Oh, Atlantis...

[meganbmoore]

Have started season 2 of Stargate: Atlantis.  This slightly-paraphrased exchange kind of sums up most of the show's issues:

Elizabeth: "We’re so glad you’re here and blowing things up in the safety of your Asgard-protected spaceship. Listen, our city is being overrun by alien vampires trying to eat us, do you think you could spare a couple men to help us with that?"

Captain: "Don’t worry your silly little head about that. Let us men take care of the important stuff, and I’ll send someone to step on that cockroach you’re so scared of later, ok?"

Remind me why I endure this again?  Oh yeah, Teyla.  And Elizabeth when they aren't being ruled by their fear of a woman in charge.

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[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

SGA made the mistake of making its 2 main female characters leaders and putting them in the hands of people who are clearly petrified by women in positions of authority. Conceptually, Elizabeth is the most awesome thing ever, but they're so scared of that that they constantly try to blame her for McKay and Shappard's screwups, and undermine her authority. Teyla fares a little better by being put forward as the best fighter of the group, but still suffers from "OMG! WOMAN! BACKBURNER!"

At least I had years of training from shounen manga giving me great girls, then backburnering them for OMG! GUY FIGHTERS!