Unascended -- Elizabeth's past

Jul 13, 2014 11:53

So a question for the people who have already finished Unascended -- how did you unravel Elizabeth's past?

spoilers under the cut )

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jo_graham July 15 2014, 16:17:11 UTC
I think her skills will be. I think she's got the background for the task that sorely needs to be done!

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ext_1037294 July 15 2014, 21:52:12 UTC
Now I am rereading the book to find these answers-especially where she was born! Nothing like a trivia hunt to motivate me! Or maybe I was just looking for an excuse to reread the book...

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jo_graham July 23 2014, 13:31:11 UTC
Heh. So what did you decide?

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ext_1380434 July 16 2014, 13:40:50 UTC
I can totally see her on the ground in Bosnia and other war zones, and it makes sense that she doesn't get overly rattled when things go south in Pegasus. I loved learning more abou her past ( ... )

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jo_graham July 23 2014, 13:34:21 UTC
I think Elizabeth had to have extensive experience in order to be where she is when we meet her in SG-1. Bosnia made sense, given her age. I'm glad that worked for you.

Teyla is so irritated with Daniel! But she is keeping him on track.

That's one of the things I love and respect about Elizabeth -- she's an idealistic pragmatist. She has the ideals, and she is willing to put her life on the line to serve them, but she also knows when you have to be practical. That's leadership, in my opinion.

She's going to be pleased with the treaty with the Wraith, I think. It's not a perfect solution, but it's a little closer to one.

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ext_2559406 July 21 2014, 04:02:37 UTC
This is kind of unrelated to her past as per your questions but, are you thinking of giving a reason as to why she dyed her hair blond (assuming her natural hair color is brown/slightly red?)? Just a little funny backround joke about them switching her actresses. But seriously the question still stands.

I loved the part when her boss told her to get on the ground and actually see whats happening, that one scene shows her innocence in her younger years that we didn't see in the show. That gaining of experience in the Bosnia flash backs, and maturation were some of the best Elizabeth scenes.

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jo_graham July 23 2014, 15:32:04 UTC
You know, I'm just kind of ignoring that they started with a different actress! :)

I'm glad you liked the part with Senator Nunn. He's a real person, and it was definitely fun to write him. That's the kind of thing he would have said.

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