(Umm, I really don't mean to harsh on your Keller squee here, so please don't feel obliged to read this comment!)
Oh, don't worry about that. I like discussing, it's kind of how I squee. ;)
What bugs me about the writing of her is that they rarely focus 'her' episodes on that skill. [...] The nature of SGA is such that the chars' job tends to be a primary aspect of their char... [...] And this bothers me (and I admit I might be way oversensitive here, but) because I really don't think TPTB would do it to a male char - but when it's a cute girl, that's justification enough for her to be there.
Okay, this is fascinating. Because...yeah, I think you're right! I'd say Adrift had Jennifer firmly in her doctor role, but other than that... Yeesh, The Shrine is pretty much it, isn't it? Just looking at episodes she was central in, being a doctor got her in the room, but it wasn't key to the plot at all. And as you point out, any excuse could have gotten her into the various stories. There were a few episodes that got Carson into the adventure without needing him to be a doctor (The Tower, Irresponsible, both of which kind of sucked...I'm not sure if that means anything though *g*), but he wasn't central to the story. Not like Jennifer's non-doctor eps.
This gives me a lot to think about. I've suspected that the decision to bring Staite into the cast came around the time TPTB decided to dive more deeply into the characters of their ensemble. So I think it's not an accident that we've gotten to know her character on a more personal than professional level. And I can see why that would bug. Especially compared to the treatment of the other characters.
Heh. I'm trying to figure out if it bugs me, now that you've pointed it out. Or, if it doesn't bug me, why it doesn't bug me... Which means, this is a fairly inconclusive response! Sorry. :) ::wanders off to ponder::
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Oh, don't worry about that. I like discussing, it's kind of how I squee. ;)
What bugs me about the writing of her is that they rarely focus 'her' episodes on that skill.
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The nature of SGA is such that the chars' job tends to be a primary aspect of their char...
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And this bothers me (and I admit I might be way oversensitive here, but) because I really don't think TPTB would do it to a male char - but when it's a cute girl, that's justification enough for her to be there.
Okay, this is fascinating. Because...yeah, I think you're right! I'd say Adrift had Jennifer firmly in her doctor role, but other than that... Yeesh, The Shrine is pretty much it, isn't it? Just looking at episodes she was central in, being a doctor got her in the room, but it wasn't key to the plot at all. And as you point out, any excuse could have gotten her into the various stories. There were a few episodes that got Carson into the adventure without needing him to be a doctor (The Tower, Irresponsible, both of which kind of sucked...I'm not sure if that means anything though *g*), but he wasn't central to the story. Not like Jennifer's non-doctor eps.
This gives me a lot to think about. I've suspected that the decision to bring Staite into the cast came around the time TPTB decided to dive more deeply into the characters of their ensemble. So I think it's not an accident that we've gotten to know her character on a more personal than professional level. And I can see why that would bug. Especially compared to the treatment of the other characters.
Heh. I'm trying to figure out if it bugs me, now that you've pointed it out. Or, if it doesn't bug me, why it doesn't bug me... Which means, this is a fairly inconclusive response! Sorry. :) ::wanders off to ponder::