if Sheppard really likes you, his brain doesn’t automatically go to “I should hit that!” – it goes to “You and me could work together!” That’s clearly Sheppard’s real expression of connection and warmth, that’s where he really puts the people he feels close to – not in his bed, but at his back
That makes all kinds of sense to me. It may be why I find it so freakin' easy to imagine him with Ronon, who seems to me most like him. Teyla's a warrior, but she's also that alien breed -- WOMAN -- as is Elizabeth. Rodney's a key member of the team, but he's not a warrior. John and Ronon are, and I think it gives them an equality that's appealing to both of them.
My theory is that Sheppard gives people what they need -- he brings out his mad math skilz for Rodney, he (usually) gives Teyla the space and respect she needs, and Ronon? Needs a leader, needs a compatriot, needs HIM. So that's what Sheppard gives him. They run together!!!!!!!!!!!
I can also climb on board your theory about Ronon as a Kung-Fu master. There's no way you can survive seven years of isolation and constant dread without somehow achieving some kind of Zen place. His advice to Teyla in "The Hive" is the most concrete example, but I think we see it a lot in Ronon, particularly in his stillness and his economic fighting skill. The man's got his head in the right space, and considering what he's been through, that's nothing less than remarkable.
(Oh, I suppse you could also make the argument that he's just too dumb to do anything more than live in (and survive) the moment, but fortunately, I think the actor's given us a better look at him than that).
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if Sheppard really likes you, his brain doesn’t automatically go to “I should hit that!” – it goes to “You and me could work together!” That’s clearly Sheppard’s real expression of connection and warmth, that’s where he really puts the people he feels close to – not in his bed, but at his back
That makes all kinds of sense to me. It may be why I find it so freakin' easy to imagine him with Ronon, who seems to me most like him. Teyla's a warrior, but she's also that alien breed -- WOMAN -- as is Elizabeth. Rodney's a key member of the team, but he's not a warrior. John and Ronon are, and I think it gives them an equality that's appealing to both of them.
My theory is that Sheppard gives people what they need -- he brings out his mad math skilz for Rodney, he (usually) gives Teyla the space and respect she needs, and Ronon? Needs a leader, needs a compatriot, needs HIM. So that's what Sheppard gives him. They run together!!!!!!!!!!!
I can also climb on board your theory about Ronon as a Kung-Fu master. There's no way you can survive seven years of isolation and constant dread without somehow achieving some kind of Zen place. His advice to Teyla in "The Hive" is the most concrete example, but I think we see it a lot in Ronon, particularly in his stillness and his economic fighting skill. The man's got his head in the right space, and considering what he's been through, that's nothing less than remarkable.
(Oh, I suppse you could also make the argument that he's just too dumb to do anything more than live in (and survive) the moment, but fortunately, I think the actor's given us a better look at him than that).