The mind is its own place...
Dec. 13th, 2005 06:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trinityofone...and in itself / Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. --John Milton, Paradise Lost*
Okay, first let me just say: I am GLEE. (TM![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
princess_bunny.) I loved this episode so much. But then, I love Rodney, so. More episodes that are ALL ABOUT HIM? Bring 'em on!
Second, allow me to be arrogant for a moment: I totally called it. I mean, my first fic in this fandom was called Control, and even if there weren't a bagillion other things to love about this ep, I would love it for confirming that I have been reading--and thus writing--Rodney correctly all this time. Baby's all about control--having it, keeping it, needing it. (And so's John, but that's a separate issue.)
Third, I want to try to talk seriously about Rodney's issues, which were on glorious, messy display here. One major realization that I came to seems kind of obvious in retrospect (hindsight’s 20/20, right?): that same voice that Rodney uses to berate his underlings, that voice that screams at them for being idiots, worthless, incompetent--that's the voice that Rodney hears in his own head all the time. Subconsciously (heh) I think I already knew this, but it was shocking to see it so plainly: when he's yelling, "You IDIOT!" at himself; when he's saying, "Can we at least do that, please?" to his inanimate friend, but to himself, too--he's turning his own familiar invective inward, and it's pretty clear that this is always his mental sountrack; we're only just now getting to see and hear it because of his head wound. Rodney is definitely his own best publicity agent, but he's also his own worst critic, and there must be a constant war going on between those two perspectives in that beautiful brain of his. And I think that, besides making it so that DH didn't have to talk to himself for the whole episode, the device of McKay subconsciously splitting himself off into Rodney-Rodney and Sam-Rodney was a really effective way of illustrating this. Rodney is probably constantly engaged in a dozen different arguments--with himself, within his own mind. Part of that, I think, is just the price of being a genius; part of it is something else.
I think that Rodney is secretly an optimist. We saw lots of examples of this in this episode: that he wanted to believe he was actually back in the infirmary, that he wanted to hold onto the idea that hitting the ground was a good thing, even that he didn't think to do what Griffin did--issues of bravery aside, he still thought that he could save both of them. But despite this secret, buried optimism, Rodney is also really, really smart--he comprehends exactly how screwed they are, all the time. This would make looking on the bright side difficult, to say the least. Further, I think he's someone who's had what little rays of optimism he's shown beaten down pretty firmly in the past. Sam is again a good example of this: he sees, quite clearly, how he could win her, how they could work ("We make a good team, you and I"), but--smart boy--he also sees all the flaws in himself that would ruin it, tear it apart, destroy it before it could even take place. (And, if one wanted to get super psycho-analytical about it, destroy it in order that it can never take place, because the relationship that never quite happened is perfect in a way that one that did and failed is not.)
It's interesting to note that Rodney tells hallucination!Sam, "You think what my subconscious tells you to think" right after she lists off his triumvirate of flaws--"you're petty, arrogant, and you treat people badly"--and even rejects his suggestion that "you do find me attractive--physically" with "Let's stick to working on my idea." It seems ridiculous to suggest that Rodney McKay has low self-esteem, but again I think it's a case of him being the man with two brains: one side shouting "You rock!" while the other tries to scream "You suck!" at an even louder pitch. Or: Rodney thinks he's fan-fucking-tastic, right up until the moment that he doesn't. You can see this written all over his face, in the way his eyes and chin and mouth rapidly make the transition from hard, narrow arrogance to wide, open vulnerability. (I just have to pause here and say: I love you, David Hewlett.) Rodney wears his heart on his sleeve, and I think that's part of the reason he's as loud and as pushy and as BIG as he is: because that's his only defense--distraction.
