I completely get (and second) the concept that SGA is such a great show because it's so cracked out most of the time. At the same time, I think that the plots like the Michael arc or "Poisoning the Well" solidify the reality, in some ways making it even easier to slip into, because it makes the characters real. They do make bad decisions, and they do the wrong things for the right reasons and have to live with it.
*Shrugs* That's just my take on it. I know a lot of people tend to get tetchy when they do a moral-dilemna episode, and I totally agree that it's something that should be used sparingly, but I think that they do need to be done in a show like this to keep the characters human and fallible - it allows the audience to relate, and to empathize.
Dude, serious props for tackling the angst of Michael Kenmore in a vid. I love him to death, and think that he's a bit misunderstood amongst fandom as a whole, but he's also seriously screwed up (And to be honest, I don't think he's actually dead, but that's just me).
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Date: 2006-12-12 09:04 pm (UTC)*Shrugs* That's just my take on it. I know a lot of people tend to get tetchy when they do a moral-dilemna episode, and I totally agree that it's something that should be used sparingly, but I think that they do need to be done in a show like this to keep the characters human and fallible - it allows the audience to relate, and to empathize.
Dude, serious props for tackling the angst of Michael Kenmore in a vid. I love him to death, and think that he's a bit misunderstood amongst fandom as a whole, but he's also seriously screwed up (And to be honest, I don't think he's actually dead, but that's just me).