I actually think we (Rodney fans as a whole) might've been watching the same show, but when the show split into different shows - the "Rodney & Keller show" didn't exist until late last season, after all - we started tuning into different things.
Hmmm... I'm going to disagree. Mainly because I didn't have to shift gears to enjoy the McKeller, and I don't get the sense people who dislike the McKeller shifted gears either. (It'd be handy if we did: much easier to explain, "oh, I just started watching it like this" than to explain why the sudden disconnect.) I'm not confident I can explain exactly what that difference is, especially as I'm not sure there's an overarching reason. But I do think there are differences.
(A profound one is perhaps the sanctity of "team"? Again, I hesitate, because if it's there it's a difference of degree. And sliding scales are hard to quantify.)
And I do think one of the big problems is that the show-writers decided to do no character arcs except Keller's love story (Ronon included.)
But that's nothing new. Rodney has always gotten the character-arcs, especially compared to the rest of the cast. (Oddly enough, I think Ronon comes in second; I think John comes in last. Frankly, characters should wish a writer's making them their "Gary Stu" (to coyly steal a complaint *g*).) Rodney started out a coward and became brave. He started out anti-social and learned the importance of family. He's learned to be humble, to listen, to depend on others, and to be dependable for others. Rodney has had growth. And it's been full on text. Full on plot-points, too.
John on the other hand, not so much. Which is part of the reason I'm not annoyed about stolen screen time. We get glimpses of John in one-off scenes, and that hasn't changed this season. (The depth of John-analysis available in that opening scene in "Tracker" for example.) And while he hasn't had as much time around Rodney, I've very much enjoyed seeing John around Woosley. He shows Woosley a different side of himself, and that pleases me. :)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
winterfish
no subject
Date: 2008-12-29 05:42 pm (UTC)Hmmm... I'm going to disagree. Mainly because I didn't have to shift gears to enjoy the McKeller, and I don't get the sense people who dislike the McKeller shifted gears either. (It'd be handy if we did: much easier to explain, "oh, I just started watching it like this" than to explain why the sudden disconnect.) I'm not confident I can explain exactly what that difference is, especially as I'm not sure there's an overarching reason. But I do think there are differences.
(A profound one is perhaps the sanctity of "team"? Again, I hesitate, because if it's there it's a difference of degree. And sliding scales are hard to quantify.)
And I do think one of the big problems is that the show-writers decided to do no character arcs except Keller's love story (Ronon included.)
But that's nothing new. Rodney has always gotten the character-arcs, especially compared to the rest of the cast. (Oddly enough, I think Ronon comes in second; I think John comes in last. Frankly, characters should wish a writer's making them their "Gary Stu" (to coyly steal a complaint *g*).) Rodney started out a coward and became brave. He started out anti-social and learned the importance of family. He's learned to be humble, to listen, to depend on others, and to be dependable for others. Rodney has had growth. And it's been full on text. Full on plot-points, too.
John on the other hand, not so much. Which is part of the reason I'm not annoyed about stolen screen time. We get glimpses of John in one-off scenes, and that hasn't changed this season. (The depth of John-analysis available in that opening scene in "Tracker" for example.) And while he hasn't had as much time around Rodney, I've very much enjoyed seeing John around Woosley. He shows Woosley a different side of himself, and that pleases me. :)