My number one ship is still Sam Carter and Jack O'Neill.
I started watching SG-1 because I'm a scifi fan and I loved the movie. I was also a huge RDA fan. As the series progressed, however, I found myself identifying more and more with Samantha Carter.
I saw her as someone who always did what was expected of her whether it made her happy or not. It wasn't until her father died that she finally decided to give in to her feelings for Jack. I never saw her as pining after him so much as her just refusing to settle for less than what she really wanted. I think they both just came to an understanding at that point that they were eventually going to be together; it would just take a while. I feel like she really began to approach achieving her full potential after this point. She no longer had to worry about leading what was considered a "normal" life anymore. She had proved to herself she could do it, but it wasn't what she really wanted. She could close the book on that particular chapter and move on.
She also had to endure the discrimination that comes with being a woman in a mostly male environment. You almost have to be better than the guys to get your just due. It's really hard to balance your femininity with the necessary toughness.
I think the fact that this hasn't completely been resolved at this point in the story is what keeps me involved.
I would say Sara and Grissom followed by John and Delenn would round out my top three.
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Date: 2011-01-15 05:37 pm (UTC)I started watching SG-1 because I'm a scifi fan and I loved the movie. I was also a huge RDA fan. As the series progressed, however, I found myself identifying more and more with Samantha Carter.
I saw her as someone who always did what was expected of her whether it made her happy or not. It wasn't until her father died that she finally decided to give in to her feelings for Jack. I never saw her as pining after him so much as her just refusing to settle for less than what she really wanted. I think they both just came to an understanding at that point that they were eventually going to be together; it would just take a while. I feel like she really began to approach achieving her full potential after this point. She no longer had to worry about leading what was considered a "normal" life anymore. She had proved to herself she could do it, but it wasn't what she really wanted. She could close the book on that particular chapter and move on.
She also had to endure the discrimination that comes with being a woman in a mostly male environment. You almost have to be better than the guys to get your just due. It's really hard to balance your femininity with the necessary toughness.
I think the fact that this hasn't completely been resolved at this point in the story is what keeps me involved.
I would say Sara and Grissom followed by John and Delenn would round out my top three.