He wanted to humanize the character without letting him be entirely dictated by military terms, while turning him slowly into as much a hero as the other SG-1 team members already are.
Ő emberibbé akarta tenni a karaktert, akit nem teljes mértékben a katonai szabályzat irányít, miközben lassacskán ugyanolyan hőssé válik, mint amilyen a CSK-1 többi tagja is.