Rewatch: Duet

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An away team is investigating a planet, when suddenly a Wraith dart arrives. Major Sheppard and his team are able to shoot it down, but not before McKay and a soldier, Laura Cadman are scooped up. As there is not enough power in the Wraith dart to re-materialize them both, only McKay is taken out. He passes out immediately and awakens on Atlantis. There is something wrong however. Cadman has appeared in his mind. She is able to see and hear what he does and speak to him, driving him mad. After a meeting with psychologist Heightmeyer, Cadman realizes she also can take over McKay's body. While Zelenka works on a solution, major Sheppard tries to convince Ronon Dex to join forces and convince Weir that he is a worthy addition.  [Poll #1794287]

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[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

::using my pissed-off Rodney icon for good reason::

Back to Rodney, he's having his first meeting with the shrink. She talks him into allowing Cadman to have control of his body - which means she's a very good shrink. I'd have been much more reluctant to hand over control of my body to someone else. Maybe Rodney doesn't have many trust issues.

Oh, I believe Rodney does have trust issues in many areas. But, as he considers psychology/psychiatry as aspects of voodoo (medicine) and ::huffs in irritation:: "soft sciences", I don't think he's all that concerned. He may have also learned that playing along will placate the doc and then he can go on his merry way (and back to HIS way of doing things). Which is what he does. Yes, he gave up control, but now he has to get back to doing IMPORTANT sciency stuff.