The Tao of Rodney

[eretria]

This is the episode that may have killed all the remaining braincells I had left. Also, it has the confirmation of something I've been saying since season 1.



Heh. If John and Rodney bickering is my most favourite thing? Rodney and Radek bickering is my second favourite.

Why, uhm, why do we have such an almost close-up on John’s ass? I mean, not that I’m complaining, but, uh, people?

John will keep an eye on him, eh? *snicker*

Why is poor baby sitting alone when all the others are sitting at a team table?

And, man, Ronon, stop harping on Rodney for eating, at least he’s eating healthy. *grump*

Radek and Elizabeth in the lab tickles me with tiny pleased smiles.

Aaaaaand, we have super-power Rodney. Oh, boy.

Could you STOP it with harpin on Rodney’s eating habits? Come on, people. It’s just not fair. If he really ate that much, he’d be fat, and he isn’t. Not by a long shot. I know the writers might consider it funny, but it’s not.

But, on the upside? Has Rodney ever looked quite as fluffy-haired as he does in the infirmary bed?

John doesn’t like it. It could be construed as him not having the cool mutation Rodney got, but I really think he’s worried about what this’ll do to Rodney.

And, uhm. The wriggly hips in the lab?  Oh my. Oh, oh my.

My god, John is absolutely right and Elizabeth is STILL defending the fucking Ancients? I can’t believe she doesn’t learn.

Though I must say that Elizabeth enervated over her kindergarden is quite amusing.

Man, ENOUGH with the food jokes. It wasn’t funny the first time, it definitely isn’t the third. The scene was amusing enough, this comment from Ronon really wasn’t fucking necessary. Rodney ISN’T FAT.

Chop chop. Is that canonically the first time he really said it? Does that mean it’s out of fanon now? But, really: Gleeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

John finds mind-reading easier than talking? I’m not surprised.

Eeeeeee! Radek has reached the end of his tether. Oh, fluffy wee Radek.

If you kill Radek, you are SO DEAD.

22 minutes in and I have the bad feeling that this is an even worse idea that using tha device in the first place. Baby, don’t hurt youself, please?

Why isn’t anybody there to supervise this procedure? Where are John, Elizabeth and Radek?

Excuse me while I DIE. They’re in John’s room. With CANDLES. Oh. My. God. That. That. That just. That. *brain short-circuits and resolves itself into a puff of smoke* Rodney. On the floor. With John above him. Murmuring.

Oh, that scene. That. John would have gotten through to him, if only Rodney had let him.

Oh, Elizabeth. That was one of the first really fantastic scenes you had in a long time. I stand by my opinion that Elizabeth knows Rodney better than anyone else.

Oh, God, that was painful. And the perfect, perfect, perfect reaction from Radek.

Good god, are you trying to kill me here? Teyla, god, oh, *Rodney*.

You *are* killing me. God, Rodney, Ronon.

Good god, he wrote her a NOVEL. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.

We are just never gonna get a hug between those two, are we? But I loved the intimacy of the scene, and John’s refusal to accept.

Oh, John.

Oh, RONON. D’awww. Oh, good god, that just. I will not ever get coherent again, will I?

There platonic het OTP. I HAVE SAID IT SINCE SEASON ONE; JUST FOR THE RECORD.

Also, Protoplasma, eh? Oh, Rodney.

Comments

[kalikahuntress.livejournal.com]

Hee, I adored everyone in this ep, and I know some people were a bit miffed with John for a bit in this ep but to me it played out perfectly, John and Rodney will never hug probably, but they show how they care in so many different ways there is no otehr way to interpret these two, they love each other whether its platonic or not, which I believe its both. I loved how everyone really showed how much they care for one anotehr in this ep:)

[eretria.livejournal.com]

I agree, John's words were all about the reading between the lines to find what you wanted. John isn't a man of big words, and he is awkward talking about his feelings, so, really, the comment he made? Was perfectly John. He never would have said: Of course we love you, Rodney. That just wouldn't have been John.

[turtlespeaks.livejournal.com]

when I watched this last night I may have actually combusted from squee. Like, I didn't know what to do except scream in joy and happiness. It was. . . the episode was just so good. So. . . very. . . . good. It was miles and miles and miles of wonderful characterization on everyone's part. And they didn't forget about Teyla, and there was hugging, and novels, and hanging out on John's floor with candles.

I. . . I. . . I just can't be anymore in love with this show. This makes up for the last episode by miles. I think this one episode makes up, in my heart, for Irrresistable, because . . . oh god. It was just to good. I am incoherent.

[eretria.livejournal.com]

It definitely made up for last week. I was honestly out of words at various points, and close to tears, damn it. This is my show. Please, show, don't you leave me again.

[aurora]

HETOTP FOR THE WIN!!

I'm loving this ep with all my heart. Just everything about it. (And yeah, John was so gonna get to him ♥).


Also: scar healing. I died.

[eretria.livejournal.com]

He wrote her a NOVEL. And remembered that she said she(they) loved him. I don't think I ever want to see it played out on screen, but if this were to bring us a few grown up Rodney/Elizabeth fics instead of those out there who treat them like 12-year-olds? Good god, my heart would quite possibly explode.

The scar healing made me tear up. Like so many things in this episode did. It can't just have been the hormones.

[aurora]

500 pages of adoration!! And yeah, I don't want them to act all romantic on screen. I like them just like they are now - really comfortable and easy around each other. *happysigh*

(And so much word on the fics! There has to be some good stuff out there.)

Not the hormones. Just GAH! I love this ep with all my heart.

[volari.livejournal.com]

Gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

(I just finished watching it, so that's as coherent as I'll be for oh, the next several hours.)

[mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com]

Wasn't that the funnest thing in forever? Oh lord, but I'm still smiling. Dear Rodney.

*sighs contentedly*