I watched SGA 2.16 last night

[out_there]

I just wanted to say that there was such a slashy editing in that look where not-John tells Teyla that John cares for her, and we cut to the heartbroken expression on Rodney's face and that if you're not interpreting it in the slashy way, I don't see how else you'd make sense of it.

It was sort of... so... utterly slashy. Like the editors were having an inside joke with the slashers.

I haven't seen such obvious "is this *meant* to be slash-driven?" editing since the pilot episode of Sports Night. You know the moment I mean, where Casey kisses Dana's cheek, and we cut to a stricken expression on Dan's face.

Also, I totally saw a lot of that plot coming. I don't know if that means I'm getting into the logic and characterisation (the groove) of SGA well enough to understand and predict their storytelling techniques, or if it means that the plot was really dodgy.

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[dryad-duinath.livejournal.com]

it's sga. it's probably just really dodgy.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

*snerk* Probably.

But for a moment, I was all "oh, oh, this exposition is so clunky, she must be doing it for *this reason*" and she was, which was infinitely better than...

...well...

The Storm/The Eye episodes where the exposition is so clunky it starts being *funny* (especially the *fifth* time the same plot point gets explained in a double episode).

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

Dude, it was totally like the Casey/Dana hug. (Which still, every single time, makes me start making noises like "He's RIGHT THERE and he's been in love with you for FIFTEEN YEARS, Casey, OH MY GOD".)

[out-there.livejournal.com]

(Which still, every single time, makes me start making noises like "He's RIGHT THERE and he's been in love with you for FIFTEEN YEARS, Casey, OH MY GOD".)

Bwah! Yes! Exactly!

And I feel so anally-retentive to have to point out that it's actually the last *ten* years. Otherwise Dan would have been crushing on Casey before Sam died, which... okay, would be fun in an AU, but it's not actually canon.

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

... dude. I can't believe I said that, cause I know that (Dan even says "I've known you for the last ten years, and we've been working together for five of them"). Why did I say that? That's so weird.

OH! Wait! It's Queer as Folk where Vince has been in love with Stuart for fifteen years. OK. That must have muddled me up. Hee. Thankyou for pointing it out, though, cause I get annoyingly pedantic about this things too, and it's quite a relief to know it's not just me and that people will correct me if I'm going entirely insane. :)

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

OK, it's these things, and I also meant to go "awww, dancing fic yay!" there as well, so I totally fail. Um, I meant well..? :)

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Dude! It's so totally like Referencing Gilbert Ryle (or something like that). This show is following fanfic OMG.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

It's so totally like Referencing Gilbert Ryle (or something like that).

I don't get the reference. Explain?

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Very late, sorry. Fic-that-turned-out-to-indeed-be-RGR was posted mid (or possibly early) into S1, and was kinda similar to this ep.
Referencing Gilbert Ryle (http://brighid.lyricalmagic.com/ryle.html) by Brighid.

(Also, I was looking for it and found Double Occupancy (http://isis.arithmancy.net/double.htm), which is only similar in that it has body sharing, but is fun. McKay/Sheppard, R?, has interesting Kavanagh, which is not 2D although in places it oozes towards disparaging, it's nice not to see blind scapegoating.)

[out-there.livejournal.com]

I remember Double Occupancy because I read it, and then two weeks later, canon had *body-sharing*. But the episode was lacking in the slashy porn department -- and, oh, I'm sure there must be at least a few stories out there with Cadman masturbating in Rodney's body after a long, sweaty run, but I haven't stumbled across them yet (if you know of any, link me, 'kay?) -- and despite the kiss with Carson, not actually a lot of slashiness at all.

Very late, sorry. Fic-that-turned-out-to-indeed-be-RGR was posted mid (or possibly early) into S1, and was kinda similar to this ep.

I've read the story before but I can't quite remember it (I recognise the disneyland reference and some of the lines). that sounds like a good excuse to read it again.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

And, aha! It's the story where John and Rodney get taken over by the gay married ancient couple.

*reads over that sentence*

*snerks*

Wow, Annie. Way to take a good, moving fic and remember it for the cheesiest plot aspects. (This is also why reading through sgastoryfinders is so amusing. Everyone remembers stories like that.)