Originally posted by madaboutdanny
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Originally posted by GateGipsy
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I agree especially with you, madaboutdanny, in that he's better at the rest of his job (not just his scientific/language/negotiating skills) in the later seasons. Frankly, I would think Jack would have kicked him right off the team in the first couple of seasons for putting everyone else in danger all the time. By season 10, he's able to comport himself in a manner fitting for a front-line team.
I do think that he is more jaded, though, by season 10. But I don't see that as happening all of the sudden. I see it as a gradual progression over the years. (EDIT AGAIN: I'm going to change my mind about this. Upon further reflection, I think he was more jaded overall in season 5. I think in season 10 he's more just weary of the ancients/ascended beings.)
As to Vala and the sexual harrassment: Thanks, Greg, for the references you found. In particular the line stating that the harrasser may not realize that what they're doing constitutes sexual harrassment. I can understand Vala not understanding why her behavior is so inappropriate since she comes from an entirely alien background. Just like the example of Daniel accepting the behavior of the guys on Melosha's planet....it's just the way their society does things. Maybe Vala is used to a society that behaves in that manner. What bugs me is that apparently no one else ever took her aside and told her that it is completely unacceptable in the SGC. I think the closest we ever got to that was Cam telling her not to take advantage of actually inhabiting Daniel's body in "Crusade" because Daniel wasn't there to defend himself. And I have a hard time accepting that they let her officially join the team in season 10 without making it clear to her what type of behavior would be acceptable and what wouldn't. (Although I guess if I'm being fair, most of that behavior was exhibited before she joined the team and not so much afterwards.)
Other than that aspect of her character I quite like Vala, pigtails and all. (Says the 41-year-old lady who wears pigtails when she's cleaning the house or working out. )
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