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Sam Carter /Jack O'Neill Ship Appreciation Thread 2.0
Ironcially, APA and I were just discussing this the other day.
{And The Rest is Spoilered for Length... It's Too Beautiful to Snip!}
Spoiler:
At first, I was vehemently opposed to the idea, but as the series has gone on, the idea that there was *something* there has grown on me. I think it's the central angst of the thing - that Teal'c might truly have fallen in love with Sam, yet known there was a part of her that was and always would be Jack's... and in the end, when she offered to be the one to stay old and keep her memories, he made the noblest sacrifice of all, giving her back to her old life and to Jack because he'd known all along, really, that she was never his in the way she was Jack's and anything she'd had with him was, for her, just a result of not having what she really truly wanted...
That idea's just so... Angsty *sob*
Plus then we have everything afterwards, Teal'c being the only one to have those memories and having to face a Sam who is so happy and complete with Jack, missing what he had but knowing in her happiness that he did the right thing. It's all terribly tragic and bittersweet.
And, like you said, after thirty years or so - about the time she gave in to her despair and lost hope (or possibly, the reason she did?) she realized even if they got back, the life she'd had and dreamed of having with Jack was irretrievably lost just as assuredly as if she'd died, making her even if they were married effectively a widow...
Yeah. All very angsty. And you know me and angst
Joins SJS93 in the Bad Shipper Corner.
(((Teal'c)))
EDIT: And, frankly, I find the idea of Sam's despair leading her to find what comfort she could with Teal'c less awful than the idea that, shortly after D&C, she lost hope in Jack and ended up marrying Joe... But I love The Tok'ra, too...
Bad Shipper Talk spoilered by request.
Spoiler:
Dammit.
Dam. Dam. Double Dam.
Dam! Dam! Dam.!Dam! Dam! {Who let the beavers out? }
You and APA both. You've gone and done the FREAKING IMPOSSIBLE!!!
<Joins SJS93 and Jenn in the Bad Shipper Corner.>
You know how dang much I *HATE* the *Others* storylines. LOATHE. DESPISE. ABHOR. Those almost adequately convey my feelings on this subject. But...
Okay, I feel a little better and I think I can discuss this... well, maybe not calmly or rationally, but I can discuss it.
I think.
Okay, first I have to state again for the record: I AM A HARD CORE DIE HARD SAM & JACK SHIPPER!!!
That being set firmly on the record, I adore Teal'c. He is The First Shipper. His unwavering support of both Jack and Sam has always pulled at my heartstrings. His comforting of Sam in Paradise Lost is my favorite Teal'c moment of all time.
And as I confessed earlier, I, too, adore Angst.
So the idea of this amazing man, this incredibly strong warrior and dear friend of both Jack and Sam finding himself falling in love with her after so very many years of watching her desperate struggle to return to the man she loves, only to have to sacrifice that for *her* sake as much as anyone or anything else, and then to watch her slip so seamlessly back to bliss with Jack--and to genuinely be happy for them both... Now that's some powerful love. And truly one of the most awe-inspiring characterizations within a "love triangle" (and I use that term in the absolute loosest sense possible, cause there really wasn't a *triangle* per se) that I have ever seen come out of Hollywood. Or anywhere. Heck, I don't think even the great Bard himself ever did such a storyline such justice.
I did not think anyone could ever possibly have any hope or prayer of seeing this tidbit of these characters this way. Seriously.
Teal'c: I *adore* you.
Jenn and APA... I curse adore you both, too.
Last edited by BrenRen; 20 December 2009, 08:40 PM.
Reason: Sally's request.
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