But it hardly matters, because it's not like it's going to HAPPEN.
That's what makes me laugh a little about the whole thing - Stargate Atlantis, not exactly known for it's happy marriages and depiction of romance. I would be very surprised for instance if once Teyla Jnr enters the world whether the kid is either shipped off with the dad, or it ends up permanently in childcare or locked in a storage room somewhere. Why depict domestic life when you can have spaceships go bang?
I think quite unfairly Katie has been made the Other Woman by fandom and demonised for it which makes me protective of the character, and sniggering over the fact that Sheppard is being jilted and doesn't even realise it.
Stargate Atlantis, not exactly known for it's happy marriages and depiction of romance.
You know, it occurs to me that if you take the whole of SG1 and SGA canon, you can make a strong case for the idea that the happier or stronger the characters' interpersonal relationships are in a given universe, the more screwed they are. Like, all those universes where Sam and Jack are, liek, totally married, or where Rodney is popular, are inevitably universes in which Our Heroes are facing or in the midst of experiencing total destruction.
Possibly the writers are trying to tell us something.
I do feel for Katie. Though it doesn't help her that it took the writers about three episodes to figure out a way to write her that kept the inherent comedy of the awkwardness but minimized its cringe-worthiness. Which is totally a word.
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That's what makes me laugh a little about the whole thing - Stargate Atlantis, not exactly known for it's happy marriages and depiction of romance. I would be very surprised for instance if once Teyla Jnr enters the world whether the kid is either shipped off with the dad, or it ends up permanently in childcare or locked in a storage room somewhere. Why depict domestic life when you can have spaceships go bang?
I think quite unfairly Katie has been made the Other Woman by fandom and demonised for it which makes me protective of the character, and sniggering over the fact that Sheppard is being jilted and doesn't even realise it.
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You know, it occurs to me that if you take the whole of SG1 and SGA canon, you can make a strong case for the idea that the happier or stronger the characters' interpersonal relationships are in a given universe, the more screwed they are. Like, all those universes where Sam and Jack are, liek, totally married, or where Rodney is popular, are inevitably universes in which Our Heroes are facing or in the midst of experiencing total destruction.
Possibly the writers are trying to tell us something.
I do feel for Katie. Though it doesn't help her that it took the writers about three episodes to figure out a way to write her that kept the inherent comedy of the awkwardness but minimized its cringe-worthiness. Which is totally a word.
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