Road and Freedom seem to inhabit slightly... less magical (more real?) realities than the shows themselves.
I agree with this. I never read Road, but I did read and enjoy Freedom (ironically, it was cesperanza's rec of Freedom that convinced me to try it, since I knew her position on Road in particular and happy endings in general).
I should say that I don't watch SG-1, so I can't speak to that characterization, but I did experience this story as very realistic (far more realistic than I usually like my fanfic/entertainment to be, actually), and from that perspective I can understand and believe a good program losing good people, being overtaken by bad people, and fundamentally changing--I've seen it happen in real life. :-/
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I agree with this. I never read Road, but I did read and enjoy Freedom (ironically, it was cesperanza's rec of Freedom that convinced me to try it, since I knew her position on Road in particular and happy endings in general).
I should say that I don't watch SG-1, so I can't speak to that characterization, but I did experience this story as very realistic (far more realistic than I usually like my fanfic/entertainment to be, actually), and from that perspective I can understand and believe a good program losing good people, being overtaken by bad people, and fundamentally changing--I've seen it happen in real life. :-/