Because maybe I can make my vacation somewhat productive...

[skoosiepants]

snagged from luciademedici:

Go to one of my fics and pick a sentence or two (lucia's edit: substantial quotation that has context *g*) out from it. I'll try to guess which fic it's from. Anyone who can stump me gets to request a drabble in one of my existing universes, or post a pic (or prompt) and I'll write a drabble about it.

I totally suck at request drabbles 'cause I never even finished the last batch y'all gave me, so let's hope I don't get stumped :) Have at it!

Comments

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

::snickers:: Mwahahah!! John is such a dork. ::whistles:: But that just makes Rodney love him more. ::nods:: ;)

[veracity]

John, a dork? Never. You're pulling my leg. And Rodney certainly wouldn't be attracted to someone if they were. *looks around* Nope.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

*giggles* You're right. ::nods:: John is most definitely the coolest. *snort* :P

[veracity]

I'm never wrong. And...I don't know, I'm thinking Radek's the coolest. Really, he always wins.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

Bwahahah! Radek? *raises eyebrow*

Hmmmm ::eyes John and Rodney::

I'm gonna have to go with the boys ;)

::pets John and Rodney::

Though I still love Radek too. ::nods::

[veracity]

But he's just so squishy, and I can give him to Weir! And he's just so cuddly and cute with the squishy Czech when annoyed. John and Rodney don't go other language when upset, and I'm not counting Rodney's geek speak.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

*snickers*

There's the difference. *grins* I'd like to toss Weir off the highest tower in Atlantis ::whistles::

I adore Radek, and he's very cute when frustrated ;) but his crush on Weir makes him less interesting. ;)

[veracity]

See, I like Weir, pretty much. At least since she's started to get little harsher with Earth. And the crush is cute to me because the only base reverts back to high school when they have them.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

*snerk* I think I'd like her a lot more if they hadn't started this whole John/Weir confidants thing. It just doesn't work for me. I can see her being like that with like Kate or maybe even Teyla but there's so much friction as to who is honestly in charge--at least I think (though the writers are trying to make it seem like John is all submissive to Weir's decisions :P ) that I can't see them being like that. I see them very much in a professional capacity and that's about it. If they had Weir interacting with other people...like Radek and Teyla and Kate--even Ronon or Lorne--I think I might like her more.

[veracity]

I think I'd like her more if she had her own group of friends, too. Like her own little teeny pack. Maybe Radek, Carson, and Lorne. Cadman occasionally for the girl element, but I don't know how much they'd get along. Kate would be good, I think. The Weir/Sheppard moments are a bit weird at times, if they're misplaced, but in some ways I can see them sharing. They're both the leaders, more than anyone else. She's the one that does the giving orders (general and specific) and he's the one that has to do the military giving orders. I think the more honest moments were John and Elizabeth having control friction. They would butt heads.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

I agree. She seemed very separate from everyone the first like year and a half and then suddenly its like they're trying to make it seem like her and John are best friends. :P An ocassional moment is fine, makes sense, but this whole bonding moment in like every second episode...ending with them having a heart to heart? *rolls eyes*

I'd LOVE to see some interaction between her and the non-John members of this expedition. :P I mean yeah she's the leader and John's head military but Rodney's head scientist, Carson head doctor, Teyla is the leader of her people and basically a liason for the Athosians and Lanteans...they're command staff--she should have just as close a relationship with them as with John, I think. Because they all have orders to give in various forms and they all have the stress of being in situations where they're responsible for everyone under them....

And yeah, those moments where they argued over command decisions were much more honest than these moments where John's all 'I stand behind all Elizabeth's decisions 100%'. *snerk* Especially since he really, really doesn't. ;)

[veracity]

I might be a tad partial to Weir after meeting Torri. I can't help it. She might become a favorite soon.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

LOL! I like TORRI :P but Elizabeth...they need to really do a revamp of the character because as she is now. ::shakes head:: I feel bad for Torri having to be so damn stiff and dull when she seems like so much fun.

[veracity]

Well, I guess I meant that I like her because I think Torri wants her to have a more important bit too. That was the impression I got when people asked questions about her. Then again, she's got me as a fangirl cause after about the 3rd time I heard Davis say something about how much Sci Fi Channel sucks (go him, seriously. I fangirled EVERYONE after this weekend) she was clapping along with him. *snort* And that's who runs her show.

Wouldn't you love to see Elizabeth go off on Team Sheppard, and really lay it on that contrary to popular opinion, she is in fact the one in charge? I would love to see her do that, just once.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

LOL! I wouldn't mind them making her a more interesting character but no, I definitely don't want her on Team Shep. :P I'd be more interested in seeing her doing her job on Atlantis, ACTUALLY doing her job on Atlantis instead of them trying to come up for weird off-world reasons for her to be around. Like Flanigan has said--they have a whole city to explore! They could totally be doing more on Atlantis eppies because Weir off world makes no sense. That's like Hammond going off on a jaunt whenever he felt like it. :P

[veracity]

Oh, no. I meant yelling at them, especially John and Rodney, letting know that she knows that they manipulate her, but that's *her* decision, not theirs. That kind of thing. Being a leader that doesn't lay down whenever the boys have an incredibly STUPID idea (and they've had some whoppers). I want her to remind them that she's in charge, and prior to the brain fart, could rule anything. I mean, I saw the episode with the System Lords. Where's that Weir at exactly?

