You know, when I saw the "I can't"-scene from "Miller's Crossing" for the first time I sat in front of my monitor with my jaw hanging open and whispered at the screen "they didn't just go *there, they *didn't*" but the did and they still constantly do.
If Rodney had been a woman in that scene, nobody, not even the "average" audience would have doubted that "McKay" is Lt Col Sheppard's love of his life. Same goes for the opening scene of Tracker. Put a woman in Rodney's place and let the scene play out the exact same way - voilá, the hurt and jealousy becomes blatant and openly visible.
Carl Binder did a Q & A session in Joe Malozzi's blog and was asked if the subtext in this scene was intentional. His answer was that, while they often try to put subtext into scenes, this particular scene wasn't supposed to have it. He said that he was going more for Sheppard finding it odd that Rodney was volunteering to work on his day off rather than him being put out by it.
Well, apparently neither the actors nor the director or the camera operator got that memo. *G*
The scene is *loaded* with meaning and look at the camera work in this scene, how John appears in Rodney's mirror. That's practically an exclamation mark of importance. Clearly, the audience is *supposed* to notice something here and if all we're supposed to notice is, that it's "odd" that Rodney spends his day off with Keller at *work* in order for us to realize that Rodney has a crush on Keller, then they clearly overshoot the mark because - yeah - we watched "The Shrine", we *know* that he *said* he loved her. No need to drive that home now with a scene that's - in *that* regard - a step backwards. We heard the words, we *know*.
So, the only reason left to put in an appearance of John in that scene is, to show us how *John* feels. And bravo SGA, you succeeded wonderfully with that, even if the result disagrees a little with what Carl Binder hat in mind.
Hurt, jealous John. And a Rodney who knew perfectly well that he did - somehow - hit a sore spot of John's. It's clear from John's words that he apparently didn't learn about Rodney's off-world trip from Rodney himself and isn't that reason to wonder why? I man, the guys *are* best friends and care deeply for each other - canonically - and Rodney even showed John Katie's wedding ring and did generally not make a secret of his "relationship" to Katie.
Which begs the question, why did Rodney keep silent about his upcoming "adventure" with Keller? There's a backstory here that we aren't told. *ggg*
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Date: 2008-09-25 11:23 pm (UTC)If Rodney had been a woman in that scene, nobody, not even the "average" audience would have doubted that "McKay" is Lt Col Sheppard's love of his life. Same goes for the opening scene of Tracker. Put a woman in Rodney's place and let the scene play out the exact same way - voilá, the hurt and jealousy becomes blatant and openly visible.
Carl Binder did a Q & A session in Joe Malozzi's blog and was asked if the subtext in this scene was intentional. His answer was that, while they often try to put subtext into scenes, this particular scene wasn't supposed to have it. He said that he was going more for Sheppard finding it odd that Rodney was volunteering to work on his day off rather than him being put out by it.
Well, apparently neither the actors nor the director or the camera operator got that memo. *G*
The scene is *loaded* with meaning and look at the camera work in this scene, how John appears in Rodney's mirror. That's practically an exclamation mark of importance. Clearly, the audience is *supposed* to notice something here and if all we're supposed to notice is, that it's "odd" that Rodney spends his day off with Keller at *work* in order for us to realize that Rodney has a crush on Keller, then they clearly overshoot the mark because - yeah - we watched "The Shrine", we *know* that he *said* he loved her. No need to drive that home now with a scene that's - in *that* regard - a step backwards. We heard the words, we *know*.
So, the only reason left to put in an appearance of John in that scene is, to show us how *John* feels. And bravo SGA, you succeeded wonderfully with that, even if the result disagrees a little with what Carl Binder hat in mind.
Hurt, jealous John. And a Rodney who knew perfectly well that he did - somehow - hit a sore spot of John's. It's clear from John's words that he apparently didn't learn about Rodney's off-world trip from Rodney himself and isn't that reason to wonder why? I man, the guys *are* best friends and care deeply for each other - canonically - and Rodney even showed John Katie's wedding ring and did generally not make a secret of his "relationship" to Katie.
Which begs the question, why did Rodney keep silent about his upcoming "adventure" with Keller? There's a backstory here that we aren't told. *ggg*
*puts her tinhat on your head*
There - perfect fit! *G*