I am really missing Carson already. I can hardly stand to read fanfiction with him in it at the moment, its just depressing me. I was under the impression that he was "disappearing" and that there was going to be the possibility of him coming back (even if only once in a while). But this looks permanent to me. They had a body and everything (at least that was my impression). I was prepared to say a temporary goodbye. I wasn't prepared for this. *shakes fist at Martin Gero*
In SGA they do not have a lot of "soft" characters. Almost everyone else has a harder edge. Either through sarcasm, distant professionalism, or macho posturing. Carson was the one who wasn't afraid to feel. I don't know how they are going to replace that.