There are a lot of cool parallels between this episode and 'Epiphany,' although in general this was a far stronger hour of television. (Note to Stargate writers: tight little plots that are just about the characters and a little about the technology--good. Rambly ridiculousness with aliens with terrible fashion sense and stupid Ascension shit--bad.) But it's interesting to see how Rodney and John react to having their support structures ripped away. John assumes that he's been abandoned; Rodney, that it doesn't matter, because no one will be able to help him anyway. These are both trust issues, but of a different sort; and I can't help but think that Rodney's at least embrace a realistic concern. Just supports my theory that John is secretly even more fucked up that Rodney is. *eg*
Another thing I noticed: When John yells at himself in the third person, he calls himself John. Rodney, on the other hand, calls himself McKay. No idea what this means, but, uh, I noticed it.
ANYWAY...this was such a rich episode, and Rodney's such a complex character, that I could go on forever, but I want to save some of it for the slew of post-ep fics that I really hope are coming. So, just two more things about Rodney. First, his comment to Sam: "You're wiser." I like that, I can see that, just as I understood and felt what he meant when he told her she had art. Rodney's far from perfect, and I'm sure that weighs on him terribly, the long catalogue of his mistakes, every entry known in detail. But, but: he's still learning. Sam's had a lot more practice, saving the world, being strong and right and brave, and as hard as it is, Rodney needs to give himself a chance to catch up. Wisdom comes with time. He's made remarkable progress in a year and a half, and he'll make more. I'm sure he'll screw up more, too, because with Rodney--as with all people--learning's a bit of a two-steps-forward, one-step-back kinda deal. But he will learn.And unlike Sam, he's got a cute boyfriend to help him.
Second, Rodney's comment about Griffin: "He was a brave man...and I..." Oh God, that just broke my heart. Because Rodney is brave--he's The Bravest Coward in the 'Verse (and yes, I would like an icon that says that *eg*). And his is an incredible kind of bravery, because it's not flashy, it just gets things done. It's utilitarian bravery: like in 'Aurora,' when Teyla says, "Are you sure you want to do this?" (meaning go in after John), and Rodney says, "I really, really don't." And then he does. Just like that.
Unfortunately, as much as I want Rodney to realize that he has courage, I think his particular brand of it depends on him being mostly unaware of its existence, of leaving it to Subconscious!Sam. If he knew, he'd overthink it, just like everything else. And as someone who is all about the brain, he can't ever really aspire to Griffin's (John's) kind of courage, which depends on not thinking, on just doing. And maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I love that bit of naming: Brave, heroic, but poorly thought out act = Griffin = Gryffindor. *g* (And don't even get me started on my theory that John is a secret Slytherin and Rodney the world's most reluctant Gryffindor, because then we'd be here all night. But, uh, yeah. It's true.)
A few small notes on other characters:
•John. Oh, how I loved you in this. You were so SMART. You came up with so many ideas, you implemented them with grace, you said "ain't" in a way that was very cute and reminded me that we need more Firefly crossovers. You showed that you're an optimist, too, but in a really aggressive, fucked up way. I loved that growled, "They MADE IT," as if just by saying it, John could make it real. It reminded me of his assurances at the end of 'The Hive' that Ford is a tough kid whom they very well may run into again. I mean, since this is a sci-fi show, they really might run into Ford again, but to me that just pulsed with a sort of wonderful, fierce denial--the same kind of thing that made John go against orders to go back for those men in Afghanistan. Ooh, John, you are such an interesting puzzle; I will keep trying to put you together even though so many pieces are blank.
I also really loved the three-way scene (almost left out the word 'scene' there...) between Elizabeth, John, and Zelenka. The one with this bit of dialogue:
ELIZABETH: I'm not going to order you to go--
JOHN: I will!
ELIZABETH: ...All I'm saying is that if Rodney can't turn to you, who can he turn to?
This is fantastic because a) Elizabeth gets to be a capable, effective leader for once, and b) John's willing to cross any and all lines to get Radek to help rescue his (John's--or their, I guess *eg*) boyfriend! And also, of course, because Zelenka gets to prove that he's also in the running for Top Five Bravest Cowards in the 'Verse (Beckett and a few others are also making a good showing, although not in this ep [really not in this ep!]). I love that the final idea with the shield was Radek's (because pretty much all of the others were--wow--John's), and that Radek went into the downed jumper to get Rodney when he could have just as easily stayed behind where it was relatively more protected. Little things like that really count, so props, Gero.
