Personally, I would have loved to see Jack and Sara have gotten together. I saw the episodes all out of order, so I was a bit confused at first, until I saw the first season. I was really down about that. It would have brought a whole different layer and dimension to the show, and I think it would have helped have a balancing effect on the characters.
The only downside I see to it is that Jack and Daniel might not have become as close as they had (both lost a spouse in one way or another) and Jack might not have been as supportive with Teal'c. I not bashing Jack here. I am just saying that while he could still be friends with his team, and take his job seriously, he would have a wife and she, imo, would be the most important thing in his life. I liked the dysfunctionalism of the four characters and how that brought them very close to each other.
Conversely, I would have also liked to see a Jack that thought of her often instead of the whole Sam/Jack thing. During season one, we saw something that could be interpreted as sexual tension between Sam and Jack (it happens irl and that doesn't bother me) but he was a man that was still thinking of Sara. We were reminded of that in several episodes. They could have blossomed that into something very angsty, with even the possibility of getting them back together at a later point. Also, Sam never took it any farther than whatever was there. It was very professional and adult. That way, we could have Jack who was serious about his job, would stand by his friends, but also had that longing for his wife that he kept fairly secret. This was a great foil to Daniel who was very vocal about finding his wife. I think the interplay there could have been outstanding.
When Daniel finally loses Sha're would that have Jack reevaluate his relationship with Sara? Would he finally act instead of keeping pictures, trinkets, and like in Brief Candle, start to write to her? I wanted that to keep up. The last we saw were some pictures in Jack's house in the season seven finale.
Since Teal'c also was married and with a child, they could have used that as well. Jack could have played more the mentor to Sam instead of developing it into the mess they did.
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Date: 2005-09-05 01:57 pm (UTC)The only downside I see to it is that Jack and Daniel might not have become as close as they had (both lost a spouse in one way or another) and Jack might not have been as supportive with Teal'c. I not bashing Jack here. I am just saying that while he could still be friends with his team, and take his job seriously, he would have a wife and she, imo, would be the most important thing in his life. I liked the dysfunctionalism of the four characters and how that brought them very close to each other.
Conversely, I would have also liked to see a Jack that thought of her often instead of the whole Sam/Jack thing. During season one, we saw something that could be interpreted as sexual tension between Sam and Jack (it happens irl and that doesn't bother me) but he was a man that was still thinking of Sara. We were reminded of that in several episodes. They could have blossomed that into something very angsty, with even the possibility of getting them back together at a later point. Also, Sam never took it any farther than whatever was there. It was very professional and adult. That way, we could have Jack who was serious about his job, would stand by his friends, but also had that longing for his wife that he kept fairly secret. This was a great foil to Daniel who was very vocal about finding his wife. I think the interplay there could have been outstanding.
When Daniel finally loses Sha're would that have Jack reevaluate his relationship with Sara? Would he finally act instead of keeping pictures, trinkets, and like in Brief Candle, start to write to her? I wanted that to keep up. The last we saw were some pictures in Jack's house in the season seven finale.
Since Teal'c also was married and with a child, they could have used that as well. Jack could have played more the mentor to Sam instead of developing it into the mess they did.
I think it would have worked out really well.