(Criminal Minds/SG1) Evening of the Empire for beatrice_otter

[aurilly]

Title: Evening of the Empire
Author: skieswideopen
Fandoms: Criminal Minds/Stargate SG-1
Characters Emily Prentiss, Aaron Hotchner, David Rossi, Derek Morgan, Spencer Reid, Penelope Garcia, Elizabeth Prentiss, Erin Strauss; Samantha Carter, Cameron Mitchell, Daniel Jackson
Pairings: None
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 8000
Spoilers: Set in early season six of

Comments

[beege22]

That was fantastic. Great Emily voice, great team voices (although in a story that involves the BAU going to other planets I might have liked to see a bit more of Garcia and Reid) and a compelling, honest ending.

I didn't find the portrayal of SG-1 unfair, either. While I'm generally sympathetic to them on the show, from an outside perspective some of the things they do are . . . problematic.

[skieswideopen]

Thank you! Unfortunately, it's really tricky getting a balance of all the characters when working with casts of this size. I would have liked to have seen more of everyone!

I'm glad it didn't feel like I was being unfair to SG1 - I certainly didn't want to bash them or make them out to be the bad guys! I love both shows and both sets of characters. But as you say, from the outside, some of what they do could seem problematic, and I did want to get at that.

[redrikki]

Just discovered this story and boy am I glad I did. The moral quandary here and how the Peletian ideals help shine a light on some of the more problematic aspects of SG1 that are rarely touched on. Very nice.

[skieswideopen]

I'm terribly late in replying, but thank you so much taking the time to comment! I love SG-1, but I think there are definitely aspects that could have used further exploration. I'm really glad you enjoyed this.