Originally posted by scjon
I've been wondering that for a while. I've come to the conclusion that something must have been said or communicated somehow prior to D & C. In that episode he says "oh that", when Sam talks about the things they can't admit to given their military ranks.
The first time I saw it, I thought I must have missed something, but I'm now assuming that either they discussed it off-screen between Nemesis & Small Victories (there is definitely a more relaxed feel to their (working) relationship at the beginning of Small Victories). If this was the case, the off-screen nature of such a discussion would be really frustrating for us shippers.
or
They simultaneously realised that their feelings for each other were mutual when they were stuck on either side of the forcefield in Upgrades/D & C
or
I'm on the wrong track completely in both cases.
Obviously, I've spent way too much time thinking about this
The first time I saw it, I thought I must have missed something, but I'm now assuming that either they discussed it off-screen between Nemesis & Small Victories (there is definitely a more relaxed feel to their (working) relationship at the beginning of Small Victories). If this was the case, the off-screen nature of such a discussion would be really frustrating for us shippers.
or
They simultaneously realised that their feelings for each other were mutual when they were stuck on either side of the forcefield in Upgrades/D & C
or
I'm on the wrong track completely in both cases.
Obviously, I've spent way too much time thinking about this
If you are then I'm stuck on the wrong train right along with you! IMOHO by S3 J & J had gotten to know each other pretty well after the multitude of intense life and death experiences they’d had up to that point. I think they knew (but had chosen not to act on) their mutual attraction… I mean they’d had a year to mull on (S1’s) TBftGoG’s implication that they were an item.
Then came PoV which to me seemed like a turning point. While TBftGoG was just about S & J having gotten engaged, PoV introduced ‘our’ S/J to the idea of a ship serious enough to get to the point of commitment - a full-blown year-long marriage between AU S/J. IMO, that was when Jack really began to look at Sam in a more serious ship way. Sam had her ‘Eureka! I really do love the guy’ moment not long after that in A Hundred Days.
Then that fishing invite in the S3 season finale - Nemesis! They finally were nearly at complete ease with each other personally and professionally, knew there was some sparkage and were ready to see about acting on it. So Jack put the invite out there. ‘Course events, as always, intervened…..
Ok…. All that sets the stage for your question/musing…. I wholeheartedly agree that during that infamous few days (or week) that S & J were stuck on that planet alone with Teal’c that talking (at a minimum) went on. Big time flirting and I’m sure some instigation by the biggest shipper himself, Mr. T…
also went on...*big grin* Oh scjon, to have known what conversations and actions went on during their time on that planet would have been wonderful! Whatever it was, the two of them came back even more at ease with each other than before. I mean I know Small Victories was the first episode of the S4 season and the actors had come back refreshed and very happy to see each other and to be there for another season (not to mention that friendship between AT and RDA coming through in their acting…), but in the context that this easiness and gentle playfulness the characters showed on-screen... yeppers…. I sure think some talking got done or some truly heavy duty flirting that was still within regs (for being stranded off-world
) got done that made things pretty clear to the three of them... (and yessssss… it’s very frustrating to know we’re supposed to always fill in the blanks on these things!!!!)I think when Upgrades happened it just reinforced what had happened earlier. It was the culmination of all of those years and of that past year especially… the situation pressed Jack between that proverbial rock and a hard place and he decided he couldn’t/wouldn’t hide it anymore. He had to make a choice… and he chose Sam.
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Unless she means telling him about her individual adventures. And unfortunately I don't think she would have got to tell Jacob, since the the Tok-ra didn't let her leave until she said came up with the idea to have him receive the Sekmak symbiote.
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