For fucking real. The entire premise of the show is anchored over her being a terrible captain. They could just set a timebomb at The Caretaker's array and then used it to go home before it explodes. It's not like they chilled in orbit to keep the Ocampa safe anyway, they just abandoned them and stranded themselves.
HE WANTED TO LIVE GODDAMMIT
worst. captain. ever.
For fucking real. The entire premise of the show is anchored over her being a terrible captain. They could just set a timebomb at The Caretaker's array and then used it to go home before it explodes. It's not like they chilled in orbit to keep the Ocampa safe anyway, they just abandoned them and stranded themselves.