since SG1 also showed a very Earthnocentric attitude: it's always Earth that's at the forefront of the fight, their 'allies' are generally in name rather than in action, and often rely on Earth more than Earth relies on them.
True, but Daniel could always be counted on, especially in the beginning of the series to urge for looking to others for help - to not just do it the Earth way. Especially in the middle seasons of the series, when he is often going against the military solution or urging for more thought before action is taken.
I was looking at it from the perspective of 'the Atlantis expedition hasn't done anything to really integrate into the Pegasus system' I think this is a direct result though from the focus of the first season. Once season 2 starts and they have reestablished contact with Earth, the expedition is already used to doing things the way they had in the previous year. I bet if they hadn't established contact with Earth, they would be more on their way to integrating with Pegasus. But now Earth is there, close enough to send people back and forth relatively quickly, to keep the ties of loyalty open and strong.
Ironically, once she is trusted, then there's been no real effort (from a writing perspective) to make her voice heard. In part that can be seen as a direct result of her not really being a real character in season 2 and a lot of season 3. She is just now becoming something more than she was. I don't think the writers knew what to do with her. As long as Ford was a character, she could be the mysterious alien. But with Ronon on the team, she has to become something more, or the characters seem too redudant. I'm hoping that season 4 will continue to expand on the characters who are underutilized, like Teyla and Ronon and we'll see more teamness.
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True, but Daniel could always be counted on, especially in the beginning of the series to urge for looking to others for help - to not just do it the Earth way. Especially in the middle seasons of the series, when he is often going against the military solution or urging for more thought before action is taken.
I was looking at it from the perspective of 'the Atlantis expedition hasn't done anything to really integrate into the Pegasus system'
I think this is a direct result though from the focus of the first season. Once season 2 starts and they have reestablished contact with Earth, the expedition is already used to doing things the way they had in the previous year. I bet if they hadn't established contact with Earth, they would be more on their way to integrating with Pegasus. But now Earth is there, close enough to send people back and forth relatively quickly, to keep the ties of loyalty open and strong.
Ironically, once she is trusted, then there's been no real effort (from a writing perspective) to make her voice heard.
In part that can be seen as a direct result of her not really being a real character in season 2 and a lot of season 3. She is just now becoming something more than she was. I don't think the writers knew what to do with her. As long as Ford was a character, she could be the mysterious alien. But with Ronon on the team, she has to become something more, or the characters seem too redudant. I'm hoping that season 4 will continue to expand on the characters who are underutilized, like Teyla and Ronon and we'll see more teamness.