Originally posted by ÜberSG-1Fan
But even away from that base issue, it reflects her strength of character. She didn't say "screw the regs." She respected it even though it meant personal frustration.
Carter embodies for me true heroism and selflessness. She's a strong female character who isn't two dimensional. She isn't the wimpy character always needing to be rescued. She isn't blatant eye candy with no real purpose other than to "look good for the camera" like so many perceived Anise to be. She isn't the perfect character getting everything right all the time.
She's a flawed and emotional character who does the best she can...acknowledges when she messes up but doesn't wallow in those mistakes because she knows it's a waste of time.
Here's a bit of dialogue that expresses what I'm trying to say:
SAM: Look, Jay...I-I know you feel bad about this.
FELGER: (chuckles lightly) What's to feel bad about? I mean, it probably took the ancients a thousand years to build the 'gate system, and I... (whistles) ...wrecked it in a single day. Not to mention the fact that I've isolated us from all the off-world resources we're going to need to defend ourselves, leaving us sitting ducks for the next Goa'uld attack. But who cares?
SAM: Look...I need you to get past feeling guilty and focus on finding a solution.
FELGER: That's easy for you to say 'cause you never make mistakes.
SAM: I don't?
FELGER: Oh, come on...you're perfect. Everybody knows that.
SAM: Jay...I'm not perfect.
I think the sentence I've bolded really emphasizes what I was trying to say. She makes mistakes and some of those mistakes are doozies and people have suffered because of those mistakes. But she doesn't dwell on it. She does what she can to fix things when she messes up, does her best to learn from her mistakes, doesn't allow herself to be swallowed up by the guilt of her mistakes and focuses on what needs to be done.
Carter embodies for me true heroism and selflessness. She's a strong female character who isn't two dimensional. She isn't the wimpy character always needing to be rescued. She isn't blatant eye candy with no real purpose other than to "look good for the camera" like so many perceived Anise to be. She isn't the perfect character getting everything right all the time.
She's a flawed and emotional character who does the best she can...acknowledges when she messes up but doesn't wallow in those mistakes because she knows it's a waste of time.
Here's a bit of dialogue that expresses what I'm trying to say:
SAM: Look, Jay...I-I know you feel bad about this.
FELGER: (chuckles lightly) What's to feel bad about? I mean, it probably took the ancients a thousand years to build the 'gate system, and I... (whistles) ...wrecked it in a single day. Not to mention the fact that I've isolated us from all the off-world resources we're going to need to defend ourselves, leaving us sitting ducks for the next Goa'uld attack. But who cares?
SAM: Look...I need you to get past feeling guilty and focus on finding a solution.
FELGER: That's easy for you to say 'cause you never make mistakes.
SAM: I don't?
FELGER: Oh, come on...you're perfect. Everybody knows that.
SAM: Jay...I'm not perfect.
I think the sentence I've bolded really emphasizes what I was trying to say. She makes mistakes and some of those mistakes are doozies and people have suffered because of those mistakes. But she doesn't dwell on it. She does what she can to fix things when she messes up, does her best to learn from her mistakes, doesn't allow herself to be swallowed up by the guilt of her mistakes and focuses on what needs to be done.
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