But, at that time, they knew enough to expect the worst at all times.
Yes, I think you've hit the nail on the head, there. And that was basically Lee's argument, as I recall. We can't afford to assume that we have room to risk delay, because if we lose, we lose everything. Exactly. It's kind of amazing to me to think that it was that decision which saved the entire fleet which constitutes the human race for the rest of the series. I believe the only survivors were the ones that made that jump. Well, they found a few more scattered survivors later, like the Pegasus crew and the resistance fighters on Caprica, but for all practical purposes the FTL ships Lee and Roslin saved in that moment became the whole human race. Thank you, Lee, for winning that argument!
And I'm in complete agreement with you about the suicidal craziness of Roslin's initial decision when the first Raiders were approaching Colonial One. I guess I understand what she thought the gesture meant -- sort of like the British royals who refused to leave Buckingham Palace during the bombing raids on London during the World Wars, she wanted to stand or fall with her people -- but honestly, it was a hopeless and therefore unjustifiable sacrifice, and she was going to take the whole ship down with her. Thank you again, Lee, for coming up with an impossible save, there! I agree that the writers designed the situation based on angst more than logic (such a surprise!), but I think your explanation of Lee's perspective -- that he at least thought he had a doable strategy -- makes as much sense as can be made of it.
Plus, he had just been insisting to his father that they had to recognize civilian leadership in the midst of war ("you're taking orders from a schoolteacher?!"), so I'm not all that surprised that he didn't execute a complete one-eighty and deny the principle he had just been defending. Maybe a bit of old-fashioned Adama stubbornness played into the way he handled that ethical dilemma as well, and made him more willing to take a chance on an untried strategy :) Plus, as kdbleu pointed out earlier, Lee was only beginning to be placed in situations where he had to seriously question orders; defying the person he regarded as the lawful authority would have come very hard for him this early in his development as a leader. Even when he does defy the President, in Bastille Day, he defies her with the law.
So, to sum up, yay Lee. Good thinking. Way to save the human race, my friend.
And, along with you and kdbleu, I've also noticed that he's kind of hawt. So really, what's not to love?
Yes, I think you've hit the nail on the head, there. And that was basically Lee's argument, as I recall. We can't afford to assume that we have room to risk delay, because if we lose, we lose everything. Exactly. It's kind of amazing to me to think that it was that decision which saved the entire fleet which constitutes the human race for the rest of the series. I believe the only survivors were the ones that made that jump. Well, they found a few more scattered survivors later, like the Pegasus crew and the resistance fighters on Caprica, but for all practical purposes the FTL ships Lee and Roslin saved in that moment became the whole human race. Thank you, Lee, for winning that argument!
And I'm in complete agreement with you about the suicidal craziness of Roslin's initial decision when the first Raiders were approaching Colonial One. I guess I understand what she thought the gesture meant -- sort of like the British royals who refused to leave Buckingham Palace during the bombing raids on London during the World Wars, she wanted to stand or fall with her people -- but honestly, it was a hopeless and therefore unjustifiable sacrifice, and she was going to take the whole ship down with her. Thank you again, Lee, for coming up with an impossible save, there! I agree that the writers designed the situation based on angst more than logic (such a surprise!), but I think your explanation of Lee's perspective -- that he at least thought he had a doable strategy -- makes as much sense as can be made of it.
Plus, he had just been insisting to his father that they had to recognize civilian leadership in the midst of war ("you're taking orders from a schoolteacher?!"), so I'm not all that surprised that he didn't execute a complete one-eighty and deny the principle he had just been defending. Maybe a bit of old-fashioned Adama stubbornness played into the way he handled that ethical dilemma as well, and made him more willing to take a chance on an untried strategy :) Plus, as kdbleu pointed out earlier, Lee was only beginning to be placed in situations where he had to seriously question orders; defying the person he regarded as the lawful authority would have come very hard for him this early in his development as a leader. Even when he does defy the President, in Bastille Day, he defies her with the law.
So, to sum up, yay Lee. Good thinking. Way to save the human race, my friend.
And, along with you and kdbleu, I've also noticed that he's kind of hawt. So really, what's not to love?
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