Top five (Stargate Atlantis)

Top five
Five things I love about SGA? Only five? /g/


1. First off Rodney. I didn't care for him *at all* on SG-1. I thought he was a rude, arrogant, complete jerk. His brilliance was far outweighed by his arrogance. I wasn't at all happy to hear he was going to Atlantis. I watched anyway, and have done a complete turn around. Yes, he's arrogant, but he's also caring, and heroic, and funny, a romantic, and damned good at what he does. There aren't many characters I started out loathing, but ended up loving. Now I look for the snark with glee, wait for the cutting remarks, go all soft and gooey at the caring. I've loved watching the evolution of his character!

2. John. Where do I start? He's a hero, no doubt about it, but not in the regular sense. He's fallable, and dorky, and sexy beyond belief. I love how he tries to act so cool, but usually manages to screw it up with something silly. His sense of humor is right up my alley (Clowns!). He's sarcastic and sweet by turns. He goes from lovable to a warrior in a heartbeat. I think that's probably the one thing that I really love most about Atlantis. The characters are very 3-D for me, with multiple shades and nuances.

3. Ronan. I do miss Ford, but holy cow, they did well with his replacement! Ronan reminds me of a sleek tiger who can look utterly at peace then spring into action. His eyes go from soft and melty to hard and cold in a flash. He can take out five men in 15 seconds flat, or gently carry a child to safety. He's not bad to look at, either. *g*

4. Teyla. I adore her! She's often the voice of reason, the conscious of the group, yet she's every inch a warrior. She holds her own with the men, in fact, often exceeds them.

5. I love the whole thought of Atlantis! A new galaxy, an new threat, another 8 years of watching!

Four favorite scenes.

1. The Hive and the whole clown speech! Oh god, that just slayed me! *g*

2. Inferno, when John was prodding Rodney to fix the engines. He knew *exactly* how far and hard to push. I love the thought of them knowing each other so well. :)

3. The Tower during the dinner scene with the goose. The look on John's face was priceless.

4. Duet, when Rodney got the giggles and realized he was hypoxic. DH did a fabulous job with that.

Three favorite eps.

1. Inferno. I absolutely love watching disaster movies, so this ep was right up my alley! It would still have been a favorite without all the jealousy, but there was jealousy, and it made me very happy. Not to mention the laptop velcroed to Rodney's back! *giggles*

2. The Hive. Mostly for the clown scene, but I loved watching John get suspicious, and his timing while delivering the clown speech was perfect.

3. Aurora. We got to know the Ancients a bit better in it. And what exactly was John so charmingly offering to be released? Hmmmm? *g*

Two favorite lines of dialog.

1. This one was a no-brainer. From The Hive. The clowns? Oh, yeah, the clowns. We fight them too -- entire armies, spilling out of Volkswagens. We do our best to fight them off, but they keep sending them in.

2. The second one was the whole speech in Inferno, when John was prodding Rodney to fix the engines.

One drabble. Reposted here at thegrrrl2002's request.

It seemed like every time a new phase started in John's life, he was on his back. The last time had been in an alien chair, deep in an icy cavern in Antarctica, lights swirling overhead, the buzz of the Ancients' systems whispering inside his head.

Two years later he was on his back again, only instead of being surrounded by cold, he was engulfed by heat-- hot breath, a warm, soft tongue, sweat slicked skin underneath his hands. Rodney's eyes filled his vision, more intriguing than the lights, and instead of the buzz of machinery, he heard murmured endearments.


Stargate Atlantis