Canon vs. Fanon, part 4: The Care and Feeding of Archeologists, part 2

We continue our canon vs. fanon discussion with The Care and Feeding of Archeologists, part 2. The first part of this particular canon vs. fanon section can be found here; other canon v. fanon analyses can be found by using the tags.

Recap: Canon is anything shown onscreen in the movie or show; show supersedes movie, when necessary. (Daniel's hair is brown, not blond.) Fanon is defined as popular concepts that occur regularly in fanfic, but don't have any actual canon basis to defend them. I will say, yet again, that I'm not trying to mock or denigrate those fanfic writers that employ fanon. I'm trying to point out what is fanon.

We begin with the common fanon assertion, examine the actual facts of canon, and form (hopefully subjective) conclusions as to the validity of the fanon.

( Fanon: Daniel's eating habits, team meals, and 'tastes like chicken' )

( Canon food incidents )

 

( Analysis and conclusion )

My personal fanon opinion? While none of the fanon assertions mentioned here are starkly out of character, new writers ought to be aware that they're not based in canon, and older writers might want to think about using them less often. I think it's a pity that more fanfic writers didn't pick up on the actual canon aspect of Keeping Daniel Fed – that is, not making sure he shows up for meals, but that he actually eats something instead of getting so distracted by the conversation that he never manages to get the food into his mouth.

"Anyway, I'm sorry, but that just happens to be how I feel about it. What do you think?"