Lemon?

[trinityofone]

My apologies if other people have mentioned this, but check out this shot from the scene where Elizabeth first comes to talk to Rodney about Ascension:



I think Rodney is using his altered DNA to enjoy citrus!

I totally have an unfinished fic where he does that. (Hmm. Perhaps I should just turn it into a porny missing scene?)

Rodney, I love that between making scientific advancements in the field of science and being like Jesus, in a way, you found time to sample Asian lemon...whatever. *heart*

ETA: Oooh! And again! Good, he got to try the orange, too:

Comments

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I don't know what was up with all the stuff about Rodney's weight, but since it was pretty much the only sour note for me in the episode, I'm gonna try real hard to ignore it. (Although seriously, where are they going with that? And what makes you think it's the Hewlett? 'Cause it makes NO SENSE to me. Food is for yay, and y'know, god forbid Rodney should enjoy some fucking grapes.)

Separate from that, though, I'm going to enjoy the thought of Rodney getting to have some yummy citrus experiences. *pets him*

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Nono, I meant he CHOSE the food on his plate:

"Gonna complain about my weight? Well they're gonna watch me eat FRUIT while I do it!"

I mean we see him eating balanced meals all the time, salads, fruits, etc. That steak was maybe a large portion size, but it had carbs and vegetables. *eyes TPTB*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhh. Okay.

I also WTF'd at the bit where he has to say, "I'm exactly the same weight as I was when I got here," when if anything, he's lost weight, and OMFG, why do I have to care about this anyway? He's incredibly hot, PTB, and I don't need vicarious body issues on top of my own! Grr.

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Well considering muscle to fat ratios, it IS possible for him to weigh the same and still look thinner. Muscle is more dense than fat, so spatially less space for the same mass.

*adjusts physics degree*

But yes, seriously.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Picky picky picky...

But yes. I am not going to argue with scary Grover.

And anyway, we're really both in agreement: Rodney is HOT. Lay off, PTB!

[amireal.livejournal.com]

What about my evil muppets?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

*cries uncle*

[mckays-girl.livejournal.com]

I was wondering about the weight comments too. Just because half the population of Atlantis is anorexically thin doesn't make Rodney fat.

[pentapus.livejournal.com]

The weight comments didn't bother me in that I took it as meaning that Ronon's kind of a jackass (or at least vain--which I totally believe) as opposed to that the TPTB and Atlantis have no concept of skinny people.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

That's possible, although Carson and John did join in a bit. (Although John may have been kidding. He's weird.)

I'm very amused by the idea of Ronon as vain. Possibly because it's true.

[ferret-kitty.livejournal.com]

I think the important bit was not the "He's eating more than he should and not exercising enough" but the comment Teyla made about happiness. I don't remember specifically what it was, but she said something along the lines of "He's eating to hide his unhappiness."

Not that I think they should have gone there. Being hypoglycemic myself (to a small degree) it is all about eating something periodically throughout the day in order to keep your BRAIN functioning properly. I just shut down if I don't have something to eat, so I completely understand where McKay's coming from.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

That bugged me too, though it was John who said it (I think), so I hope that was just him being a weirdo with a weird sense of humor. I have (borderline, undiagnosed) hypoglycemia, too, and yeah: if I don't eat, I can't THINK and I get really, really cranky.

Stop being so weird, John. Go have some gay sex; you'll feel better.

[ferret-kitty.livejournal.com]

*raises fist in the air* Three cheers for borderline, undiagnosed hypoglycemia. The 'not being able to think' thing KILLS me. Ugh.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

actually that could kinda make sense...I'm hypoglycemic too (the lovely not-diabetic kind -_-) and if my blood sugar drops my mood shifts like crazy. (Best indicator the other half has to throw food at me :P)

Eat, and it shifts back to normal

So sad leya + food = happy leya....

[ferret-kitty.livejournal.com]

*nods* I totally get that. ferret_kitty + food = a much happier ferret_kitty.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

So I think we can safely pin it down to Teyla's misunderstanding of hypoglycemic mood swings *nods*

ahh fanwanking. How I love thee...

[ferret-kitty.livejournal.com]

Obviously. *grins*