SGA thought for the morning

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Oddly, this came to me as I was putting on makeup and turning over anna_luna's kid!AU artpiece, "Hide and Seek," and how I really don't want to think about the things I have to do today.

Rodney and John are Calvin and Hobbes.

Yeah. Rodney's (ego)maniacal, loves science and (apparently) science fiction, goes to strange alien worlds, has a double from an alternate dimension come visit him, has a wild imagination, delusions of grandeur and persecution, and a strong sense of entitlement.

John is tall, fuzzy with lots of messy hair, and is as likely to be the enabler as the voice of reason.

The balcony scene in "Hide and Seek"? Total Calvin & Hobbes moment.

This, of course, means that, when they take over Atlantis, Rodney gets to be dictator-for-life. John gets to be First Tiger.

Hm.

I should go to work now.

Comments

[ras-elased.livejournal.com]

OMG! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's noticed that! I've been (slowly) making "Calvin and Hobbes/Rodney and John" icons, and I had this sitting around on my hard drive, saved, which I planned to post along with my icons when I finish making them, but since you are so clearly a kindred spirit in the C&H love, you get a sneak peak. ;)

How Calvin is like Rodney, Hobbes is like John, and Susie Derkins is like Elizabeth:

Calvin is: an arrogant, loud pessimist with frequent delusions of grandeur and occasional destructive tendencies, who spends most of his time berating the stupidity of a world that refuses to worship him as the demi-god he so obviously is. He is certain that he is always right, about everything, and is prone to fits of hysterics. He believes he is a superhero. He hates doctors and thinks they’re all quacks. Also, most of his daily life revolves around snarking and causing trouble with his best friend, Hobbes.

Hobbes is: a lazy, fun-loving, optimistic tiger who usually responds to Calvin with dry sarcasm. Though typically laid back, he does have latent homicidal tendencies as well as occasional outbursts of childish exuberance. He is good at manipulating Calvin without Calvin even realizing he’s being manipulated. He is a bit of a prankster, and one of his favorite pastimes is Calvin-baiting. He has a profound love for one particular food: tuna (i.e. turkey sandwiches) and Calvin also makes frequent wisecracks about his fur (i.e. hair).

Susie Derkins is: an idealistic, well-meaning little girl who believes strongly in the empowered woman as a role model. Her idea of “playing house” is to have a family where the wife is a highly powerful executive, and the husband shares equally in the household duties. She is frequently annoyed by Calvin’s antics, but likes him anyway, and can give as good as she gets. She has a big soft spot for Hobbes. She believes in the value of hard work, rules, and consequences, and also that there is good in everyone (even Calvin, deep down…way deep down.) She is also the only sane one of the bunch.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I've been (slowly) making "Calvin and Hobbes/Rodney and John" icons,

That is all kinds of awesome right there. Seriously, ALL KINDS. Hurry and finish! Hurryhurryhurry!

How Calvin is like Rodney, Hobbes is like John, and Susie Derkins is like Elizabeth:

Dear God, that is so so true. And, consequently, very cool. It would be so nice to add "Like Hobbes does to Calvin, John tackles Rodney on a regular basis," but alas... Though I now have crack-like visions of John being stuck on Atlantis while Rodney's away on a mission, then tackling him back through the stargate when Rodney tries to return to the city.

a kindred spirit in the C&H love,

Who isn't?! All hail C&H! All hail Watterson!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Oh, one more thing on Rodney/Calvin that's important: Despite the snark, egotism, melodrama, etc., Calvin has a fundamental sense of the coolness of the natural world as a place of exploration.

I don't think I'll ever forget the last strip, with Calvin and Hobbes sledding off into the distance and Calvin saying "It's a magical world, Hobbes old buddy... Let's go exploring!" And that's pretty much the spirit Rodney's got, bitching and laziness aside--he wouldn't have gone to Atlantis if, deep down (even if he doesn't admit it to himself), he didn't believe the world should be treated like an adventure.