Am I the only one who thinks Young and Rush are very interesting characters because they are both quite fallible and human? Rush, as Shai Hulud pointed out, is quite the Machavellian but also capable of quite deep emotional attachments. He's desperately seeking something, we're not sure what. He's willing to throw people under the bus but doesn't seem to delight in his choices when he does do the throwing.
Young, on the other hand, wants desperately to be on the side of the angels and has a much harder time making hard choices that end up with people dead whether he cares about them or not. He, conversely, recognizes that in his position he must make extremely hard decisions that will end up with people under his jurisdiction dieing. He hates that. He wants things to go smoothly but doesn't really have the personality, in extreme situations, to get people to work at their best. As another person pointed out he yells, without much purpose, when he gets frustrated or angry but I think he recognizes how useless the yelling is despite his inability to control it. He cares quite deeply for the people under his command and laments every death, particularly the trivial ones.
This show would be much blander if Rush were the archetype genius who saves the day 5 minutes before the end of the episode so the reset button can be pushed. The show would be much blander if Young were the archetype commander who everyone loves and respects who has an almost magical ability to get people from very different backgrounds to work together without conflict and who always makes the right call.
SG:U is much better for the gray characters it has presented.
Young, on the other hand, wants desperately to be on the side of the angels and has a much harder time making hard choices that end up with people dead whether he cares about them or not. He, conversely, recognizes that in his position he must make extremely hard decisions that will end up with people under his jurisdiction dieing. He hates that. He wants things to go smoothly but doesn't really have the personality, in extreme situations, to get people to work at their best. As another person pointed out he yells, without much purpose, when he gets frustrated or angry but I think he recognizes how useless the yelling is despite his inability to control it. He cares quite deeply for the people under his command and laments every death, particularly the trivial ones.
This show would be much blander if Rush were the archetype genius who saves the day 5 minutes before the end of the episode so the reset button can be pushed. The show would be much blander if Young were the archetype commander who everyone loves and respects who has an almost magical ability to get people from very different backgrounds to work together without conflict and who always makes the right call.
SG:U is much better for the gray characters it has presented.
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