She's also the kind of person I would not want in charge of my health if I was in another galaxy.
Exactly. And the problem I have is that it's not like Keller's the only doctor in the world - Atlantis is connected to Earth; there are a lot of doctors out there. You're telling me that none of them want the job? That Keller is more qualified than anyone else, even though she's inexperienced and doesn't want the position?
All Keller seems to add to the story is negativity and a can't do attitude. I don't know about anyone else, but I enjoy Stargate a lot more when the characters say, "Yes we can!" rather than "No, I just can't!"
Well, Rodney can have a pretty negative attitude sometimes. But people get pissed with him about it - John smacks him upside the head and yells at him to get to it. Everyone just pats Keller comfortingly and tells her she can do it.
It's also a problem that pessimism and lack of confidence is an especially bad trait in a doctor, more than it is in a scientist like Rodney. It screws up your bedside manner something fierce if you've gotta be psyched into saving someone's life...
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Date: 2008-09-25 12:26 pm (UTC)Exactly. And the problem I have is that it's not like Keller's the only doctor in the world - Atlantis is connected to Earth; there are a lot of doctors out there. You're telling me that none of them want the job? That Keller is more qualified than anyone else, even though she's inexperienced and doesn't want the position?
All Keller seems to add to the story is negativity and a can't do attitude. I don't know about anyone else, but I enjoy Stargate a lot more when the characters say, "Yes we can!" rather than "No, I just can't!"
Well, Rodney can have a pretty negative attitude sometimes. But people get pissed with him about it - John smacks him upside the head and yells at him to get to it. Everyone just pats Keller comfortingly and tells her she can do it.
It's also a problem that pessimism and lack of confidence is an especially bad trait in a doctor, more than it is in a scientist like Rodney. It screws up your bedside manner something fierce if you've gotta be psyched into saving someone's life...