Don't forget the face-cradling going on in that episode, too. I haven't read Commodore yet (am at SotL), but I tend to agree with you. Although I think there would be some strange dynamics going on between them nontheless. I just wonder how Archie would feel about Horatio's patronage.

My old problem of having to reconcile movieverse and bookverse to some extent is clearly solved by undeadifying Archie and making him a Captain. I'll feel better if he can have a ship of his own, and Bush can continue to have H. ^^