Ethical considerations aside, this was a really stupid move for O'Neill. First, the Asgard could have learned so much from a replicator willing to let them experiment on him. But even aside from that, Fifth was about 2 seconds away from the time dilation device. Time is slowed by 10,000 times. 20,000 seconds is about 5.5 hours. Even being generous and saying it would have taken an hour to shut it off, that's still about 416 days. So in a little over a year they'll be back. And pissed. And hey, one and a half years later....
The worst part of this is that Carter should have pointed this out. Jack might assume time being slowed by 10,000 times would keep the replicators in there for a long long time. But Carter can easily do simple multiplication/division in her head. Even if Fifth had bought the story completely and did exactly what they said, it was supposed to be about 3 or 4 minutes to get to the Prometheus. A couple seconds for him to realize that the ship was gone and he was betrayed. Then 3 or 4 minutes back. So even under the best circumstances, it wouldn't be very long before they got out.
The worst part of this is that Carter should have pointed this out. Jack might assume time being slowed by 10,000 times would keep the replicators in there for a long long time. But Carter can easily do simple multiplication/division in her head. Even if Fifth had bought the story completely and did exactly what they said, it was supposed to be about 3 or 4 minutes to get to the Prometheus. A couple seconds for him to realize that the ship was gone and he was betrayed. Then 3 or 4 minutes back. So even under the best circumstances, it wouldn't be very long before they got out.
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