Your feedback totally brought a smile to my face and re-energized me (which I'm in need of 'cause omg finals season).
Glad to be of assistance! ^_^ I just got done with finals, and OMG I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. *dies*
What I really regret though is not showing her ruthless momma bear side . . . she's so ruthless and so protective of her family that she is willing to sacrifice parts of herself that she holds dear (like her morality and her inherent wish for peace instead of war) so that her family stays safes.
Yes! I agree, the song had room for a lot, but not really that aspect. Though I do think you touched on it quite well with the rueful, affectionate look that she gives John and Rodney when they're looking at the screen. That was one of the many, many high points in the vid for me. You captured so much emotion right there. I hope that they do give you what you need to show this side of her, since that would mean another beautiful vid. But even if they don't, I feel like this is one is such an excellent summation of all the things that make me love Elizabeth that I wouldn't be disappointed at all.
And you know, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it's not so much that I haven't seen the Elizabeth that I love on the show, as it is that this vid *distilled* all of the things that I love about her, and concentrated them down to four-some-odd minutes of perfection. When we only get a few glimpses of her in each episode, or a few really powerful scenes, then, honestly, the show can't compare. I love SGA, probably more than I have ever loved any TV show, ever. But it is a TV show. The writers are constrained by the fact that, honestly, Elizabeth is not *the* main character, but part of a large ensemble, and that the show is sci-fi/drama/action, not sci-fi/drama. So for the limits that they can work inside, I think they do quite well. But this vid is so obviously a labor of love, and so is perfectly naturally more intense than the source.
I'll be keeping an eye out for any other ways you may improve upon canon, and in the mean time, good luck with finals!
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Glad to be of assistance! ^_^ I just got done with finals, and OMG I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. *dies*
What I really regret though is not showing her ruthless momma bear side . . . she's so ruthless and so protective of her family that she is willing to sacrifice parts of herself that she holds dear (like her morality and her inherent wish for peace instead of war) so that her family stays safes.
Yes! I agree, the song had room for a lot, but not really that aspect. Though I do think you touched on it quite well with the rueful, affectionate look that she gives John and Rodney when they're looking at the screen. That was one of the many, many high points in the vid for me. You captured so much emotion right there. I hope that they do give you what you need to show this side of her, since that would mean another beautiful vid. But even if they don't, I feel like this is one is such an excellent summation of all the things that make me love Elizabeth that I wouldn't be disappointed at all.
And you know, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it's not so much that I haven't seen the Elizabeth that I love on the show, as it is that this vid *distilled* all of the things that I love about her, and concentrated them down to four-some-odd minutes of perfection. When we only get a few glimpses of her in each episode, or a few really powerful scenes, then, honestly, the show can't compare. I love SGA, probably more than I have ever loved any TV show, ever. But it is a TV show. The writers are constrained by the fact that, honestly, Elizabeth is not *the* main character, but part of a large ensemble, and that the show is sci-fi/drama/action, not sci-fi/drama. So for the limits that they can work inside, I think they do quite well. But this vid is so obviously a labor of love, and so is perfectly naturally more intense than the source.
I'll be keeping an eye out for any other ways you may improve upon canon, and in the mean time, good luck with finals!