Hmm. Actually I think everyone's justified to have characters they don't like; if you want to write an essay about why Rodney shouldn't get so much screen-time, or John, or Teyla, or anyone - more power to you! I might argue your point, if you're open for discussion, but I'll fully support your right to have the opinion. We all watch the show for different reasons, and there's nothing wrong with wanting the show to be different, and better from your point of view.
I guess what it comes down to, for me, is that Keller's boring. All the other characters are flawed and people don't like them for various reasons, but I can understand why other people do like them. With Keller, I don't understand what makes her more interesting than Zelenka, or Lorne, or Heightmeyer, etc, etc. She gets more screentime than them - she gets more screentime than Ronon or Teyla, even - and they haven't given her enough character to justify it. It's not that I'm anti-Keller, so much as I'm anti-Keller at the expense of everyone else.
YMMV, though. I didn't like Carson so much when he took the spotlight, for the same reason, and Keller's getting more of a spotlight than Carson did.
And like I said, I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion - if you do like her, awesome. I don't, and this is one reason why.
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Date: 2008-09-24 03:25 pm (UTC)I guess what it comes down to, for me, is that Keller's boring. All the other characters are flawed and people don't like them for various reasons, but I can understand why other people do like them. With Keller, I don't understand what makes her more interesting than Zelenka, or Lorne, or Heightmeyer, etc, etc. She gets more screentime than them - she gets more screentime than Ronon or Teyla, even - and they haven't given her enough character to justify it. It's not that I'm anti-Keller, so much as I'm anti-Keller at the expense of everyone else.
YMMV, though. I didn't like Carson so much when he took the spotlight, for the same reason, and Keller's getting more of a spotlight than Carson did.
And like I said, I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion - if you do like her, awesome. I don't, and this is one reason why.