I wrote some stuff down about it earlier, which I'm reproducing here.
There are certain things about the Pegasus B universe that have become, somehow, "canon", and I'm not saying for a minute that this is in any way a bad thing. Quite the opposite, in fact; having its own canon only serves to make it a cohesive, consistent universe in its own right.
Anyway, my observations on what the canon consists of, with the usual caveat that I haven't read all the stories yet.
Firstly, Daniel and Rodney, no matter what their relationship was in the past, are incapable of being in a functional romantic relationship on Atlantis. That is to say, Jack and Sheppard always interfere in some way. Wasn't there a story some time ago where Daniel and Rodney were actually in bed together, but still talking about the other two?
Also, PegB!Jack is entirely fucked up due to the lack of Daniel in his life. Before reading any of the fic, when I was only aware of the premise of the universe, I remember thinking that these might be the only circumstances in which Jack and Sam would flout regulations and actually have a real relationship. Without Daniel to soften up movie!Jack, Sam might well fill the vacuum. I mean, someone had to stop Jack from committing suicide and why not her? As well as that, the two canon AUs - TBFTGOG and PoV - show us Jack and Sam together in the absence of Daniel. Yes, I know those versions of her are civilians, but still, I did wonder.
Rodney, too, has forgotten, or never had, his attraction to Sam. Presumably it did happen in the Peg B universe too; he was involved with the programme at the right place and time.
And on a less het note, people seem less likely to consider Jack/Shep than any other pairing.
I don't know whether any of this makes any sense, it's just stuff I'd thought about.
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on 2005-01-30 09:58 pm (UTC)There are certain things about the Pegasus B universe that have become, somehow, "canon", and I'm not saying for a minute that this is in any way a bad thing. Quite the opposite, in fact; having its own canon only serves to make it a cohesive, consistent universe in its own right.
Anyway, my observations on what the canon consists of, with the usual caveat that I haven't read all the stories yet.
Firstly, Daniel and Rodney, no matter what their relationship was in the past, are incapable of being in a functional romantic relationship on Atlantis. That is to say, Jack and Sheppard always interfere in some way. Wasn't there a story some time ago where Daniel and Rodney were actually in bed together, but still talking about the other two?
Also, PegB!Jack is entirely fucked up due to the lack of Daniel in his life. Before reading any of the fic, when I was only aware of the premise of the universe, I remember thinking that these might be the only circumstances in which Jack and Sam would flout regulations and actually have a real relationship. Without Daniel to soften up movie!Jack, Sam might well fill the vacuum. I mean, someone had to stop Jack from committing suicide and why not her? As well as that, the two canon AUs - TBFTGOG and PoV - show us Jack and Sam together in the absence of Daniel. Yes, I know those versions of her are civilians, but still, I did wonder.
Rodney, too, has forgotten, or never had, his attraction to Sam. Presumably it did happen in the Peg B universe too; he was involved with the programme at the right place and time.
And on a less het note, people seem less likely to consider Jack/Shep than any other pairing.
I don't know whether any of this makes any sense, it's just stuff I'd thought about.