Carson, while I could tolerate him before he died the first two or three times, now inspires a spitting rage in me whenever I spy him up and cloning around. I thought we were done with him! Elizabeth never actively annoyed me, though I found her to be a ridiculously crappy diplomat. I actually got MORE interested in her after they turned her into a replicator. She had conflicting interests! She was dangerous, but not! She must have hated what she was, but still tried to use her new powers to help Atlantis! I loved that. She had motivation and power for the first time in her Atlantis career.
Before "Tracker," I could see Rodney and Keller working as a couple, if only because he seemed more comfortable around her than he had Katie. And then "Tracker" rolls around and it's just Katie Brown all over again. Rodney's learned nothing. First he was babysitting ferns, and, while sweet, not a behavior he can sustain (see: "Quarantine"), and now he's memorizing medical jargon, and we've all heard him express his scorn for the medical profession. It's only a matter of time before he says that in Keller's presence.
The show goes out of its way to give us Rodney and John geeking out over Batman, playing Ancient Civilization together, secretly, for YEARS, and just generally being excellent pals. We don't get those kinds of moments between Rodney and his girlfriends. We get awkward moments. I'm not saying I want this to happen BECAUSE I DON'T but just a scene of Rodney and Keller eating lunch together in the mess and shyly holding hands would go a long way toward showing that they're actually interested in having a relationship. *shudders, tugs on OTP tin hat*
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Date: 2008-09-25 06:31 pm (UTC)Before "Tracker," I could see Rodney and Keller working as a couple, if only because he seemed more comfortable around her than he had Katie. And then "Tracker" rolls around and it's just Katie Brown all over again. Rodney's learned nothing. First he was babysitting ferns, and, while sweet, not a behavior he can sustain (see: "Quarantine"), and now he's memorizing medical jargon, and we've all heard him express his scorn for the medical profession. It's only a matter of time before he says that in Keller's presence.
The show goes out of its way to give us Rodney and John geeking out over Batman, playing Ancient Civilization together, secretly, for YEARS, and just generally being excellent pals. We don't get those kinds of moments between Rodney and his girlfriends. We get awkward moments. I'm not saying I want this to happen BECAUSE I DON'T but just a scene of Rodney and Keller eating lunch together in the mess and shyly holding hands would go a long way toward showing that they're actually interested in having a relationship. *shudders, tugs on OTP tin hat*