Sam Carter/Amanda Tapping Discussion/Appreciation

[tsaxlady]

and congrats on post 61000!!!

Thanks but I'm guessing someone deleted a post since you posted this because congrats for the real 61000 post goes to...

I'm hoping that is the other way around. Bounty and Shroud were out of order and Line in the Sand is next, because it seems very odd that Bounty would be next after watching the Quest 2.

[JanSam]

Carter, whatcha doin?

[Mandysg1]

Carter, whatcha doin?

Sam: I'm cleaning up the clutter on your computer, like you ased me to Sir, and um Sir....why do you have this picture on your computer?

Jack: What picture is that Carter?

Sam: The one you have labelled as "The Babes of the Stargate" Sir.

[JanSam]

Jack: Ah Yeah....sweet isn't it

[Mandysg1]

Jack: Ah Yeah....sweet isn't it

Sam: And how exactly did you get those shots from the women's locker room?

[RepliCartertje]

I remember watching, leaning forward towards my TV and yelling: "HELL-OH!" Definitely a classic Carter moment for the archives.

spoilers the Quest 2:

Spoiler:

Yeah love the moment...had my issues with the ep though...but will not go into it right now...but I loved the moment where Sam hitted Ba'al...It was classic...although I don't think she would have done such a thing 3 years ago...somewhere I thought it was actually kind of strange she did it...I mean honestly I didn't see it coming...And that was probably the PTB their intentions...But I can't see Sam as being someone that just hits for fun...and honestly that is what she did IMO...I mean I thought she would have talked to Baal instead of the hitting...
And I am not saying I didn't like to see it...I just thought it was a bit OOC...But apparently I am the only one who thinks that eh...

What is really cool is that after a decade of being Sam, Amanda is still keeping her fresh. Sam is still growing and changing (even when she isn't always given the best writing). That is totally Amanda. She is still working just as hard as she was in season 1. Most people would have gotten a little lazy and let the character just stay the same. Afterall, we loved the character. We wouldn't have noticed that she hadn't continued to change, but Amanda kept improving Sam any way. And that is why Sam is such a great character!
Oh, and I totally agree with everything you just said.

Yeah Amanda does such a great job with it...I mean I never get bored by seeing her on TV or on SG...Cause there is always something new...something special about watching her...And Amanda just loves her work, you can see that in everything she does. that is why I love to watch her... and that is why Sam stays interesting...Cause you see the devotion and the work Amanda does for it to make it interesting...
And I think honestly that we would have seen the difference if Sam hasn't grew...I mean if it would have been another actress who played Sam, who wasn't devoted to it, I might not have been such a big fan of Sam...But Amanda did everything to make Sam as interesting as in the beginning...

little rant about Daniel:

Spoiler:

I used to like the character of Daniel until a point where I started to find him actually boring... I mean nothing about him grew anymore...He stayed the same IMO...He could have been so much more...but he was stuck in the same thing from season4....that is why I think I was kind of glad he left for season 6 and Jonas came in cause after that Daniel became interesting again a bit...And sorry if I upset people with it but that is how I feel about it. And I am not going to say that MS isn't a good actor, it is just I don't think he was motivated anymore....And Amanda always was...

Awwwww look at them, i miss Janet
Know one messed with Janet and Teryl short in height really made her presence known, add Amanda to that and....well that picture speaks for it's self!

Yeah I miss her too...I hope she comes back from her holiday really soon...
As for the hight...I don't think that really matters...I mean the hight doesn't matter but the self esteem and the way you look to others mean...if you are a strong women...You can be as small if you want to be...and to me Janet was that (and also Teryl) and don't forget the heals lol
And she really was a presence on the SGC and a great doc...I really think they made a terrible mistake with letting her go on holiday (hey denial isn't a river in egypt lol)

Yeah, I loved the inteaction between Sam and Janet. While I also like the friendship between Sam and Vala, it will never be as good as Sam and Janet.

Yeah Janet and Sam had a good friendship going on...they went to so much together...they both started at the SGC as the only women...so they immediatly had a bond together...they knew what it was to be a women in the AF...I think that worked out really good...and after that they evolved their friendship even more with Cassie...and even if you didn't see a lot of it in the serie...well not enough for me that is lol...you still got hints they spend a lot of time together as friends...
For Vala and Sam...that is something totally different...they both have another background...with Janet and Sam that was kind of the same...their characters are also so different. but that also makes it beautiful in a way. I didn't like Vala in season 9 that much...but at the end I liked their little interaction in Crusade it was subtle but it showed us that they weren't rivals or that they hated eachother. Then with season 10 you could see they started to become friends...and I do like them together now...there are little things that are really beautiful...
spoilers for the Quest2:

Spoiler:

I would have loved the moment between Cam and Vala as being a Sam and Vala moment. cause honestly I thoug that moment was really strange...I mean I didn't see before that moment not really a friendship between them, not as Vala and Sam...So I couldn't see her crying in front of Cam...actually I found it strange Vala crying in public anyway but then again with all she had been through I could understand it. but I think she would have talked to Sam instead of Cam...and I think that would have been nice to see...Or maybe Sam could have walked in with a crying Vala and comforted her...that would have been more conving to me actually. Cause I can see Vala crying but just not in front of others...

I'm 5'2"...way shorter than Amanda.

