Now that was.... wow. *whistles* That was excellent. That tiny little detail, right there. Oh, that was some good thinking. Some very good thinking
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From the show, I get that Sam is smart, ambitious and professional. Going further than that, I interpret her as emotionally repressed. This is an endearing trait to me, because it's a flaw I can well relate to. As I see it, she's had to be tough from such a young age, and it's not until Season 8 that she begins to realize she's strong enough not to bother with being tough. Strength can handle vulnerability, whereas tough cannot (in my vernacular, anyway). I have a lot of affection for her
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I think that says more about Daniel than Sam, but maybe it comes off as authorial voice
I think that's it. I think that's how I read it -- it was from Jack's POV, and to me it came out as the correct way to see things (correct because it comes from the narrator, and I didn't perceive the narrator as biased). That's where I got the impression of Sam being judged unfairly by, well, the author. I know that's a leap I shouldn't take, as a reader who reads consciously, but I couldn't help but to have that impression
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I think that's it. I think that's how I read it -- it was from Jack's POV, and to me it came out as the correct way to see things (correct because it comes from the narrator, and I didn't perceive the narrator as biased). That's where I got the impression of Sam being judged unfairly by, well, the author. I know that's a leap I shouldn't take, as a reader who reads consciously, but I couldn't help but to have that impression.
Well, please do let me know how it strikes you if you do re-read. I love feedback, love learning how to improve my communication of ideas. In this fandom, I believe there's a limit to an author's ability to make it clear that this is how she sees (for example) Jack seeing Sam, rather than that this is how the author sees Sam. Especially in one short story, written from just one POV. But I know I don't successfully convey things the way I mean to every time. ;)
And again, because I just have to say it: the characterization is excellent. Daniel is just angry enough, he is just enough "our" Daniel. The rest
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She fidgeted with the sleeve of her robe for a minute before saying nervously, “It’s not bothering me much.” Ah, so that was it. Jack gave that a moment to sink in, and then he said, “That’s when it bothers you the most.”
Wonderful moment/realization. I loved the whole "Sam's first fire-fight" scene.
Much too quietly for Sam and Teal’c to hear, Jack whispered, “You gave me back my soul, Daniel. And I couldn’t even give you back your wife.” “No, you gave…”
*cries*
“This is something I need to do alone.” Jack tilted his head. “And you will. I’ll just be there while you’re doing it alone.”
*loves*
And Daniel had brought him right to her, given him every tool he needed. He’d brought Anubis to Oma.
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I think that's it. I think that's how I read it -- it was from Jack's POV, and to me it came out as the correct way to see things (correct because it comes from the narrator, and I didn't perceive the narrator as biased). That's where I got the impression of Sam being judged unfairly by, well, the author. I know that's a leap I shouldn't take, as a reader who reads consciously, but I couldn't help but to have that impression ( ... )
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Well, please do let me know how it strikes you if you do re-read. I love feedback, love learning how to improve my communication of ideas. In this fandom, I believe there's a limit to an author's ability to make it clear that this is how she sees (for example) Jack seeing Sam, rather than that this is how the author sees Sam. Especially in one short story, written from just one POV. But I know I don't successfully convey things the way I mean to every time. ;)
And again, because I just have to say it: the characterization is excellent. Daniel is just angry enough, he is just enough "our" Daniel. The rest ( ... )
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*goes to part 5*
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Ah, so that was it. Jack gave that a moment to sink in, and then he said, “That’s when it bothers you the most.”
Wonderful moment/realization. I loved the whole "Sam's first fire-fight" scene.
Much too quietly for Sam and Teal’c to hear, Jack whispered, “You gave me back my soul, Daniel. And I couldn’t even give you back your wife.”
“No, you gave…”
*cries*
“This is something I need to do alone.”
Jack tilted his head. “And you will. I’ll just be there while you’re doing it alone.”
*loves*
And Daniel had brought him right to her, given him every tool he needed.
He’d brought Anubis to Oma.
OUCH!
You are rocking my socks with this story.
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Best. Plot twist. EVER.
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