I thought all of the S/J was forced in s4, but I saw it in a 6-episode arc from Divide and Conquer to Beneath the Surface, and after that, I haven't seen any interest on Jack's part -- as if, when they got their memories back, he decided, "This has to stop." But during that time, I did hate the way it pulled the balance of the four of them off-center.
The J/D relationship, though, I have a different theory about. To me, they are each moving towards each other's point of view -- Daniel becoming more understanding that in some situations the military answer IS the answer, and Jack realizing that acting on his conscience rather than orders is the right thing to do. Yet they have their roles that they're supposed to play out, and it frustrates them. I think the arguments were sort of pro forma, so that they could say that they'd argued their side, and then went ahead and did what needed to be done. It was worst in The Other Side, when Jack was really fighting being the disobedient officer. But by Beast of Burden, he lets Daniel badger him into doing the right thing pretty easily.
Loving Rodney (because I do!) is adorable, isn't it?
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Date: 2006-11-27 05:05 pm (UTC)The J/D relationship, though, I have a different theory about. To me, they are each moving towards each other's point of view -- Daniel becoming more understanding that in some situations the military answer IS the answer, and Jack realizing that acting on his conscience rather than orders is the right thing to do. Yet they have their roles that they're supposed to play out, and it frustrates them. I think the arguments were sort of pro forma, so that they could say that they'd argued their side, and then went ahead and did what needed to be done. It was worst in The Other Side, when Jack was really fighting being the disobedient officer. But by Beast of Burden, he lets Daniel badger him into doing the right thing pretty easily.
Loving Rodney (because I do!) is adorable, isn't it?