I've watched the episode a few times, now, and I still see it as the John&Rodney show! I'm not saying there's obvious romance there, but the level, the depth of devotion to one another *is* there. I was content enough with Rodney's relationship with Keller, but it certainly didn't appear to be *central* or *vital* to the story: Rodney could just as well have returned to Earth to mourn for a year before he got his big idea of how to fix things, bring John back, save Teyla and her child, and hopefully, defeat Michael and save the entire Pegasus Galaxy. Rodney's relationship with Keller was interesting, not intrusive, not made into a love affair of epic proportions. Not like Rodney's 25 year quest to save John Sheppard and restore him to Atlantis! Now, *that* was "a love affair of epic proportions," even if you only want to regard it as a Platonic one!
But you know, people see what they want to see. Very few are completely objective, even about things that aren't the source of great joy to them, like fandom and pairings! So, when it comes to OTP's, it's hard for people to be even moderately objective! And I've no wish to harsh anybody's squee!
I love your insights and joy with this episode - it so matches up with my own! Thank you for sharing. Love, max P.S. - And you expressed my feelings about David Hewlett's acting in this episode perfectly when you said:
"First things first - David Hewlett is always great but here - he knocked this one so far out of the ballpark that I think it broke orbit. His eyes. And his voice, oh man but he could be a VA, what he does with his voice...not any obvious aged quaver, but the weariness of it, and how that grows as the ep goes on, as if telling Sheppard is sapping the hologram's power...
"(also soul-shattering heartbreak is a good look on Rodney--especially in his flashback, he was gorgeous.)"
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SGA 4x20: "Last Man"
Date: 2008-03-09 03:33 pm (UTC)But you know, people see what they want to see. Very few are completely objective, even about things that aren't the source of great joy to them, like fandom and pairings! So, when it comes to OTP's, it's hard for people to be even moderately objective! And I've no wish to harsh anybody's squee!
I love your insights and joy with this episode - it so matches up with my own! Thank you for sharing.
Love, max
P.S. - And you expressed my feelings about David Hewlett's acting in this episode perfectly when you said:
"First things first - David Hewlett is always great but here - he knocked this one so far out of the ballpark that I think it broke orbit. His eyes. And his voice, oh man but he could be a VA, what he does with his voice...not any obvious aged quaver, but the weariness of it, and how that grows as the ep goes on, as if telling Sheppard is sapping the hologram's power...
"(also soul-shattering heartbreak is a good look on Rodney--especially in his flashback, he was gorgeous.)"