Thank you so much for this post, obviously a lot of thought went into it.
I don't agree 100%, but I agree with most....and how you describe Keller is very "Mary Sue"
I liked Keller in season 4, it seemed plausable that she would be nervous and scared by all of the crazy shit that gets thrown at you in that place. While I didn't like 'Trio' (too much Zelenka bashing thank you very much), I liked Keller in the first half of the series. The thing is, I would expect for her to, while not become used to the crazy in that universe, at least realize that its going to happen and adapt, learn new skills, not be suprised when something scary or amazing happens, because it will, just be prepared, its cool to be scared, because the others still do too, but they adjust and manage to somehow save the day.
I don't understand why she's on Atlantis, but that's not really important to me, what's important is that she shows growth, character development, especially if she's continually given as much screen time as she does.
I am a big fan of John/Rodney, this being said, I could buy, even root for Rodney/Keller if I there were more development with that particular pairing. If, as I stated above, there was more character development with her, if she could "handle" Rodney at his worst and at his best. I'm not asking for her to be the female version of John, but someone who's willing to recognize his faults and let them come out, unlike Katie Brown, and also be able to deal with them. I'm not really phrasing this well, but to oversimplfy, someone who is Rodney's equal, obviously not in smarts, who won't let Rodney be someone he's not, and won't let him hide what he is.
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Date: 2008-09-24 05:04 am (UTC)I don't agree 100%, but I agree with most....and how you describe Keller is very "Mary Sue"
I liked Keller in season 4, it seemed plausable that she would be nervous and scared by all of the crazy shit that gets thrown at you in that place. While I didn't like 'Trio' (too much Zelenka bashing thank you very much), I liked Keller in the first half of the series. The thing is, I would expect for her to, while not become used to the crazy in that universe, at least realize that its going to happen and adapt, learn new skills, not be suprised when something scary or amazing happens, because it will, just be prepared, its cool to be scared, because the others still do too, but they adjust and manage to somehow save the day.
I don't understand why she's on Atlantis, but that's not really important to me, what's important is that she shows growth, character development, especially if she's continually given as much screen time as she does.
I am a big fan of John/Rodney, this being said, I could buy, even root for Rodney/Keller if I there were more development with that particular pairing. If, as I stated above, there was more character development with her, if she could "handle" Rodney at his worst and at his best. I'm not asking for her to be the female version of John, but someone who's willing to recognize his faults and let them come out, unlike Katie Brown, and also be able to deal with them. I'm not really phrasing this well, but to oversimplfy, someone who is Rodney's equal, obviously not in smarts, who won't let Rodney be someone he's not, and won't let him hide what he is.