I didn't see the SG-1 episodes with McKay until after I became a fan of SGA. As I find myself wincing whenever I watch that first SG-1 episode, I can understand why you had trouble getting past the misogynistic image of McKay. However, I think they softened him quite a bit (e.g. actually making him sympathetic) by the time he made his second appearance on SG-1. While he's still a jerk, I don't think he's ever played the "penis card" against Teyla or Elizabeth. Oh, sure, he's held his brilliance over them, but he does that with everyone. *g*
The condescending to everyone because they're not as smart as him I'm totally cool with. It was just with Sam it really came off as "I'm better than you 'cause I have a penis" and that drove me nuts for a long time. Fortunately the dynamic on SGA has allowed me to get past all that and I quite like his relationship with Sam so far this season. Flagpole Sitta: A Decade of Daniel Whump is a GREAT vid! To be honest, I'm not much of an SG-1 fan, but I've seen and/or read enough about the episodes to be able to appreciate the vid. Wow. Daniel really did get whumped a lot! No wonder he has so many fans! Daniel worship must be worth it for the whumpage alone! ;-)
I'm an old school Daniel whumpage fan and frighteningly I think I can actually name the context if not the episode for each and every scene used in the vid. I think a lot of the appeal in the character (aside from the fact that he's smart, sweet-natured and kind to a fault) is that he was also the team's "damsel in distress" more often than not. I love that kind of gender play on shows when it's done well and SG-1 did it very well.
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The condescending to everyone because they're not as smart as him I'm totally cool with. It was just with Sam it really came off as "I'm better than you 'cause I have a penis" and that drove me nuts for a long time. Fortunately the dynamic on SGA has allowed me to get past all that and I quite like his relationship with Sam so far this season.
Flagpole Sitta: A Decade of Daniel Whump is a GREAT vid! To be honest, I'm not much of an SG-1 fan, but I've seen and/or read enough about the episodes to be able to appreciate the vid. Wow. Daniel really did get whumped a lot! No wonder he has so many fans! Daniel worship must be worth it for the whumpage alone! ;-)
I'm an old school Daniel whumpage fan and frighteningly I think I can actually name the context if not the episode for each and every scene used in the vid. I think a lot of the appeal in the character (aside from the fact that he's smart, sweet-natured and kind to a fault) is that he was also the team's "damsel in distress" more often than not. I love that kind of gender play on shows when it's done well and SG-1 did it very well.