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Have you seen him in anything else? Because a lot of people just don't like the character (which is, to some degree, by design)
McKay had an awful lot of character development sitting Atlantis’s run. He was brought into SG-1 to be an unlikeable foil for Carter, the fact you can end up rooting for him a lot of the time says a lot about David Hewlett’s portrayal of him.
Then of course we get Universe and find out what truly unlikeable characters are actually like…
Yeah, so much this. I loved his transformation over the course of the series. He is by far the strongest example of complex character development in the show, possibly the entire franchise
Honestly, does ANYONE get as good character development? The closest ones I can think of are Carter and Daniel Jackson. And they didn't have to overcome the events of previous shows intentionally making them the "bad guy"
He goes from complety arrogant sexist douche bag know it all that you despise with every Fibre of your being, to a slightly arrogant mildly sexist blunt know it all that you end up getting emotional over. At least I know I did.. I straight up told my wife when we get to a certain episode in season 5 (The Shrine) I want her to watch it but I can't watch it again.
Memory/cognitive decline is a huge fear of mine already and I watched my grandparents decline with alzheimers. I can't watch it again without losing my shit
David Hewlett is a fantastic actor.
I'll bear that in mind!