Stargate questions:

[butterfly]

So, apparently Daniel (Oh! So pretty and smart and with glasses!) leaves the show for a while (Noooo!). When does this happen and how long does it last? I'm just, just starting first season here, but I'd like to be prepared.

Also, why is there a need to announce lack of guilt in loving Daniel? Is there a faction that feels as though people should feel guilty?

Is there some sort of comprehensive fandom guide hovering around somewhere where they explain these things or do I need to piece it together the way I did the Ray Ways in dS?

And if I asked really nicely, would someone make me a Daniel-type icon?

Comments

And now to do first things second.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Daniel leaves rather dramatically at the end of season five, but he's back full-time in season seven. He makes three appearances in season six, one of which is a very popular episode for the J/D slashers.

Very good to know. So, I don't have to worry about him leaving any time soon for me. And then he's only gone for most of a season?

There is a significant segment of fandom devoted to worshipping, infantilizing, feminizing and/or sainting Daniel. You'll run across them sooner or later if you're in fandom any length of time, and you can see this in much of the fiction. It's annoying in the extreme. So Daniel-worshipping fans are greeted with suspicion until they are understood to be in the 'not rabid' category.

Ah, yes. Worship can get boring and/or annoying. Though I can understand why he has rabid fans. I've only known him for three episodes and I adore him.

Thank you so much for the links.