...Have you completely missed the point? That is the key issue here. Dox is SUPPOSED to be in charge practically, not just on paper,
No, specifically, the seven member steering committee is in ultimate control, consisting of 3 Controller representatives, the Commander of the Dark Stars, the Commander of the Fleet, the Clarassi of the Corps, and Paul. This is the group that would decide the Corps remit. What the Corps should be doing, should not be doing, the ethics and spirit of the Corps.
Then Vox, in addition to having 1-2 votes on the Steering Committee, is in charge of overall grand strategy (implementation of the decisions of the steering comittee), and day to day operations.
And Paul of recruiting, training, and maintenance of Corps member sanity.
At this point I would like to point out the Corps is brand spanking new, and consists entirely of new inductees. Even Paul himself is barely over a year in grade. Paul really should be more responsible in the here and now, because there aren't really any seasoned Lanterns to hand over to Vox yet. It's basically one big training company, and being the guy in charge of training was a position Paul carved out for himself when he gave Vox the rest.
Instead of being worried about his authority in a Corps that doesn't really exist yet, he should be focused on the Fleet aspect, which also needs to be build up from nothing, and his being in charge of of is a requirement for that 2nd vote on the steering committee. He could have been taking that in hand while Paul is getting the Lantern roster filled up, all the Lanterns trained.
"Wait!" Hinon and I look around as Kalmin flies into the Central Power Battery Chamber, landing just behind us and holding out some sort of monitoring device. "And begin."
Good man. No sense letting a SCIENCE! moment go to waste.
...she better not find out about the stuff he's already done with the power of love anytime soon, then, if that was her reaction to blue light.
You make it sound like an unrepentant monster harnessing the power of love as a weapon would make the divorce rate go up with each blast.
Just one? Are my corrections finally complete?
Until tomorrow maybe.
In addition to other insightful responses, blue is the opposite of orange. In principle, if you're channeling blue, it completely shuts down orange, and vice versa...
Indigo Compassion is the opposite of Orange Avarice.
Blue is the opposite of Yellow. And holding Hope and Fear hand in hand is something quite doable for humans.
I had just hoped to see Paul interacting with her more.
I also vote for more Hinon screen time.
this is a PRICELESS opportunity for a "dry run" on HOW to hand a post-liberation cleanup and rebuild WITHOUT having to constantly keep an eye out for overt retaliatory attacks, WITH a VERY large percentage of the population EXTREMELY friendly/grateful for the corps after a relatively short,clean conflict, and he's COMPLAINING?
Ok, this is vintage OL level "why only have one rationale for each action when you can make it benefit you multiple ways" Like how in the last episode bringing back the refugees both got them out of a shitty situation at home, and helped make forging the connection to Hope possible. The point you are making would be a very appropriate one for OL to have made about the utility of practice getting involved unfucking a society there before getting involved in unfucking a society with the Reach nearby as an additional complication.
"What Paul means for the OLC to be" has no relevance, because he's bizarrely chosen not to be the person deciding the OLC's meaning.
Untrue. The person in charge of a country or corporation does not automatically get to decide the whole of everything in the organisation he runs. That much of the overarching purpose and framework could be decided by something like a constitution, charter, Supreme Court, Board of Directors, or shareholders. The Founding Fathers did not all run America as President. They did make it what it was.
If you are unable to conceive of a Corps built to Pauls image, but Vox being in charge, that is intellectual ignorance on your part.
