SGA Countdown - Rodney McKay
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kaaatieTuesday: The second (and main) reason for my love of SGA – Rodney McKay
Where do I start!?!? For those of you who know me (or have even looked at my journal) you’ll know that I adore Rodney McKay.
It wasn’t always that way though. When he first appeared in 48 Hours on SG1, I hated him. I actually hated him. I thought he was rude, annoying, and basically a jerk. However, since then his character has evolved so much, and with every episode, we see more layers of Rodney McKay – He is now no longer just arrogant and self-centred, we’ve also discovered that he’s incredibly caring, heroic, funny and sarcastic ("Lets talk about it for a really long time. That'll help for sure").
I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I started loving him, but I know that by the end of Hide and Seek, there was no turning back – I was obsessed! That episode showed everything that I love about McKay – it showed his jovial antics with Sheppard, his fear, his snark, and ultimately, his bravery. The "invulnerable" moment is still one of my favourites from the whole show:
Weir: I'm still trying to understand how you thought it was a good idea to test this device by having someone throw you off a balcony.
McKay: Oh, believe me, that's not the first thing we tried.
Sheppard: [Smug] I shot him.
[Dr. Weir gives him "the look"]
Sheppard: In the leg!
McKay: I'm invulnerable!
Weir: Aren't you the one who's always spouting off about how proper and careful scientific procedure must be adhered to?
McKay: [Smug] In-vul-nerable!
Talking about vulnerability, I have a real soft-spot for emotional vulnerability, and Rodney McKay has loads of that. I simply adore the way that Rodney McKay (or more accurately David Hewlett) can show so many emotions. When he’s excited or passionate about something, you can actually feel that excitement. When he’s annoyed, his anger seems to radiate across the screen, and the way that he shows hurt and pain is just so believable that I can feel myself hurting for him. We need some pictures to demonstrate that amazing range of emotions:
Look how happy he when he realises he isn’t dying in "Hot Zone"!
His recording in "Letters From Pegasus" is another of my favourites – here he is happily talking about Sam. I just adore his crooked mouth and geeky smile!
He also does arrogant superiority amazingly well. That arrogance is hot. Very hot.
He’s also hot when he thinks he’s dying...
And he’s hot when he thinks he’s lost Sheppard’s trust...
Next, we have all the physical reasons why I love Rodney McKay. First, there is his amazing blue eyes – they have so much depth that you feel like you could drown...
And those exquisite eye lashes...
Then, there are his hands, arms and shoulders. I love how expressive he is with his hands – they always seem to be moving, and as for his manly arms and broad shoulders – I think these pictures speak for themselves!
"The Defiant One" is another of my favourite Rodney McKay episodes. He shows his compassionate side as he tries to console Dr Gall, and (as explained by Dr. Gall) we can clearly see how much Rodney has changed – he really does want to get out there and help Sheppard. Then we get to see him using a gun – there is nothing hotter in my mind!
Don’t we wish we could have him tied up like this!
So, in conclusion: Rodney McKay = HOT! Now, what does everyone else think?? Feel free to comment with opinions, pictures or anything else relating to Rodney McKay.
This Rodney McKay love post is dedicated tomcalex22. Happy bithday, matey!! :D
Where do I start!?!? For those of you who know me (or have even looked at my journal) you’ll know that I adore Rodney McKay.
It wasn’t always that way though. When he first appeared in 48 Hours on SG1, I hated him. I actually hated him. I thought he was rude, annoying, and basically a jerk. However, since then his character has evolved so much, and with every episode, we see more layers of Rodney McKay – He is now no longer just arrogant and self-centred, we’ve also discovered that he’s incredibly caring, heroic, funny and sarcastic ("Lets talk about it for a really long time. That'll help for sure").
I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I started loving him, but I know that by the end of Hide and Seek, there was no turning back – I was obsessed! That episode showed everything that I love about McKay – it showed his jovial antics with Sheppard, his fear, his snark, and ultimately, his bravery. The "invulnerable" moment is still one of my favourites from the whole show:
Weir: I'm still trying to understand how you thought it was a good idea to test this device by having someone throw you off a balcony.
McKay: Oh, believe me, that's not the first thing we tried.
Sheppard: [Smug] I shot him.
[Dr. Weir gives him "the look"]
Sheppard: In the leg!
McKay: I'm invulnerable!
Weir: Aren't you the one who's always spouting off about how proper and careful scientific procedure must be adhered to?
McKay: [Smug] In-vul-nerable!
Talking about vulnerability, I have a real soft-spot for emotional vulnerability, and Rodney McKay has loads of that. I simply adore the way that Rodney McKay (or more accurately David Hewlett) can show so many emotions. When he’s excited or passionate about something, you can actually feel that excitement. When he’s annoyed, his anger seems to radiate across the screen, and the way that he shows hurt and pain is just so believable that I can feel myself hurting for him. We need some pictures to demonstrate that amazing range of emotions:
Look how happy he when he realises he isn’t dying in "Hot Zone"!
His recording in "Letters From Pegasus" is another of my favourites – here he is happily talking about Sam. I just adore his crooked mouth and geeky smile!
He also does arrogant superiority amazingly well. That arrogance is hot. Very hot.
He’s also hot when he thinks he’s dying...
And he’s hot when he thinks he’s lost Sheppard’s trust...
Next, we have all the physical reasons why I love Rodney McKay. First, there is his amazing blue eyes – they have so much depth that you feel like you could drown...
And those exquisite eye lashes...
Then, there are his hands, arms and shoulders. I love how expressive he is with his hands – they always seem to be moving, and as for his manly arms and broad shoulders – I think these pictures speak for themselves!
"The Defiant One" is another of my favourite Rodney McKay episodes. He shows his compassionate side as he tries to console Dr Gall, and (as explained by Dr. Gall) we can clearly see how much Rodney has changed – he really does want to get out there and help Sheppard. Then we get to see him using a gun – there is nothing hotter in my mind!
Don’t we wish we could have him tied up like this!
So, in conclusion: Rodney McKay = HOT! Now, what does everyone else think?? Feel free to comment with opinions, pictures or anything else relating to Rodney McKay.
This Rodney McKay love post is dedicated to
mcalex22. Happy bithday, matey!! :D