Meta recs: Reading Stargate SG-1

princessofg has posted some fascinating meta over in her LJ about the book Reading Stargate SG-1, edited by Lisa Dickson and Stan Beeler.

This post is about chapter 2 in the book, which discusses how SG-1 is "self-aware" of its status as a sci-fic show, and uses that awareness for its own benefit.

This one, however, is even more interesting to me: a generally positive essay about Sam, and how she's too often judged by her value as a feminist icon instead of her actual value as a character: "To examine every female character on the basis of whether or not she is a flawless feminist icon is to pre-condemn every character, because a character without flaws would be nothing more than an empty shell."

Take a look, folks. I think you'll enjoy it.