Michael Shanks knows canon!

[fignewton]

This is the post I thought I would never EVER make, because I'm a character fan, not an actor fan. That is, I adore Daniel Jackson. Michael Shanks is just this nice guy who plays Daniel Jackson.

But I think I just became a Michael Shanks fan, because I followed a link on my flist to his current blog post. (Be aware: possible spoilers for future eps and the movies in these posts of his, including one for tonight that was vague enough not to bother me, but might bother others.) He complains that he and Ben Browder are rarely in a scene together - tonight's episode, apparently, is a rare exception.  And then I read this line and laughed. out. loud:

Maybe it's because the TPTB feel that the audience will become confused: I'm the one wearing the glasses; he's got the southern drawl (although, he's apparently from Kansas). Go figure.

Comments

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

I think it would be impossible for Mitchell to have the same dynamic with Daniel as Jack had, if only because they're approaching things from the opposite direction, with Mitchell being trained by Daniel, sort of.

Those more expert in S9-10 might disagree with me, but I actually see very little friendship between Daniel and Mitchell. Mitchell and Teal'c, most definitely. Mitchell and Sam - well, they cheated a bit by predating the friendship, but it's still definitely there. Mitchell and Vala? Vala's relationship with everyone is too bizarre for me to define. :) But Mitchell and Daniel - I don't see friendship. A good working relationship, yes. Mutual respect, certainly (even though Mitchell definitely gets on Daniel's nerves sometimes with his blind enthusiasm). But aside from one scene in Ethon and another in Momento Mori - and the basketball game that Abyssis mentioned in 4th Horseman, which I'd forgotten about - I don't see many signs of friendship.

[6beforelunch.livejournal.com]

I think the relationship between Cam and Daniel is vague enough that a viewer can read it in several ways. As MS said in his blog, TPTB have been wary of putting Cam and Daniel in the same room together, so we don't get a whole lot of interaction between them. I've seen writers spin it as borderline antagonistic and, you know, a good writer can make me buy that for the space of their story because the canon isn't very well defined when it comes to their relationship.

That said, the moments you mentioned--the basketball game, the end of Ethon, etc.--strike me as hinting to a deep, if sometimes uncertain, affection. I tends to read a quirky friendship into the blank spaces that canon left us, but YMMV. :)