Comments on: Defending Daniel: Part 3 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2007/05/09/defending-daniel-part-3/ "If the apocalypse comes, beep me." - Buffy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://www.pinkraygun.com/2007/05/09/defending-daniel-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Brian Thu, 10 May 2007 12:16:43 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2007/05/09/defending-daniel-part-3/#comment-471 <i>he never fully forgives Teal’c for this.</i> This was under Part 2 but I just wanted to reply under one post so I'm including it here. I haven't seen any evidence to show that Daniel never fully forgave Teal'c for this. Sure Daniel still misses Sha're (and likely still loves her) but I never doubted that he also realized that Teal'c did what he had to and Daniel fully forgave (especially given how much time has passed and all they've gone through together). As for the stuff about Unending, I was chearing Daniel on during his speech to Vala. The thing that ruined it for me was when she started crying and suddenly Daniel was kissing her and then they're together in apparently a 50 yr romantic relationship with I found very unrealistic. While Vala isn't my favorite character, I was completely fine with them working their way towards a friendship. But frankly, I agreed with all of Daniel's reasons for why he said he wouldn't get with her and so I hated the turnaround where he did get with her. I personally wish TPTB would stop writing onscreen romantic relationships entirely and just concentrate on the friendships which they are much better at writing. I didn't buy into their romantic interests in each other nearly enough to see them together that way on the ship. I also don't think it says much about Daniel's character that suddenly he's shown to actually have just been in denial about his feelings towards her (for ex, his reactions in Memento Mori). Not only is that a boring romantic cliche but it also makes him look a lot less self aware (in an annoying way) then I always thought he was. I also resent the fact that they spent so much time playing around with Vala and D/V that we barely got to see any real indepth scenes of Daniel with Sam and/or Teal'c which is a shame because those are the friendships I've known and loved for 10 years and I buy into them a lot more than I believe Daniel and Vala suddenly having some romantic connection. Sorry but it's all just a bad romantic cliche and Vala was way too clearly someone that the writers had way too much fun playing with to the extent that I found annoying. I didn't buy Vala's turnaround and I was never really convinced that she belonged on SG-1. he never fully forgives Teal’c for this.

This was under Part 2 but I just wanted to reply under one post so I’m including it here. I haven’t seen any evidence to show that Daniel never fully forgave Teal’c for this. Sure Daniel still misses Sha’re (and likely still loves her) but I never doubted that he also realized that Teal’c did what he had to and Daniel fully forgave (especially given how much time has passed and all they’ve gone through together).

As for the stuff about Unending, I was chearing Daniel on during his speech to Vala. The thing that ruined it for me was when she started crying and suddenly Daniel was kissing her and then they’re together in apparently a 50 yr romantic relationship with I found very unrealistic. While Vala isn’t my favorite character, I was completely fine with them working their way towards a friendship. But frankly, I agreed with all of Daniel’s reasons for why he said he wouldn’t get with her and so I hated the turnaround where he did get with her.

I personally wish TPTB would stop writing onscreen romantic relationships entirely and just concentrate on the friendships which they are much better at writing. I didn’t buy into their romantic interests in each other nearly enough to see them together that way on the ship. I also don’t think it says much about Daniel’s character that suddenly he’s shown to actually have just been in denial about his feelings towards her (for ex, his reactions in Memento Mori). Not only is that a boring romantic cliche but it also makes him look a lot less self aware (in an annoying way) then I always thought he was. I also resent the fact that they spent so much time playing around with Vala and D/V that we barely got to see any real indepth scenes of Daniel with Sam and/or Teal’c which is a shame because those are the friendships I’ve known and loved for 10 years and I buy into them a lot more than I believe Daniel and Vala suddenly having some romantic connection. Sorry but it’s all just a bad romantic cliche and Vala was way too clearly someone that the writers had way too much fun playing with to the extent that I found annoying. I didn’t buy Vala’s turnaround and I was never really convinced that she belonged on SG-1.

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