Whereas there are some things that John does that just make me go WTF? because they seem OOC for me, or make me think he's just an asshole and paint a bad IC for him.
Exactly. I've read people accusing TPTB for liking John more, but I really don't think they do. He's not come nearly as far in his development as Rodney, and what he has is due more to Flanigan's portrayal than the actual writing. To steal a paraphrase, John's not a sociopathic asshole, he's just written that way. "Outcast" is the only episode that gives any genuine insight into John on his own, and it took four years for us to get it. Imagine if Rodney hadn't moved out of his original SG1 persona. I honestly doubt he'd be nearly as popular now if he hadn't.
I really wish we had seen some tension between John and Sam
From what I understand, so did Flanigan. Unfortunately, the writers wanted it differently. I also blame them for the lack of professional tension between John and Elizabeth. She didn't berate John because the writers were too lazy to go there.
(as much as fandom likes to hate Kavanaugh, in 38 Minutes, he was pointing out a problem that could kill all of them, rather than just the 6 or so on the jumper, and she dressed him down in front of his colleges too)
HAHA I was going to say in my original comment that I don't hate Kavanaugh, but I got sidetracked by the John stuff. While I don't particularly like him, in that very instance I thought Elizabeth was waaaay out of line, both with the original reprimand and the follow up when Kavanaugh called her on it. It honestly made me lose some respect for her, and I never quite regained it. But, it does set a precedent for her dressing down Rodney in "Trinity." Evidently she thinks publicly berating the scientists is acceptable or something. :/
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Exactly. I've read people accusing TPTB for liking John more, but I really don't think they do. He's not come nearly as far in his development as Rodney, and what he has is due more to Flanigan's portrayal than the actual writing. To steal a paraphrase, John's not a sociopathic asshole, he's just written that way. "Outcast" is the only episode that gives any genuine insight into John on his own, and it took four years for us to get it. Imagine if Rodney hadn't moved out of his original SG1 persona. I honestly doubt he'd be nearly as popular now if he hadn't.
I really wish we had seen some tension between John and Sam
From what I understand, so did Flanigan. Unfortunately, the writers wanted it differently. I also blame them for the lack of professional tension between John and Elizabeth. She didn't berate John because the writers were too lazy to go there.
(as much as fandom likes to hate Kavanaugh, in 38 Minutes, he was pointing out a problem that could kill all of them, rather than just the 6 or so on the jumper, and she dressed him down in front of his colleges too)
HAHA I was going to say in my original comment that I don't hate Kavanaugh, but I got sidetracked by the John stuff. While I don't particularly like him, in that very instance I thought Elizabeth was waaaay out of line, both with the original reprimand and the follow up when Kavanaugh called her on it. It honestly made me lose some respect for her, and I never quite regained it. But, it does set a precedent for her dressing down Rodney in "Trinity." Evidently she thinks publicly berating the scientists is acceptable or something. :/