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On a tangent...
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with_apostrophe got me talking about Fantastic Four in her LJ. Most people who read my fic or my journal have probably noticed that I see a very strong "sibling" vibe between Sheppard and McKay. Is it possible that it's canon now?
Thinking about Sheppard's Fantastic Four comment and the team dynamics in the actual FF...
It's possible that Sheppard only stuck Rodney in the Human Torch role because it was the one left over when everyone else had been assigned. (And Rodney is SO totally their team's Mr. Fantastic anyway...) But he just slots Rodney so quickly into the Human Torch slot, when the powers, personality, etc. are so radically different, which makes me wonder why he thinks Rodney fits so easily into the Human Torch/Johnny Storm role on the team.
So, in the Fantastic Four, what's Johnny to Reed? His baby brother. Well, Sue's kid brother specifically, but still, Reed treats him that way. Everybody in the FF does -- he's the kid brother to be teased and protected.
I just couldn't help thinking of that in terms of how I see the Sheppard/McKay sibling dynamic and the fact that Sheppard didn't even really seem to think about it before sticking Rodney into that spot. And it's pretty obvious from the way he talks about the FF (notice he mentions the comics, not the movie) that he's fairly familiar with the characters and has possibly thought about this before.
I'm probably over-thinking this quite a lot...
with_apostrophe got me talking about Fantastic Four in her LJ. Most people who read my fic or my journal have probably noticed that I see a very strong "sibling" vibe between Sheppard and McKay. Is it possible that it's canon now?Thinking about Sheppard's Fantastic Four comment and the team dynamics in the actual FF...
It's possible that Sheppard only stuck Rodney in the Human Torch role because it was the one left over when everyone else had been assigned. (And Rodney is SO totally their team's Mr. Fantastic anyway...) But he just slots Rodney so quickly into the Human Torch slot, when the powers, personality, etc. are so radically different, which makes me wonder why he thinks Rodney fits so easily into the Human Torch/Johnny Storm role on the team.
So, in the Fantastic Four, what's Johnny to Reed? His baby brother. Well, Sue's kid brother specifically, but still, Reed treats him that way. Everybody in the FF does -- he's the kid brother to be teased and protected.
I just couldn't help thinking of that in terms of how I see the Sheppard/McKay sibling dynamic and the fact that Sheppard didn't even really seem to think about it before sticking Rodney into that spot. And it's pretty obvious from the way he talks about the FF (notice he mentions the comics, not the movie) that he's fairly familiar with the characters and has possibly thought about this before.
I'm probably over-thinking this quite a lot...