I feel differently about the Jeannie and Rodney interaction-- it doesn't seem mean to me at all. I relate to it, in fact: I'm snarkier to my brother than to almost anyone else. I can edge towards meanness with him because I know he can give it right back and won't be offended. The funny-sarcastic vs. mean-sarcastic is a fine line, but I think sibs in particular can push it pretty far, in my experience. Jeannie cares about Rodney more than almost anyone, and he knows it. (Also, I think Rodney probably has better friends in Atlantis than he has at any prior time in his life. He has his team, and Zelenka, and even Carter for all their weird interactions still respects him.)
We haven't seen enough of Jeannie and her husband to call their marriage perfect, but I understand what you're saying. (Someone else said that this is the only happily married couple we've seen in Stargate, so in a way it's refreshing.) But I hear you on the feminist stuff. Jeannie is one of the brightest minds on the planet! She should be treated as such!
Someday, someday! We will have a feminist SciFi show. And canon slash. And all these other things we want. *sigh*
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Date: 2007-12-02 05:32 pm (UTC)We haven't seen enough of Jeannie and her husband to call their marriage perfect, but I understand what you're saying. (Someone else said that this is the only happily married couple we've seen in Stargate, so in a way it's refreshing.) But I hear you on the feminist stuff. Jeannie is one of the brightest minds on the planet! She should be treated as such!
Someday, someday! We will have a feminist SciFi show. And canon slash. And all these other things we want. *sigh*
Agree with you about 2 and 3, yes.