Top 10 Sexiest Rodney Episodes (Stargate)

Top 10 Sexiest Rodney Episodes
I've put together what I think are the ten sexiest McKay episodes. It's all subjective, of course, so if you have any episodes you'd like to add or you think that I've got them in the wrong order, feel free to let me know. Just like Rodney, I always enjoy hearing other people's points of view and getting different perspectives on a situation. Oh wait...


10. Sanctuary - Here we get to see Rodney do what he does best--be right. And that's hot. Sure, he didn't understand what he was right about until the end of the episode, but he had a bad feeling throughout the whole thing. We see him get frustrated (or jealous, depending on your ship preference) and then he gets to brood attractively while the others continue to be wrong, wrong, wrong. Plus, there's the added bonus of snarky Rodney in the beginning when he raises his hands and says, "Hi, Athar."

9. The Brotherhood - In this episode we have oblivious Rodney. Woefully oblivious Rodney. He's so focused on his work (hot!) that he doesn't notice the sexy alien backstabber flirting with him. Aside from that, we get to see him interact with Kolya again. Not only does he stand up to him, but he also does that impatient finger snapping/eye rolling thing to get a knife. So hot. And of course, once again, Rodney goes to another world for a few days and figures out a puzzle that has been thwarting the natives for 10,000 years.

8. Hot Zone - Throughout this episode, Rodney wears his now-famous tight blue zip up shirt, the one that is tight around his biceps, shows off his constantly erect nipples and hugs his soft belly. Scientists are dropping like flies, Rodney himself faces death by brain aneurysm with Ford and Zelenka to follow immediately after, but all I could think as I watched was, "Mmm...pretty." To make the episode even better, when Rodney believes he's going to die, he faces it with grace and the kind of gravity only achieved by the smartest people in the world trying to impart their knowledge before it's too late.

7. Trinity - There's something about obsessive, egotistical Rodney that I like. This episode was hard to watch the first time, but after that, I've been able to rewatch it and enjoy the look into Rodney's psyche. His attempt to do a good thing end with catastrophic consequences, but damn does he look good doing it. Plus, that slow smile at the end of the episode gets me every time. It lets you see just how worried Rodney was about not regaining John's trust.

6. The Defiant One - Brave Rodney has a way of getting under my skin. Here we see how brave Rodney has become since arriving on Atlantis. Dr. Gall explains it when he says that Rodney's changed. And he has. We see him wanting to get out and fight, wanting to back up Sheppard, a member of his team. More than that, we see a compassionate Rodney here. Gall's dying, and Rodney has the sense to muster up some tact and some mercy towards the poor man. Plus, him standing on that hill and saving Sheppard's life by shooting one shot after another at the Wraith is one of his sexiest moments in my mind.

5. Inferno - First of all, he has a lap top. Strapped to his back. A lap top! And it is so fun to see him get flustered around Norina and try to flirt again. Towards the end, when he sees that John is alive, he gets that relieved smile and then says, "What took you so long?" in that way that actually means, "Oh, thank god." The sexiest moment in this episode, though, is when he's explaining his plan to John, Carson and Norina: "It's plenty of time to open a hyperspace window." When he finishes his explanation, after the other three understand what he plans to do, you can see that any one of them would have gotten down on their knees right then and there if Rodney said the word. He once again saves their lives, and that's worth dealing with all of his bitching and complaining.

4. Duet - Shirtless Rodney? I mean, hello, do I have to go on? Yes, you say? Well then, how about that kiss for all of you Rodney/Carson shippers? Nice. And despite how cringe-worthy the date scene is with Katie Brown, you have to admit that Rodney looked damn good in the jacket he wore. It's not often that we see Rodney out of his offworld uniform or his scientist blues, so those times become even sexier. Plus, arms. Naked Rodney arms in close up. Yes, please. As disrespectful as Cadman acts in taking off all of Rodney's clothes without his permission, I'm still thankful for it.

3. The Eye - Again, here we have another case of brave Rodney. He steps in front of Elizabeth without even thinking about it. At the end he lies to Kolya saying he didn't rig the power generator to work when he really did. Denying his own genius in order to save Atlantis is almost more heroic than defending Elizabeth, at least in Rodney terms. And plus, throughout the whole episode we get wet Rodney. Mmmm....And when Sheppard races to reactivate the generators, we get wet and serious Rodney, with his pretty mouth all downturned and lovely.

2. Home - In Rodney's personal hallucation of home, we see him in his "I'm With Genius" t-shirt and boxer shorts. Now, despite the gratuitous naked thigh shots we get, I don't think that image is very sexy. What is sexy is when Elizabeth comes to the door and he hastily tries to get dressed, remarking sheepishly, "I'm not wearing any pants." I don't know why, but that moment always does it for me. I don't know if it's because we so rarely see Rodney sheepish or self-deprecating or if it's just the idea of Rodney not wearing pants that makes me enjoy that scene so much. Furthermore, later on in the hallucination Rodney wears a button down shirt which, oh yeah, definitely works for him. It suits his frame and his build and the color looks good too. All around very, very sexy.

1. Grace Under Pressure - Ok, so he goes a little crazy and he has a nasty (and fake-looking) head wound, but GUP is still the episode where I think that Rodney looks the sexiest. Most importantly, we get to see him kiss! And not that awkward Cadman-as-Rodney kissing we saw in "Duet," but a real passionate, desperate kiss with someone whom he's had a crush on forever. True, it's only in his mind, but that's not how we see it. When Rodney starts to lose hope, all of that hurt/comfort potential nearly destroys me. He looks so sad and defeated that you want to hug him (or make out with him madly). Additionally, there's more wet Rodney to ogle, but to add to the wet Rodney goodness, there's lots of hand gesturing and playing with his control pad to appease the hand porn contingent. This episode also has the best example of Rodney's long, unnaturally sexy eyelashes that so many people in fandom rave about. Whether it's the lighting or the reflection from the water or the close-up shots, we see a lot of Rodney's eyelashes. GUP isn't without the snark either. The teaser scene makes me laugh every time. First you have Rodney correcting, "He was Italian" in that way which really means, "I can't handle living in this world when I know there are people as stupid as you out there." And then a few moments later he loses his short temper and declares that he's one of the "Barcelona McKays." So funny, so Rodney.


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