Not Another Sam/Daniel Meta! Part 4/4
Part 4: The Whole Brother-Sister Thing
I've been given this excuse by anti-S/D shippers (most of whom ship S/J and/or D/V; interestingly I've never really gotten it from slashers or from Sam/Cam, Sam/McKay, Daniel/Weir or Daniel/Janet shippers) more times than I can count. Either that Sam and Daniel are way too much like siblings to ever ( Read more... )
That makes perfect sense to me. I hate it when TPTB try to push ships to the point of knocking us all over the head with a sledgehammer. I've never really shipped Sam/Cam much (though I adore their friendship), but I feel the same about it as I do Sam/Daniel. It's all subtle and doesn't feel so forced. The other two - Daniel/Vala especially - were just too forced IMHO.
Funny you should mention Joe Mallozzi. He admitted in an interview that he was a Sam/Jack and Daniel/Vala shipper (it was an interview about Memento Mori if I remember). And then there was that comment about satisfying "that contingent" in Unending, meaning Daniel/Vala shippers. I can't remember who said that, if it was Mallozzi or Cooper. Don't believe I've seen Mallozzi say the "brother and sister" thing about Sam/Cam and Sam/Daniel, but I wouldn't put it past him. That's pretty insulting of him. I'm compelled to go and ask him how he sees it that way, but there'd be no point I guess. *shakes head*
I've gotten to the point where I'm basically a non-shipper onscreen. I save it for fanfiction mostly. TPTB have disgusted me so much. Ship is in the eye of the beholder and if some fans choose to see things differently than TPTB intend, they shouldn't be insulted for it.
I think I've turned this into a rant now. Oops. ;) But thanks again for the kind words. :)
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