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John Sheppard is a big meanie head. :p
It seems to me there are a lot of people in fandom who don't understand men and their relationships with each other.
John Sheppard and Rodney Mckay is one example. John is a big meanie head according to many people. :p OKay, so I made up the meanie head part.
Spoilers for SG: Atlantis s2 and sg-1 Pegasus Project 10.3
I can't help but respond with "it's a guy thing". John smacked Rodney upside the head in Instinct as well as smacking him on the leg in Inferno. For some it's like "OMG, John's abusing woobie Rodney!"
John's the "punch you in the arm to show I love you" kind of guy. Okay, so Rodney's not experienced with this kind of relationship. But I just feel like he kind of gets it.
Yes I think there have been times John's been rather snappish like in the first two eps. of s3. Then again I think he was under a lot of pressure and I can give him a pass for that. The stress always seems to go up at the end of the season or beginning as it is a continuation of the previous ending. Tempers flare. People get more caustic. It happens.
In SG-1's 10.3 Pegasus Project John gave Mitchell a lemon telling him about Rodney's allergy and saying he pulls out the lemon when Rodney needs a little push. To me this is something John can do because he and Rodney are friends. Personally I don't think he should have told Mitchell because it's not nice to let a stranger do that to your friend. That said, I sometimes think fans want to burn a character at the stake for these less than stellar moments.
Personally I think Mitchell was following Sam's lead in regards to dealing with Mckay because I don't think Sam's all that interested in trying to get to know Mckay.
I don't think as some have posited that tptb are trying desparately to get fans to not see the Sheppard, Mckay relationship in a slashy way. There will be fans who see slash no matter what. Or ship for that matter. They're writing two guys who are friends.
John Sheppard and Rodney Mckay is one example. John is a big meanie head according to many people. :p OKay, so I made up the meanie head part.
Spoilers for SG: Atlantis s2 and sg-1 Pegasus Project 10.3
I can't help but respond with "it's a guy thing". John smacked Rodney upside the head in Instinct as well as smacking him on the leg in Inferno. For some it's like "OMG, John's abusing woobie Rodney!"
John's the "punch you in the arm to show I love you" kind of guy. Okay, so Rodney's not experienced with this kind of relationship. But I just feel like he kind of gets it.
Yes I think there have been times John's been rather snappish like in the first two eps. of s3. Then again I think he was under a lot of pressure and I can give him a pass for that. The stress always seems to go up at the end of the season or beginning as it is a continuation of the previous ending. Tempers flare. People get more caustic. It happens.
In SG-1's 10.3 Pegasus Project John gave Mitchell a lemon telling him about Rodney's allergy and saying he pulls out the lemon when Rodney needs a little push. To me this is something John can do because he and Rodney are friends. Personally I don't think he should have told Mitchell because it's not nice to let a stranger do that to your friend. That said, I sometimes think fans want to burn a character at the stake for these less than stellar moments.
Personally I think Mitchell was following Sam's lead in regards to dealing with Mckay because I don't think Sam's all that interested in trying to get to know Mckay.
I don't think as some have posited that tptb are trying desparately to get fans to not see the Sheppard, Mckay relationship in a slashy way. There will be fans who see slash no matter what. Or ship for that matter. They're writing two guys who are friends.