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Can't We All Just Get Along: SG-1 Team Dynamics.

Actually, Jack, Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c get along quite well. Most of the time. Here's how their interactions break down.

Jack and Daniel

Typified: Best friends. Polar opposites.
At Its Best: Supportive bickering. Quiet understanding. Well-meaning pestering.
At Its Worst: Hostile moralizing. Fundamental philosophical friction.

Daniel and Sam

Typified: Smart siblings separated at birth.
At Its Best: Different ways of thinking combine for fast problem-solving. Each has the other's shoulder when needed.
At Its Worst: Inability to see different POVs creates mental brick walls and personal distance.

Jack and Sam

Typified: Chain of command.
At Its Best: Comfortable working relationship allows for military cohesion.
At Its Worst: Uncomfortable attraction causes internal strife.

Daniel and Teal'c

Typified: The warrior and the scholar.
At Its Best: Forgiveness and common ground lead way to openness, learning, and protectiveness.
At Its Worst: Grievous personal wounds scoured open by close contact.

Jack and Teal'c

Typified: Alpha males.
At Its Best: Strategists putting their heads together. Two guys buddying around.
At Its Worst: Personal goals conflict with good of the team.

Sam and Teal'c

Typified: Teammates and good friends.
At Its Best: Common ground and shared experiences create solid foundation.
At Its Worst: They don't really have a worst.

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