I think Rodney frequently reverts to earlier stages of character development, not just for plot reasons, but because the writers think it will get them a cheap laugh.
The cheap laughs don't really bother me most of the time, because I can see it as part of Rodney's core character. He's capable of change, and he does change, but he thinks. A lot. Maybe all of the time, which can lead to him not thinking about the task at hand -- and missing social cues, so he winds up putting his foot into his mouth, realizing that he shouldn't be talking, should not be screaming at the top of his lungs and attract an entire troupe of Hunter Wraiths.
I'm more disgruntled when they do it for the sake of plot, and it's a major regression for no other point than they feel like they can because they're writers. For me, "Trinity" is a huge case of this. I honestly thought I saw a lot of character growth in season one, to the point where he wouldn't be making stupid jokes about John being his coffee maid, and would never intentionally and consciously use their friendship to meet his own agenda. Subconsciously, yeah, totally. But not deliberately and calculated.
And I think it annoys me more because when it's on screen, it's canon, and for me that's set in stone. Unless I can find a way to connect the character points in my mind, there seems to be no explanation for it. Which is probably why I write fanfic *g*
They may not get each other, but they do care for each other.
They really do care for each other, and darn it, Jason Momoa, they like each other. It was very, very apparent in "The Shrine".
given how close Rodney was to dying not all that long ago.
I'd agree with him on this, but they've been pretty cavalier with timelines as of late. For us it's been maybe four weeks since "The Shrine", for the characters? Who knows. Almost the entirety of season three was supposed to take place in six months. Keller's time on Atlantis changes per episode. Somehow, six months have passed between "The Seed" and "Whispers". I'm starting to think that Atlantis is stuck in a time vortex. That, or the writer's don't use a Show Bible to keep things realistic and toss out numbers willy nilly to drive people like me crazy.
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The cheap laughs don't really bother me most of the time, because I can see it as part of Rodney's core character. He's capable of change, and he does change, but he thinks. A lot. Maybe all of the time, which can lead to him not thinking about the task at hand -- and missing social cues, so he winds up putting his foot into his mouth, realizing that he shouldn't be talking, should not be screaming at the top of his lungs and attract an entire troupe of Hunter Wraiths.
I'm more disgruntled when they do it for the sake of plot, and it's a major regression for no other point than they feel like they can because they're writers. For me, "Trinity" is a huge case of this. I honestly thought I saw a lot of character growth in season one, to the point where he wouldn't be making stupid jokes about John being his coffee maid, and would never intentionally and consciously use their friendship to meet his own agenda. Subconsciously, yeah, totally. But not deliberately and calculated.
And I think it annoys me more because when it's on screen, it's canon, and for me that's set in stone. Unless I can find a way to connect the character points in my mind, there seems to be no explanation for it. Which is probably why I write fanfic *g*
They may not get each other, but they do care for each other.
They really do care for each other, and darn it, Jason Momoa, they like each other. It was very, very apparent in "The Shrine".
given how close Rodney was to dying not all that long ago.
I'd agree with him on this, but they've been pretty cavalier with timelines as of late. For us it's been maybe four weeks since "The Shrine", for the characters? Who knows. Almost the entirety of season three was supposed to take place in six months. Keller's time on Atlantis changes per episode. Somehow, six months have passed between "The Seed" and "Whispers". I'm starting to think that Atlantis is stuck in a time vortex.
That, or the writer's don't use a Show Bible to keep things realistic and toss out numbers willy nilly to drive people like me crazy.