Finally, my post-ep fic wish list:
1. Obviously, the story where John comforts a shaken Rodney. I can count onlamardeuse to give us a terrific established relationship story as part of her "Getting to Know You" 'verse, so how 'bout some first time fics, guys? Bonus points for ones where Rodney echoes his line to Sam: "I can't tell what's real and what's not."
2. A really good Rodney/Radek friendship piece. When Rodney was in the belly of the whale (metaphorically, thankfully, though it was touch-and-go for a few minutes there) he was clearly pretty pissed at his 2IC, and Radek did mess up, though he worked really hard to make it right again. I'd love to see them talk about it--or better yet, talk around it. Throw some Weir/Zelenka in there, and I will LOVE YOU FOREVER.
3. Some Rodney & Sam stories, friendship or shippy. I really lovedagentotter's recent fics (if you haven't already, GO READ: this one is Sam/Rodney in Antarctica, and - ex gratia - done as a favor - is Sam/Rodney/John--mmmyes), and would love more along those lines. Or just some sort of "Back at the SGC for a debriefing/before leave, Sam and Rodney have a brief and awkward conversation in which they flirt and insult each other, but Sam also manages to say something that makes Rodney feel a bit better about himself, and maybe gives him enough courage to go proposition John" kind of thing. Except, y'know, not sucky.
And speaking of fic:
I posted a new story for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
sga_flashfic's Shark Challenge: The U.S.S. Indianapolis, McKay/Sheppard, experimental style, lots of Jaws references. And Rodney with issues--gotta love that. ;-)
*I love the juxtaposition of pretentious quotes and episode squee. And while we're quoting, here's another I really love (and almost used): "With curious art the brain, too finely wrought / Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought." --Charles Churchill, Epistle to William Hogarth
Okay, first let me just say: I am GLEE. (TM
princess_bunny.) I loved this episode so much. But then, I love Rodney, so. More episodes that are ALL ABOUT HIM? Bring 'em on!Second, allow me to be arrogant for a moment: I totally called it. I mean, my first fic in this fandom was called Control, and even if there weren't a bagillion other things to love about this ep, I would love it for confirming that I have been reading--and thus writing--Rodney correctly all this time. Baby's all about control--having it, keeping it, needing it. (And so's John, but that's a separate issue.)
Third, I want to try to talk seriously about Rodney's issues, which were on glorious, messy display here. One major realization that I came to seems kind of obvious in retrospect (hindsight’s 20/20, right?): that same voice that Rodney uses to berate his underlings, that voice that screams at them for being idiots, worthless, incompetent--that's the voice that Rodney hears in his own head all the time. Subconsciously (heh) I think I already knew this, but it was shocking to see it so plainly: when he's yelling, "You IDIOT!" at himself; when he's saying, "Can we at least do that, please?" to his inanimate friend, but to himself, too--he's turning his own familiar invective inward, and it's pretty clear that this is always his mental sountrack; we're only just now getting to see and hear it because of his head wound. Rodney is definitely his own best publicity agent, but he's also his own worst critic, and there must be a constant war going on between those two perspectives in that beautiful brain of his. And I think that, besides making it so that DH didn't have to talk to himself for the whole episode, the device of McKay subconsciously splitting himself off into Rodney-Rodney and Sam-Rodney was a really effective way of illustrating this. Rodney is probably constantly engaged in a dozen different arguments--with himself, within his own mind. Part of that, I think, is just the price of being a genius; part of it is something else.
