WarpGirl wrote:What is the thing with you liking to "kill Malcolm"? I use quotation marks because as far as I know you haven't actually killed him for real yet... However, you seem to like writing stuff that teases us with his glorious demise. I will admit though, thus far they have been great "deaths." Just wondering why Malcolm?
Because he's British. And you can't trust those darned limeys.
Oh, you wanted a serious answer? I dunno. In this case, it was more a bit of meta-humor on my part, a subtle nod toward classic red shirts of TOS through Reed. He's also a security officer, and out of everyone on the crew, I would have expected him (or Archer, to be thematically truthful) to be the one who paid the ultimate price of duty due to his personality.
Plus, there are ... extenuating circumstances behind it.
And before anybody throws a fit, I was joking about the Brit thing. I love England. I have traced my family name directly back to 1600's Northfleet, Kent, so I'm very much a fan of jolly old England even if their food totally sucks.