and all I could think when Carson was giving Rodney the ATA was...um should he check with John first?

Yes he definitely *should* and we'll see more on the repercussions of *that* very soon ;-)

I like to think TPTB wrote that ep just so I could completely use it for my own evil ends, yes *G*. I think it's better too! John not being able to touch *his* Rodney - my god, the angst! We know how he feels about that!