Quick question...

[bluflamingo]

Huh-apparently you can tell from my flist if I'm writing fic, because it's always peppered with questions when I am. Maybe I need to start looking these things up myself...

Sadly, I don't have time to watch 8 seasons of SG1 in order to find out, this time, so I'm throwing myself at your mercy, again.

Has SG1 or Atlantis ever introduced someone who speaks Ancient, preferably a civilian, other than Jackson, Weir and the Athosians? I think O'Neill does after getting an Ancient thing on his head(?), but it needs to be someone non-military.

Personally, I'm all for making someone up, but I don't want to make up someone who already exists.

Many thanks!

Comments

[ninja007]

Hey, I think Harry Maybourne could at least read ancient by season 8... he did in "It's Good to be King". That's the only one I can think of...

[havocthecat]

He's not a civilian, he's Air Force, and even after he gets kicked out, he's got shady connections to the NID.

[bluflamingo]

Kicked out with shady connections would be not so much what I was going for, but thanks ninja for the suggestion.

[havocthecat]

Not so far as I'm aware, but you could probably make a good case for Sarah Gardner learning Ancient, either during her time as Osiris' host, or after that fact. There's also Lieutenant Satterfield (played by Grace Park), should you decide that you can use a military officer instead. She speaks and reads some Goa'uld; it's a perfectly reasonable conclusion that she'd try to learn Ancient as well since it would likely come in useful more and more over the years.

[scrollgirl]

I really like the idea of Sarah Gardner in Atlantis! I think it's totally reasonable she got hired on by the SGC after she recuperated, then transferred to Atlantis once the Goa'uld situation died down.

Satterfield would be a good choice too. I've always wanted to see her and Hailey in Atlantis.

[bluflamingo]

Hmm, see people talk about Sarah Gardner and I have no idea who she is. I think this is the universe's way of telling me I really need to watch SG1 before Cam and Vala show up, because although I have no idea who she is, she sounds awesome.

[havocthecat]

You REALLY need to see the rest of SG-1. Um. Yes. Because Sarah Gardner is rather awesome. She's introduced in fourth season, and then her mini-arc ends in seventh season. And! For once! She didn't die!

[bluflamingo]

OK, well, just surviving for three seasons makes her pretty cool.

You REALLY need to see the rest of SG-1.

Everyone says this, but I think I've imprinted on Cam as leader of SG1. I dunno, it seems weird to have O'Neill there instead.

[havocthecat]

I adore Cam, don't get me wrong, but he and Jack are very different. I mean, SG-1 before and after Jack are actually really different shows, in a lot of ways, so maybe if you look at it as a different series?

Plus this means you know nothing about Janet Fraiser except from her bits in Ripple Effect, and Janet is awesome enough that everyone should get to know who she is. (Carolyn Lam also rocks my world, mind you, but in a different way.)

[bluflamingo]

I know. I'm like the reverse of people who stopped watching after Jack left, I think.

Maybe considering it a different series would work, then I wouldn't keep waiting for Cam to show up :o)