Jack O'Neill's position and actions in Earth

[knowles2]

Because it not SGC, it Home world security, which one could presume he been place in charge of since Hammond passed away.

[MattSilver 3k]

Don't get me wrong I prefer General O'Neill to General Landry, but why is Jack suddenly back in charge of the SGC? Earth, Jack O'Neill Quote: "Colonel, my office"

You couldn't tell that the Earth stuff was at the Pentagon, not the SGC? With the different sets, with the establishing shots of the Pentagon, with Homeworld Command on a sign in the hallways?

[Lt.Colonel John Sheppard]

Spoiler:

the next time we see rick is at the end of the season

[bobsenior]

Yeah but in Air - Parts 1-3 he is stationed at the SGC in Landry's office!? But yeah I guess he could have just been borrowing it, I just think it's strange seeing as the actor Richard Dean Anderson said years back he was planning to retire!?!

[MattSilver 3k]

Yeah but in Air - Parts 1-3 he is stationed at the SGC in Landry's office!?

That's still Homeworld Command...

[bobsenior]

O yeah, just checked, so it is my bad

[siles]

I'm so sad that Jack's become a paper-pusher

[Jeffala]

I'm so sad that Jack's become a paper-pusher

And thrown quite a few of his principles out the window along the way, so it seems--but hey, if Carter says it will work...

[thekillman]

carter never said it would work.

also, he still looks like he's not entirely healthy, and well, disease CAN change people.

to me, it seemed like jack wasnt entirely happy with it either. he's just in a position, that he cant just ignore all of command to do "the right thing".

loved how Young looked up to O'neill

[Jeffala]

carter never said it would work.

Then I don't understand the point of bringing her up. Anyhoo. I've not had an opportunity to re-watch the episode, but I've drawn from it the following conclusions:

1. Telford is a d-bag.
2. O'Neill is well on the way to being a d-bag.
3. Wray is untrustworthy, seeming to go along with the idea and encourage it because it could increase her standing with the IOA, an organization made up of d-bags.
3. Chloe is evil.
4. Rush is still untrustworthy.

Re: Rush, did he allow the experiment to fail on its own or did he set it up to fail? Was the (controlled?) overload part of his plan or was it spontaneous?

[Lord Hurin]

Well, I was concerned that making Jack seem like a "bad guy" would actually work the opposite way: many fans of SG-1 would still think that whatever he says is gospel, no matter what it is and thus direct their dislike towards Young et al for disagreeing with O'Neill. Thank god it doesn't look like that's happening... Yet.

You could definitely tell that Jack was uncomfortable with the whole thing, and that he seems to like Young more than he does Telford. This plan was approved and Jack was told to make it happen by the President, though. He can't exactly just shrug that off.

Also, Jack bringing up Carter was due to Young saying he didn't understand a lot of the plan. Jack was trying to relate about how many times Carter explained a complex plan, in vain, to O'Neill during their tenure together on SG-1.

[wargrafix]

Jack was right. The military is not a democracy.

Young was being a douche.

And that is the problem. The motivations of the military was questionable at best. IOA is screwing around with the lives of the crew.

I'm really hoping Chloe's mom goes public. That should make for some interesting drama.

[segaxgames]

Jack oniel sucksssssssssssssssssssss in sgu

[Orion Antreas]

The 'We've gone through the time I've allotted for this meeting' at the end was an incredible show of insubordination. O'Neill should have hauled him into his office and had more than a word.

I think Jack can sympathize with Young and understands that if they were in opposite positions, Jack would probably be doing the same. Jack was pretty insubordinate during his time as commander of SG-1.

Jack oniel sucksssssssssssssssssssss in sgu

Wow, that's an elegant and intelligent post.

[VSS]

On JM's blog he said this ep would explain why Carter and McKay didn't help out with the Destiny, but that was never discussed, was it? It still appears to be some random group of scientists- albeit the "best minds on earth". I guess McKay and Carter just aren't on earth, huh?