Where the hand of man has never set foot

[kerravonsen]

Toe is still throb-throb-throbbing away. But I watched "Emancipation", "The Broca Divide" and "The First Commandment" from the first season of Stargate. It's amazing seeing these old episodes and noticing not only the seeds of Sam/Jack, but also how well Sam and Daniel got on, talking on the same wavelength. And also how "tough" Sam was supposed to be.

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[watervole.livejournal.com]

They kind of overdid the toughness early on, especially in 'Emancipation' which is rather wince-inducing.

Then, they worked out that a woman could be independent and intelligent and a feminist without having to feel the need to dominate every man in sight.

[kerravonsen]

Then, they worked out that a woman could be independent and intelligent and a feminist without having to feel the need to dominate every man in sight.

But I think one can still give an "internal" explanation for this without calling it bad characterisation, because the other thing I noticed is that this early Sam tends to emphasise her toughness only when people have been (what she percieves to be) questioning her comptetence. In other words, her toughness seems to be in proportion to her defensiveness, and when she feels accepted and respected, she feels less need to prove that she's "one of the boys".