>>We've already seen that John wasn't going to interfere in Rodney's plans to propose to Katie, so I can quite easily imagine him never 'coming out' to Rodney about his feelings. <<
Not as long as he has to think that Rodney has other preferences and dreams.
>>Hell, Rodney was all but dying and neither of them did anything!
That's not really a surprise, isn't it? With Rodney's "codes" firmly in place, chasing his family-dream and John knowing that and determined to not get into the way. But I think sometimes John can't help but slip up a little, as he did in "Miller's Crossing" or now in "Tracker" - after all, it can't be easy to watch the situation day in day out and keeping everything locked in.
But it's not enough (yet) to make Rodney question his coding or what he believes about John and himself. So, for the time being, they're pretty much stuck as long as none of them "moves".
>>(brush with death, ending DADT, amnesia, losing Atlantis) has pretty much already been shown not to work in canon.<<
Ha! We had "ending DADT" in canon? That would be the day. ;-) But seriously, no, I don't think this would actually change the situation because DADT - while surely a big obstacle - isn't what I see as *the* obstacle here. As for amnesia... I think the only "amnesia"-ep we had was actually "The Shrine". And look what happened - at least *while* the slowly progressing amnesia happened. *G* But as soon as Rodney's amnesia was cured ... we got Keller-chasing!Rodney and jealous!John. *G* The problem is, canon won't go *there*, ever, which means, whatever happens in canon, it will *never* be enough to produce a slashy happy end for the boys. Which means, in fanfic we have to work around that, creating situations at least slightly different from canon-happenings that they *can* work.
SGA is a family show, there *are* situations and happenings that will never appear on screen but make for perfect possibilities in fanfic. That's our way out, so to speak. *G*
>>I take comfort in the fact that this means we can't get Rodney/Keller and also that I can fix things the way they are supposed to be in fanfic!<<
Pretty much what I'm hoping for. If we do *not* get Rodney/Keller confirmed as an established couple, we have every possibility open for us. And even *if* we get Rodney/Keller - hey, let's break them up! *G* Maybe Rodney will be more susceptible to the idea of John being more than a best friend if Rodney has had a little taste of a Keller as his girlfriend/wife. *G*
When did a canonically established couple ever stop fandom from bringing their preferred pairing together? ;-)
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Date: 2008-09-29 07:38 pm (UTC)Not as long as he has to think that Rodney has other preferences and dreams.
>>Hell, Rodney was all but dying and neither of them did anything!
That's not really a surprise, isn't it? With Rodney's "codes" firmly in place, chasing his family-dream and John knowing that and determined to not get into the way. But I think sometimes John can't help but slip up a little, as he did in "Miller's Crossing" or now in "Tracker" - after all, it can't be easy to watch the situation day in day out and keeping everything locked in.
But it's not enough (yet) to make Rodney question his coding or what he believes about John and himself. So, for the time being, they're pretty much stuck as long as none of them "moves".
>>(brush with death, ending DADT, amnesia, losing Atlantis) has pretty much already been shown not to work in canon.<<
Ha! We had "ending DADT" in canon? That would be the day. ;-) But seriously, no, I don't think this would actually change the situation because DADT - while surely a big obstacle - isn't what I see as *the* obstacle here. As for amnesia... I think the only "amnesia"-ep we had was actually "The Shrine". And look what happened - at least *while* the slowly progressing amnesia happened. *G* But as soon as Rodney's amnesia was cured ... we got Keller-chasing!Rodney and jealous!John. *G* The problem is, canon won't go *there*, ever, which means, whatever happens in canon, it will *never* be enough to produce a slashy happy end for the boys. Which means, in fanfic we have to work around that, creating situations at least slightly different from canon-happenings that they *can* work.
SGA is a family show, there *are* situations and happenings that will never appear on screen but make for perfect possibilities in fanfic. That's our way out, so to speak. *G*
>>I take comfort in the fact that this means we can't get Rodney/Keller and also that I can fix things the way they are supposed to be in fanfic!<<
Pretty much what I'm hoping for. If we do *not* get Rodney/Keller confirmed as an established couple, we have every possibility open for us. And even *if* we get Rodney/Keller - hey, let's break them up! *G* Maybe Rodney will be more susceptible to the idea of John being more than a best friend if Rodney has had a little taste of a Keller as his girlfriend/wife. *G*
When did a canonically established couple ever stop fandom from bringing their preferred pairing together? ;-)