moments - they are many. he grows in the series not only as a leader but as a man. we have in the mini - first part, an overgrown teenager who can't put his anger aside when dealing with his dad (i should remind you and me that i have fallen in love with said teen), then in the second one we have a very young captain who is the voice of military in a instant made fleet of ragtags because there is nobody else.
by 33 he is forced to step u to the plate and act as lead pilot. he doesn't really like it as Kara points it out but he does it.
end of season one he is strong (or weak if you want) enough that he puts a gun to Tigh's head and starts a mutiny.
by the second part of S2 we have him as Major and then Commander more because there was no one else but this time for merits too. he really proves himself in Captain's Hand. and even before that. Lee from the Mini would have done a lot of noise when he was demoted. this Lee acted differently, more mature.
S3 - the Major, idk, i'm one of the persons who thinks that Political!Lee was not a mistake and I like that role for him. but and it's a big BUT from what we got to see this Lee - the Major is my favorite. he is at the peak of his military role, even more than as a Commander because in this role he is more hands-on, he is involved, not insecure in his leadership anymore and ok, why not - really-really hot.
now, S4 and the whole political thing. it's evolution but it's more a lateral than a vertical one (if that makes any kind of sense). he stops being no.3 in the military structure so he can be no.2 (eventually) in civilian one. about this i think that Mary McDonnell said it best in an interview (don't remember where i wrote it) that by the end of the series Lee can be not only president but commander-in-chief. something that Laura (or Gaius for that matter, of Zarek) could have been. he has the leadership experience - in both capacities, has the know-how and why not the connections.
ok, this got out of hand so I'll end by saying that in trying to make us the portrait of a hero who is very far from the traditional idea of one, RDM managed to paint os the picture of one that is very in-tune with what we want today from a leader - military and legal background, experience, the ability to accept his mistakes and why not the cold blood to pull the trigger when that is needed.
by 33 he is forced to step u to the plate and act as lead pilot. he doesn't really like it as Kara points it out but he does it.
end of season one he is strong (or weak if you want) enough that he puts a gun to Tigh's head and starts a mutiny.
by the second part of S2 we have him as Major and then Commander more because there was no one else but this time for merits too. he really proves himself in Captain's Hand. and even before that. Lee from the Mini would have done a lot of noise when he was demoted. this Lee acted differently, more mature.
S3 - the Major, idk, i'm one of the persons who thinks that Political!Lee was not a mistake and I like that role for him. but and it's a big BUT from what we got to see this Lee - the Major is my favorite. he is at the peak of his military role, even more than as a Commander because in this role he is more hands-on, he is involved, not insecure in his leadership anymore and ok, why not - really-really hot.
now, S4 and the whole political thing. it's evolution but it's more a lateral than a vertical one (if that makes any kind of sense). he stops being no.3 in the military structure so he can be no.2 (eventually) in civilian one.
about this i think that Mary McDonnell said it best in an interview (don't remember where i wrote it) that by the end of the series Lee can be not only president but commander-in-chief. something that Laura (or Gaius for that matter, of Zarek) could have been. he has the leadership experience - in both capacities, has the know-how and why not the connections.
ok, this got out of hand so I'll end by saying that in trying to make us the portrait of a hero who is very far from the traditional idea of one, RDM managed to paint os the picture of one that is very in-tune with what we want today from a leader - military and legal background, experience, the ability to accept his mistakes and why not the cold blood to pull the trigger when that is needed.
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