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Well, I think this is the last one for Basingstoke! Rachel Luttrell, in charcoal and pastel pencil. I need to go back over all of my portraits now and make any adjustments. And sort out my costumes!

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“I think, personally, she is referring to O’Neill, and whether they’re dating or not, I mean, it’s—”

“They’re sleeping together…they’re sleeping together that’s for sure.”

- Ex Deus Machina (S9E07) commentary with Joe Mallozzi and Martin Wood

Whatever their relationship stage/status, Sam and Jack are obviously a couple in season 9 and I love that. 🥰

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So, how did they keep these clean?

There are millions of windows in Atlantis and, whenever somebody looked through them, I saw no signs of the water stains I currently see adorning my recently washed windows.

As I completed this onerous task I wondered…

There don’t seem to be any windows at SGC, probably not many at Area 51, and Antarctica, well I don’t fancy that job even if there are any.

So, who has clearance? Are there Airforce window cleaners? Or did they put out an ad, ‘Window washers wanted, must like adventure, travel and preferably have no links to Earth’?

Did they have to be multi-taskers? Window washers who were crack shots with P90s or have the ability to solve quadratic equations or broker trade deals?

Why did we never see these people? There had to be rather a lot of them.

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Stargate SG-1: Camelot — Requested by @zoomingmax

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My lovely wife, on only her second Stargate watch: “Isn’t that a plot point? Doesn’t Daniel just un-ascend to beat this man’s ass? He goes ‘make me a regular human again, I’m going to kill Anubis with a gun.’”

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both jack and john are notoriously insubordinate and stubborn, yet both are in (and climbing) the military ladder (jack quite far up)… i’m not sure what statement they’re collectively making as protagonists… like i think it’s still military propaganda but also? they’re not gold military models- maybe they’re trying to show some “american” brand of independent-with-a-conscience-streak militarism. cam is such the opposite, and it’s really cool to see him loosen up over his two seasons. but yeah… that was not coherent at all but yeah that comment always makes me snort like wtf did you think you were doing?!

Jack O'neill, being offered command of the SGC: I've spent my whole life stickin' it to the man and if I do this I'll be the man?

Me, flabberghasted: my brother in christ, you joined the MILITARY-

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3d printed start gate

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rewatching sg1 season 4 and really in my sam/jack feels…

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Could you rank your favorite Jack moments?

OK. I've put quite a lot of thought into it and I think I can give a solid list now- so here it goes.

Obviously top slot has and forever will go to that fucking "lose it" monologue in window of opportunity. Not only is it just easily the Most Iconic he's ever been but like??? I relate to that on a spiritual level. And I will for my whole life. Also probably the moment I realized exactly how much I loved him watching sg1 the very first time around like that scene has everything- confused teal'c, a ketchup and mustard smiley face on a plate, various ways of saying "I'm going fucking insane". 15/10

Second up for me is probably when Jack talks Daniel down from his little sarcophagus withdrawal rampage. I know I've talked about this before (HERE) but when he says "I know what it's like" and takes the gun from him and hugs him my poor little heart crumbles into a thousand pieces because???? boy just said empathy and hugs are the best medicine and he's right and he didn't flinch to do it and I'm so proud of him ok???

I love a lot of shit from the episode Divide and Conquer, but I think my top two are these: 1) "Carter's brain is worth more than mine" O'Neill giving her that LOOK in the hallway??? BOY ARE YOU OK??? and 2) that resounding fucking "NO". Jack O'Neill has emoted strongly several times. But nothing quite like that. In fact that "No" for me rivals a lot of other "No"s in other works of fiction. Best "No" Award goes to my favorite dilf.

This is sort of a combo Jack and Teal'c moment but I go absolutely ape shit every time in Children of the Gods when Jack says "I can save these people! Help me!" and Teal'c says "Many have said that, but you're the first I believe could do it!". Name a better turncoat moment in all of fiction I'll wait. Top 10 Anime Friendships.

Also I think Learning Curve may be my favorite Dad Mode O'Neill episode. Dude really gets so close to a court marshall just so this one kid can have a normal childhood and won't have her agency taken away and it's so fucking cute and important to me. Of all the children he should've personally adopted after a mission she's number 1 for me and the art class is so cute and I'll bet you he has that painting she did framed somewhere in his house and oh no y'all I'm so fuckin emotional!!!!! Also we get the prima line "Dogs are my favorite people" from that episode and I relate to that.

Bonus small moment: when Jack gets ancient knowledge downloaded into his brain a second time and Teal'c is damn near in tears worried about whether he's gonna be all right and Jack can't understand him at that point BUT TOUCHES HIS FACE!!!!! toxic masculinity who???? he don't know her!!!!!!

(THIS POST IS NOW FINISHED GO WITH JACK)

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RIP Daniel making it to live/work on Atlantis… imagine all the Ancient shit you could’ve nerded out over with Elizabeth

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This is the current in-chat VP poll. Thought to ask the wider audience of the VP blog, with a couple of more options.

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i voted “eh he’s whatever,” but that doesn’t really capture it. i love Michael as a character— i find him super interesting and well-written and tragic, and his relationship with Teyla is so interesting. I wouldn’t call myself a stan— the multiple genocides he personally commits are pretty off-putting, obviously, but as a character i do really enjoy how he’s written

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*try to clean up our messes* 😂 but yes very true, clearly we have evolved and developed a sense of morals even if they’re super wonky and inconsistent

"fifth race" this, "second evolution" that. I think the Tau'ri specifically are the foretold returned Ancients.

with very few exceptions, Earth is the only place that has people with the ATA gene

Earth is where the Ancients evacuated to after they lost the war with the wraith

the earth stargate programme is the one that has explored, rediscovered, and activated the most Ancient devices and bases (Antarctica, Atlantis, that ship in SGU, the Ancient libraries, all of Merlins stuff, all of Oma Desala's stuff, all of Morgan Le Fays stuff, the list goes on)

Earth has made contact with the Asguard, the Nox, the Tollans, the Wraith and some other allies

Earth has made contact with actual Ancients and even had at least one Ascend and come back (Daniel)

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and just like the original Ancients, the Tau’ri are Here to Fuck Everything Up for the Rest of the Universe TM

"fifth race" this, "second evolution" that. I think the Tau'ri specifically are the foretold returned Ancients.

with very few exceptions, Earth is the only place that has people with the ATA gene

Earth is where the Ancients evacuated to after they lost the war with the wraith

the earth stargate programme is the one that has explored, rediscovered, and activated the most Ancient devices and bases (Antarctica, Atlantis, that ship in SGU, the Ancient libraries, all of Merlins stuff, all of Oma Desala's stuff, all of Morgan Le Fays stuff, the list goes on)

Earth has made contact with the Asguard, the Nox, the Tollans, the Wraith and some other allies

Earth has made contact with actual Ancients and even had at least one Ascend and come back (Daniel)

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Stargate Atlantis "Midway"