Attention, everyone~

[fishpatrol]

I was thinking of digging around for a meme that will let me ask intrusive questions without seeming like a nosy creeper (:D), and I came across this one that lemniciate (not that I'm calling lemniciate a nosy creeper or anything...! She just has good taste in memes...? :D;;) just posted:

I know very little about some of the people on my friends list. Some people I know relatively well. But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...she likes office supplies." I'd love it if every single person who friended me would do this.

Tell me about the SPN/J2 BB that you read recently (whether you loved it or hated it)! Or ramble about your research interests (sorry, I just got back from a seminar this morning and it's kind of on the top of my mind ;;;)! Or just tell me something completely random! Especially you lovely new people and sort-of-new people and not-so-new-people-that-I-haven't-talked-to-recently! \o/

And now, if you'll all excuse me, I'm going to go find something to eat and watch some SGA. :>

Comments

[fishpatrol]

He totally grows on you (like a very adorable fungus :D), doesn't he? \o/ I think one of the key reasons Rodney becomes more lovable as the episodes progress is the way the other characters respond to him. His teammates roll their eyes at him, but always fondly; Carson and Zelenka snipe at him, but they both clearly still respect him; and so on and so forth. I remember watching an episode of SG1 -- Rodney's first appearance ever in the SG universe, iirc -- he was much less likable: he was arrogant and rude, but most of all, the other characters (the main characters, actually) didn't respond well to him.

Those two episodes are from Season 1, right? Are you starting from the beginning now? Oh, that reminds me, there's a good chance you've read this fic already, but here's the link anyway: http://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/122553.html -- gen, Elizabeth POV, very interesting take on the pilot episode (this is how I wish Elizabeth was written on the show :x).

[cantarina]

I can see why he's a fan-favourite now and I even, almost, get the popularity of Rodney/McKay after one particularly pointless bit of bickering. I don't know, I'm just not getting shippy vibes from this show as a general rule, except for the occasional Sheppard/Weir.

Uh, I'm almost done with season one? From the beginning. Part two of the finale is the only ground that I have left to cover.

That fic is awesome, even only three or four scenes in, though I almost want to stop reading because I love Weir a lot in the canon. I don't think I've ever wanted to be like a fictional character before? Despite the occasional moments of... I'm not sure what the word is. But it feels off. Vacuous, almost? I don't know if it's bad writing or blank acting. Basically, I don't want to ruin this character that I'm basically starting to look up to, even though I'm already cherry-picking the best bits only.

/ramble

Less talk, more groceries!

[fishpatrol]

Hee, I assume you mean Sheppard/McKay? Not that I haven't considered shipping Rodney with Rod... :> Ooh, and in another episode, there's a Replicator Rodney, and I would totally ship him and real!Rodney. I love how clones and alternate universe doubles are totally possible in sci-fi. :D I would have to say, the ultimate McShep episode is 'The Shrine' (Season 5). :>

My problem with Elizabeth is that I really want to like her, but sometimes she's kind of flat as a character. I can understand why you wouldn't want to read the fic if you already like the Elizabeth on the show though -- to me, the fic is what Elizabeth had potential to be, but due to poor planning and poor writing (they could have done so much with Elizabeth as a Replicator, but instead, they wrote her off completely), she failed to achieve that potential. :(