Originally posted by skydiver
whether or not he's in it has yet to be determined. As a matter of fact, whether or not there's a season7 has yet to be determined.
Rowan started a thread a day or so ago announcing that MGM had made it official -- a go for S7 with RDA remaining in his actor/producer capacity, but on a reduced schedule. MS may be returning in some undetermined capacity. No other cast members were specifically mentioned.
If CN has a contract, that doesn't mean that he has to appear. It just means he has to be paid. However, as much as some fans hate JQ and want DJ back, the credibility of the show will be damaged (IMHO) if the writers take the easy way out -- ie, letting JQ die in some heroic bid for acceptance and then DJ miraculously un-ascends to resume his old place on the team.
It would be better to expand the team, allowing both JQ and DJ to be part of it. JQ is developing, albeit slowly, into a likeable and useful character. It would be a pity at this point to lose him -- and it would be an indictment of the show's producers that they made serious mistakes during S5.
I'm not comfortable with DJ returning from the dead. So much emotion went into his demise, that suddenly being able to descend back to mortal form would cheapen the experience and leave cynicism any time a character is facing death. "Oh, Oma will turn up, glow our hero, and then later the hero returns to corporeal form; roll credits."
Once we know that the writers can use this plot device to avoid commitment when they kill a character, they can't appeal to our emotions in the same way. I can accept that fallen characters can always reappear in AU stories, dream sequences, flashbacks, etc., but in this reality, dead needs to remain dead -- except of course for the Goa'uld who have no problem with the negative consequences of using a sarcophagus.
DJ could remain ascended, revealing special insights and power, but struggling with the dilemma of when/how to interfere. As such he could still be part of the team and add a new dimension which usually expands the story possibilities.
