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[em_kellesvig]

In Written by the Victors, cesperanza quotes Sam Carter as saying, "He was a theoretician, first and foremost, when I met him. [...] But that was before Atlantis; he changed so much in Atlantis. I think for Rodney, Atlantis was where the rubber finally hit the road."

This, I think, is that first moment, the first step from theory to action for Rodney McKay, where it became real. He wasn't a coward -- he was never a coward -- but until this point, his courage had been intellectual, abstract, personal. For quite possibly the first time in his life, McKay had to translate that courage into the physical, the tangible; from self-interest to the greater good. How frightening that must have been, to learn to think outside himself.









Grodin -- with tongue...








Dear Diary,

Starting to get used to the daily weird around here. Tried story hour with the Athosian kids but that didn't go over well. May need to talk to the anthropologists about cultural differences but when I asked McKay about it, he just chanted "soft sciences" until I whacked him one. (Yelped like a ten year old kid. Didn't know a grown man could hit a note that high.) Anyway, Teyla seemed to like my Flutie vid -- maybe she was just being polite -- and she really liked the popcorn. That could be a problem.

McKay might not be so bad after all. He found some kind of shield and got the gene therapy. (Is it just me or is Beckett a little bit of a ghoul?) Then he asked me to shoot him -- McKay, not Beckett. Ricocheted like a mother -- won't do that again. Then I threw him off the balcony onto the gateroom deck. I swear the guy bounced! Seriously awesome -- well, right up 'til Weir saw it and yelled at us. That could be a problem too. Wouldn't want it to become a pattern, you know.

Then McKay couldn't get the shield off. Weir figured it might be "the mental component", like the guy has some issues or something. No shit. This place is giving everyone issues. Note: do not mention zombies to Bates ever again.

Lost Jinto, Halling's kid. Like lost him, somewhere in the city. Found transporters! Not Trek-type transporters but still cool. Found an energy creature thing that almost ate Ford and tried to suck the life out of our generators. Finally figured out how to get rid of it -- why does Teyla keep rolling her eyes? -- but it took McKay and his shield to make it work.

Scared the crap out of me when he walked right into it. (Honestly didn't think he had it in him.) But he got it to leave and saved the whole city. Very impressed, not that I would tell him that. Guy needs a sidecar just for his ego. Still, might just ask him to join my gate team.

Yeah, starting to get used to the weird around here. Not freaking out at all.


"Hide and Seek" 1x03

Comments

[hilde.livejournal.com]

Best diary entry ever!

I so agree with how you view Rodney. Hide and Seek is one of my favorite episodes, also because it shows us a very different Rodney from the one we met in SG1. He's part of something bigger on Altantis, and he's also learning to be part of a team.

On a more shallow note: OMG!!! Look at McKay's shoulders in that top picture! Yum :)

[melagan.livejournal.com]

love your icon!

[em_kellesvig]

I'm enjoying the diary entries even if they take a bit of doing. Glad you like them.

Yeah, saw that cap and it made me think of Ces' "Victors" so I thought I'd share that. Plus, shoulders! \o/

[hoktauri]

Hee, I love Shep's write-up of this one, especially Guy needs a sidecar just for his ego. :-D

Really love this episode, too, for all that it set up the characters and foreshadowed the dynamics of the team. John and Teyla on the road to BFF-dom, Ford and McKay snark, Weir's efforts not to facepalm over John and Rodney being twelve years old, the start of Rodney's major character growth. So much gold in this episode!

And, aw, Grodin. *smish*

[em_kellesvig]

Sheppard is kind of taking on a life of his own, isn't he?

And Grodin! \o/ Lots going on in this episode, so much! I think it needed more than a week but, well, there you go. :)

[melagan.livejournal.com]

...McKay had to translate that courage into the physical, the tangible; from self-interest to the greater good. How frightening that must have been, to learn to think outside himself.

Yes, absolutely this!

John's smile, the one he saves for Rodney but we don't realize that just yet.

Peter Grodin's Tongue. Oh my.

[em_kellesvig]

I did the Tongue just for you. *smooches*

[popkin16]

He wasn't a coward -- he was never a coward -- but until this point, his courage had been intellectual, abstract, personal. For quite possibly the first time in his life, McKay had to translate that courage into the physical, the tangible; from self-interest to the greater good. How frightening that must have been, to learn to think outside himself.

Yessss.

Note: do not mention zombies to Bates ever again.

brb laughing

[em_kellesvig]

Hee! And Bates will never find out about the clowns.

[popkin16]

What about clown zombies?

They'd be fighting over who got to get rid of them via extreme force :D

[em_kellesvig]

*giggle*

[mezzo-cammin.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay, you did another one! I love the diary entries! *g*

This was one of my favorite episodes, ever, too.

I don't think even Rodney thought he had it in him at that point, but he did. The whole transporter thing was such a hoot, too. Atlantis was like this great big toy for them, in the beginning. I wish they'd explored more of it, found more new things each episode.

Still. Season 1 was just great, wasn't it? *happy sigh*

[em_kellesvig]

The Diary is taking on a life of its own! I'm trying to do one for every episode. *grin*

Much love for S1! This really is great fun.

[rissabby.livejournal.com]

Nice pictures. Nice story. Great entry.

[em_kellesvig]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying it. :)

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Wunnerful, just wunnerful! ;-)

[em_kellesvig]

So much going on here at the end. Had to expand a bit. Glad you liked it. :)