Originally posted by suse
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As far as what exactly Mitchell did in the battle? I don't know how you can tell what he did from those brief flashbacks. If you (general you, not specific you) don't like the character and resent that he's in the show, then you assume that all he did was crash a jet.
But if you like the character or don't mind that he's on the show, then you go along with how everyone on SG-1 thanked him for what he did and assume it was above and beyond what others did who were flying those planes.
IIRC SG-1 were last recognized for being great in Family.
Other than that they got a "good job" and they went on. Mitchell suffered from "Hey! Isn't he a great character!!"!-itis. Show me (and not is the team loving him and shoehorn!him!in! flashbacks), don't tell me. Except what they showed me in S9 (and somewhat in S10) wasn't a hero, it was a man who couldn't control his emotions under pressure.![McKay](https://forum.gateworld.net/core/images/smilies/../gw_smilies/mckay32.gif)
suse
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suse
And I totally disagree that they didn't show him as a hero or that he couldn't control his emotions in Seasons 9 and 10. No, he wasn't perfect. But if he was, people would be complaining about that. It's a lose-lose situation. There were many, many times where he was a leader, authoritative, and always trying to do the right thing.
If you don't like a character, then you don't like him, I get it. But you're defining him by a couple of eps and ignoring the rest because it doesn't fit your definition of how you see him.
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