I think I'm just going to stay away from it for a while, because the original post annoys me and all the people chiming in their agreement adds to the annoyance even more, AND then there's that one person who posted all 'it's really sad what these other people are saying, and they're probably women' or some shit. That made me :B big time. So ... yes. Best I stay away from now on.
I hated what they did to Weir, too. With Ford, I was a bit more understanding just because, while I really liked the character (he was sort of the 'every man', not a super cool flyboy, or a genius scientist) he became really interesting for me after he got fed on by the Wraith. And it sucks that he had to just disappear off the face of the map a few episodes after that.
I guess I associate Weir's cast-off more akin to what they did to Carson. Both of these character deaths pissed me off to an extent because I felt they were unnecessary and done for shock-value more than good story telling. I don't see sexism or misogyny being a determining factor in EITHER of these character 'deaths'.
And from a behind-the-scenes pov, they were both offered the opportunity to come back and one chose to and one chose not to.
I was thinking of getting rid of the noticeboard and newsletter, too, or at the very least the noticeboard. I do like my updates :)
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Date: 2008-02-20 02:54 am (UTC)I hated what they did to Weir, too. With Ford, I was a bit more understanding just because, while I really liked the character (he was sort of the 'every man', not a super cool flyboy, or a genius scientist) he became really interesting for me after he got fed on by the Wraith. And it sucks that he had to just disappear off the face of the map a few episodes after that.
I guess I associate Weir's cast-off more akin to what they did to Carson. Both of these character deaths pissed me off to an extent because I felt they were unnecessary and done for shock-value more than good story telling. I don't see sexism or misogyny being a determining factor in EITHER of these character 'deaths'.
And from a behind-the-scenes pov, they were both offered the opportunity to come back and one chose to and one chose not to.
I was thinking of getting rid of the noticeboard and newsletter, too, or at the very least the noticeboard. I do like my updates :)