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Pictoral Worst Fears (and more Kindred II thoughts)
First up, for a little humor, is a picture I took at lunch on Friday. Sad thing was my first thought, "Rodney would freak!"
And here's one I took about two weeks ago. It's an inside joke.
And here's one I took about two weeks ago. It's an inside joke.
And now that I've had some time to sleep on it, here are some more Kindred II thoughts:
I probably should have prefaced my last post with that I am happy they've brought Carson back. This guy is, like Rodney (and I think Leesa) said, Carson "in every way that counts".
A caveat: The only thing I'm a little disgruntled about is they made such a big deal in "This Mortal Coil" about what it is to be human, and self, and that the knowledge that you're a copy, a duplicate changes who you are. It marks you. So in that way, means we did not get the same Carson back, and that is what I'm upset about. We have Carson back (yay!), but at the same time, we have a new character, not a return of an old one. And that we were promised our Carson back, I think that's probably what gives me that feeling.
But I love Carson, and to be confusing, this Carson is Carson. He just so happens to be a Carson that did not participate in the events of Season 3. He's probably got a multitude of emotions to sort out, starting off with, if/when he comes out of stasis, he is very much stranded in the Pegasus. He'll never get to see his mother or the rest of his family, which is so sad, because I think of all the SGA characters, Carson has the closest ties to home.
And there's still so much that happened in this episode that I haven't addressed (Teyla refusing rescue; that horrible horrible scene with Michael injecting something into the baby, something that greatly disturbed my mother; Ronon and John trying to distance themselves from Carson; etc, etc etc). I think I'll have to try and address it in comments on other posts.
(And I refuse to give into the Rodney whump bunny that wants to try and whumpify that warehouse scene, and thus steal spotlight from poor Carson and Teyla. Go to bed bunny, it's not happening!) Srsly, no. Bad bunny. Not gonna happen. I mean it.
I probably should have prefaced my last post with that I am happy they've brought Carson back. This guy is, like Rodney (and I think Leesa) said, Carson "in every way that counts".
A caveat: The only thing I'm a little disgruntled about is they made such a big deal in "This Mortal Coil" about what it is to be human, and self, and that the knowledge that you're a copy, a duplicate changes who you are. It marks you. So in that way, means we did not get the same Carson back, and that is what I'm upset about. We have Carson back (yay!), but at the same time, we have a new character, not a return of an old one. And that we were promised our Carson back, I think that's probably what gives me that feeling.
But I love Carson, and to be confusing, this Carson is Carson. He just so happens to be a Carson that did not participate in the events of Season 3. He's probably got a multitude of emotions to sort out, starting off with, if/when he comes out of stasis, he is very much stranded in the Pegasus. He'll never get to see his mother or the rest of his family, which is so sad, because I think of all the SGA characters, Carson has the closest ties to home.
And there's still so much that happened in this episode that I haven't addressed (Teyla refusing rescue; that horrible horrible scene with Michael injecting something into the baby, something that greatly disturbed my mother; Ronon and John trying to distance themselves from Carson; etc, etc etc). I think I'll have to try and address it in comments on other posts.
(And I refuse to give into the Rodney whump bunny that wants to try and whumpify that warehouse scene, and thus steal spotlight from poor Carson and Teyla. Go to bed bunny, it's not happening!) Srsly, no. Bad bunny. Not gonna happen. I mean it.
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OTTERS!!!!! Cute, cute, cute (not like the ones Carson fears!) OTTERS!!
I can see what you mean, it does seem inconsistant when compared to This Mortal Coil...and that scene with Teyla and the injection was pretty scary. I couldn't tell for certain, was he injecting the baby or was it in her arm? Must watch it again to check (watching it on veoh isn't ideal for spotting details sometimes).
Anyway, I guess we'll just have to see how things work out with baby and such like (and hope it's not cliche or icky).
Oh, and I think you're in denial about the plot bunny...do you not know how difficult they are to refuse?! Me thinks one of your next fics might be a whumped up AU...! *grins*
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It was FREAKISH. If I had a camera I would have taken better, more detailed pictures of the rind. It was... strange, for lack of a better word. Funky pits and texture. Could have been used as a space lemon even (especially with it's mutant size)
(unless you wanted him all whumped and needing lots of comfort...! *smirk*)
Now that just doesn't sound like me at all. Slander!
OTTERS!!!!! Cute, cute, cute (not like the ones Carson fears!) OTTERS!!
Hee! What was funny is I was visiting my friend after I finished "Cauld..." and saw those otters... and started laughing so hard I had to show her the story. About a week later I started writing "Otters...", and they naturally had to make an appearance. These poor guys are not stalkers, unlike poor Carson's.
Anyway, I guess we'll just have to see how things work out with baby and such like (and hope it's not cliche or icky).
Word. Word. Word. I want it to be a normal baby, raised by its kick-ass mother and lovably strange uncles. No "kidnapped/mutant baby" arcs, please. Those have been done to death.
Me thinks one of your next fics might be a whumped up AU...! *grins*
Nonononono *covers ears*, no more bunnies... at least not until after I finish that darn ficathon story. Why is it that the albatross around my neck looks so much like a rabbit?
