I'm not much for digging around my fandoms - mostly because I have barely any time to belong to fandom in general, and also because too much silly dramatics stresses me out, but I'm surprised by your post. I've never had anything but the greatest respect for Teyla - especially when she'd be understood by the Atlantis population a lot better if she adopted their ways. As for Phantoms, I was jumping up and down saying 'See? See? Teyla saved the day!' Again. I think you're right that because she isn't a confrontational, pushy person her contributions get minimized. Certainly TPTB have no clue in the world what to do with her, but I've noticed that's true for almost all of this 'verses female characters. Anyway, I just wanted to say I agree with you, and am shocked that people thought Teyla was weak or whining in Phantoms. Also, if TPTB would let Rachel write her own episodes the way Christopher Judge did, I would be ecstatic. They'd be huge, epic, awesome plots with major impact on Teyla. I wonder which label of Teyla's TPTB have a harder time writing (or paying any attention to her at all): woman, leader in her own right, or person of color?
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Anyway, I just wanted to say I agree with you, and am shocked that people thought Teyla was weak or whining in Phantoms. Also, if TPTB would let Rachel write her own episodes the way Christopher Judge did, I would be ecstatic. They'd be huge, epic, awesome plots with major impact on Teyla. I wonder which label of Teyla's TPTB have a harder time writing (or paying any attention to her at all): woman, leader in her own right, or person of color?