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Five Women Daniel Jackson Didn't Date (But Should Have)
1) Sha'uri
One of Daniel's few regrets about his time with his wife, aside from its brief duration, is that he never got the chance to actually court her. They were married almost immediately after the first Stargate team's arrival at Nagada on Abydos, and spent the entire year they were together living on that desert planet. In the back of Daniel's mind, he'd always imagined showing her the wonders of his world, the original homeworld of her people; and not only that, he'd wanted to take her out to dinner, to the movies, to the zoo, anything and everything he thought she might enjoy or marvel at.
He'd imagined her smiles, her laughter, as he showed her the things he loved. He'd never got the chance to make it a reality.
2) Samantha Carter
There was a time when Sam had looked at Daniel with nearly as much interest as she did her CO. Unfortunately, that was before Sha'uri's death, and by the time he'd recovered from losing his wife enough to look at another woman, her fixation on Jack was unshakeable. Years later, Daniel had contemplated trying to take her out for dinner and dancing after he'd returned from his first Ascension-- meeting her again without any preconceptions had made him realize, as he hadn't in years, that she really was a desirable woman-- but he'd decided that the potential for disaster far outweighed the potential for joy.
He still can't quite bring himself to regret that decision, as brilliant and beautiful as Sam is; he doesn't even want to imagine how much worse the interrogation by the replicator copy of his teammate might have gone if it had had more intimate memories of interactions with him to work from.
3) Janet Frasier
Daniel had had no idea how Janet felt about him before the incident with the naquadria. She was beautiful, competent, and a good friend; but he was a childless, civilian widower, and she was the divorced, career military, adopted mother of a teenaged girl. If he'd thought of her in a romantic light at all, it was to wonder why Jack, who had much more in common with her, hadn't taken her out to dinner instead of continuing to make impossible calf-eyes at Sam. He hadn't thought he'd have anything to offer Janet that wouldn't be better expressed through friendship.
And then she'd lost him. And then he'd come back. As his memories had slowly returned, as he'd spent more and more time with each of his friends and teammates in an attempt to jog his memory, he'd seen more in her eyes than he'd remembered, more than he'd ever expected.
Between missions after catastrophes after kidnappings, they'd had to reschedule their first "official" date three times. The last one-- circled in red on his calendar-- ended up being the day he attended her funeral.
4) Sarah Gardner
Daniel has wondered, from time to time, what would have happened if he hadn't shut Sarah out and driven her away back in graduate school. Would she have been able to talk him out of the disastrous public lecture that had led to the most wonderful, fulfilling, difficult career he could ever have imagined? Would they have gone on to a stellar joint career as archaeologists together, treading in his parents' footsteps as he had imagined doing ever since he was old enough to pick up a brush? Was that why he'd been in Egypt in the reality where General O'Neill and Colonel Hammond had been in the middle of losing Earth to Apophis' fleet?
So maybe that one had turned out for the best. But he still feels a little guilty for not pursuing things again with her, years later, after she'd been taken by and then rescued from Osiris. There was still an ember there of the attraction that had led him to date her all those years back, and he'd felt a little responsible for the hell she'd been through, but he'd been afraid she'd see him as just another reminder of all the terrible things that had happened in her three years among the Goa'uld, so he hadn't pushed.
and... 5) Vala Mal Doran
Vala is very, very attractive, is smarter than she lets on, has a good heart buried beneath all the defensive layers she built up while host to Qetesh, and she gets under his skin consistently in a way no one else save Jack has managed to do in all his years at the SGC. She would definitely be a challenge; he can't imagine ever getting bored in a relationship with her, nor her allowing him to distance himself the way he did with Sarah and other girlfriends in the past, and she's had enough of her own traumas to understand his.
There's just one problem. Well, two. He might trust her with his life, but he's not yet sure he can trust her with his heart... and there's a better than even chance that her daughter will kill one or both of them by the end of the year.
