I really do like Teyla. I just wish there was...more to her. Because at first I was realized she would just be Teal'c-as-a-girl and instead of making her something different, they haven't made her anything at all and I think that is desperately unfair. Atlantis seems to be stuck in this rut where only Rodney and John get to have character development and so, quite naturally, fandom has grown up around that. It's unfortunate, but I think it's also the nature of the beast.
In all honesty, how can someone who 'ships ANYONE on this show say that Teyla/John is about Teh Pretty? They're ALL pretty (well...except for maybe Rodney). And as for the boobage comment...clearly the lack imagination.
When I realized that my particular niches in the SGA fandom were never going to be full, I reached out. That's how I found you and how I read "Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose", both of which are well outside the reasons I got into SGA in the first place. I chose to focus on the people who could really write and ignore the 'shipping. And yes, if it's Sparky, I'll read it. But there are many cases where a non-Sparky story has been the better. Maybe if your section of fandom isn't filling in the way you would like it to you could try expanding into something else.
(It's hard to do tone in these posts...I am totally not trying to be all "Clearly, you need to grow up!", I am just trying to be helpful. Feel free to tell me to shut up.)
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In all honesty, how can someone who 'ships ANYONE on this show say that Teyla/John is about Teh Pretty? They're ALL pretty (well...except for maybe Rodney). And as for the boobage comment...clearly the lack imagination.
When I realized that my particular niches in the SGA fandom were never going to be full, I reached out. That's how I found you and how I read "Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose", both of which are well outside the reasons I got into SGA in the first place. I chose to focus on the people who could really write and ignore the 'shipping. And yes, if it's Sparky, I'll read it. But there are many cases where a non-Sparky story has been the better. Maybe if your section of fandom isn't filling in the way you would like it to you could try expanding into something else.
(It's hard to do tone in these posts...I am totally not trying to be all "Clearly, you need to grow up!", I am just trying to be helpful. Feel free to tell me to shut up.)