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As I attempted to write this evening it occurred to me that I can't get past Season Three. In my perfect world Carter does not exist in Atlantis and Carson didn't die. There you have it. There is no way I could write Carter unless it was some evil demented story involving her death. And Keller is so boring that I wouldn't even know where to begin with her. A character has to have character in order to write him/her. It's almost to the point where I find it increasingly difficult to even read a story that involves Carter, unless she is the mean nasty bitch my mind has conjured up.
I thought I might be overreacting to the whole Carter thing but I am increasingly incensed by her 'familiarity' with the characters. In my mind she has stepped into the role too easily and everyone is far too accepting. And if she calls Sheppard "John" one more time I might just puke. Would it be too much to ask that at least one of the characters find her less than wonderful? *gags*
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Word. Could she be any more flat? It's especially hard to take after seeing Carson who could so *so* *much* with so little.
And I wasn't that upset over Weir leaving (well, I was upset but not really for Weir, more for all the changes and fear of what Carter coming over would be like), but I actually found myself missing her after watching Doppleganger. I'm totally with you on the familiarity thing too. It got me how at the end of Doppleganger they showed Carter and Keller hanging out with the gang. Not that I think the gang would be mean enough to exclude her, but it just seemed so out of place, they hadn't earned the right to be there.
And I would think that John would feel a little more intimidated by her, since she's now the ranking military officer, and he's not going to be able to take control anymore if the shit hits the fan and there's a military situation. Elizabeth put up with it, but he can't expect to get away with it with Carter.
Rodney too, was only upset for about 2 seconds. You think we'd see just a little bit of bitterness after he thought he'd be getting the head position. And things have always been awkward between himself and Carter, you'd think he'd at least be nervous to have her there, and probably threatened, since he's used to being the smartest, he's admitted to her that he knows she's smarter (not that I think that statement still stands...).
I wish the writers would get over their giant crush on her, and write her realistically.
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Exactly. It's like they seem to think they can just slip right in. TPTB are cramming them down our throats. In my mind they have not earned the right to be part of the 'team'. Carter has not earned the right to call Sheppard John. And I totally abhor how she treats Rodney.