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maevebran:Five Women Daniel Jackson Didn't Date (But Should Have)
1) Sha'uri
One of Daniel's few regrets about his time with his wife, aside from its brief duration, is that he never got the chance to actually court her. They were married almost immediately after the first Stargate team's arrival at Nagada on Abydos, and spent the entire year they were together living on that desert planet. In the back of Daniel's mind, he'd always imagined showing her the wonders of his world, the original homeworld of her people; and not only that, he'd wanted to take her out to dinner, to the movies, to the zoo, anything and everything he thought she might enjoy or marvel at.
He'd imagined her smiles, her laughter, as he showed her the things he loved. He'd never got the chance to make it a reality.
2) Samantha Carter
There was a time when Sam had looked at Daniel with nearly as much interest as she did her CO. Unfortunately, that was before Sha'uri's death, and by the time he'd recovered from losing his wife enough to look at another woman, her fixation on Jack was unshakeable. Years later, Daniel had contemplated trying to take her out for dinner and dancing after he'd returned from his first Ascension-- meeting her again without any preconceptions had made him realize, as he hadn't in years, that she really was a desirable woman-- but he'd decided that the potential for disaster far outweighed the potential for joy.
He still can't quite bring himself to regret that decision, as brilliant and beautiful as Sam is; he doesn't even want to imagine how much worse the interrogation by the replicator copy of his teammate might have gone if it had had more intimate memories of interactions with him to work from.
3) Janet Frasier
Daniel had had no idea how Janet felt about him before the incident with the naquadria. She was beautiful, competent, and a good friend; but he was a childless, civilian widower, and she was the divorced, career military, adopted mother of a teenaged girl. If he'd thought of her in a romantic light at all, it was to wonder why Jack, who had much more in common with her, hadn't taken her out to dinner instead of continuing to make impossible calf-eyes at Sam. He hadn't thought he'd have anything to offer Janet that wouldn't be better expressed through friendship.
And then she'd lost him. And then he'd come back. As his memories had slowly returned, as he'd spent more and more time with each of his friends and teammates in an attempt to jog his memory, he'd seen more in her eyes than he'd remembered, more than he'd ever expected.
Between missions after catastrophes after kidnappings, they'd had to reschedule their first "official" date three times. The last one-- circled in red on his calendar-- ended up being the day he attended her funeral.
4) Sarah Gardner
Daniel has wondered, from time to time, what would have happened if he hadn't shut Sarah out and driven her away back in graduate school. Would she have been able to talk him out of the disastrous public lecture that had led to the most wonderful, fulfilling, difficult career he could ever have imagined? Would they have gone on to a stellar joint career as archaeologists together, treading in his parents' footsteps as he had imagined doing ever since he was old enough to pick up a brush? Was that why he'd been in Egypt in the reality where General O'Neill and Colonel Hammond had been in the middle of losing Earth to Apophis' fleet?
So maybe that one had turned out for the best. But he still feels a little guilty for not pursuing things again with her, years later, after she'd been taken by and then rescued from Osiris. There was still an ember there of the attraction that had led him to date her all those years back, and he'd felt a little responsible for the hell she'd been through, but he'd been afraid she'd see him as just another reminder of all the terrible things that had happened in her three years among the Goa'uld, so he hadn't pushed.
and... 5) Vala Mal Doran
Vala is very, very attractive, is smarter than she lets on, has a good heart buried beneath all the defensive layers she built up while host to Qetesh, and she gets under his skin consistently in a way no one else save Jack has managed to do in all his years at the SGC. She would definitely be a challenge; he can't imagine ever getting bored in a relationship with her, nor her allowing him to distance himself the way he did with Sarah and other girlfriends in the past, and she's had enough of her own traumas to understand his.
There's just one problem. Well, two. He might trust her with his life, but he's not yet sure he can trust her with his heart... and there's a better than even chance that her daughter will kill one or both of them by the end of the year.
