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Originally Posted by Kjesse
The battle in the opening of episode 8 was very well done.
Lorca is a captain unlike any other portrayed to date. You can't even compare him to the previous captains. He lives by the sword and will die by it, it seems.
He's machiavellian, and I don't mean that in the way most definitions suggest, which is that the prince will connive for his own advancement. Rather, he views Starfleet like Machiavelli viewed the state. He is ruthless and his virtues are bravery, courage, strength, vigour and prowess. Ends justify means. But all for Starfleet (the state).
Scary as hell, really. But engaging entertainment.
It seems his character is being set up for a death on behalf of Starfleet. Almost an atonement of his sins for what he thinks is the greater good, right or wrong. His philosophy is more classic Klingon than classic Starfleet.
Picard was a doo-gooder. Janeway too. Kirk was erratic but virtuous, Sisko is a little like Lorca but Lorca takes it to a new level.
Its shaping up to be quite a show.
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I actually like the character of Lorca, out of all of the Captains with the exception of Sisco he's the most .. . . . human
you look at the previous Captain that we've seen in Archer, and when he got out to the expanse he became fairly ruthless, they stole parts from friendly aliens and left them stranded for example. But he never crossed the line within Star Fleet that Lorca has.
Lets look at what he's done
Cruelty to alien life forms.
Allowing human experimentation.
Basically allowing a foe to fall into enemy hands when she threatened his command
Left a man behind to rot in a Klingon Prison
Made what i think was a nonsensical decision to let Mud go with the secrets of Discovery
Basically he's ruthless and mission oriented, however his mission is not to serve the ideals and benefits of the Federation in Star Fleet, he's on his own mission and that's what makes him dangerous and maybe unbalanced.
He's basically put himself above the mission and his ship and the safety of his crew. When they lost the battle in the last episode he was quick to blame his crew. It seemed like he believed that his tactic were perfect and that his crew failed him.
He's a bad leader and in a lot of way the kind of Captain that you don't want running a ship in the line because he's one mental breakdown from ramming speed.