Captain Bates' Moral Awakening
Captain Bates experiences a moral awakening and grows allied with the Doctor against the institutional horror represented by Millington and Judson, choosing humanity over orders.
Involved Characters
Arc Timeline
Season 26
3 eventsThe Doctor realizes the firing squad will execute Ace despite her youth, failing to see the immediate threat. Bates orders execution during pouring rain as Sorin voices futility, but the …
Millington
Ace and Bates stand united in the Decrypt Room, their earlier hostility dissolved by shared purpose against Fenric. Vershinin’s observation about the political nature of war sparks Ace’s realization that …