I've discussed this with moonshayde a little; I think that a lot of Michael Shanks** fans are so thrilled with Vala because thus far her onscreen face time has equaled MS onscreen face time. Once their screen times are unlinked, I suspect at least some who now love her will be dissing/hating her with a passion rivaled only by their antipathy for Sam because Vala overshadows Daniel. Heck, I think she overshadows the whole team. To me, poor Sam seemed like a wet dishrag around Vala. I really didn't like that.
I like the energy Claudia Black brings to the set - and I think the actress earned her nomination for that burning scene - but it's clear to me that the writers prefer to write Vala. She's new; she's shiney; she can whatever backstory pops into their brains and they don't have to bother with 7 or 8 years of established backstory. To me, it often feels like she's having the more fun than the other actors on set, but that's highly subjective, influenced by final cuts, and I've been known to be wrong before.
**Do I really have to put in a disclaimer that I consider myself a Michael Shanks fan? And a Daniel fan?
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I like the energy Claudia Black brings to the set - and I think the actress earned her nomination for that burning scene - but it's clear to me that the writers prefer to write Vala. She's new; she's shiney; she can whatever backstory pops into their brains and they don't have to bother with 7 or 8 years of established backstory. To me, it often feels like she's having the more fun than the other actors on set, but that's highly subjective, influenced by final cuts, and I've been known to be wrong before.
**Do I really have to put in a disclaimer that I consider myself a Michael Shanks fan? And a Daniel fan?