Analytical review of a small, silly fic by Speranza

[idlerat]

I absolutely adored Speranza's (cesperanza) "slave fic" for SG:A, When in Haldoria, which she says she's a bit embarrassed about and ascribes to "Lady Crackhead of Andoria." I had a few thoughts on it that I sent to her, and I thought I'd share them with you. I think this fic, as I read it, has an interesting reflection to cast on more "serious" slave fics

Comments

[isiscolo]

Oooh, this would be a perfect essay to repost over at the new comm thecuttingboard. I'm just sayin'.

And yay, another person sucked into the coolness that is SGA fic.

[idlerat]

Taking your advice. :D

[fabularasa]

I've been thinking about your remark that the fanfic is really the reason to watch SGA at all, and of course, now that I watch SGA like a mad devoted thing, I bridle at any such slight to my beloved show, but, um, yeah. You're right. I only watched the show in the first place because I had read the fanfic, and fallen in love with it. The show is there to illuminate the fanfic, in an interesting little flip-flop of the way things normally work. Or maybe that should be, the way they work for normal people.

[idlerat]

I enjoy the show much more since reading some fic! There's such a sweetness about it...

[mulberryfields]

I have to read that fic, for sure. It sounds great. Do you think it's necessary to see at least one episode of the show first?

[idlerat]

Hm. I've been enjoying the show a lot more since I read some fic (and I think you'll really be charmed by this). So no, it's not necessary, but it couldn't hurt- I mean, it definitely helps me to have some sense of the characters before I read any fic. And of the feel of the canon, which in this case is... bland, in a nice way. It's probably repeated on the sci fi channel about 5 times a week...

[isiscolo]

See my lj for a pointer to "SGA in a Nutshell"! Which is no substitute for, like, actual canon.