SG-U – Divided (1x12) - (Discuss – Grade | SPOILERS)

[cylkoth]

In contrast, Young couldn't be successfully prosecuted for stranding Rush. He can't be forced to testify against himself, and there were no other witnesses since Rush was unconscious. Rush could try and make something up, which is just he said/she said, and Rush's testimony would already be compromised because of his actions regarding the gun, which shows he is perfectly willing to lie and frame Colonel Young. So his testimony would be disregarded.


So really, nobody could make a successful case against Colonel Young, except perhaps a military court that might find he acted without good order and discipline. You could certainly charge Colonel Young with assault and battery, but again, you can't prove who threw the first punch unless Colonel Young is willing to testify against himself, and Rush's testimony can't be trusted because he'd already tried to frame Colonel Rush for murder. On top of that there's a clear case against Dr. Rush for hijacking and mutiny.

So we're just left with rumors and discontent about Young amongst the civilians, but nothing that would provide a legal basis for removing him from command except a judgement by his military superiors that he has an inability to lead.

I wonder if those Tokra memory recall devices-or those memory recall chairs from The Gameskeeper, would work on a person whose conscience is transferred into someone else's body. You could sirt out alot with those things...

 

[QCzar]

In contrast, Young couldn't be successfully prosecuted for stranding Rush. He can't be forced to testify against himself, and there were no other witnesses since Rush was unconscious. Rush could try and make something up, which is just he said/she said, and Rush's testimony would already be compromised because of his actions regarding the gun, which shows he is perfectly willing to lie and frame Colonel Young. So his testimony would be disregarded.


So really, nobody could make a successful case against Colonel Young, except perhaps a military court that might find he acted without good order and discipline. You could certainly charge Colonel Young with assault and battery, but again, you can't prove who threw the first punch unless Colonel Young is willing to testify against himself, and Rush's testimony can't be trusted because he'd already tried to frame Colonel Rush for murder. On top of that there's a clear case against Dr. Rush for hijacking and mutiny.

So we're just left with rumors and discontent about Young amongst the civilians, but nothing that would provide a legal basis for removing him from command except a judgement by his military superiors that he has an inability to lead.

I wonder if those Tokra memory recall devices-or those memory recall chairs from The Gameskeeper, would work on a person whose conscience is transferred into someone else's body. You could sirt out alot with those things...

Now that I would like to see and it's very plausible. You could imagine all the ways Rush would try to weasel his way out of it. The tension between him and Young would be nuclear.

I do like me some nemeses and those two have the "I want to rip your fucking throat out" down pat. Not quite The Doctor vs The Master, or Laura Roslin vs Gaius "Frakkin" Baltar yet, but just you wait.

"Well, it's not like we were ever friends."

 

[StarshipDefiant]

You mean, like the bit where Rush wanted someone to use the memory chair, and crusaded for it's use, but balked at the idea of it being him? Like that?

 

[broberfett]

You mean, like the bit where Rush wanted someone to use the memory chair, and crusaded for it's use, but balked at the idea of it being him? Like that?

Did that guy ever recover? You know that guy that sat in the chair with memory screws going into his head?

 

[Star Wolf]

Re: SG-U

You mean, like the bit where Rush wanted someone to use the memory chair, and crusaded for it's use, but balked at the idea of it being him? Like that?

Did that guy ever recover? You know that guy that sat in the chair with memory screws going into his head?

There is him, Sgt Riley, the woman they were doing CPR on and the other wounded from Space. But Dr Rush will have a Trek like recovery from his surgery.

 

[Harvey]

Re: SG-U

Well, they obviously won't let their lead actor be out of the show for very long. He'll probably be back on his feet as fast as he was back in his old uniform last week.

 

[The Wormhole]

Rush wearing his regular outfit isn't that bad since he was wearing military field gear when he was left behind on that planet, and that's what's still on the alien ship. Obviously when he got back to Destiny, he just grabbed his regular clothes from his room.

 

[Harvey]

Ah, good catch.

 

[The Wormhole]

Mind you, I'm not entirely sure, but I'm fairly certain Chloe is still wearing the same outfit she was when she was abducted. Maybe the aliens forced her to change before she left Destiny?

 

[David cgc]

Wasn't she just dunked into the interrogation tank in her street clothes?

 

[The Wormhole]

Wasn't she just dunked into the interrogation tank in her street clothes?

Her and Rush were wearing the exact same outfit the aliens wear when they were in the tanks. We see her still wearing her regular clothes in the tank in her nightmare, but we can assume this to be usual dream weirdness.

 

[Quantum]

What happned to the Alien(s) that was in the breeching pod located underneath the ship? Did it just park there and wait days on end? If I remember correctly we saw a ship attached itself to Destiny a few episodes back before the big break in between episodes.

 

[Star Wolf]

What happned to the Alien(s) that was in the breeching pod located underneath the ship? Did it just park there and wait days on end? If I remember correctly we saw a ship attached itself to Destiny a few episodes back before the big break in between episodes.

It seems it was just a scout, just as the one the flew away and the end of Air or Light. Why didn't the aliens explore before the humans arrived? Are the people and not Destiny the actual prize they want?

 

[Starbreaker]

7

Definitely a passable episode, but still weak characters, and terrible lighting. Everything doesn't have to be out of focus and pitch black.

 

[StarshipDefiant]

Yeah, the shakey camera shit bugs me as well, I don't get how some people get off on that so much (or lens flare, really), but the shows still good.

 

[The Wormhole]

Shakey camera I can live with. I wouldn't say I "get off" on it, but it doesn't bother me.

However, I can not stand lens flares. At all.

 

[StarshipDefiant]

It all bugs me really, I mean realism is nice, but come on...I want to SEE the frakkin' moment, not struggle to keep up.

In a semi related topic (and to be expanded on the proper topic later), now Wray questions his trustability. Pfft.

 

[AJBryant]

Shakey camera I can live with. I wouldn't say I "get off" on it, but it doesn't bother me.

However, I can not stand lens flares. At all.

You and I are 100% in agreement here.

On the episode--

I counted at least THREE places where things could have taken an interesting turn if Young had only said "And Rush tried to frame me for murder by planting a dead man's gun in my room. What's your point?"