Speaking of Amanda, 'Nightwalkers' is on. I love her outfit! Those pants are so awesome. Thing is, I think you have to be tall like Amanda to make it really work for ya. I like the shirt too.

yeah love her outfit...and just cause I know we aren't the only ones:








Mandy and JanSam: love your little story gals please do continue and sorry if I posted in between it...

[JanSam]

Sam: And how exactly did you get those shots from the women's locker room?

Jack thinking...."should I tell her?"








Oh and no worries Eve....we're just making it up as we go.......everyone is welcome to join in!

[Mandysg1]

Jack thinking...."should I tell her?"

Teal'c: (hiding a camera behind his back) *Thinking* The things O'Neill asks of me.

[Agent_Dark]

Holy frak - I have a fic rec here and it's an *amazing* piece of work:
Palimpest, by paian. It was written for the Dark Gate Livejournal ficathon, and as the name implies its a dark fic

Rating/Warnings: Mature / Violence, moderate gore, language, mild femmeslash, character death

Category: Future!fic, AU post-ep for 'The Quest Part 1' and 'The Return Part 1'

Spoilers: Through the middle of SG-1 Season 10 and SGA Season 3 (including the hiatus cliffhangers 10x10 and 3x10); no specific spoilers for 'The Return Part 2'

Request: A memory room triggers the surfacing of symbiote memories in Sam and Vala so hard that they live them. And hate each other, and react to Teal'c and Cameron and Daniel (who is maybe fighting the shades of the Lifeboat memory download?). The team races to pacify/control the women as Daniel tries to figure out what he did and how to suppress the memories again. Qetesh should be all over everyone, manipulating everything, and Jolinar has thrown sex around more than once canonically too. The main angle I'd like to see, though, is Sam/Vala, trying to out manipulate each other. ... No victimized Sam or Vala (I want them edgy), wallpaper Teal'c (maybe he could be the one to figure out what's happened from the women's behavior?).

The fic is loosely based on the request, so that might give you some idea of what it's about. Basically its an AU after the cliffhanger of Quest pt1, the events that happen when SG1 searches for the Saangreal and how everything just goes to **** for the characters. It's got some really awesome Sam stuff (and Jolinar too!). Obviously take heed of the warnings, because it wont be for everybody, but it's such an awesome fic that I encourage you to give it a try

[JenniferJF]

spoilers the Quest 2:

Spoiler:

Yeah love the moment...had my issues with the ep though...but will not go into it right now...but I loved the moment where Sam hitted Ba'al...It was classic...although I don't think she would have done such a thing 3 years ago...somewhere I thought it was actually kind of strange she did it...I mean honestly I didn't see it coming...And that was probably the PTB their intentions...But I can't see Sam as being someone that just hits for fun...and honestly that is what she did IMO...I mean I thought she would have talked to Baal instead of the hitting...
And I am not saying I didn't like to see it...I just thought it was a bit OOC...But apparently I am the only one who thinks that eh...

My husband had a similar question while watching Insiders

Spoiler:

He was surprised at how much Sam obviously HATED Ba'al, which BTW shows what fabulous acting AT did... Anyway, I reminded him of the whole Abyss thing and the multiple deadly tortures... Face it, she's probably not proud of what she did, but she does hate the Snake Head. And it was obvious by Sam's reactions to him throughout the ep that she was trying hard to contain her mounting fury at him for the sake of the mission until he stated he wasn't helping anymore then she allowed her anger to come out... End result, he BELIEVED she would kill him ('cause she would, she hates him that much) and became motivated to assist... So I didn't think it was OOC, just a side of her character she normally keeps a tighter reign on.

[OriKiller]

Hey everyone, is there an initiation rite for newbies on this thread? Maybe I should offer up my favorite Sam episode for starters. There are a lot of great ones, but I think I'm going with "Point of View". That was the first one where she played the "dual role" and she did it so nicely that you really did believe that there were two totally different Sam Carters in the two AU's. Other good ones in this category are "Gemini" and "Moebius" but I still thing POV is the best of those. Another favorite Sam episode is "Small Victories", because she comes up with an incredibly daring plan on her own and convinces the Supreme Commander of the Asgard to go along with it. Now that is some serious brass, if you know what I mean.

[NZNeep]

Welcome OriKiller! The only initiation rite I came across involved a strong stomach for blue jello shots.

[tagger]

Now that is some serious brass, if you know what I mean.

If you use the word "brass" in a coherent PG 13 sentence while complementing Sam, you're in!

[Tracy Jane]

Who's been dishing out my blue jello shots?! They're for private use only, I tell you!

Seriously, welcome to Samanda. And I'll let you in on the shots just this once!

[Gate gal]

My husband had a similar question while watching Insiders

Spoiler:

He was surprised at how much Sam obviously HATED Ba'al, which BTW shows what fabulous acting AT did... Anyway, I reminded him of the whole Abyss thing and the multiple deadly tortures... Face it, she's probably not proud of what she did, but she does hate the Snake Head. And it was obvious by Sam's reactions to him throughout the ep that she was trying hard to contain her mounting fury at him for the sake of the mission until he stated he wasn't helping anymore then she allowed her anger to come out... End result, he BELIEVED she would kill him ('cause she would, she hates him that much) and became motivated to assist... So I didn't think it was OOC, just a side of her character she normally keeps a tighter reign on.

I haven't seen it yet, but

Spoiler:

from what I've read I agree with you. I think she was in character. She didn't punch him in part 1 (even though you could tell she wanted to kill him), and he baited her. I can't wait to see it!