At the start of the episode it was gratifying to see an important character realize that he'd never get a real answer from a team of scientists who had been coerced all their lives to be yes-men. It seems timely somehow..
I also found it wryly amusing that the entire point of Hardin's dismissive response to "violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" was easily missed. The rebuttal Hardin got, not to mention the whole theme of the episode (not to mention that another important character far away is grappling with it at the same time) is exploring this very point that becomes their quote later
It's character development, and it's a way of showing the point rather than spelling it out in a date with Doctor Obvious. But if I've learned anything from reading sci fi all my life, including all the Asimov universe books (Robots and Foundation), you can't please everyone if you avoid Doctor Obvious. However, if you often find you need to hand hold people through basic points when talking about the sci fi you like, you might find yourself enjoying this show.
I also found it wryly amusing that the entire point of Hardin's dismissive response to "violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" was easily missed. The rebuttal Hardin got, not to mention the whole theme of the episode (not to mention that another important character far away is grappling with it at the same time) is exploring this very point that becomes their quote later
It's character development, and it's a way of showing the point rather than spelling it out in a date with Doctor Obvious. But if I've learned anything from reading sci fi all my life, including all the Asimov universe books (Robots and Foundation), you can't please everyone if you avoid Doctor Obvious. However, if you often find you need to hand hold people through basic points when talking about the sci fi you like, you might find yourself enjoying this show.