Canon vs. Fanon, part 8: Daniel, Pacifism, and Weapons Skills

[sg_fignewton]

Welcome to the next edition of Canon vs. Fanon! And hello to all the new people of my f-list. :) Drop a comment, say hi, and join the discussion! Differing opinions are welcomed, too.

As I've mentioned in many of these posts, most fanon affectations are only minor irritations for me, particularly those that can be reasonably extrapolated from canon

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[sg_fignewton]

You've made a lot of good points here, and I'm going to want to think about them, and maybe put them aside for that one-day-maybe essay I'll do on Daniel's character arc in S4-5. I do want to address this, though:

I can't help but wonder why he chose Jack in "Meridian" to interact with the most - if he knew he could convince Jack (I don't see Sam being easy to convince, but I think Teal'c would be easier than Jack

Because Teal'c has the Jaffa/Kheb thing (I'll rant about how that's been ruined some day) and everyone would forever wonder if maybe his understanding of Daniel had been colored by his own perceptions. Because Sam didn't have the authority or - much as I love the Sam and Daniel friendship - the history and closeness that Jack and Daniel share. Most of all, because this is the man who knows what suicide is and isn't, who knows how Daniel feels about it, and who can accept that this is what Daniel needs to do.

Because it's Jack and Daniel, and no harsh words are ever going to destroy that. At least, not in my little Stargate world. :)