Meep. *flail*

[trinityofone]

I don't think there's really anything even remotely coherent I can say about this—I spent the entire episode curled up in a little ball clutching a throw pillow. I love Rodney. I love everybody. They were all so wonderful in this. The scene on the pier will fill me with John/Rodney joy for about 10,000 years, and yet I loved the confession at the end, too. (Writers: if you don't follow up on this well, I will KEEL you.) See (and I guess I am deviating into "my thoughts on shipping" here, so feel free to skip), in the end—which is sadly coming much sooner than I'd like—I just want everyone to be happy. I want an ending like this episode would suggest, where the team is always there for each other, would always risk their lives for each other, would face down everything together. I want John and Rodney to be best friends (and maybe more) who drink beer together and never give up on each other and make each other laugh. And I want Rodney—who was, it must be said, my gateway drug to the insane cracked-out world that is SGA—to be happy and healthy and wise. To be loved. It would make me ecstatic to see that on screen, and think Jennifer would be wonderful for him. As I think Teyla would be wonderful for him. As I think Ronon would be. As I always have and always will think John would be.

And that's why I love fanfic. Because we can have all of it. A million billion different universes in which anything and everything is possible. We can have it all.

I guess I should go to bed before I start singing Kumbaya, huh?

But first, let me just say again:

I love my boys. I love my Hewletts. I love my team.

I love my show.

Comments

[tropes.livejournal.com]

You just articulated exactly how I feel.

SHOW.

\o/!!!!!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Good, 'cause after I posted I started worrying that the wine I had with dinner was doing a liiiiiiiiittle too much of the talking. ;-)

But I do! I love it so. I guess I'm just going to try to enjoy every episode that's left.

And hopefully ridiculous amounts of fic.

[sobelle.livejournal.com]

It really was an amazing intense episode... and I dunno if the awareness of SGA being canceled made it all that more bittersweet... but it totally reeled me in....

and the scene on the pier... omg... I need fic and screen caps of bare feet ;)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

The goodbyes certainly had an extra oomph, didn't they?

I would watch an entire show that was just "John and Rodney hang out." There could be episodes where they, like, play video games the whole time, or buy sneakers, or try to barbecue, or argue about directions. It could have a budget of $12. Why don't they make that instead of Stargate: Universe?

[heygirlie.livejournal.com]

The goodbyes certainly had an extra oomph, didn't they?

I didn't even think of that! Crap. I'm going to have an even bigger emotional reaction next viewing, THANKS TRIN. Bleugh, I go now to drown myself in some happy fic...

[mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com]

Those Hewletts are amazing. I totally bought Jeannie's misery; Kate looked devastated when she called Rodney "sweetie" and promised to be right back, then ran out of the room.

And of course Rodney running through Atlantis, barefoot and lost but still able to find his way to John, knowing that John would never leave him behind, followed by that wonderful scene on the pier . . .

Wow.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Jeannie having to leave the room brought about an extra tight pillow squeeze that I'm sure it did not appreciate.

I can't even really address that scene on the pier yet. I just...adifghkajhsdgf

I'm too wired to sleep and I feel like I won't be coherent for several days. Now that's good TV!

[mystisblom.livejournal.com]

I just loved that episode. I mean John wore a god damn Panda tshirt *G* I loved it.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I am still trying to figure out that shirt. John! You ARE a 17-year-old emo boy, aren't you? JUST ADMIT IT.

[mystisblom.livejournal.com]

He so is *G* I also loved that he was barefoot but I'm still wondering if the pants he was wearing where those with buttons on the sides (in germany we call them schnellficker hosen/fastfuck pants)

[morebliss.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes! To everything you said. Oh god. It was so good.

Didja notice how when they first tried to take Rodney out of the cave, John kept his hand on his back the entire rest of the scene? I loved that it was Rodney's boyfriend & girlfriend who operated on him.

SO GOOD!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Maybe all of Atlantis is just really into polyamory, and it's just never come up! That would solve all our problems. ;-)

Well, except that Rodney has a boyfriend and a girlfriend who have given him brain surgery--that is a little weird. But I'm sure he can get over it. *g*

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Yes. That.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

:)

[taurenova.livejournal.com]

*dies*

I cried so much. My poor, aching heart.

Oh, John and Rodney, when will I just admit that you are my SGA OTP?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Today could be the first day of the rest of your John/Rodney life. ;-)

[taurenova.livejournal.com]

Considering the fact that McShep is the comfort fic for me and has been since 2005...

I'm really not sure why I don't just accept the fact that I ship them liek whoa.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

We could throw you a coming out party or something maybe? ;-)

[taurenova.livejournal.com]

It may be the only way to go. Like:

"Hello. My name is Jen. And I ship John/Rodney."

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Jen!"

And then we can have bad coffee and slightly stale doughnuts. \o/

[taurenova.livejournal.com]

"It's just, such a big step, to admit it, you know? I don't think I could've done it in another situation. You guys...*sniffs* I promised myself I wouldn't cry."

\o/ Doughnuts for the win!

[thisissirius.livejournal.com]

Most intense episode for a long time! \o/

sdfhsjfhsjf ♥ everything i would wish to say about this episode :)

[arby-m.livejournal.com]

I just want everyone to be happy.

Awwwwww. Me too!! If the rest of the season doesn't end too well emotionally, that's where I'll be. Team love! John/Rodney friendship! Rodney can have whatever girl he wants, just don't take away my team ship.