WTF?! (Stargate & Dexter Spoilers)

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SPOILERS FOR STARGATE ATLANTIS SEASON 3 & DEXTER SEASON 4 AND KINDA STARGATE SG-1 SEASON SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE

DO NOT CONTINUE READING IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THESE AND DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED!

Just finished watching Stargate Atlantis episode "Sunday." WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? Okay, so I was spoiled (I guess) about a death that happens later on in the show. And I know fanfic writers are allowed to ignore certain deaths when they write. But I was NOT bloody expecting that. I am a massive pool of tears right now. I can't believe Stargate did this to me AGAIN. WTF, Stargate? Seriously. I am SOBBING.


It's funny, though. Coworkers kept bugging me to get caught up on Dexter. And I finally watched through the 4th season, which was magnificent. But did I cry when Rita died? No. I was shocked, sure. And I thought the parallel image of Harrison in the blood by his dead mother was kind of awesome, considering the themes & internal debate going on all season. It couldn't have ended any differently but did I cry? No, not at all. Was I sad? Not really. I never felt attached to her. I know I probably should have, but I always felt like Dexter's main love was his Dark Passenger and everything else was second to that. Even when he got married and gave up his apartment, I still felt like it was only temporary, and that his true heart lay beyond how he acted on the surface. I've no doubt he loved her. He just didn't convince me that he loved her enough for me to be broken up about her murder.

My coworkers thought I was crazy for not crying and flipping out over it. L called me cold-hearted. I didn't even remember Rita was dead until they kept prodding me with "so what happens at the end?" bits. I wonder if it has to do with the fact that I was never in love with Darla (she was an AMAZING character, and I screamed when she became a vamp again, but she was evil). But, no, I think it's just that I never really bought into the true, deep love thing. She always seemed to just be *there* to help preserve Dexter's image.


But tonight. OMG I can't stop crying. WTF? Why would the Stargate writers do this to me AGAIN? And, yeah, none of the characters was even married to him, but they all dearly loved him. This was SO unexpected for me and I loved the guy too. Apart from Rodney, he was my favorite character on the show. And, see, maybe it's best I didn't watch this in realtime because "Sunday" would definitely have made me stop watching anyway. This is no fair. *sobs*


I always say I cry at everything. But... I guess I actually don't. Kill off one of my favorite characters, though, and watch out.