I think his portrayal is brilliant and I find it amazing that they've let him do what he's done. They wanted the Big Dumb Hero and what they got was a Big Damn Hero, which isn't the same thing.
I recently rewatched the pilot and even in that, he's bucking against what John Sheppard was supposed to be.
I find many of the stories about John being gay and always knowing it, about issues with his father knowing it and hating him for it to be facnating- there are so many great stories that just work with John that never worked with Jack or even Daniel in SG-1 fandom.
I've read, and I'm sure you have as well, the stories that try to explore Jack's pastas a closeted gay man or bi or whatever and none of them have really worked for me, except all the JD stuff by synecdochic.
I read your comments on the linked fic and you are totally right about John's portrayal in fandom. In all the au's that I've read, there is still a reason why he's in the closet or secretive and why he still has that layer of "different" even when he's not military.
And the thing that makes me love him more than almost anything is that the person he's found to connect with- to be himself and allow himself to be happy- is RODNEY FUCKING MCKAY. I love that, because it's like finding like and being happy with broken and different and odd. They're two extremely smart men who don't fit into the holes that society is trying to fit them into and once they find each other, they finally have a chance to take a breath and be THEM.
I mean, let's go all the way back to season one with the personal shield- the looks on their faces when John throws Rodney over the railing and when they confess to Elizabeth that John shot Rodney. In the leg. When Gordin punches Rodney in that ep, it's with malice. When John throws Rodney over the railing it's with a sense of wonder and adventure, one that is shared between the two of them.
I've had a rough day- am I making ANY sense? At all?
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Date: 2008-08-30 03:46 am (UTC)I recently rewatched the pilot and even in that, he's bucking against what John Sheppard was supposed to be.
I find many of the stories about John being gay and always knowing it, about issues with his father knowing it and hating him for it to be facnating- there are so many great stories that just work with John that never worked with Jack or even Daniel in SG-1 fandom.
I've read, and I'm sure you have as well, the stories that try to explore Jack's pastas a closeted gay man or bi or whatever and none of them have really worked for me, except all the JD stuff by
I read your comments on the linked fic and you are totally right about John's portrayal in fandom. In all the au's that I've read, there is still a reason why he's in the closet or secretive and why he still has that layer of "different" even when he's not military.
And the thing that makes me love him more than almost anything is that the person he's found to connect with- to be himself and allow himself to be happy- is RODNEY FUCKING MCKAY. I love that, because it's like finding like and being happy with broken and different and odd. They're two extremely smart men who don't fit into the holes that society is trying to fit them into and once they find each other, they finally have a chance to take a breath and be THEM.
I mean, let's go all the way back to season one with the personal shield- the looks on their faces when John throws Rodney over the railing and when they confess to Elizabeth that John shot Rodney. In the leg. When Gordin punches Rodney in that ep, it's with malice. When John throws Rodney over the railing it's with a sense of wonder and adventure, one that is shared between the two of them.
I've had a rough day- am I making ANY sense? At all?