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Clearly McCullough is not a long-time fan of the series. From Season 1, especially into Seasons 5-7, Sam Carter has been the model of the female soldier and every bit as tough as the male officers. However, in every episode McCullough has ever written he's made Carter look weak, physically and mentally. In his first story "Insiders" she caves in to Baal with no real effort of resistance. Carter in past seasons would have resisted until finally outwitting him. I kept waiting for her to trick him, instead she just whined. In Company of Thieves she can't even speak to her male subordinate to tell him his commander has been killed because she is too overcome with emotion, yet how many fellow officers has she seen killed? Even after Janet dies in Season 7 Heroes Carter is upset, but is still tough and hard. In this episode, Line in the Sand, the storyline reads as though Carter 's never been wounded, though she survived for weeks alone and even rescued her ship mates in "Grace". In fact, since AM has been "executive story editor", from the beginning of S9, her character has been severely weakened(as has the show in general). I am surprised that the producers (and P. DeLuise in this episode) allowed this to occur, given the support from the Air Force. Is AM perhaps a misogynist? Does he believe women are too weak to serve? Fans can only hope he is not allowed to move to Atlantis Season 4.It is also true, though, that they are desperately trying to find something to set Mitchell apart. In this episode, unfortunately, making him the hero came at her expense. In general, the writing was mediocre in parts, not at all engaging.
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