I think it's far easier for us as viewers than it is for Sam. That's partly because of his personality - there's his need for rigorous procedure and concrete explanations backed by proof, and to be presented with so much directly contradictory evidence is hard on him. He certainly couldn't accept an "it's both" explanation because it's essentially handwaving.
But probably more important is that many of the decisions he's forced to make in 1975 appear to have a different "right" choice depending on which explanation is the correct one (or which he chooses to believe is correct.) It's explored more in S2 when yet another possibility arises...
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Date: 2007-12-04 03:50 pm (UTC)But probably more important is that many of the decisions he's forced to make in 1975 appear to have a different "right" choice depending on which explanation is the correct one (or which he chooses to believe is correct.) It's explored more in S2 when yet another possibility arises...