Ugh...these are hard questions, even though Sam is my PRIMARY focus.
Sam is brilliant < snip> She can think outside the box
Indeed. I think she actually has a little trouble breaking AWAY from that brilliance (see: http://www.stargatehandbook.org/sg1/sammain.html#science) when she's caught up in the Cool Science.
despite a history of disliking the service
Actually, OUR Sam has said she can't imagine not being AF, and she didn't a grudge against the service for her mother's death in our universe; Mark did. I think she feels she missed out on having a dad more of the time due to Jacob's moving around, being away, and, more importantly, his emotional distance after her mother's death, but I don't think our Sam has any grudge against or dislike for the military and, in fact, considers it as the primary defining aspect of her self.
She is a perfect second-in-command. She provides alternatives and follows orders exactly when needed. With all that said, she does have a bit of a problem when in command. --tends to second-guess herself too much.
I totally agree with this. I think that part of what appeals to her about the military is that there is a clear structure. She knows what to do, when to do it, how to do it right. This appeals to her perfectionist nature. The military also provides her with enough adrenaline-junkie highs to satisfy her streak of thrill-seeking and competetiveness.
She is able to express her emotions openly and without being ashamed of them.
I agree with this in general, but I also think she is very tightly controlled much of the time. I think one of the primary things that drives her is a wish for people to be proud of her, especially if they are authority figures--Jack, her dad, Hammond... I think she's actually not very good at relationships; she is, all too often, trying to find an ideal, or trying to help/fix someone (Jonas Hanson, Orlin), and that need to help is, imo, part of what draws in some of the crazies (Jonas Hanson, Orlin).
She forms quick and strong attachments people: Cassandra, Narim, Orlin, Pete. She cares deeply and legitimately for all of them. She is loyal and faithful.
And yet she is still, as rowan_d points out over and over in fic, in some little way "the wide-eyed girl who lost her mother"...I think that many, many of her attachments are attempts to fill that hole. I think that is particularly clear with Cassie and her willingness to stay with her, to sacrifice her life just so Cassie wouldn't die alone (like her mother did) if that was what it came to.
she had enough courage to do the right thing even if she put it off a little too long.
Yep. This sense of honor and integrity are CENTRAL to both her and Jack, and is one of the things they have most in common. I think this is why she felt so personally bad about leaving Fifth; she felt like she had broken her word.
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Ugh...these are hard questions, even though Sam is my PRIMARY focus.
Sam is brilliant < snip> She can think outside the box
Indeed. I think she actually has a little trouble breaking AWAY from that brilliance (see: http://www.stargatehandbook.org/sg1/sammain.html#science) when she's caught up in the Cool Science.
despite a history of disliking the service
Actually, OUR Sam has said she can't imagine not being AF, and she didn't a grudge against the service for her mother's death in our universe; Mark did. I think she feels she missed out on having a dad more of the time due to Jacob's moving around, being away, and, more importantly, his emotional distance after her mother's death, but I don't think our Sam has any grudge against or dislike for the military and, in fact, considers it as the primary defining aspect of her self.
She is a perfect second-in-command. She provides alternatives and follows orders exactly when needed. With all that said, she does have a bit of a problem when in command. --tends to second-guess herself too much.
I totally agree with this. I think that part of what appeals to her about the military is that there is a clear structure. She knows what to do, when to do it, how to do it right. This appeals to her perfectionist nature. The military also provides her with enough adrenaline-junkie highs to satisfy her streak of thrill-seeking and competetiveness.
She is able to express her emotions openly and without being ashamed of them.
I agree with this in general, but I also think she is very tightly controlled much of the time. I think one of the primary things that drives her is a wish for people to be proud of her, especially if they are authority figures--Jack, her dad, Hammond... I think she's actually not very good at relationships; she is, all too often, trying to find an ideal, or trying to help/fix someone (Jonas Hanson, Orlin), and that need to help is, imo, part of what draws in some of the crazies (Jonas Hanson, Orlin).
She forms quick and strong attachments people: Cassandra, Narim, Orlin, Pete. She cares deeply and legitimately for all of them. She is loyal and faithful.
And yet she is still, as
she had enough courage to do the right thing even if she put it off a little too long.
Yep. This sense of honor and integrity are CENTRAL to both her and Jack, and is one of the things they have most in common. I think this is why she felt so personally bad about leaving Fifth; she felt like she had broken her word.