I enjoyed your breakdown of Keller and McPuker... er McKeller! ;)
I actually liked Jewel as Kaylee in Firefly. I don't like Keller that much. I certainly don't hate her. I have never hated any SG character. But, I'm with you on the whiny voice! Jewel doesn't have that in real life, Kaylee didn't have it, so why the heck does Keller? It is very distracting and makes Keller sound like a whiny brat on occasion. Not a talented, dedicated young doctor.
Now, I'm not a doctor. But, I have a brother who is one and a medical student daughter. We love medicine and medical matters in my family, and yep, I do know a fair amount about a little of the subject, here and there. Basically Keller is the most dreadful doctor I've ever seen on TV! And it annoys the heck out of me to see a woman doctor both written and portrayed that way.
Now, don't throw things at me here, but I do think Jewel has to take some responsibility here. She has said in many interviews that before taking on the role she did no research, didn't shadow a doctor or talk to any medical professional on how to 'act' as a doctor. Frankly, it shows. Yes, the medical writing is rubbish. Horribly inaccurate and laughable on occasion - always has been and it's inexcusable and down to poor research and lazy arrogant writers, I think. But Paul M managed to do a pretty good job of showing roughly how a doctor behaves. He wasn't perfect, sure, but he was pretty good on the whole, I thought. I know he talked to his brother, who's a doctor and constantly asked his advice on things, and it shows, I think.
Now, that aside. I do agree Keller's writing has been all over the place. So inconsistent, changing from this episode to that episode. Sigh...
As for the romance? YIKES! It sucks! Sorry, I can't think of anything more eloquent to say. It's poorly written and Gero especially makes out like Rodney is him and that he's just having one big wet dream! It's ruined the dynamics of the show sometimes. Rodney doesn't seem to spend much time with Sheppard, who I think he has bucketloads of friendship chemistry with, or with Ronon or Teyla. I really feel Rodney and Keller have no sexual chemistry. Their kiss in BS was just soooo awkward and lacking in passion, IMO.
So, my conclusion? I wanted to like Keller. I like Jewel. I like Kaylee. Jewel's age is an issue for me. CMO in her midish 20's? Yeah right. And Jewel looks and acts young, IMO. She doesn't bring much gravitas to the role, which is wrong for CMO. She's a quirky, fun young actress and was horribly miscast as CMO. If TPTB wanted her that badly, then she should have been given a role for which she was well suited. CMO wasn't it.
Overall, a lot of fans and many critics feel Jewel was miscast and that Keller hasn't been a success. Shame JM et al haven't realised that. But, what's done is done. I hope they learn from their mistakes... but they won't, will they? LOL!
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Date: 2008-12-11 02:34 pm (UTC)I actually liked Jewel as Kaylee in Firefly. I don't like Keller that much. I certainly don't hate her. I have never hated any SG character. But, I'm with you on the whiny voice! Jewel doesn't have that in real life, Kaylee didn't have it, so why the heck does Keller? It is very distracting and makes Keller sound like a whiny brat on occasion. Not a talented, dedicated young doctor.
Now, I'm not a doctor. But, I have a brother who is one and a medical student daughter. We love medicine and medical matters in my family, and yep, I do know a fair amount about a little of the subject, here and there. Basically Keller is the most dreadful doctor I've ever seen on TV! And it annoys the heck out of me to see a woman doctor both written and portrayed that way.
Now, don't throw things at me here, but I do think Jewel has to take some responsibility here. She has said in many interviews that before taking on the role she did no research, didn't shadow a doctor or talk to any medical professional on how to 'act' as a doctor. Frankly, it shows. Yes, the medical writing is rubbish. Horribly inaccurate and laughable on occasion - always has been and it's inexcusable and down to poor research and lazy arrogant writers, I think. But Paul M managed to do a pretty good job of showing roughly how a doctor behaves. He wasn't perfect, sure, but he was pretty good on the whole, I thought. I know he talked to his brother, who's a doctor and constantly asked his advice on things, and it shows, I think.
Now, that aside. I do agree Keller's writing has been all over the place. So inconsistent, changing from this episode to that episode. Sigh...
As for the romance? YIKES! It sucks! Sorry, I can't think of anything more eloquent to say. It's poorly written and Gero especially makes out like Rodney is him and that he's just having one big wet dream! It's ruined the dynamics of the show sometimes. Rodney doesn't seem to spend much time with Sheppard, who I think he has bucketloads of friendship chemistry with, or with Ronon or Teyla. I really feel Rodney and Keller have no sexual chemistry. Their kiss in BS was just soooo awkward and lacking in passion, IMO.
So, my conclusion? I wanted to like Keller. I like Jewel. I like Kaylee. Jewel's age is an issue for me. CMO in her midish 20's? Yeah right. And Jewel looks and acts young, IMO. She doesn't bring much gravitas to the role, which is wrong for CMO. She's a quirky, fun young actress and was horribly miscast as CMO. If TPTB wanted her that badly, then she should have been given a role for which she was well suited. CMO wasn't it.
Overall, a lot of fans and many critics feel Jewel was miscast and that Keller hasn't been a success. Shame JM et al haven't realised that. But, what's done is done. I hope they learn from their mistakes... but they won't, will they? LOL!