He's essentially a one-dimensional asshole here, just there to bitch at Carter and be all unappreciative about seeing the Stargate in person for the very first time.
Don't forget he got to call Carter a dumb blonde. Man, I actually remembered him from that ep enough that when he showed up for Redemption I remembered who he was and that he had dissed Sam. And then! Pianist! OMG! I loved him after Redemption and wanted him to come back often.
runs out of the room exactly like he's off to whine at someone about it. adorable, in an asshole kind of way.
Did you watch Babylon 5? McKay got the G'Kar treatment. In first season B5, G'Kar was introduced as vaguely bad and prone to stalking off in a huff when his plots were discovered/stopped. Kind of an OTT villain. Yet, by the end of the season and on, he became much more understandable - a tragic, flawed hero. It was a real conversion, not of personality, but of the audience realizing where he was coming from and why.
So, anyway, McKay got shunted off to Russia after 48 Hours and probably most viewers cheered. And by the end of Redemption, he got a kiss from Sam and probably most viewers cheered again. His character was... characterized, given dimension, explained in a way he hadn't been before.
credit to the recent discussion on McShepSlash.
That was fun. We should have done it on wraithbait, in retrospect, because then it would have been appropriate and the discussion of Bates could also have taken place, rather than it all getting shut down.
and he MUST have the ATA gene, though, do they ever actually say that?
I'm not sure. I agree it seems logical, but it also could have something to do with brain wave patterns - the ATA gene could affect that, but also getting the Ancient library downloaded into his head coul d have made Jack's brain waves more Ancient and thus applicable. We know there certainly is a mind component to controlling function, because by concentrating Sheppard and Beckett were able to control things, so it seems likely that there has to be some brain wave pattern involved.
On Atlantis, she's the reigning queen of an entire group of fishes-out-of-water, so maybe she feels she has to put up a good front to hold them together.
Cool theory! I do think she feels she has to put up a calm facade on Atlantis because she's the leader and people take their cues from her.
Playing hardball with the System Lords is great fun to watch, too.
This is why she should negotiate and not Sheppard. She totally can play hardball, whereas he empathizes too much with the other people and ends up giving them whatever they want.
anyone have a notion how long they're working down there before they have the Daniel breakthrough/Sheppard revelation?
I want to say 6 months, but... I have no good reason for that. Long enough to find the ATA gene, which is why I feel like it should be months, but... Who knows. Weir, McKay and Beckett all appear to know each other pretty well and work together as a team, and that also suggests a while.
Tomorrow: "Rising" through "The Storm!" More completely random gestalt commentary!
Whoo hoo! I'm enjoying your random gestalt commentary so far! :)
Also - love your icon! Although not sure if it's a Dicken's shout out or Trek...
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Date: 2004-10-11 08:38 am (UTC)Don't forget he got to call Carter a dumb blonde. Man, I actually remembered him from that ep enough that when he showed up for Redemption I remembered who he was and that he had dissed Sam. And then! Pianist! OMG! I loved him after Redemption and wanted him to come back often.
runs out of the room exactly like he's off to whine at someone about it. adorable, in an asshole kind of way.
Did you watch Babylon 5? McKay got the G'Kar treatment. In first season B5, G'Kar was introduced as vaguely bad and prone to stalking off in a huff when his plots were discovered/stopped. Kind of an OTT villain. Yet, by the end of the season and on, he became much more understandable - a tragic, flawed hero. It was a real conversion, not of personality, but of the audience realizing where he was coming from and why.
So, anyway, McKay got shunted off to Russia after 48 Hours and probably most viewers cheered. And by the end of Redemption, he got a kiss from Sam and probably most viewers cheered again. His character was... characterized, given dimension, explained in a way he hadn't been before.
credit to the recent discussion on McShepSlash.
That was fun. We should have done it on wraithbait, in retrospect, because then it would have been appropriate and the discussion of Bates could also have taken place, rather than it all getting shut down.
and he MUST have the ATA gene, though, do they ever actually say that?
I'm not sure. I agree it seems logical, but it also could have something to do with brain wave patterns - the ATA gene could affect that, but also getting the Ancient library downloaded into his head coul d have made Jack's brain waves more Ancient and thus applicable. We know there certainly is a mind component to controlling function, because by concentrating Sheppard and Beckett were able to control things, so it seems likely that there has to be some brain wave pattern involved.
On Atlantis, she's the reigning queen of an entire group of fishes-out-of-water, so maybe she feels she has to put up a good front to hold them together.
Cool theory! I do think she feels she has to put up a calm facade on Atlantis because she's the leader and people take their cues from her.
Playing hardball with the System Lords is great fun to watch, too.
This is why she should negotiate and not Sheppard. She totally can play hardball, whereas he empathizes too much with the other people and ends up giving them whatever they want.
anyone have a notion how long they're working down there before they have the Daniel breakthrough/Sheppard revelation?
I want to say 6 months, but... I have no good reason for that. Long enough to find the ATA gene, which is why I feel like it should be months, but... Who knows. Weir, McKay and Beckett all appear to know each other pretty well and work together as a team, and that also suggests a while.
Tomorrow: "Rising" through "The Storm!" More completely random gestalt commentary!
Whoo hoo! I'm enjoying your random gestalt commentary so far! :)
Also - love your icon! Although not sure if it's a Dicken's shout out or Trek...