Ronon's care for Teyla

[vida-boheme.livejournal.com]

Ronon: Congratulations. Kanaan is the father?
Teyla: You knew that we were ...?
Ronon: I could tell – the way you talked about him.
Teyla: Yes. He is the father.
Ronon: I'm sorry.
Teyla: I will find him. He is still alive – I feel it.
Ronon: We'll find him – together. I promise. Come on – let's go get you checked up. You know, uh, "Ronon" – it's a good name ... boy or girl.

I love this brief exchange so much, especially for the way it shows us so much about Ronon. He understands Teyla's fears and concerns (and I'm sure he understands John's) but the first word out of his mouth is congratulations. He responds first as her friend and recognises the fact that this is a treasure to her and not an inconvenience. I love the way he immediately guesses who the father is and explains why he knows. That brain might not be science smart, but he's sharp as a tack and he picks up on things that other people miss. I adore the way he understands her worry about Kanaan being missing, and vows to help her find him. Most of all, I love the way he takes her hand, makes her smile, and goes with her to the infirmary.

So what small scenes do you love, and why? What are the moments in SGA where a brief exchange suddenly made you understand a character better?

Comments

[kensieg.livejournal.com]

Maybe John's scared of babies? Or maybe he's really worried about the risks Teyla takes. He's not a father, esp. not a Pegasus father, so maybe he only sees the risks. Or simplest yet: Teyla's new role has freaked him out immensely!



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[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Well, he certainly seemed comfortable with Torren at the end of SAR! :-) In fact, that was one scene I'd nominate here for the discussion.

I think his anger was supposed to be about the fact he's in charge and he didn't know she was pregnant--it was also meant to highlight the difference in cultures. I just think I'd have written it differently.

Freaked out I can buy though. People often react unexpectedly when freaked out!

[patk.livejournal.com]

Freaked out - I think he was *totally* freaked out. Not because of the pregnancy as such, of course, but at the idea of what could have happened in those two month he wasn't aware of her pregnancy and couldn't put that info in his decisions. I think the root of his anger here is concern. He usually doesn't spare Teyla anything just because she's a woman and realizing that he was operating on incomplete information for the last two month because she didn't tell him ... yeah, I guess he had pretty vivid images of how he could have killed her baby just by making an uninformed *decision* flashing through his mind.

I think his reaction was not about the question if Teyla was still able to do her job, to fight or "who has the right to tell whom what to do" - that would be stuff for a more reasonable, calmer discussion after the initial shock and anger had faded - but more than anything else just a strong emotional "Ritt über den Bodensee"-reaction.

That's the story about a man who got lost riding on his horse in a snowstorm. When he finally reached a guesthouse he was told that he had been riding all across the frozen Lake Constance. He became so shocked about the danger he had been in without knowing it (despite the fact that nothing had happened) that he suffered a heart attack on the spot and died.

John learned in hindsight that it was pure luck that Teyla's unborn wasn't harmed by decisions he made while doing his job which includes risking the mother's life as a member of his team. I have utter understanding for his reaction. That wasn't against Teyla personally, or pregnant women doing their job in general, that moment was John being scared of what could have happened because he didn't know. Anger born of worry with a good dose of helplessness on the side.

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

I hear what you're saying--I understand the emotion very well--it just jarred with me the way it was written. Most likely because it was *left* that way and we never saw any follow up to it.

It wouldn't have taken much to leave it so that we as the audience (and not fanfic writers) *knew* that a reconciliation scene took place. Instead, it was dropped as though it never happened. :-(