I am totally on board with your interpretation of Sheppard's character. Why is it that fandom can pretty much universally grasp that when McKay uses Fumbles McStupid, it doesn't mean Zelenka is dumb, but when he calls Sheppard Kirk, it is apparently gospel? *facepalm*
Personally, I don't think Sheppard has intimacy/touch issues stemming from some traumatic experience. He doesn't flinch at unsolicited touching, he just gets surprised & possibly befuddled. It's less *issues* and more just deprioritising both casual sex & couplyness. It's why I love Pru's Hindsight. None of it was his idea, it's just that sometimes, people grow on you.
Ronon’s reserve is a kind of faux-Asian mannerly formality (come on, the water’s fine!), because it makes Rodney his own personal Round-Eyed Barbarian that he has to put up with. huh. yes. & as far as Shanglantis Noon goes, omg please do.
OMGWTF Polar bear! Seriously, Lost wants its pointless red herring back. *snorfle*
I'm kinda anti-religion myself. Most of my bad experiences (I've been craving that fork after time with nuns, been earnestly called a whore by someone who really thought they were doing me a favour in trying to make me change my ways, which btw were even less promiscous than Sheppard's ways, and a friend of mine was hospitilised after some bible-basher decided to give gay-bashing a go) have been with various forms of christianity, and the degree I dislike a religion is directly proportional to how much it resembles evangelical christianity, so my immediate reaction to the featured religion is pretty much to agree with McKay. Actually, my immediate reaction to RL religious folk I meet is wariness, because while nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, doesn't mean you can't keep knives in your hair just in case. I recognise that puts me on about the same level as the person who flinches away from the muslim headress on a suburban bus, because omg suicide bomber! and I hate that about myself and try not to act on it, but still, gut reaction. I think that truly spiritual people are really awesome, but I distrust religions in general because they encourage conviction in certain things, & I'm kinda more of a try-&-do-the-best-you-can-for-folk-&-don't-screw-the-ecosystem-that-supports-you school. But even I agree that the writers don't always have to prove that gut-reaction founded with every bunch of crazy religious aliens they run into. Plus, I like spec-fic plotlines when our heroes are completely humbled by the realisation that they are completely morally inferior. SG-all occasionally have moments where there's potential for it to go that way, but it's never quite as well done as it should be. The SG-1 ep where they meet the Nox springs to mind.
(Man, it’s about time it occurred to *someone* in the AlphaCen universe to find out what it takes to make Ronon spread his legs.) Oh, good, you noticed that. You are planning on fixing that, right? *hopeful grin*
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Date: 2005-12-04 03:37 am (UTC)From:Personally, I don't think Sheppard has intimacy/touch issues stemming from some traumatic experience. He doesn't flinch at unsolicited touching, he just gets surprised & possibly befuddled. It's less *issues* and more just deprioritising both casual sex & couplyness. It's why I love Pru's Hindsight. None of it was his idea, it's just that sometimes, people grow on you.
Ronon’s reserve is a kind of faux-Asian mannerly formality (come on, the water’s fine!), because it makes Rodney his own personal Round-Eyed Barbarian that he has to put up with. huh. yes. & as far as Shanglantis Noon goes, omg please do.
OMGWTF Polar bear! Seriously, Lost wants its pointless red herring back. *snorfle*
I'm kinda anti-religion myself. Most of my bad experiences (I've been craving that fork after time with nuns, been earnestly called a whore by someone who really thought they were doing me a favour in trying to make me change my ways, which btw were even less promiscous than Sheppard's ways, and a friend of mine was hospitilised after some bible-basher decided to give gay-bashing a go) have been with various forms of christianity, and the degree I dislike a religion is directly proportional to how much it resembles evangelical christianity, so my immediate reaction to the featured religion is pretty much to agree with McKay. Actually, my immediate reaction to RL religious folk I meet is wariness, because while nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, doesn't mean you can't keep knives in your hair just in case. I recognise that puts me on about the same level as the person who flinches away from the muslim headress on a suburban bus, because omg suicide bomber! and I hate that about myself and try not to act on it, but still, gut reaction. I think that truly spiritual people are really awesome, but I distrust religions in general because they encourage conviction in certain things, & I'm kinda more of a try-&-do-the-best-you-can-for-folk-&-don't-screw-the-ecosystem-that-supports-you school. But even I agree that the writers don't always have to prove that gut-reaction founded with every bunch of crazy religious aliens they run into. Plus, I like spec-fic plotlines when our heroes are completely humbled by the realisation that they are completely morally inferior. SG-all occasionally have moments where there's potential for it to go that way, but it's never quite as well done as it should be. The SG-1 ep where they meet the Nox springs to mind.
(Man, it’s about time it occurred to *someone* in the AlphaCen universe to find out what it takes to make Ronon spread his legs.) Oh, good, you noticed that. You are planning on fixing that, right? *hopeful grin*