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And so it begins... (lemmy.world)
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[–] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I respectfully disagree. I am currently in a rewatch, and there are two major issues I now have with SG1 (and don’t ask me why it didn’t bother/I didn’t notice before): how much civil oversight over the military is antagonized ...

I feel like its not so much civilian-oversight that's antagonized but greedy politicians. where Weir is not a politician- she's a scientist and was in charge of the scientific expedition which the military (SGC) was tasked with protecting.

Keep in mind that Woolsey was first introduced as Kinsey's lackey coming in to sabotage the stargate program. His character arc is... wonderful; and he goes from Woolsey-the-antagonist to Woolsey-the-ally (and eventual leader of Atlantis). for his part, Kinsey was subordinate to the Trust (and the oligarchs that formed the Committee/NID before it.)

Which, I do feel like American politicians are... how shall we say... like that.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    I feel like its not so much civilian-oversight that's antagonized but greedy politicians.

    Partly, yes. But for the most part, the ones in favour of civilian oversight were only greedy politicians, and that was used to frame the whole idea. Also the pure thought of civilian oversight was ridiculed by the protagonists without it being contextualized as a point of debate or something. Remember, there was a whole episode about why the US Air Force was best to control the Stargate program instead of an international comittee.

    where Weir is not a politician- she's a scientist

    No, Weir was a diplomat, peace activist and expert on international politics, not a scientist. Also, her appearance in SG1 marked a slight change in the show's characterization of civil oversight.

    Kinsey is one of my biggest points in this issue. For several seasons, he was the only or leading figure arguing for civil oversight, and when you let only one or a most prominent character represent an idea that character is how the show frames that idea.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Keep in mind that Woolsey was first introduced as Kinsey’s lackey coming in to sabotage the stargate program. His character arc is… wonderful; and he goes from Woolsey-the-antagonist to Woolsey-the-ally (and eventual leader of Atlantis).

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