coping with a loose cannon theme

Someone copes with having an unpredictable and uncontrollable person around who is likely to cause unintentional harm.

Examples

Captain Picard and Wesley found themselves stranded on a desert moon with the cantankerous mining shuttle captain Dirgo in tng4x09 "Final Mission".

8 total · 4 major · 4 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Serenity (2005) major Simon's fellow crew members, Malcolm in particular, had to deal with that he was something of a hot head who could go off any time.
pieceofcake1988e1x03 major Rex struggled to keep Chris Hart under control. He openly questioned the fighting tactics used by Hornet Squadron.
theamericanshortstory17 major Jack Smurch was such an unpredictable and ungovernable character that the various people who tried to control him had no choice but to govern him by force in the end.
voy4x21 major Janeway with Seven
ahh1x22 minor Daniel was told off by his boss several times for being a loose canon. In particular, his boss objected when Daniel took it upon himself to inform the press about the pulmonary anthrax outbreak that was imminent.
tng4x09 minor Picard, Wesley :: Picard and Wesley at Dirgo
voy1x03 minor Janeway with B'Elanna
voy4x17 minor Janeway with Seven