The impression that stuck with me after this episode:

Cecil is a dick, and more importantly, an idiot.

Instead of being a manipulative shit for brains, he could have tried to use logic.

“The guardians are in no good shape right now and we need you here. Also, this feels like a trap, and we can’t send missiles to help you wherever this ship might be going. Bring the bug in, and we see what we can figure out.”