Ditto, yes, *nods*, to all of this. I didn't really care for any Carson-centered episodes (and am getting downright irritated to see him now, was he this pathetically whiny before? I think the accent blinded me...) - and I wasn't a big fan of Elizabeth, either. But now Keller's getting more screentime than either of them ever did, and it's just...argh.

Oh, yes, the lack of Keller's hobbies - I've not mentioned this before but it is one of my major peeves. We know she's scared of the movie Alien, drinks beer, and her father is her only family (though we don't know why she left him to come to Atlantis.) Otherwise - one of the reasons I'm having such trouble with the McKeller is that I cannot imagine what they would talk about. And this is Rodney, talking is important! That in the beginning of "Tracker," all he can think of to say to her is medical jargon, and he's known her for over a year? - oh Rodney, you dork; but at the same time, I can't see how this relationship will work. (I had trouble seeing the McShep until it started becoming clear how big a geek John really was - to me, their Batman conversations go further toward proving how perfect they are for each other than quite a lot of the h/c...)