GW: Let’s talk about the evolution of Lt. Scott, briefly. You’ve shot over a full season already. How has he changed in your mind since the pilot? He just kind of had this leadership role. Where will we see him go? What would you like to see?

BS: There’s sort of a backtrack in the leadership role, because you have to have someone who’s able to stand up to Rush, which Scott can’t quite do. Rush is much smarter …

Scott gives Young fair warning not to step out of line.

GW: Out of all the military personnel I’ve seen in the season, he is the one that is giving Rush the longest leash.

BS: Oh, yeah. I mean, he told him in the beginning — you know there’s that whole scene in the gate room, when Scott says, “You know what, I could take you out right now. I’m not going to because you’re useful. But the minute you get out of line, I will not hesitate to take you out.”

GW: His loyalties are never divided; he’s clearly on Young’s side. But he’s still willing to give that certain amount of whatever to Rush in order — because he feels like Rush is the key to getting home.

BS: Scott is an emotional leader. I think his leadership style is much more emotional, so he’s much more bound to be loyal. He may also be more impulsive in a way, tend to get a little more hot-headed.

Scott comes upon the element his crew needs to survive. From "Air, Part 3"

But he’s learning.  And even seeing where they’re taking him in the second season is really, really exciting, because there’s some qualities that are coming out in him that I really, really like and I’m glad to see explored. Because right now, him and Greer — they get the dirty work done for Young.  Young makes the decision and Scott and Greer [execute it], along with the rest of the military personnel. It’s like Young is the director and Greer and Scott are the assistant directors. We’re the ones that go out and try to make the vision a reality.

So it’s going to be interesting to see if Scott gets to a place where decisions that he makes start to affect storylines, and if he’s able to change the course of an episode or how things turn out. That’ll be exciting to see.

GW: There is a natural chemistry between Scott and Eli and it’s a chemistry I assume that you and David share. Do you guys hang out off set?

BS: Yeah, I would say, out of the cast, me and David …

GW: Was that scripted, the chemistry between you two? David was talking about the scene in the pilot where Eli asks if there is any aspirin. It’s the impetus and it’s just gone from there.

Scott and Eli explore the ship. From "Air, Part 2"

BS: The thing that’s interesting about their dynamic is that they’re both fish out of water.  Maybe Eli more than Scott, but they’re very much new to all this, and they’re out of their element.  They’re out of their safety box.

But they still come from such different such worlds. Scott is definitely not a sci-fi kind of guy and he thinks Eli is kind of bizarre and weird, and doesn’t quite know what to make of him. They have this kind of, I think, respect for each other; Eli respects what Scott has to do as a military guy and realizes he wouldn’t be able to do that.

Scott respects the pure brain power and curiosity and also friendliness of Eli. Of course it’s a little bit complicated by the whole thing with Chloe, but I don’t think there’s any kind of angst between them over that. I think they both understand the place that each of them have in Chloe’s life, for Scott I don’t think there’s a sense of threat. I don’t think there’s a sense of competition there.

NEXT: Scott’s growth, and adding depth