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Date: 2006-09-21 08:52 pm (UTC)Love the ending on the second one. Haven't seen the episode but I can imagine the difficulty there.
The third one how sad. Ah crap is all I can say.
You've never mentioned the fourth lady before.
Five, picky picky If that is true then he better get busy or he'll have eternity to regret it. I assume if Daniel dies he'll assend again.=)
Nice job.
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Date: 2006-09-25 06:39 am (UTC)You'll see the Sam episode I'm talking about in eighth season. And the Janet one is in season seven... sorry to spoil you so far in advance, but at least it won't catch you off guard. =)
The fourth lady shows up several times between seasons four and seven; you'll get to her. She's an old ex of Daniel's that gets dragged into his current life.
And as for five, don't judge Daniel for being wary until you see how they met. *grin* But she brings out a side of him we rarely otherwise see, so I have hope for them yet.
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Date: 2006-09-25 07:01 am (UTC)I enjoy spoilers, and I like knowing what to watch out for.
I don't judge Daniel for being wary after all he's gone through and I've only scene most of season one. I'm presently watching 1.20 Politics. =)
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Date: 2006-09-21 08:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-25 06:37 am (UTC)SG-1 is one of the few fandoms where I'm pretty wide open about what ships I'll read... although I have to admit to a slight prejudice against Sam/Jack. In the early seasons, I kind of liked the little added tension, but as soon as they turned it into the elephant in the room with the zatarc detector I was so over them.
> The whole thing is wonderful, though, and absolutely fits with the Daniel we've seen in canon all these years. :-)
Thank you, that's a great compliment, considering I've been kind of dashing these off as a hurried distraction. =)
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Date: 2006-09-21 09:11 pm (UTC)I adore #1; didn't think anything could make me more sad about Sha're's death thatn I was already, but that did it.
The last paragraph of #2 makes a lot of sense to me. I can't manage to 'ship Sam/Daniel; I can see that the possibility might have been there, but it's worked out for the best.
And regarding Vala...yes, exactly. Hee. Though she's the first woman Daniel's shown an interest in that I've thought would be good for him. Possibly. Assuming they don't get each other killed first.
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Date: 2006-09-25 06:46 am (UTC)It's been a long time now since he lost her, but I think she's still very much on his mind. I couldn't leave her out.
> The last paragraph of #2 makes a lot of sense to me. I can't manage to 'ship Sam/Daniel; I can see that the possibility might have been there, but it's worked out for the best.
Sam/Daniel only works during certain seasons; they've long grown past that being a possibility, I think. I miss their science-twins days... ever since he came back he's been even more self-concentrated than before.
> And regarding Vala...yes, exactly. Hee. Though she's the first woman Daniel's shown an interest in that I've thought would be good for him. Possibly. Assuming they don't get each other killed first.
Yeah. Even, or perhaps especially, on a non-slash level being around Jack all the time drew Daniel out when he needed it, challenged him, &etc.; I loved that friendship on the show, and mourned it when RDA started pulling out and then left entirely. We didn't see enough of Sha'uri with Daniel to really judge, but apart from that, I've never seen any of his potential romantic partners get that deep under his skin except Vala, and he'd never be happy long-term without that kind of connection.
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Date: 2006-09-21 10:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-25 06:47 am (UTC)Thank you, I'm glad you liked them. =)
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Date: 2006-09-24 05:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-25 06:50 am (UTC)Glad you liked. I still miss Sha'uri; I get why it would have been a bad decision creatively to have one of the leading men part of a settled romantic pair, but Daniel really got the shaft with that storyline.
> There are compelling reasons why it would have been nice to see more of Daniel with all of these ladies.
Yes. Not the least of which might have been some happiness to leaven out all the grief; half his reason for Ascending was that he felt he didn't belong, IIRC, and romance might have grounded him. Then again, it might have cut down some on his heroics, which would have made the show a lot duller. =)