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**In \\\"Chain of Command\\\", the audience is expected to side with Riker against Captain Edward Jellico, who\\\'s making many radical changes to the way the Enterprise is run, culminating with his decision to refuse to negotiate with the Cardassians for Picard\\\'s release. In fact, being the captain, Jellico has every right to make alterations as he sees fit; and to negotiate with the Cardassians that way would leave the Federation at their mercy, and actually make it less likely to get Picard back.
I don\\\'t really agree with this idea: re-watching the episode gives the clear impression that the writers intended for the audience to interpret Jellico any way they want. At no point do they really depict Jellico as being in the wrong (seeing as his methods wind up getting the Federation the advantage in negotiations and Picard rescued) and they make it pretty clear that most of Riker\\\'s objections to his decisions regarding running the ship and the negotiations come from his personal bias towards Picard\\\'s style of leadership (which is just apples and oranges), possible indignation over not being given command of the Enterprise, and the fear that Jellico isn\\\'t actually interested in having Picard saved (which is proven to be misguided).
I don\\\'t really agree with this idea: re-watching the episode gives the clear impression that the writers intended for the audience to interpret Jellico any way they want. At no point do they really depict Jellico as being in the wrong (seeing as his methods wind up getting the Federation the advantage in negotiations and Picard rescued) and they make it pretty clear that most of Riker\\\'s objections to his decisions regarding running the ship and the negotiations come from his personal bias towards Picard\\\'s style of leadership (which is just apples and oranges), possible indignation over not being given command of the Enterprise, and the fear that Jellico isn\\\'t actually interested in having Picard saved (which is proven to be misguided).
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**In \\\"Chain of Command\\\", the audience is expected to side with Riker against Captain Edward Jellico, who\\\'s making many radical changes to the way the Enterprise is run, culminating with his decision to refuse to negotiate with the Cardassians for Picard\\\'s release. In fact, being the captain, Jellico has every right to make alterations as he sees fit; and to negotiate with the Cardassians that way would leave the Federation at their mercy, and actually make it less likely to get Picard back.
I don\\\'t really agree with this idea: re-watching the episode gives the clear impression that the writers intended for the audience to interpret Jellico any way they want. At no point do they really depict Jellico as being in the wrong (seeing as his methods wind up getting the Federation the advantage in negotiations and Picard rescued) and they make it pretty clear that most of Riker\\\'s objections to his decisions regarding running the ship and the negotiations come from both his personal bias towards Picard\\\'s style of leadership (which is just apples and oranges), and the fear that Jellico isn\\\'t actually interested in having Picard saved (which is proven to be misguided).
I don\\\'t really agree with this idea: re-watching the episode gives the clear impression that the writers intended for the audience to interpret Jellico any way they want. At no point do they really depict Jellico as being in the wrong (seeing as his methods wind up getting the Federation the advantage in negotiations and Picard rescued) and they make it pretty clear that most of Riker\\\'s objections to his decisions regarding running the ship and the negotiations come from both his personal bias towards Picard\\\'s style of leadership (which is just apples and oranges), and the fear that Jellico isn\\\'t actually interested in having Picard saved (which is proven to be misguided).