I think that Rodney is secretly an optimist. We saw lots of examples of this in this episode: that he wanted to believe he was actually back in the infirmary, that he wanted to hold onto the idea that hitting the ground was a good thing, even that he didn't think to do what Griffin did--issues of bravery aside, he still thought that he could save both of them. But despite this secret, buried optimism, Rodney is also really, really smart--he comprehends exactly how screwed they are, all the time. This would make looking on the bright side difficult, to say the least. Further, I think he's someone who's had what little rays of optimism he's shown beaten down pretty firmly in the past. Sam is again a good example of this: he sees, quite clearly, how he could win her, how they could work ("We make a good team, you and I"), but--smart boy--he also sees all the flaws in himself that would ruin it, tear it apart, destroy it before it could even take place. (And, if one wanted to get super psycho-analytical about it, destroy it in order that it can never take place, because the relationship that never quite happened is perfect in a way that one that did and failed is not.)
It's interesting to note that Rodney tells hallucination!Sam, "You think what my subconscious tells you to think" right after she lists off his triumvirate of flaws--"you're petty, arrogant, and you treat people badly"--and even rejects his suggestion that "you do find me attractive--physically" with "Let's stick to working on my idea." It seems ridiculous to suggest that Rodney McKay has low self-esteem, but again I think it's a case of him being the man with two brains: one side shouting "You rock!" while the other tries to scream "You suck!" at an even louder pitch. Or: Rodney thinks he's fan-fucking-tastic, right up until the moment that he doesn't. You can see this written all over his face, in the way his eyes and chin and mouth rapidly make the transition from hard, narrow arrogance to wide, open vulnerability. (I just have to pause here and say: I love you, David Hewlett.) Rodney wears his heart on his sleeve, and I think that's part of the reason he's as loud and as pushy and as BIG as he is: because that's his only defense--distraction.
There are a lot of cool parallels between this episode and 'Epiphany,' although in general this was a far stronger hour of television. (Note to Stargate writers: tight little plots that are just about the characters and a little about the technology--good. Rambly ridiculousness with aliens with terrible fashion sense and stupid Ascension shit--bad.) But it's interesting to see how Rodney and John react to having their support structures ripped away. John assumes that he's been abandoned; Rodney, that it doesn't matter, because no one will be able to help him anyway. These are both trust issues, but of a different sort; and I can't help but think that Rodney's at least embrace a realistic concern. Just supports my theory that John is secretly even more fucked up that Rodney is. *eg*
Another thing I noticed: When John yells at himself in the third person, he calls himself John. Rodney, on the other hand, calls himself McKay. No idea what this means, but, uh, I noticed it.
ANYWAY...this was such a rich episode, and Rodney's such a complex character, that I could go on forever, but I want to save some of it for the slew of post-ep fics that I really hope are coming. So, just two more things about Rodney. First, his comment to Sam: "You're wiser." I like that, I can see that, just as I understood and felt what he meant when he told her she had art. Rodney's far from perfect, and I'm sure that weighs on him terribly, the long catalogue of his mistakes, every entry known in detail. But, but: he's still learning. Sam's had a lot more practice, saving the world, being strong and right and brave, and as hard as it is, Rodney needs to give himself a chance to catch up. Wisdom comes with time. He's made remarkable progress in a year and a half, and he'll make more. I'm sure he'll screw up more, too, because with Rodney--as with all people--learning's a bit of a two-steps-forward, one-step-back kinda deal. But he will learn.
Second, Rodney's comment about Griffin: "He was a brave man...and I..." Oh God, that just broke my heart. Because Rodney is brave--he's The Bravest Coward in the 'Verse (and yes, I would like an icon that says that *eg*). And his is an incredible kind of bravery, because it's not flashy, it just gets things done. It's utilitarian bravery: like in 'Aurora,' when Teyla says, "Are you sure you want to do this?" (meaning go in after John), and Rodney says, "I really, really don't." And then he does. Just like that.
Unfortunately, as much as I want Rodney to realize that he has courage, I think his particular brand of it depends on him being mostly unaware of its existence, of leaving it to Subconscious!Sam. If he knew, he'd overthink it, just like everything else. And as someone who is all about the brain, he can't ever really aspire to Griffin's (John's) kind of courage, which depends on not thinking, on just doing. And maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I love that bit of naming: Brave, heroic, but poorly thought out act = Griffin = Gryffindor. *g* (And don't even get me started on my theory that John is a secret Slytherin and Rodney the world's most reluctant Gryffindor, because then we'd be here all night. But, uh, yeah. It's true.)
