but I can't be completely sure I'm not being influenced by outside forces, such as spoilers or the way the actors talk about their characters.

I was definitely having a problem with that in this episode -- specifically an interview with Jason Momoa I'd read back at the start of the season where he talked about this episode and his character's relationships with Keller and Rodney. Knowing how he feels about the characters' relationships (he's very lukewarm on both of them), it's really hard not to see that when he plays out those on-screen connections.

Rodney as damsel-in-distress never gets old, though. XD