a. This is the point where I have to admit that I've never written Jack POV outside of a Jack/Daniel story. I think it has something to do with the landmines in Jack's psyche, and how dissociated he can be from anyone who isn't on his (very) short list of People Who Matter. There is something intrinsically beautiful to me about how much Daniel softens Jack's edges and makes it okay to invite a stranger into his home to stay, or smile, or touch or loose or argue or fight. It's all a little more visceral when Daniel is about.
b. His best qualities, I think, are his sense of people and ability to read them. He's not (as I think I said somewhere up in the Cameron response) invested in the slightest in what people think of him, and will absolutely be the guy who says what no one else will; but he is invested in protecting people he cares about, so that fabled threat-assessment is really an ability to read people and gauge whether their good guys or people who need to be dead now.
c. His worst qualities are his stubborness and ability to be an ass, I think. That's probably redundant. He really doesn't care if you agree with him, or if any judgement passed is favorable unless it leads to further threats. So if you don't like it, you can just sit there and hold your breath waiting for it to change. I wonder if Charlie could have altered that about him, I suspect it was definitely hightened by Charlies death, but can you imagine the shake the roof yelling matches between Jack and Charlie-as-teenager? The neighbor's dogs would have howled.
d. Do I find him easy to write... Jack in my head serves the purpose of being the voice of need on the team. He's looking at the big picture when the other's are focused, he's pushing to get everything possible done when everyone else is stunned and waiting. I like that he will, if he likes you and he did something obnoxious, find a unique and quirky way of apologizing after the fact. I like that he's smart and self-effacing and leverages power with a light hand, I enjoy how he uses slang and pop-culture references to put you at ease through quirkiness.
I have no bloody idea what he is thinking most of the time, unless he's thinking tactically or about someone like Daniel, who brings out his playful, at ease, talkative side. I think he feels at peace with Teal'c, I think he needs Sam to do things he doesn't understand (and doesn't want to understand), but Daniel is the one he talks to, and he would barely *look* at Jonas (stubborn bastard.)
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Date: 2007-09-13 03:28 am (UTC)a. This is the point where I have to admit that I've never written Jack POV outside of a Jack/Daniel story. I think it has something to do with the landmines in Jack's psyche, and how dissociated he can be from anyone who isn't on his (very) short list of People Who Matter. There is something intrinsically beautiful to me about how much Daniel softens Jack's edges and makes it okay to invite a stranger into his home to stay, or smile, or touch or loose or argue or fight. It's all a little more visceral when Daniel is about.
b. His best qualities, I think, are his sense of people and ability to read them. He's not (as I think I said somewhere up in the Cameron response) invested in the slightest in what people think of him, and will absolutely be the guy who says what no one else will; but he is invested in protecting people he cares about, so that fabled threat-assessment is really an ability to read people and gauge whether their good guys or people who need to be dead now.
c. His worst qualities are his stubborness and ability to be an ass, I think. That's probably redundant. He really doesn't care if you agree with him, or if any judgement passed is favorable unless it leads to further threats. So if you don't like it, you can just sit there and hold your breath waiting for it to change. I wonder if Charlie could have altered that about him, I suspect it was definitely hightened by Charlies death, but can you imagine the shake the roof yelling matches between Jack and Charlie-as-teenager? The neighbor's dogs would have howled.
d. Do I find him easy to write... Jack in my head serves the purpose of being the voice of need on the team. He's looking at the big picture when the other's are focused, he's pushing to get everything possible done when everyone else is stunned and waiting. I like that he will, if he likes you and he did something obnoxious, find a unique and quirky way of apologizing after the fact. I like that he's smart and self-effacing and leverages power with a light hand, I enjoy how he uses slang and pop-culture references to put you at ease through quirkiness.
I have no bloody idea what he is thinking most of the time, unless he's thinking tactically or about someone like Daniel, who brings out his playful, at ease, talkative side. I think he feels at peace with Teal'c, I think he needs Sam to do things he doesn't understand (and doesn't want to understand), but Daniel is the one he talks to, and he would barely *look* at Jonas (stubborn bastard.)
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