A few small notes on other characters:
•John. Oh, how I loved you in this. You were so SMART. You came up with so many ideas, you implemented them with grace, you said "ain't" in a way that was very cute and reminded me that we need more Firefly crossovers. You showed that you're an optimist, too, but in a really aggressive, fucked up way. I loved that growled, "They MADE IT," as if just by saying it, John could make it real. It reminded me of his assurances at the end of 'The Hive' that Ford is a tough kid whom they very well may run into again. I mean, since this is a sci-fi show, they really might run into Ford again, but to me that just pulsed with a sort of wonderful, fierce denial--the same kind of thing that made John go against orders to go back for those men in Afghanistan. Ooh, John, you are such an interesting puzzle; I will keep trying to put you together even though so many pieces are blank.
I also really loved the three-way scene (almost left out the word 'scene' there...) between Elizabeth, John, and Zelenka. The one with this bit of dialogue:
ELIZABETH: I'm not going to order you to go--
JOHN: I will!
ELIZABETH: ...All I'm saying is that if Rodney can't turn to you, who can he turn to?
This is fantastic because a) Elizabeth gets to be a capable, effective leader for once, and b) John's willing to cross any and all lines to get Radek to help rescue his (John's--or their, I guess *eg*) boyfriend! And also, of course, because Zelenka gets to prove that he's also in the running for Top Five Bravest Cowards in the 'Verse (Beckett and a few others are also making a good showing, although not in this ep [really not in this ep!]). I love that the final idea with the shield was Radek's (because pretty much all of the others were--wow--John's), and that Radek went into the downed jumper to get Rodney when he could have just as easily stayed behind where it was relatively more protected. Little things like that really count, so props, Gero.
Finally, my post-ep fic wish list:
1. Obviously, the story where John comforts a shaken Rodney. I can count on
lamardeuse to give us a terrific established relationship story as part of her "Getting to Know You" 'verse, so how 'bout some first time fics, guys? Bonus points for ones where Rodney echoes his line to Sam: "I can't tell what's real and what's not."2. A really good Rodney/Radek friendship piece. When Rodney was in the belly of the whale (metaphorically, thankfully, though it was touch-and-go for a few minutes there) he was clearly pretty pissed at his 2IC, and Radek did mess up, though he worked really hard to make it right again. I'd love to see them talk about it--or better yet, talk around it. Throw some Weir/Zelenka in there, and I will LOVE YOU FOREVER.
3. Some Rodney & Sam stories, friendship or shippy. I really loved
agentotter's recent fics (if you haven't already, GO READ: this one is Sam/Rodney in Antarctica, and - ex gratia - done as a favor - is Sam/Rodney/John--mmmyes), and would love more along those lines. Or just some sort of "Back at the SGC for a debriefing/before leave, Sam and Rodney have a brief and awkward conversation in which they flirt and insult each other, but Sam also manages to say something that makes Rodney feel a bit better about himself, and maybe gives him enough courage to go proposition John" kind of thing. Except, y'know, not sucky.And speaking of fic:
I posted a new story for
sga_flashfic's Shark Challenge: The U.S.S. Indianapolis, McKay/Sheppard, experimental style, lots of Jaws references. And Rodney with issues--gotta love that. ;-)*I love the juxtaposition of pretentious quotes and episode squee. And while we're quoting, here's another I really love (and almost used): "With curious art the brain, too finely wrought / Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought." --Charles Churchill, Epistle to William Hogarth
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Date: 2005-12-13 06:18 pm (UTC)(BTW, can you tell me--are my icons showing up normally? They're all freaky on my computer...)
