But the whole McKeller thing, and the triangle thing, and the getting-more-Keller-instead-of-more-Team, makes me cranky enough that I don't want to play along. Phooey! XP
Haha... I'd probably be much closer to this mindset if this weren't the last season and I hadn't become so deeply entrenched in my mindset of "I will have something to squee about every episode this season" except "Whispers"... I seriously need to show you the one bit of video I did manage to put together. I am... slightly disgruntled about the screen time she's getting this year, but probably just because it's the last year. I'd like to think, though, that if the writers had known that this season was going to be it, this would be a non-issue.
Sadly, this is not the case. *sigh* Maybe I'll just shake my fist at Joe Mallozzi and his stupid "season of romance". Way to harsh on my squee, buddy.
Actually, read unromantically, I kind of find the last scene fascinating - seriously, in Jennifer's place, I'd be wigged out more than touched, by a guy I've casually dated telling me he loves me when he's brain damaged.
YES. It took me five times before I finally figured out, that was what was bugging me. Honest-to-god, I cannot get on board the idea that any woman, much less Keller, could find that flattering. Especially, when you take in the context of the fact that she had no clue that Rodney was even interested in her romantically until the fruitcup thing -- which was what? Six days before hand?
And that when you take into account the fact that she was probably waiting on him almost hand-and-foot, and was showing a great amount of concern -- I can see how someone who is mentally degenerating can mistake gratitude for love, or gratitude + burgeoning crush for love. And then he doesn't have the presence of mind to say it to her off of the official medical record, so you know, anyone who has a look at it can see that and call her questions into action. If I were in either her or Rodney's position, I would be mortified. (Especially Rodney, after the fact.)
Of course, he's also her friend, and he tells her this -- yet he very clearly doesn't take comfort in her presence ten days later. Yet he loves her? I can see why she'd be watching that over and over again, because the actions do not match up with the words.
And, if they addressed all of this somehow, I would actually be happy with that scene. I would be estatic if they put that much thought into it. Right now though, it's still in wait-and-see mode -- but if they go the route that the scene seemed to suggest on initial viewing, that Keller somehow found that touching, I'll probably wind up crossing over into the anti-Keller camp, because... just not cool.
(you might also want to check out this essay on it, because it basically proves that whatever Wright intended, what he actually wrote is the McSheppiest scene in the whole show...)
I've kind of been avoiding reading those kind of essays. It's not the content of the essays that trip me up, because they're usually very well-thought out. Inevitably, I'll wind up reading the comments section, which is where I'll wind up getting irritated and disgruntled. I find it kind of strange, because I'm definitely OTF on John and Rodney, with the occasional dipping of the toes into the OTP arena.
(This is why I confuse myself so often.)
I count "The Shrine" as a Keller episode - it's primarily a Rodney episode, but Keller is definitely the second major character
Ah, that makes sense. I generally see this more as John's episode than hers, although perhaps that's because in a tiny way, she's almost the episode's antagonist -- as she's causing the friction and resistance against the primary characters: the team. (And I always side with the team, sorry Keller.)
Of course, I think "The Seed" is much more of a Woolsey episode than a Keller episode. Which reminds me... they have not fed my Woolsey crush in the past few episodes. This begs the question... Why not Woolsey?
Because he doesn't look as cute in leather... oh, ow, I just blinded myself with that mental image.
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Date: 2008-09-24 04:44 pm (UTC)Haha... I'd probably be much closer to this mindset if this weren't the last season and I hadn't become so deeply entrenched in my mindset of "I will have something to squee about every episode this season" except "Whispers"... I seriously need to show you the one bit of video I did manage to put together. I am... slightly disgruntled about the screen time she's getting this year, but probably just because it's the last year. I'd like to think, though, that if the writers had known that this season was going to be it, this would be a non-issue.
Sadly, this is not the case. *sigh* Maybe I'll just shake my fist at Joe Mallozzi and his stupid "season of romance". Way to harsh on my squee, buddy.
Actually, read unromantically, I kind of find the last scene fascinating - seriously, in Jennifer's place, I'd be wigged out more than touched, by a guy I've casually dated telling me he loves me when he's brain damaged.
YES. It took me five times before I finally figured out, that was what was bugging me. Honest-to-god, I cannot get on board the idea that any woman, much less Keller, could find that flattering. Especially, when you take in the context of the fact that she had no clue that Rodney was even interested in her romantically until the fruitcup thing -- which was what? Six days before hand?
And that when you take into account the fact that she was probably waiting on him almost hand-and-foot, and was showing a great amount of concern -- I can see how someone who is mentally degenerating can mistake gratitude for love, or gratitude + burgeoning crush for love. And then he doesn't have the presence of mind to say it to her off of the official medical record, so you know, anyone who has a look at it can see that and call her questions into action. If I were in either her or Rodney's position, I would be mortified. (Especially Rodney, after the fact.)
Of course, he's also her friend, and he tells her this -- yet he very clearly doesn't take comfort in her presence ten days later. Yet he loves her? I can see why she'd be watching that over and over again, because the actions do not match up with the words.
And, if they addressed all of this somehow, I would actually be happy with that scene. I would be estatic if they put that much thought into it. Right now though, it's still in wait-and-see mode -- but if they go the route that the scene seemed to suggest on initial viewing, that Keller somehow found that touching, I'll probably wind up crossing over into the anti-Keller camp, because... just not cool.
(you might also want to check out this essay on it, because it basically proves that whatever Wright intended, what he actually wrote is the McSheppiest scene in the whole show...)
I've kind of been avoiding reading those kind of essays. It's not the content of the essays that trip me up, because they're usually very well-thought out. Inevitably, I'll wind up reading the comments section, which is where I'll wind up getting irritated and disgruntled. I find it kind of strange, because I'm definitely OTF on John and Rodney, with the occasional dipping of the toes into the OTP arena.
(This is why I confuse myself so often.)
I count "The Shrine" as a Keller episode - it's primarily a Rodney episode, but Keller is definitely the second major character
Ah, that makes sense. I generally see this more as John's episode than hers, although perhaps that's because in a tiny way, she's almost the episode's antagonist -- as she's causing the friction and resistance against the primary characters: the team. (And I always side with the team, sorry Keller.)
Of course, I think "The Seed" is much more of a Woolsey episode than a Keller episode. Which reminds me... they have not fed my Woolsey crush in the past few episodes. This begs the question... Why not Woolsey?
Because he doesn't look as cute in leather... oh, ow, I just blinded myself with that mental image.