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Plot bunnies are shape shifters...didn't you know that? You can run but you can't hide...
(Btw, have you read my Plot Bunny story?)
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...besides, I whump Rodney plenty elsewhere!
...if I can stave off this bunny long enough to finish said whump stories.
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I do think that if they can find a treatment that will keep him alive, they may be able to say, "The Air Force made a mistake!" and let him go home for a time. Maybe not, but that's what I want to think. Let the man see his poor Mum!
I thought Ronon and John trying to deny that this Carson was Carson was beautifully done. It's absolutely in keeping with their characters. They've lost too much, they feel too deeply, and they're darned if they're gonna get sucked in again. And yet they do; by the end, they've totally abandoned any pretense that this isn't Carson and that they don't care.
You can whump Rodney somewhere else, after Carson's in stasis, and then he can feel miserable once again that Carson's not there to treat him, and everyone can offer him comfort for his injuries that he won't accept for the loss (again) of Carson because he's so busy telling everyone Carson's not gone, they're getting him back Real Soon Now.... Rodney got enough emotional whumpage in this episode that you can set the physical stuff afterwards. Go ahead. Do it now. You'll feel better.
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You don't want to get me started on that. I'm not sure if we've got the same viewpoints, but I really wanted to smack the writers at the end of the episode.
I think you've got a point, about the amount of emphasis you place on the fact that "you're different". Carson hasn't had time to mope (and hopefully won't... mope, not reassess) about the whole "I'm a clone" aspect. I think having an outlet really helped avoid that same thought train. Hopefully they won't sweep all of the emotional implications under the rug come S5.
Agh, I feel like I'm simplifying it whenever I try to put it into words.
Let the man see his poor Mum!
Word! He looked so upset, I just wanted to give him a hug. Perhaps they'll let him get away with the "Oops, wrong body bag, Ma!" Poor woman, likely to have a heart attack.
As for the whump bunny, I'll just see if I can't push it to a deep, dark recess of my mind. It plays too similar on a theme to a "Vengeance" tag I've got going. Too many WIPs. Way too many. (That and I've got a wee bit of reading to catch up on ;)
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I read a story by Mice where the military go in and say to Carson's mum, "We're sorry, Ma'am, but we think there might possibly have been maybe an error" and exhume the body. Then they tell her a few days later that oops, that wasn't her son. Then it's "Oh, my gosh, the enemy had him; he's traumatized and he can't talk about where he was or what happened, but you can see him." I can dig up the link for that story if you want, but it's AU, slash, and I think it's NC-17. (I don't generally read NC-17, but I've liked some of Mice's stories, and...this sounds pathetic, but I skipped the sex parts. I have nothing against sex; I quite enjoy it! I just feel funny reading about it in detail, and the story was such that one could skip all the sex scenes without missing anything I felt was crucial. I haven't told Mice that, because I'm afraid it might look unflattering. "No offense, but I don't like your sex scenes. Well, not your sex scenes, but any graphic sex. It's not you, it's me." Yeah, right.)
I think Mice has the right idea: prepare poor Mum as slowly and gently as possible. You're absolutely right: Carson seems to have the strongest family ties to Earth of any of them, except maybe now that Rodney has reconnected with Jeanie.
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It was a lot of news to take in. I'm glad they acknowledged the trauma a little (and held prisoner for two years? Helloooo?) I'm not sure what I'm hoping for in Season 5, but I at least want to feel free to bring Carson on my fanfic adventures. Yes, yes, I know I should want him to grow and mature as a person, but what about me?
yes, I am totally shameless about self-promotion. I will force you to read my stories by annoying you with links! If nothing else, you may click on one by accident!
*snort* Nothing wrong with a little self-promotion. I'm hoping I might have a little bit of reading time this week at some point. If only to keep my sanity after going through so many CD/DVDs... maybe I ought to take a picture of that too ;)
I haven't told Mice that, because I'm afraid it might look unflattering. "No offense, but I don't like your sex scenes. Well, not your sex scenes, but any graphic sex. It's not you, it's me." Yeah, right.
Pfft, yeah, maybe a little unflattering ;) But at least you didn't descend into talking about the "wonders of eighties engineering" like one reviewer did on something I wrote. I stared at it for several minutes on end, trying to figure out if it was a joke, some very strange kind of flame, or if the person really was that passionate and serious about cars from the eighties.
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Ah, but see: you're a real person. I have a secret to share with you, and it might be hard to hear, but: Carson's not a real person. Neither original nor clone-Carson is real. Very sorry to have to break it to you, but someone would, eventually, and I figured it should be a friend, rather than, say, Joe Mallozzi. :-)
I have every intention of including clone Carson in my fics just as soon as I know when and how they spring him from stasis!
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I have every intention of including clone Carson in my fics just as soon as I know when and how they spring him from stasis!
I've already got one that's been circling my head since, oh, I guess last year right around this time ;) What's awesome is that there's a chance I can even somewhat squeeze it into canon now, since at it its inception it was so very very AU.