As someone else said: McKay? No. McKeller? Hell yeah.
I wouldn't have minded McKeller so much if the ship wasn't portrayed to the exclusion of any other relationship on the show. And where did suddenly John and Rodney's friendship go? If they wanted a het ship, they already head a functioning one - Teyla/Kanaan. But they needed the geek to get the girl (Martin Gero's words). And then they needed to add Ronon/Amelia and Mallozzi said that they were thinking of getting Sheppard back together with his ex-wife. Wow, they really went on a shipping spree there.
Also, I hated what the McKeller ship did to Rodney. It turned him from a funny acerbic character into a meek whiner. I could barely get through Brain Storm with Keller playing the stern school teacher to Rodney's bad boy. "Don't do this" and "Don't do that" and "Pay attention to me" and "Don't always be the center of attention" and all McKay did was "Yes, you are right" - he turned into Katie Brown!
Oh, and also the big age difference between the actors/characters made me feel like watching a craddle robber. I mean, David Hewlett was 41 and Jewel Staite 27 at that time? He was an adult when she was still a pre-schooler. Icky!
I wouldn't have minded McKeller so much if the ship wasn't portrayed to the exclusion of any other relationship on the show. And where did suddenly John and Rodney's friendship go? If they wanted a het ship, they already head a functioning one - Teyla/Kanaan. But they needed the geek to get the girl (Martin Gero's words). And then they needed to add Ronon/Amelia and Mallozzi said that they were thinking of getting Sheppard back together with his ex-wife. Wow, they really went on a shipping spree there.
Also, I hated what the McKeller ship did to Rodney. It turned him from a funny acerbic character into a meek whiner. I could barely get through Brain Storm with Keller playing the stern school teacher to Rodney's bad boy. "Don't do this" and "Don't do that" and "Pay attention to me" and "Don't always be the center of attention" and all McKay did was "Yes, you are right" - he turned into Katie Brown!
Oh, and also the big age difference between the actors/characters made me feel like watching a craddle robber. I mean, David Hewlett was 41 and Jewel Staite 27 at that time? He was an adult when she was still a pre-schooler. Icky!
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