Hello! I think you've talked about how you think that Daniel should have been expedition leader instead of Sam in season 4 due to the military thing. So how would that change things according to you wrt plot, interpersonal dynamics, characters, etc? Would love to know your take on it.
'should have been' is probably a little too strong, since it's mostly because i love him and i want him in my house, but other reasons include:
i want to keep the expedition under civilian command. this is vital to me.
it would be nice to soften Daniel back because the last couple of seasons in SG-1 made him sooo jaded and military-like that i want to remove him from that environment to see what happens
i want a bit of reversal, in that it's now Daniel stepping into a place that used to be Elizabeth's and he's now the interloper who has big shoes to fill (Elizabeth is not there to see it but the audience - i.e. Me - can draw comparisons as a result)
the expedition needs a Daniel, in that he's a good way to expand SGA lore and the Alterans and also as someone who will Not Go Quietly Into The Night in terms of war crimes and harebrained Sheppard-concocted schemes
First Contact and The Lost Tribe have proven that Daniel and Rodney are hilariously brilliant together
i want Daniel's presence to push Teyla's character development by LIGHT-YEARS (like the opposite of dead wife manpain. he is alive and in her space and she wants to cause him pain because he is wrongwrongwrong)
things that are likely going to happen with Daniel in charge:
restructuring of the science department (to Rodney's immense displeasure and secret relief)
the great Daniel and Sheppard enemieship
maybe the resolution of the Michael plot line would've been better idk
we can imagine a great SG1 Team Leader to SGC base commander journey for Sam, as was her right
we may finally get the Sheppard Military Mutiny that I always wanted with Elizabeth (less nuanced because he and Daniel aren't friends, but still determinative)
i just want Daniel to say to Sheppard's face that disobeying orders is not anti-establishment praxis when he's still, you know, wearing a uniform
we would likely get to explore the city more because Daniel's at the helm and he has Priorities
Ronon is the only AR-1 member who (openly) likes him. this is PAIN for Sheppard and plain alien to Rodney (Daniel and Ronon bond over memorializing Sateda)
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