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

LOL! Well honestly she's had some pretty horrifying ideas herself. ;) But it'd be nice yeah if it didn't feel like a big playground where she's pretending to be the head of the expedition team but not actually showing that she deserves said position.

[veracity]

Well, yeah. They all have. But she doesn't come back nearly dead from most missions, so you know, put that in her favor. It feels like she's really quite puppety in the position, and you know she kicked ass with the IOA. Where's that Weir at? Lost with System Lord Commanding Weir, probably.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

*snickers* If she went out on missions regularly I'm sure she'd be just as bad, if not already dead. :P

I agree, she was strong and competent with the IOA (though I wasn't too happy at the end that she let Woosley give her credit for John's ideas) but yeah a regular occurance of that Weir would be much more interesting than the flip flopping we've been getting.

[veracity]

I dunno, I think she might have sense like Teyla. You know, don't piss off the natives until necessary type smarts. Whereas the boys...you just can't take them anywhere.

I didn't like that bit either, but if it means Earth won't screw up a good theory (hey, they did do some awesome work in Season 1) then okay. Commanding Weir is a great thing to behold. It was brought up at the Con by the panel of goers (not the famous) that they're very inconsistant with writing the women on the show. I'd have to agree. Strong leader Weir would be good to explain why she's so important to the mission, you know?

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

*snerk* Well looking at Progeny she didn't do that great a job at diplomacy. ;)

They are SO inconsistent!! *sigh* Just look at Carter. ::shakes head:: They need some strong women writers on this show at the very least to say to the male writers 'okay this--this is a HORRIBLE portrayal of women'. And yeah they need to do something because at the moment I really have no idea why she's important at all. ::shrugs::

[veracity]

Well, Progeny doesn't count much since it was a good episode, but they did stupid moves, like forgetting Replicators can't die with measley bullets.

I know, and we should know, and damnit...Sheppard should respect her position, even if he does have issues with COs, she's not one of those...technically. Even just a little, for ONCE, it should happen. Seriously, they should hire some women writers, what about the creators of Gilmore Girls, for like three episodes a year, where the women ARE IMPORTANT OMG! I don't like Carter, so I refuse to look at her. She puts me to sleep. Now Vala...okay, but no to Carter.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

:P I enjoyed the episode mostly because it had great John/Rodney moments. ;) But Weir being there on a first contact mission. *rolls eyes* I mean it's crazy enough two senior staff go out on missions all the time, but taking 3/4 of the senior staff on the same mission? :P

For me, honestly--I'd much rather see Sheppard in charge because I tend to disagree with Weir's more emotionally driven decisions most of the time. :P And I don't like the whole 'we can "talk" them down' kind of attitude she has in dangerous situations. Talking is not always the answer. But maybe, MAYBE if she were written better I'd like the character more.

But I would LOVE to see the other women on SGA like Teyla get some real, well written episodes. Ones where they're not in the background holding up the scenery.

I despise Carter. I kind of like Vala though at times her over the topness annoys me. But yeah...if we could have some kind of BALANCE to the female characters that would great. ::pokes the writers::

[veracity]

I liked the John/Rodney moments of the show, but I really like when they balance it and give the other time to bond too. Which is why I didn't mind the Weir going with them. Weir needs to get out and actually interact with the people of the galaxy or the natives won't really consider her a *real* leader, one that knows the people who they're trading and building alliances with.

I don't want Sheppard in charge because he is even more emotionally charged than Weir. Well, more like his own emotional issues charged, but still. Talking is the first step though. If you don't try that, how can you save face with allies, nevermind Earth? This way at least they've expressed the desire and it doens't break some rule of war or something. Otherwise, they might be as bad as the Genii.

Rachel said she wanted more Teyla back story and use too. Which makes sense.

Vala I like, because she's very Cordelia-like. Says it like she sees it, screw diplomacy. The opposite of Weir, but still just as important. Carter I don't like more because she seems to be Little Miss Perfect, and I hate that. She needs flaws, make her more human and still the good guys.

[forcryinoutloud.livejournal.com]

I agree--the thing I had a problem with is it being a first contact mission and her deciding to go. She's the leader and as such should be more responsible. What would have happened to Atlantis had 3/4 of the command staff been killed?

I agree that talking is a start--but when it's obvious that talking is no longer going to do anything then it's time to actually DO something. I know so many people are torn in Hot Zone but I keep thinking my GOD talk Petersen down?? Like WTF!? :P But I absolutely admit to being biased against Weir anyway. ;)

Absolutely. And I think the secondary characters deserve the chance to have interesting storylines as much as the main characters do.

I liked Vala's directness. :P I didn't like the 'hooker of the Milky Way' vibe I got off her the first few episodes. ;) They toned it down which I was definitely glad for because if they hadn't I don't think I would have ever liked her.

I lost interesting in Carter back in S4. When they started making the ship more important, started making Carter ALWAYS right, started making her super woman I was absolutely disgusted with the character. At least in the first 2 1/2 seasons it was easier to respect her. The second they decided we needed to see Carter's love life on a near regular basis I tuned out. Which is why I am REALLY hoping they don't do the same stunt on SGA with Teyla an about who they "have feelings" for. *sigh*