Originally posted by Mickey23
I'm just gonna say that I agree with both you and golfbooy about wanting quality character time between Daniel and other members of SG-1 (specifically, Sam and Teal'c, as they all have a long history together).
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And I also do not like to see the whole Daniel/Vala ship thing, and was rather annoyed at Daniel's "It wasn't a date!" thing (ok, so a flustering Daniel is kinda adorable, but that isn't the point). It shouldn't have been a date!
However, I really did like how Daniel reacted at the end when Vala pointed a gun at him. He was calm and soothing, trying to talk Vala into remembering him and not shooting, saying she was a good person, etc. Then, when she needed it, he gave her a big hug to let her know she wasn't alone. To me, that is not a Daniel/Vala relationship thing, but a Daniel/Vala friendship thing. He would do that, be there, for any of his friends who needed to be supported and comforted. Sure, the D/V shippers will read a lot into that moment, but I don't think there was anything sexual about it. Then again, that's just my opinion.
However, I really did like how Daniel reacted at the end when Vala pointed a gun at him. He was calm and soothing, trying to talk Vala into remembering him and not shooting, saying she was a good person, etc. Then, when she needed it, he gave her a big hug to let her know she wasn't alone. To me, that is not a Daniel/Vala relationship thing, but a Daniel/Vala friendship thing. He would do that, be there, for any of his friends who needed to be supported and comforted. Sure, the D/V shippers will read a lot into that moment, but I don't think there was anything sexual about it. Then again, that's just my opinion.
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on the AOL vingette, when that scene was on its own, I thought it was a really strong moment. But quite a lot of hte strength I felt in the vingette was lost when I actually got to see the scene in its proper place in the episode. I dunno. It was probably my being so pissed off at the complete and utter lack of Sam and TEal'c and the cheesy flashback to make Vala rememebr that took the strength out of the scene.
I agree, tho, it was purely friendship. Daniel cares about Vala as a friend, and as a friend he wanted to help her and tell her it's alright. Back to the discussion I missed earlier this week about Daniel reaching out to people in need. That's who he is, that's what he does. Especially Vala - he does care about her, ship or no ship - and so reaching out for her.
I was, however, ocmpletely and utterly pissed he kept on looking for her while hte Trust was shooting the rest of SG1. Er, WTF? I know I already complained about it in the episode discussion thread, and yet. Daniel knows that finding Vala is in a little lower priority than preventing his friends fvrom being killed.
I agree, tho, it was purely friendship. Daniel cares about Vala as a friend, and as a friend he wanted to help her and tell her it's alright. Back to the discussion I missed earlier this week about Daniel reaching out to people in need. That's who he is, that's what he does. Especially Vala - he does care about her, ship or no ship - and so reaching out for her.
I was, however, ocmpletely and utterly pissed he kept on looking for her while hte Trust was shooting the rest of SG1. Er, WTF? I know I already complained about it in the episode discussion thread, and yet. Daniel knows that finding Vala is in a little lower priority than preventing his friends fvrom being killed.
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