Ford vs. Ronon
May. 29th, 2009 09:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikatReading the SGA tie-ins that are set in S1 of the show, I have to say that if the screen writers portrayed Ford the way he's shown in the books, I might have even loved him. Cute and interesting and funny and loyal and capable... In the show, he had the personality of a wallpaper. Yes, I didn't like him at all. He actually made the show rather boring - and before someone jumps at my throat, no, it wasn't because he was black. He was simply bland. No quirks, no distinctive personality, nada. He did finally get interesting - hyped on the Wraith enzyme. And that was when they dropped him. Too bad, after Lost Boys, I would have liked to see him as a recurring character.
I think that Ford was the reason why I just couldn't get into the show at its beginning. I loved Sheppard and McKay but it was the team spirit that drew me to SGA. And with the appearance of one Ronon Dex, it just clicked for me! I have yet to see a character more loyal than Ronon. Not even Teal'c showed as much loyalty as Ronon to Sheppard - oh, I have no doubt that Teal'c was loyal to death, he just didn't show it, not really. With Ronon, you could feel his fierce loyalty. I don't know if it was done on purpose or if it was Jason Momoa's acting, but the way Ronon always followed Sheppard with his eyes, the way he always had his back - and when something happened to Sheppard, Ronon went berserk! - was a-awesome.
I think that Ford was the reason why I just couldn't get into the show at its beginning. I loved Sheppard and McKay but it was the team spirit that drew me to SGA. And with the appearance of one Ronon Dex, it just clicked for me! I have yet to see a character more loyal than Ronon. Not even Teal'c showed as much loyalty as Ronon to Sheppard - oh, I have no doubt that Teal'c was loyal to death, he just didn't show it, not really. With Ronon, you could feel his fierce loyalty. I don't know if it was done on purpose or if it was Jason Momoa's acting, but the way Ronon always followed Sheppard with his eyes, the way he always had his back - and when something happened to Sheppard, Ronon went berserk! - was a-awesome.
