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There is so much to love here:
1. The fight! Oh, I just adored all of this. Rodney wants to save Elizabeth so badly that he activates the nanites despite John's orders. I could watch the scene where they are arguing about it so many times over and still want to watch it more. I LOVE how they are both right in their own ways.
Rodney can't stand to see Elizabeth die but in breaking with orders he's done quite a few things here. He's betayed John's trust almost as a throwback to Arcturus. He's put the entire city in danger. He's reactivated replicators which is pretty darned terrifying. Finally, he's forced John to make the even harder decision of purposely destryoing the nanites and killing Elizabeth which is all together different than just allowing her to die from nonintervention.
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Forward to when John keeps responding in anger to Rodney and Rodney finally says "This is stupid" and apologizes. I could just melt right here because their friendship is such that they can work past this. John accepts the apology and they move on. It's the last we hear of it on the screen. I love how Rodney apologizes, knowing they need to work together. I just adore scenes where Rodney tries to be the better man.
I do have to wonder if that really is the end of the conversation They do still have to deal with the fact John was in command and Rodney willfully disobeyed his orders putting everyone in great danger by reactivating the replicators. Friendship and forgiveness aside, that really should come with some consequences. We are talking about replicators here, after all. This is no small thing Rodney just did.
There must be consequences. If not from John then at least from the IOA when the report comes out. Yes, it all worked out for Lifeline and it's the only reason they survived to get the ZPM, but how everything came about is a problem. Especially given how high in the Atlantis Chain of Command Rodney is. I can't imagine that these actions go unchecked? It would probably be easier if it came from John if only to show the IOA that some action was taken. I don't know what. Suspension, probation, something!
I really want to read a fanfiction about this and I want the fanfiction to NOT have John as a jerk and to definitely have their friendship intact (even if strained).
2. Ronon! Sometimes he is the most awesome in the background. I love when Sheppard and McKay are fighting how Ronon is walking up to them and then gets this look on his face like "uh...not part of this" before turning and walking away.
3. Ronon and Teyla in the end scene. Ronon puts his hand on Teyla's shoulder and she leans into him. It's a beautiful comfort scene.
4. I do like Keller. I know so many people don't but I like how they introduced her as not wanting to take Carson's place. I like how she is Rodney's conspirator here. She will go far to save lives. I think it goes a long way for me that she is willing to go so far to save Elizabeth.
1. The fight! Oh, I just adored all of this. Rodney wants to save Elizabeth so badly that he activates the nanites despite John's orders. I could watch the scene where they are arguing about it so many times over and still want to watch it more. I LOVE how they are both right in their own ways.
Rodney can't stand to see Elizabeth die but in breaking with orders he's done quite a few things here. He's betayed John's trust almost as a throwback to Arcturus. He's put the entire city in danger. He's reactivated replicators which is pretty darned terrifying. Finally, he's forced John to make the even harder decision of purposely destryoing the nanites and killing Elizabeth which is all together different than just allowing her to die from nonintervention.
( cut for lots of rambling )
Forward to when John keeps responding in anger to Rodney and Rodney finally says "This is stupid" and apologizes. I could just melt right here because their friendship is such that they can work past this. John accepts the apology and they move on. It's the last we hear of it on the screen. I love how Rodney apologizes, knowing they need to work together. I just adore scenes where Rodney tries to be the better man.
I do have to wonder if that really is the end of the conversation They do still have to deal with the fact John was in command and Rodney willfully disobeyed his orders putting everyone in great danger by reactivating the replicators. Friendship and forgiveness aside, that really should come with some consequences. We are talking about replicators here, after all. This is no small thing Rodney just did.
There must be consequences. If not from John then at least from the IOA when the report comes out. Yes, it all worked out for Lifeline and it's the only reason they survived to get the ZPM, but how everything came about is a problem. Especially given how high in the Atlantis Chain of Command Rodney is. I can't imagine that these actions go unchecked? It would probably be easier if it came from John if only to show the IOA that some action was taken. I don't know what. Suspension, probation, something!
I really want to read a fanfiction about this and I want the fanfiction to NOT have John as a jerk and to definitely have their friendship intact (even if strained).
2. Ronon! Sometimes he is the most awesome in the background. I love when Sheppard and McKay are fighting how Ronon is walking up to them and then gets this look on his face like "uh...not part of this" before turning and walking away.
3. Ronon and Teyla in the end scene. Ronon puts his hand on Teyla's shoulder and she leans into him. It's a beautiful comfort scene.
4. I do like Keller. I know so many people don't but I like how they introduced her as not wanting to take Carson's place. I like how she is Rodney's conspirator here. She will go far to save lives. I think it goes a long way for me that she is willing to go so far to save Elizabeth.
