Heh! Good caption! Best of luck Anuna!!!!
Wow, well you all said pretty much everything. So I'm gonna say why these two work so well, and why they their attraction has gone past the physical part.
There was this interesting little quote from the movie The Wedding Planner that went something like this: She took good care of me. For the first time...I appreciated her. Then the appreciation grew to respect. Respect grew to like. Then like grew to love.
It's a nice little description of how their little relationship might have evolved and why eventually they would, you know, fall in love. But I think respect plays a huge part with these two. In the beginning I'm sure he'd been wary of her (they come from different backgrounds i imagine, and with different views), and we see the conflicts that are more frequent in the beginning. But as time went on, both learned to really see the other's point of view, think about it and eventually accept it, and they grew to respect and trust each other. Where you once had in Hot Zone that scene where she questions whether he really trusts her (something that is truly important for the survival of the city and the expedition), by the time TS2 comes along, you have John defending her and saying (among other things) how she has earned his trust. John strikes me as the type whose trust you gotta work hard to earn and Elizabeth has done that. I think he also has come to think highly of her because of the choices she had been forced to make even in situations that were perhaps better suited for someone with a different background. And I think she sees in him a man that wants to do what is best for this expedition and it's also something she has come to respect. Didn't Torri once say about Sheppard and Weir that their hearts were at the same place, about wanting to do right, or something similar?
She took a chance on him by taking him on this expedition. Yes, the gene played a part but I'm sure she didn't hear very flattering things about him and decided to make a gamble anyway, and I think John never forgot that. It's also what I think he wanted to tell her in 38 minutes: Thank you for taking a chance with me. He then goes on to save her life, find out her birthday AND get her a present, defends her honor, is her shoulder and ear when she needs it, listens to her, makes her smile, tries to lighten her emotional burden even if only a little and so on. When he found out that she played a huge part in his promotion (and remember he says everyone thought he'd never make it past Captain), it showed him that she trusts him and thinks so highly of him of what he had done, to defend him and fight in his name. It was also a good boost to his ego knowing that he basically proved all those who doubted him wrong with this promotion.
They both found something in each other that they never quite thought they would: a friend and not just a colleague. I'm also gonna pull out an old Voyager quote where Janeway tells Chakotay that in the beginning she barely knew his name, but now couldn't imagine life without him (a more accurate quote I'm sure you Voyager fans could bring out). They really have been through a lot together and it forced them to acknowledge their respect towards each other. They have both become a large part of each others lives.
They know that Atlantis always comes first and both have risked their lives to save it and keep it safe. Despite the feelings they know not to sacrifice their home for each other.
So, we have seen how they have come to like, appreciate, respect each other, and....perhaps even felt something deeper for each other.
As for when Elizabeth entrusted him with her life, I think it was back in Rising when she decided to make him Atlantis's military commander. That pretty much said everything.
I also hope that at least some of what I said makes sense.....
Wow, well you all said pretty much everything. So I'm gonna say why these two work so well, and why they their attraction has gone past the physical part.
There was this interesting little quote from the movie The Wedding Planner that went something like this: She took good care of me. For the first time...I appreciated her. Then the appreciation grew to respect. Respect grew to like. Then like grew to love.
It's a nice little description of how their little relationship might have evolved and why eventually they would, you know, fall in love. But I think respect plays a huge part with these two. In the beginning I'm sure he'd been wary of her (they come from different backgrounds i imagine, and with different views), and we see the conflicts that are more frequent in the beginning. But as time went on, both learned to really see the other's point of view, think about it and eventually accept it, and they grew to respect and trust each other. Where you once had in Hot Zone that scene where she questions whether he really trusts her (something that is truly important for the survival of the city and the expedition), by the time TS2 comes along, you have John defending her and saying (among other things) how she has earned his trust. John strikes me as the type whose trust you gotta work hard to earn and Elizabeth has done that. I think he also has come to think highly of her because of the choices she had been forced to make even in situations that were perhaps better suited for someone with a different background. And I think she sees in him a man that wants to do what is best for this expedition and it's also something she has come to respect. Didn't Torri once say about Sheppard and Weir that their hearts were at the same place, about wanting to do right, or something similar?
She took a chance on him by taking him on this expedition. Yes, the gene played a part but I'm sure she didn't hear very flattering things about him and decided to make a gamble anyway, and I think John never forgot that. It's also what I think he wanted to tell her in 38 minutes: Thank you for taking a chance with me. He then goes on to save her life, find out her birthday AND get her a present, defends her honor, is her shoulder and ear when she needs it, listens to her, makes her smile, tries to lighten her emotional burden even if only a little and so on. When he found out that she played a huge part in his promotion (and remember he says everyone thought he'd never make it past Captain), it showed him that she trusts him and thinks so highly of him of what he had done, to defend him and fight in his name. It was also a good boost to his ego knowing that he basically proved all those who doubted him wrong with this promotion.
They both found something in each other that they never quite thought they would: a friend and not just a colleague. I'm also gonna pull out an old Voyager quote where Janeway tells Chakotay that in the beginning she barely knew his name, but now couldn't imagine life without him (a more accurate quote I'm sure you Voyager fans could bring out). They really have been through a lot together and it forced them to acknowledge their respect towards each other. They have both become a large part of each others lives.
They know that Atlantis always comes first and both have risked their lives to save it and keep it safe. Despite the feelings they know not to sacrifice their home for each other.
So, we have seen how they have come to like, appreciate, respect each other, and....perhaps even felt something deeper for each other.
As for when Elizabeth entrusted him with her life, I think it was back in Rising when she decided to make him Atlantis's military commander. That pretty much said everything.
I also hope that at least some of what I said makes sense.....
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