We were actually talking about this a bit over in Gateworld a week ago. I kind of feel that it is really difficult to compare anything that Teyla does or says or how she reacts to situations to the others on the base because of her upbringing and culture. She has learned the value of separation, of distance, and of reservation. She has become an expert at burying her emotions, bottling up feelings, and keeping a carefully constructed mask in place no matter what happens. I made the point that because of this, whenever her emotions do slip through we should really note it. Whenever she shows her fear or her anger or her sadness, I feel that these moments are so powerful and so overwhelming for her that they manage to slip past the mask that she works so hard to maintain.
Along with this, it could be very, very telling for us as an audience to take note of exactly where and when she lets these emotions slip. A small hesitation or note of panic in her voice could be on the same scale as a much larger outburst from someone whose emotions are much closer to the surface, say Rodney. Now, maybe it's just the shipper in me, but I've noticed many of these "emotional glimpses" from Teyla are directed toward Sheppard. I like to point to her material in "Conversion" especially, where we see almost more emotion from Teyla than we have in a single episode to date. That's not to say that she is incapable of showing emotion toward anyone else other than Sheppard, but it seems to me that we're kind of supposed to notice her reactions and emotions toward him.
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Along with this, it could be very, very telling for us as an audience to take note of exactly where and when she lets these emotions slip. A small hesitation or note of panic in her voice could be on the same scale as a much larger outburst from someone whose emotions are much closer to the surface, say Rodney. Now, maybe it's just the shipper in me, but I've noticed many of these "emotional glimpses" from Teyla are directed toward Sheppard. I like to point to her material in "Conversion" especially, where we see almost more emotion from Teyla than we have in a single episode to date. That's not to say that she is incapable of showing emotion toward anyone else other than Sheppard, but it seems to me that we're kind of supposed to notice her reactions and emotions toward him.
Don't know if that made any sense at all.... :)