I think a point can be made for her competence being rather high, if unorthodox.
The main problem is, she thinks in terms of "dramatic necessity" and "anime budgets" rather than "cautious overkill."
I'd say that she's "burned" every major player at least once. The final overall outcome of each event has been positive for the "story arc." But what makes an exciting space opera STORY is scary as all get out for the schlubs living it.
Frex: I'm pretty sure the Pinafore had to "take out" several Boskonians before it got refitted with hardtech weaponry. The sheer cool factor of the Space yacht outmaneuvering purpose-built fighters in an asteroid field makes an awesome visual for Haruhi's records, but Corcoran, the Dobbses and Tabitha were less than impressed with the Adrenalin overdose.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
The main problem is, she thinks in terms of "dramatic necessity" and "anime budgets" rather than "cautious overkill."
I'd say that she's "burned" every major player at least once. The final overall outcome of each event has been positive for the "story arc." But what makes an exciting space opera STORY is scary as all get out for the schlubs living it.
Frex: I'm pretty sure the Pinafore had to "take out" several Boskonians before it got refitted with hardtech weaponry. The sheer cool factor of the Space yacht outmaneuvering purpose-built fighters in an asteroid field makes an awesome visual for Haruhi's records, but Corcoran, the Dobbses and Tabitha were less than impressed with the Adrenalin overdose.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll