This thread contains spoilers for episode 5x01 so don´t read further unless you don´t mind.
In the episode when the Daedalus arraived at the planet should it have simply destroyed Michaels ship? From my point of view they took an incredibly risky and stupid decision when confronted with the option of either A) Destroy the wraith cruiser though that meant Teylas death or B) lower shields so that they could get the two survivors but risk the entire ship in the process!!!!!!!!!!! This stupidity is compounded when you consider that Teyla would die anyway if Michael escaped or won the day.
I find it difficult to believe that a military commander would put everyone under his command in such risk just to save one or two people, especially when losing the one would mean that a dangerous mass murderer like Michael was taken out as well.
Now I understand that from the shows point of view they couldn´t very well have the good guys kill one of the main characters (a pregnant one at that) but in real life it seems like that would have been the "right" thing to do. It´s an ugly decision, one that would propably torment those taking it, but considering that it could mean the difference between life or death of millions (should M escape he would certainly pose a threat to millions). Would any of us argue against shooting down a plane that´s been taken over by terrorists and was heading for a city even if the plane was filled with civilians? This is the same scenario only on a much larger scale.
In the show they showed no casualties on the Daedalus or in the F-302´s but let´s face at least some of them would have died in a fight like that, were those lifes less important then Teylas? For the show the answer is yes but in real life?
So my question to you all is simple, would you have done the same thing as the show did or would you have destroyed the ship? (obviously not knowing a head of time how things would turn out )
In the episode when the Daedalus arraived at the planet should it have simply destroyed Michaels ship? From my point of view they took an incredibly risky and stupid decision when confronted with the option of either A) Destroy the wraith cruiser though that meant Teylas death or B) lower shields so that they could get the two survivors but risk the entire ship in the process!!!!!!!!!!! This stupidity is compounded when you consider that Teyla would die anyway if Michael escaped or won the day.
I find it difficult to believe that a military commander would put everyone under his command in such risk just to save one or two people, especially when losing the one would mean that a dangerous mass murderer like Michael was taken out as well.
Now I understand that from the shows point of view they couldn´t very well have the good guys kill one of the main characters (a pregnant one at that) but in real life it seems like that would have been the "right" thing to do. It´s an ugly decision, one that would propably torment those taking it, but considering that it could mean the difference between life or death of millions (should M escape he would certainly pose a threat to millions). Would any of us argue against shooting down a plane that´s been taken over by terrorists and was heading for a city even if the plane was filled with civilians? This is the same scenario only on a much larger scale.
In the show they showed no casualties on the Daedalus or in the F-302´s but let´s face at least some of them would have died in a fight like that, were those lifes less important then Teylas? For the show the answer is yes but in real life?
So my question to you all is simple, would you have done the same thing as the show did or would you have destroyed the ship? (obviously not knowing a head of time how things would turn out )
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