Wow, Carol pulled a Jack of Hearts! I totally didn't see that coming! I'm caught entirely by surprise!
So, basically, Reed managed to write a scene of Carol going Binary!asplodey that looks and reads like almost every other time that Carol has gone Binary!asplodey.
I think at this point Carol should pull a Rich Rider and just go hang out in space for a while when Marvel decides that she's officially alive again. Go help some stranded Rigellians, have a cold brewski and play a few rounds of five card stud with Pip, go beat up on some Baluurians, and then when things have settled down at Marvel editorial and this whole Dark Reign nonsense is over with, she can come back to Earth and have Hank McCoy fix her up.
Who gives a crap about Rick?*
Lots of people, actually. Don't diss on Rick. He did write Sidekick, after all. I'm glad to see him being used, although why Reed decided to insert him in Carol's book when he could have been harassing Bucky all this time I'll never understand.