I agree with this, for me the comedy was just a little too far on the cruel side - made me wince a couple of times and I felt like I shouldn't have been laughing at that, which isn't a kind of comedy I enjoy.
Ah, yes, then "THE kiss". God, how I hated what that said about Jack and how he looks at Carter - you're right it was lecherous and sneaky and not how I like to think of his relationship with a subordinate who works under his command.
However I have to add the extra layer here and that was my utter disappointment with Sam's reaction to it. No, Jack wasn't really acting himself, but that kind of "sweep her off her feet/dip and kiss" is only really romantic between two consenting/wanting partners.
I hated how Sam just "melted" into it as though it was everything the little girl had been pining for all her life. It just wasn't the strong woman and confident officer I always thought Sam was, the one who had a great working and personal friendly relationship with all her team.
*MY* Sam would have kneed the grabby bastard in the balls and phoned Janet to sedate him.
TPTB though just went with the "simpering little woman" swooning at "Sir" at long last noticing her.
I lost every bit of love and respect for Sam right there and then and I don't think I ever got over it - funny how I can sort of forgive lecherous Jack and not swooning Sam, I really don't know how that happened. :((
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Date: 2008-08-18 09:40 am (UTC)Ah, yes, then "THE kiss". God, how I hated what that said about Jack and how he looks at Carter - you're right it was lecherous and sneaky and not how I like to think of his relationship with a subordinate who works under his command.
However I have to add the extra layer here and that was my utter disappointment with Sam's reaction to it. No, Jack wasn't really acting himself, but that kind of "sweep her off her feet/dip and kiss" is only really romantic between two consenting/wanting partners.
I hated how Sam just "melted" into it as though it was everything the little girl had been pining for all her life. It just wasn't the strong woman and confident officer I always thought Sam was, the one who had a great working and personal friendly relationship with all her team.
*MY* Sam would have kneed the grabby bastard in the balls and phoned Janet to sedate him.
TPTB though just went with the "simpering little woman" swooning at "Sir" at long last noticing her.
I lost every bit of love and respect for Sam right there and then and I don't think I ever got over it - funny how I can sort of forgive lecherous Jack and not swooning Sam, I really don't know how that happened. :((