Mentally ambling

[kriadydragon]

Supernatural has begun. I have SGA season three on DVD to watch at my leisure. Danny Messer on CSI:NY is still hot if not hotter. The circle of television life is complete *Contented sigh*

Some SGA pondering. Don't read if you're tired of me talking about it.

I've figured that it is mostly fanfiction's fault that I get annoyed with McKay sometimes. I love him on the show but the way he tends to be handled in fanfic, sometimes, grates on my nerves. It's not a constant thing. It's just that a lot of writers tend to handle his character in ways that make him, for me, rather unlikeable, but not because that's their intent. For one, they make him "too much" of an answer man if that makes sense. The guy who is supposedly somewhat socially inept on the show suddenly has all the answers when it comes to emotional dilemmas, mostly for Sheppard. For another, I know he likes to insult, but when it comes to him insulting Sheppard, John doesn't smile and put up with it. He sticks up for himself. And I have yet to hear McKay call John idiot or moron (though I am only one episode in to season three). I'm pretty sure that Rodney calling John an idiot to his face would earn him a slap upside the head.

And I can't begin to tell you how much I hate the majority of stories revolving around Trinity. The whole "John is such a jerk for not forgiving Rodney and trusting him again" thing. Trust isn't something you hand out like candy, and forgiving a person isn't the same as automatically trusting them again. You can stop being angry with someone easily enough, but if it involves broken trust then reearning trust is going to take some time. John didn't strike me as being angry with Rodney for the matter, and I felt Sheppard in the right for giving Rodney the chance to earn his trust back. But too many writers use that episode as fodder for "Poor hurt and helpless McKay stories" where everyone is made into a jerk (Sheppard especially) just so we feel sorry for Rodney.

Yeah, I like Rodney up until I read fanfic. Thankfully the actual show makes the dislike very short-lived. He's a really good character, but fanfic does have this rather nasty habit of skewing characterization.

Comments

[clarkangel.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what happens. When they turn John into a jerk, they turn Rodney into a wuss. Rodney is strong. To be honest, I think he's actually stronger...emotionally...than Shep. Rodney isn't afraid of his emotions, of tapping into them and facing things. I think Shep is. And I think Rodney being strong that way over Shep is a cool thing.


And yeah...I read a few Irresistible tags that made me want to scream. What Rodney did was wrong. Period. How can you turn that around on Shep? I just don't get it.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Rodney isn't afraid of his emotions, of tapping into them and facing things. I think Shep is. And I think Rodney being strong that way over Shep is a cool thing.

I see that as their "thing" (for severe lack of a better word). Rodney going from someone who doesn't care to someone who does. John already caring, trying not to, then gradually letting himself. They're both opening up as the show progresses, but in different ways.