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Date: 2005-12-13 06:26 pm (UTC)Oh yes, yes. Also, the bit about Rodney's control issues--get out of my braaaaain. (well, I didn't say it about this episode because I got it out of my system with Duet, but still true.) And also the bit about how Rodney is the bravest coward in the 'verse but it only works because he doesn't know he's brave.
So yeah, basically I'm just here to nod along and say "word!" a lot. *g*
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Date: 2005-12-13 06:40 pm (UTC)David really was fantastic in this episode, but then again, should we really be surprised by that?*smile*
And I have to say again (i've mentioned this today already) that I loved that John had the ideas, that he really showed off his techinical skills not just his tactical ones.
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Date: 2005-12-13 06:41 pm (UTC)Sorry, just finished watching, and reading your thoughts just prolonged the happy, happy goodness that much longer.
I'm sort of amazed that they have such rich, deep characterization going on here. This ep really reminds me why I have so much love for this show.
*happy sigh*
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Date: 2005-12-13 06:51 pm (UTC)GLEE!
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Date: 2005-12-13 07:02 pm (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2005-12-13 07:39 pm (UTC)Glad the icons look okay. For me, my default pic is all stretched out and freakish looking. Something similar happened to
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Date: 2005-12-13 07:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-13 07:46 pm (UTC)I don't have any Sam/Rodney friendship or shippy fic (I leave that to the fic writers) but I am gonna be whoring a basket of icons around fandom in the next couple days (...if someone starts posting caps to GUP, that is). I already made a batch of Sam/Rodney from 48 Hours/Redemption, but uh, I totally can't post Sam/Rodney icons without a few from last night's ep.
and I love everything that you said.
I just want to cuddle Rodney. David Hewlett is seriously the bestest actor in the whole wide world ten times over.
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Date: 2005-12-13 07:47 pm (UTC)Yeah, 'Duet' was what made me twig to that in the first place, but I wasn't, y'know, "in fandom then." (Was lurkin'. *eg*) 'Trinity' made me even more convinced and inspired the fic, and this episode? This one basically had me dancing around my room doing the dance of, "So right. So very very right!" It was rather Elliott-from-Scrubs-esque, minus the stethoscope. ;-)
Rodney is the bravest coward in the 'verse but it only works because he doesn't know he's brave.
I was about to say that Rodney's bravery = Schrodinger's cat, but I realize that that doesn't actually make sense. But something like that, yes. It's very profound. ;-)
So yeah, basically I'm just here to nod along and say "word!" a lot. *g*
This is becoming our Tuesday tradition: write long posts, exhaust all our deep thoughts, go comment on the other person's post with "word!" I think it works for us. *g*
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Date: 2005-12-13 08:00 pm (UTC)Yeah, that's a good point: if he starts in loud and long enough, nobody else'll be able to get a word in edgewise. It also gives them something--a very specific something--to bitch about behind his back. They'll blast him for arrogance and rudeness, and not any of the faults--lack of art, lack of wisdom--that he truly cares about.
And I'm still at the point where I can be surprised and overjoyed every time at how good DH is. It's wonderful.
As for John: yes yes yes. He's clearly so smart--out-thinking even Radek for a lot of this episode, which surprised me. So you know what this means: Rodney's brain + John's brain = OTP. *vbeg*
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Date: 2005-12-13 08:05 pm (UTC)I'm amazed by the characterization, too. It's almost like...DH is so good, they just have to write this stuff for him. 'Cause they're certainly not doing it for the other characters--Epiphany should have been like this, man! But ack, before I rain on our collective parade...soso good. Soso much love. My inanimate friend and I both think so. =D
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Date: 2005-12-13 08:09 pm (UTC)That does about sum it up.
That, and an eager-puppy-bounce, "Where's the fic?"
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Date: 2005-12-13 08:18 pm (UTC)(PS I liked your shark fic *g* I'll comment on it in a bit, it's on my list...)
(PPS Did you turn into a BNF recently, or was I just not looking hard enough before?)
