Teyla fen and Sam fans

[tielan]

Is there anyone reading this LJ, incidentally, who is both a fan of Teyla and a fan of Sam?

Anyone for whom the two characters (not the men they're associated with) are the focal interest of the two shows? I can't be the only person in SG1 and SGA fandom to prefer Sam to Daniel as well as Teyla to Elizabeth. And yet...

And yet.

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[rhianona]

I'm with you on Teyla. Not so much on Sam. Part of this is quite simply that until I was a junior in uni, I was going to be an archaelogist. In fact, I was telling my boyfr. the other day that if I could go back, I would have majored in linguistics and gone for a paleolinguistics degree. So, my infatuation with Daniel as a character is, in a sense, a sympathetic reaction to him being an archaeologist and me really wishing that I hadn't given up on it and gone for it as a career.

I don't find Sam to be a very compelling character. She is too much of a caricature, in my view and while I find her story lines interesting to an extent, I don't like how they push her one way and then pull her another. OTOH, after Daniel, she's my favorite.

[tielan]

It's interesting: I've seen a lot of discussion among Sam-fans about how she and Elizabeth are going to interact in S4...but nothing on Sam interacting with Teyla.

Mostly, I was curious if there are any Sam-fans out there who also liked Teyla and saw her as a worthwhile and interesting character.

I like Daniel - hell, I like all the characters. But that's me: I'm a bit of a freak in fandom.

[rhianona]

Sam interacting with Teyla.

So beyond me thinking that bringing Sam to atlantis is a mistake, I think part of the reason people don't think of this is because the assumption most fans are going to make is that the three characters Sam is going to interact with and have issues with are Elizabeth, john and rodney. This is not to say she won't interact with Teyla, just that unless sam joins the team on missions, or takes over for Elizabeth, she's not going to have cause in terms of what is one the screen for interaction. Think about it - how often are Teyla and elizabeth on the screen together and interacting? Rarely outside of this season.

On the otherhand, you've just given me a plot bunny so...

[tielan]

Oh, I think that bringing Sam to Atlantis is all kinds of trouble. I loved Sam in SG1, but I'd really rather she didn't come to Atlantis - I'd rather have Teyla and Elizabeth written for than have Sam come over.

That said, I'll deal with Sam being in Atlantis - as long as she doesn't take over the show and start solving every problem, making all the snarky comments, and hamming it for the camera when things go wrong.

Wait! Rodney's already doing that...

I'm hoping that Sam's going to be more like Caldwell - occasionally in the city, more of a recurring character than a regular one. In to save the day every now and then.

...now I have the Chip 'n Dale, Rescue Rangers themesong in my head, except it's S-S-S-Sam and Cam, Rescue Rangers!

*facepalm*