This is just so well done. The tone, established early, is superb: And he’s settled in, tested his limits, gotten comfortable.
I'm one of the few SGA fans who'd argue that JF can actually act. My standard (Crowe and Depp are the standouts of their generation and I adore Gene Hackman) has less to do with pretty and more to do with absence of self-consciousness in front of a camera and individualistic acting choices. I think JF - who in interviews comes across as relatrively introverted and intellectual - is struggling to imbue the 2D character (macho hero, intergalactic babe magnet) that's written for him by TPTB in the Gateverse with some subtlety. Despite the limitations, JF has created a chracter - due to his acting choices which almost everyone pooh-poohs as robotic - who could actually turn out to be completley and utterly psychopathically/politically evil.
I love that you've grasped that aspect of the Sheppard persona and run with it. And done so in style. Kudos.
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I'm one of the few SGA fans who'd argue that JF can actually act. My standard (Crowe and Depp are the standouts of their generation and I adore Gene Hackman) has less to do with pretty and more to do with absence of self-consciousness in front of a camera and individualistic acting choices. I think JF - who in interviews comes across as relatrively introverted and intellectual - is struggling to imbue the 2D character (macho hero, intergalactic babe magnet) that's written for him by TPTB in the Gateverse with some subtlety. Despite the limitations, JF has created a chracter - due to his acting choices which almost everyone pooh-poohs as robotic - who could actually turn out to be completley and utterly psychopathically/politically evil.
I love that you've grasped that aspect of the Sheppard persona and run with it. And done so in style. Kudos.