I sincerely doubt that Kanaan is in the show to stay. I'm hoping they keep Teyla's son in the city, but I have a feeling that Kanaan will be tied up with whatever happens next with Michael.
Regarding feeling for John, a lot of John/Teyla fans have tended to feel so much for him that they completely forget how Teyla might feel about the situation, or demonise her and their actions - if not in discussions, in their stories.
There seems to be an outrage among some JT shippers that Teyla chose someone other than John, even though John has never actually said that he's interested. (Not as himself - Thalen might give an insight into John's mind for the audience, but Teyla apparently saw it as a ploy to keep Thalen-John alive in the face of Phoebus' demands.)
I see no logic in the position that Teyla is cruel to have picked someone other than John.
Teyla has already said that, among her people, the man makes the first move - the first expression of interest.
John has given no direct and obvious indication to Teyla as himself that he's more interested in her than as a friend or a team-mate. Much of what he says and does can be attributed to a teasing, comfortable friendship and not an attempt to flirt.
And Teyla is not someone to wait forever for "Mr. Right" - life in the Pegasus galaxy is short, I imagine that brevity of existence tends to dictate on many aspects of life - including intimacy and pleasure.
I feel empathy for John's situation, but I'm not in sympathy with him. He made his decision not to push the boundaries of friendship; Teyla made her decision to start a relationship with someone else.
There has been no deception, no intentional cruelty, no unkindness. Teyla is not wrong to have chosen Kanaan when John made no moves. John is not wrong to be hurt and angry, but I strongly believe that the character is far more understanding of his situation and what he did (or didn't do) to bring it upon himself than most fans.
Most fans only see, "Oh, poor John! He must be hurting to see Teyla with someone else." They don't see, "John never gave Teyla any indication that he was interested, and so she presumed he was not."
I've seen the argument that Teyla, being a diplomat and a friend to John, should have seen that John was interested in her and not developed her relationship with Kanaan. To which I'm both offended and disgusted: John lacks the courage or self-awareness to make a move on a woman he's interested in, and it's Teyla's fault? Talk about putting unreasonable expectations on women!
John might feel a pang at Teyla's relationship with Kanaan, but I strongly believe that he's man enough to have gotten past the initial responses of anger and hurt that marked his actions in BAMSR and SoW. It doesn't mean he doesn't feel them, but he's not going to rail at her about how cruel and unfeeling she is to have never realised he cared about her as more than just a friend.
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Regarding feeling for John, a lot of John/Teyla fans have tended to feel so much for him that they completely forget how Teyla might feel about the situation, or demonise her and their actions - if not in discussions, in their stories.
There seems to be an outrage among some JT shippers that Teyla chose someone other than John, even though John has never actually said that he's interested. (Not as himself - Thalen might give an insight into John's mind for the audience, but Teyla apparently saw it as a ploy to keep Thalen-John alive in the face of Phoebus' demands.)
I see no logic in the position that Teyla is cruel to have picked someone other than John.
Teyla has already said that, among her people, the man makes the first move - the first expression of interest.
John has given no direct and obvious indication to Teyla as himself that he's more interested in her than as a friend or a team-mate. Much of what he says and does can be attributed to a teasing, comfortable friendship and not an attempt to flirt.
And Teyla is not someone to wait forever for "Mr. Right" - life in the Pegasus galaxy is short, I imagine that brevity of existence tends to dictate on many aspects of life - including intimacy and pleasure.
I feel empathy for John's situation, but I'm not in sympathy with him. He made his decision not to push the boundaries of friendship; Teyla made her decision to start a relationship with someone else.
There has been no deception, no intentional cruelty, no unkindness. Teyla is not wrong to have chosen Kanaan when John made no moves. John is not wrong to be hurt and angry, but I strongly believe that the character is far more understanding of his situation and what he did (or didn't do) to bring it upon himself than most fans.
Most fans only see, "Oh, poor John! He must be hurting to see Teyla with someone else." They don't see, "John never gave Teyla any indication that he was interested, and so she presumed he was not."
I've seen the argument that Teyla, being a diplomat and a friend to John, should have seen that John was interested in her and not developed her relationship with Kanaan. To which I'm both offended and disgusted: John lacks the courage or self-awareness to make a move on a woman he's interested in, and it's Teyla's fault? Talk about putting unreasonable expectations on women!
John might feel a pang at Teyla's relationship with Kanaan, but I strongly believe that he's man enough to have gotten past the initial responses of anger and hurt that marked his actions in BAMSR and SoW. It doesn't mean he doesn't feel them, but he's not going to rail at her about how cruel and unfeeling she is to have never realised he cared about her as more than just a friend.