sooper-sekrit plot?

Is there any present difference between, "We have a sooper-sekrit plotline for this character that we can't reveal now so we're not going to mention the character" and "We're not doing anything with the character, so it's not like we have anything to say"?

Sure, there'll be a difference between the two situations once the show actually screens, but I mean right now.

What's the difference between a sooper-sekrit plot and no plot at all?

Teyla in Season Five

Spoilers and speculations, more in the sense of what's not being said than in what's being said.

( Teyla in Season Five )

rec lists

I haven't had time to go through a lot of the stories yet - mostly because I'm still trying to finish off the ones I owe.


From the femme_fic ficathon:
(these are just the Stargate favourites with more to come later as I read through the non-Stargate categories)

Dry City by allisnow
[Gen/UST: Laura Cadman, Evan Lorne]
Set during The Return, Laura's finding it hard to adjust to life back on Earth. I love the characterisation, the difficulty Laura's having getting used to the ordinary world.

Ancient Sounds And Floating Images by noafterglow
[Gen/UST: Teyla Emmagan, John Sheppard, assorted other characters.]
I love this story because it actually does something with Teyla during the 2nd half of Season Four - something that's specific to her, her people, and her people's history. Has a touch of Teyla-angst, and assumes that the Athosians didn't just spring into existence at the moment the Atlantis expedition showed up.

Weak Spot by rolleson
[Het: Teyla Emmagan/John Sheppard]
This is an adorable, fluffy little fic. Teyla teaches women's self-defence classes in Atlantis.

Transitions by kiarasayre
[Gen: Sam Carter, Daniel Jackson]
Light humour, some action, and the last intended mission of SG1...slightly different to how they expected it to end.

And the story that was written for me!

Time To Howl by sehkmetenkare.
[Buffy The Vampire Slayer, gen, Faith Lehane, Buffy Summers]
I was watching Salvage, Release, and Orpheus the other night and was thinking sadly of just how much Faith rocked in the later seasons, and how much I regret that she didn't get her own series. This is early Faith - S3 Buffy - so she's still running wild, but I loved the tone of it, the edgy voice of Faith, footloose and guilt-free.


From the sga_genficathon:
(authors not included because we don't yet know who they are)

The Great Pegasus Train Robbery
Personally, I think this should be called "The Adventures Of Calamity John And His Merry Band Of Failed Thieves". A little crazy, but amusing.

Mea Culpa.
I love this story. Ronon and Rodney get captured and tortured by a madman; John and Teyla nearly go mad trying to find them. The balance of relationships is perfect, and the characterisation excellent. Dark John, Teyla as his anchor of sanity while trying to manage her own pain and loss, Rodney and Ronon both snapping at each other and keeping each other focused. What I love most about it, though, is that this fic illustrates how John's whole team is important to him. In this story, it's clearly not just meaningless words to the author but something to hang her pen by. All the more worth reccing for its rarity.

Rites Of Passage
A return to the children of M7G-677, and the politics of leadership there. I like stories that delve back into the consequences of interference in the galaxy. It's not a theme that the show generally follows - and when it does, the consequences are usually defanged, played down, or glossed over - so it's a pleasure to see it directly addressed in fanfic.

Into The Woods
Rodney McKay. Comes with a return policy. Good thing, too!

Light Up, Light Up
A marvellous story about so many more people on Atlantis than just the team. I love the team and I don't deny that; but I love it when other authors are capable of fleshing out the 'little people' in the city, their backgrounds, their lives, their loves and hates and interactions with the 'hero' characters. This one is utterly brilliant and beautiful and painful - like something haunting and aching and yet still clung to. Bittersweet.