Canon vs. Fanon, part 6: The Care and Feeding of Archeologists, part 3

After digressing to AUs and dreamscapes, we return to The Care and Feeding of Archeologists, part 3. After some consideration, I've decided that Daniel's drinking habits and penchant for candy and chocolate do not actually fall into this category, so we'll get to them next time.

Brief recap: Canon is defined as anything directly shown during Stargate: The Movie or episodes of the show, with show superseding the movie when there's a contradiction. (Abydos is one of the closest stargates to Earth, not in a different galaxy.) Fanon is defined as widely-accepted concepts that appear in fanfic, but do not have any real basis in canon.

As always, if I've missed any canon appearances which support or contradict my analysis, I would greatly appreciate it if you'd point that out in the comments.

The Care and Feeding of Archeologists, part 3

( Daniel's frequent flier miles in the infirmary )

( Bedside vigils )

( Cradled like a baby? )

( Fangirl nurses )

My personal fanon opinion? Daniel-whumping can be fun, but not when it becomes whumping for whumping's sake; authors would be wise to keep it in proportion. Six feet of archeologist cannot be easily cradled in one's arms, even if those arms happen to belong to Teal'c. And the medical staff of the SGC is a lot more professional than some fanfic writers would suggest.

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

And is anyone out there creative enough to make up an icon for these meta posts?

ETA: Whee!! Look at the icon cyren_2132 made for me!  ::bounce bounce::