Originally posted by StarFighter
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I wouldn't say there has been a lot of development, as that implies change, which I don't think any of us will see for a bit. After all, it's only been 4 episodes and maybe 2 or 3 days for the crew (according to dialogue about keeping the Stargate open the day before this episode's day, I'm assuming we're seeing the day after the events of Air III).
Now, as for actual facts about the characters, then there has been TONS. Way more than what we know of SG1's characters after 4 episodes and probably way more than all of the SGA characters after that whole series.
Just a small list here:
Rush: lost someone close, perhaps his wife. He was poor as a child, and had to work 2 jobs in Glasgow before getting a scholarship to Oxford.
Young: has a wife named Emily who is not particularly fond of him right now; he was apparently going to retire but instead chose to go on with his job rather than spend time with her; there's also something else there, apparently.
Scott: His parents died in a car crash when he was 4 and he was raised by Priests. When he was 16, he got a girl pregnant and was completely lost about where he was heading in life; this stress translated to the Priest who was looking after him, and whom eventually drank himself to death. Scott believes that this was all his fault.
Eli: MIT drop out. Lived at home with his Mom who had major medical problems (did they say what it was? I forgot); has a knack for games and references to TV shows and movies.
Chloe: Dad was a senator, mom seems to have a bit of a drinking problem. Served as her dad's assistant until they both got stranded on Destiny. She was the one who convinced Senator Armstrong to embed the 9th chevron solution in the game for Eli to solve. She was a political science major at Harvard.
Greer: He was born poor, and has a major temper problem. However, he is also fiercely loyal. His backstory is so far mysterious but I think we'll get some info on that pretty soon.
TJ: She had gotten a scholarship to go to medical school, but for some reason related to Young, decided to stay behind.
Wray: Human Resources person and has files on pratically everyone; she seems to have a problem with Greer. She hasn't had much screentime so that's about it so far.
Telford: He was supposed to lead the team to Destiny, and he can also fly a 302. So far, that's about it.
Now feel free to tell me what you learned about the SG1 and SGA characters after...Emancipation and 38 Minutes, respectively. Now, this is kinda cheating since 1). Jack and Daniel also had the movie to develop them, and moves reveal a lot more info than your average TV show and 2). both Weir and McKay had SG1 episodes to develop them.
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