Well, I disagree on the Sam front. Her links with the Tok'ra in earlier seasons and with the Replicators in later seasons was a strong propellant for the story arcs, and her technological knowledge was both useful and used.
Keeps them from having to create realistic stories for all those pesky female characters, anyway--gosh, there are so many women in the Atlantis cast, the show would have turned into a soap opera with all those romantic arcs! Because that's what you write for women, right?
Do I detect a hint of cynicism there?
Not that I don't agree somewhat. They tend to write 'female' stories for the women - no 'saving the day' without some kind of mitigation, no 'handsome males flirting with the female characters' - and the female characters tend to end up in situations where they need rescue by the male hero.
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Keeps them from having to create realistic stories for all those pesky female characters, anyway--gosh, there are so many women in the Atlantis cast, the show would have turned into a soap opera with all those romantic arcs! Because that's what you write for women, right?
Do I detect a hint of cynicism there?
Not that I don't agree somewhat. They tend to write 'female' stories for the women - no 'saving the day' without some kind of mitigation, no 'handsome males flirting with the female characters' - and the female characters tend to end up in situations where they need rescue by the male hero.