For the casual looker it may seems that giving her own life she's being heroic, when in fact she's being selfish, she rather die than let Jack die. But this has been done (in SGA at least) and done really well with heart tearing sadness.
Then, some of the evilness in other stories made me wonder, what if Sam saves Jack's life by sacrificing someone else? Can she get away with it? Can she lives with herself knowing what she did? It is possible that she doesn't feel remorse at all? Maybe she feels that she has sacrificed enough already.
A teammate was my first option as well. It has to be someone loved by everybody and liked by Sam. I thought killing Sheppard. It'd be like "Shophie's Choise" because it has to be a difficult decision but, in this case, Sam doesn't deceive herself. She always knew she'll choose Jack.
I also wonders, I don't know why but I'm sure Teal'c would approve so, what Daniel'd do? Accuse and comdemn Sam (even if in private) or despair because in her position he may have done the same? or thanking some higher power because he wasn't the one forced to choose?
I hope it's clear enough.
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