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Date: 2005-12-13 08:55 pm (UTC)BTW, you may know about this already, but since I didn't until recently, I thought it might be worth mentioning:
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Date: 2005-12-13 09:14 pm (UTC)Rodney the world's most reluctant Gryffindor
But he'd want to be a Ravenclaw. Desperately.
Also, clicky (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/dar_jeeling/icons/sgaMcKBravestcoward.png)
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Date: 2005-12-13 09:32 pm (UTC)Now I would say, "Now where's the John backstory ep, dammit?!" except I'm almost at a place where I prefer him as an enigma. (Means I get to keep writing him dark--whee!) One or two more solid hints wouldn't hurt, though.
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Date: 2005-12-13 09:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-13 09:40 pm (UTC)David Hewlett is seriously the bestest actor in the whole wide world ten times over.
I've definitely been asking myself, "How did I live 21 years without
carnalknowledge of this man?" Or, "Where has he been hiding all this time?" And then I'm like, "Oh, Canada.""Oh, Canada" is a good catchphrase, actually, when said with fond affection. 'Cause we mock them, but they've given us so many good things. Like David Hewlett! And, hey, Nathan Fillion! Cold air must produce hot men; who knew.
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Date: 2005-12-13 09:43 pm (UTC)Who's Rodney? :-p
Wish I had TV so I could at least check out this show you love. Is it as good as Firefly? I followed you there. I wonder if I would follow you to SGA as well.
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Date: 2005-12-13 09:57 pm (UTC)*does the dance of a shiny, pretty thing*
But he'd want to be a Ravenclaw. Desperately.
Oh, yes. He'd object strenuously--as strenuously as Draco does in some of those AU sorted-into-anything-but-Slytherin fics. In his 7th year, he'd still be going, "What is wrong with you foolish, reckless people, and why am I in this house?" And then he'd do something brave almost without meaning to, and Slytherin!John would laugh at him in a way that meant, "I'm on to you, and secretly, I'm glad you're all right." And then they'd go make out in the Potions' cupboard. OMG, and there'd be ties.
*whimper*
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Date: 2005-12-13 10:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-13 10:50 pm (UTC)Also, to your wishlist can I add John is a secret Slytherin and Rodney the world's most reluctant Gryffindor? Because that would be spectacular.
Oh no. No. See, 'cause I'm already writing "John and Rodney are North America's Crowley and Aziraphale," and I really need to stop writing cracked-out AUs and...
...And Rodney would make the funniest Harry, wouldn't he? "You're all only interested in me as an agent of prophesy and not for my fabulous [all caps] BRAIN." Not to mention John as fanon!Draco, with lots of slouching and leaning and whoa, daddy issues. And Ronon and Teyla as a much prettier Crabbe and Goyle. And Elizabeth and Zelenka as Hermione and Ron (although really, Radek should get to be Hermione). And...and Carson as Neville! *dies*
You know, my brain actually used to be good for something. *sigh*
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Date: 2005-12-13 10:57 pm (UTC)SGA is, admittedly, not as good as Firefly. But the characters are wonderful, especially our boy McKay here, and I honestly do think you would like the show. It's consistently fun, snarky, self-aware sci-fi. With--I was about to say "pretty boys," but as that's less of a draw for you...pretty girls! Well, I think Teyla's pretty hot. She fights with sticks! She bares her midriff gratuitously!
Seriously, though--I would love to have some of my RL friends be into this show. And hey, the first season is available on DVD. And the second's downloadable if you join
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Date: 2005-12-13 11:03 pm (UTC)PS I liked your shark fic
Aww, thanks! I enjoyed writing it
when I was supposed to be writing my![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
undermistletoe fic.PPS Did you turn into a BNF recently
Um. Not that I am aware of? Do they not send a letter--possibly by owl?
No, seriously--I do not know? I mean, a lot of people have friended me lately, and "Revelations" got a scary amount of comments, but. I have never really gotten this BNF thing. I do not think I have the right personality for it. So, um, gonna go with no. But I'm both terrified and flattered by the suggestion!