Maternal Instinct meta: Bra'tac and Daniel

[sg_fignewton]

I love the changing relationship between Daniel and Bra'tac over the years. When they first met, Bra'tac threatened to snap Daniel's wrist (some suggest he actually threatened to bite him) out of sheer contempt. Fast forward ten years, and Daniel is sitting vigil at Bra'tac's bedside and acting as his spokesman

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[stormimay]

Thank you! This is very interesting.
I saw the Maternal Instinct relationship a bit differently than you though. For me, it was what solidified the relationship between Daniel and Bra'tac, not what proved it. If that makes sense. I didn't see Bra'tac as listening to Daniel so much because it was Daniel, but because he also had the reverence for Kheb and the myths surrounding it. I saw this episode as the two of them discovering another shared ground and developing more respect for each other because of it.
I love Bra'tac.
I don't have any SG-1 icons. Sorry. :)

[aurora_novarum]

Hee. I don't have anything but SG-1 icons (okay well one snoopy).

But Adam Baldwin was Col. Dixon of SG-13, and if you squint, you can say he's really in some kind of combat SG gear rather than smace smuggler Serenity fare. ;-)

Oh yeah, topic. I agree about the shared interest in Kheb. Daniel didn't dismiss Bra'tac's stories, and also was knowledgeable about them. They were kind of doing their own legend bonding there.

[stormimay]

That's what I was going for: Jayne Cobb as Col. Dixon. lol
I really need to switch up my icons.

[sg_fignewton]

I think we're both looking at the same thing, from different directions. Friendships don't need proof, do they? As you say, it solidified it - not only in our minds, but in theirs, too.

Bra'tac did still believe, of course. OTOH - they watched the monk die. There was no guarantee that Oma would interfere, since the monk wasn't protected. So it was faith, yes - but not just in Oma/Kheb, but also in Daniel. To me, anyway.

Yes, I love Bra'tac. :)

[stormimay]

Yeah, that's what I figured. That's why I enjoyed reading this so much...I love seeing the same thing through a slightly different lens. Thank you!