Before Young was up and about, Rush endeavored to take command of Destiny. What if he had managed to remain in charge? How would the atmosphere aboard Destiny be different?
As it stands now, it seems that most of the crew are just sitting around waiting for someone to call a cab. Why aren't they taking advantage of where they are?
In the days of sailing ships, captains made sure their crews were constantly engaged in productive activities such as scrubbing the decks and polishing the brass. Aside from always having a clean ship, this was a good practice that discouraged the men from congregating and complaining. Do you remember what Cortez did to encourage his men to stop thinking of home and focus on the situation at hand? He burned their ships.
Icarus is burned up. There's no going home..."not yet," Rush tells them. A good commander would see to it that the crew was involved in more than just a few calisthenics and running laps. They'd all be learning as much as they could about the ship and its capabilities. What if they do get attacked? Anybody on board know how to aim and shoot?
As for morale, it's dropping at a dangerous rate. Volker has admitted to TJ that he was at the end of his rope. Spencer has committed suicide and Brody apparently feels it's worth his life to sit in The Chair.
If Rush were in charge, how different would life be aboard ship?
I don't think he would be spying on everyone with a Kino, the way that Young has ordered Eli to do. Smacks of Big Brother and CCTV.
Rush is more apt to divide people into teams and give them assignments. Putting together a science team was his first priority after Wray replaced Young. Earlier, he used the Marines to do a room-by-room search to look for something "interesting." That's when they found The Chair. And whether it was a stall tactic or not, he assigned Riley and Brody to repair systems that would allow for a safe firing of the ship's weapons. [Which, by the way, where is Riley?]
Rush has high expectations of everyone, including himself. Frustration and impatience are the mark of his intolerance for poor results. Therefore, the stress levels on Destiny are more apt to rest on pleasing Rush rather than with whom should I have sex tonight. On Icarus, it was clear that Rush "didn't play well with others." Rush's behavior might be somewhat altered now because he's found his destiny/Destiny. Being on board ship is where he wants to be and the ship's computer is the ultimate banquet -- if he could just reach under the sneeze guard!
He does have a measure of people skills. I think he just chooses not to use them. He did try to console Chloe after her father died. He did try to raise morale even if it was with false hope. The downside of this is that he would likely use what he knows about people against them. Maybe he said what he did to his science team on the chance that one of them would feel compelled to sit in the chair. He certainly scared the pants of Telford with a lights and sound display!
I would rather be on Destiny with Rush at the helm. Sure, he's caustic, but he's focused. Young is juggling a rocky marriage, an ended affair, an IOA insider, an arrogant fellow officer who wants his job, and a contempt for Rush. He doesn't know which direction he's going.
The other plus in favor of Rush is that he gets nicer when there are fewer people in his way and less rules to hinder him, but then, don't we all?
As it stands now, it seems that most of the crew are just sitting around waiting for someone to call a cab. Why aren't they taking advantage of where they are?
In the days of sailing ships, captains made sure their crews were constantly engaged in productive activities such as scrubbing the decks and polishing the brass. Aside from always having a clean ship, this was a good practice that discouraged the men from congregating and complaining. Do you remember what Cortez did to encourage his men to stop thinking of home and focus on the situation at hand? He burned their ships.
Icarus is burned up. There's no going home..."not yet," Rush tells them. A good commander would see to it that the crew was involved in more than just a few calisthenics and running laps. They'd all be learning as much as they could about the ship and its capabilities. What if they do get attacked? Anybody on board know how to aim and shoot?
As for morale, it's dropping at a dangerous rate. Volker has admitted to TJ that he was at the end of his rope. Spencer has committed suicide and Brody apparently feels it's worth his life to sit in The Chair.
If Rush were in charge, how different would life be aboard ship?
I don't think he would be spying on everyone with a Kino, the way that Young has ordered Eli to do. Smacks of Big Brother and CCTV.
Rush is more apt to divide people into teams and give them assignments. Putting together a science team was his first priority after Wray replaced Young. Earlier, he used the Marines to do a room-by-room search to look for something "interesting." That's when they found The Chair. And whether it was a stall tactic or not, he assigned Riley and Brody to repair systems that would allow for a safe firing of the ship's weapons. [Which, by the way, where is Riley?]
Rush has high expectations of everyone, including himself. Frustration and impatience are the mark of his intolerance for poor results. Therefore, the stress levels on Destiny are more apt to rest on pleasing Rush rather than with whom should I have sex tonight. On Icarus, it was clear that Rush "didn't play well with others." Rush's behavior might be somewhat altered now because he's found his destiny/Destiny. Being on board ship is where he wants to be and the ship's computer is the ultimate banquet -- if he could just reach under the sneeze guard!
He does have a measure of people skills. I think he just chooses not to use them. He did try to console Chloe after her father died. He did try to raise morale even if it was with false hope. The downside of this is that he would likely use what he knows about people against them. Maybe he said what he did to his science team on the chance that one of them would feel compelled to sit in the chair. He certainly scared the pants of Telford with a lights and sound display!
I would rather be on Destiny with Rush at the helm. Sure, he's caustic, but he's focused. Young is juggling a rocky marriage, an ended affair, an IOA insider, an arrogant fellow officer who wants his job, and a contempt for Rush. He doesn't know which direction he's going.
The other plus in favor of Rush is that he gets nicer when there are fewer people in his way and less rules to hinder him, but then, don't we all?
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