SGATazmy

I wanted to do a shout-out to the guy for a while, but a discussion from ribbonnpurple and sga-mcshep-4ever inspired me to finally make the jump.

Kudos to Marine with (often glasses), unnamed, played by D. Harlan Cutshall.

He was one of the very few surviving OG Marines, seen here at the left and without glasses:

He always seems businesslike and serious, but he is also dedicated to the base's safety, and not only that. He is involved in many Atlantis scenes as a guard, as part of special teams too, but he also travels offworld on important missions. He is seen many times throughout the 5 seasons. When you start noticing him, you realise he is everywhere.

For example, he was sent to search for Bug John, even if he wasn't part of the team that found him (left, with the glasses):

He was sent to escort the gang offworld to what could have been McKay's last trip in The Shrine (left, with the glasses):

Here he is, on an important security detail, guarding Elizabeth in Adrift (left, with the glasses):

He also escorted Woolsey on his date with Todd (ok maybe not a date) in First Contact (for once at the center, with the glasses):

Some of my favourite scenes with him are when he is part of Lorne's gang of scientist-trackers in Tabula Rasa, which is hilarious, to begin with. Hunting down confused scientists and stunning them while gobbling down stimulants *chef's kiss* He has an actual moment of being the tech guy for their gang, manning some computer for them, a sign that he is not only cool and a steady Marine despite the amnesia, but also that he has some smarts (left, with the glasses):

Another mission I loved him in was when he was part of the strike team in Coup d'État. First, because Sheppard says he picked an elite team for this raid, meaning the military commander personally values Marine With Glasses. And second, because it is the raid where they wear the funny plastic glasses, and then get all gassed like losers because it was a trap. He is protecting McKay and Sheppard, on the left, with protective eyewear instead of regular glasses!

I think I have always found it nice to have a trained and competent Marine wear glasses. Very often, in the media, glasses are treated as a costume or a joke, worn only by comedic nerds or literature snobs. So, having a warrior type casually rocking glasses in most of his scenes, that was refreshing!

Now I present you Babylon 5 tonal discrepancies where the A plot is some standard sci fi thing and the B plot is the most devastating thing you've seen in your life. So in the episode I just watched for instance, it's like

A plot: a Mad Bomber threatens the station!

B plot: Londo and G'Kar are trapped in an elevator

halling for day 9! he was surprisingly hard to draw (he kept looking like qui-gon instead lol) but i think it came out ok

Absolutely love the idea that post taking the blue AI out, when Caine hits his limit he goes back to being the lil red orb (Y'all go read this fic Against the kitchen floor, it does this do well). Bonus drawing just cause I was feeling hella soft:

Caracters having random conversations that are unrelated the plot, going on sidequests where they have fun..its literally the best part of watching a show??

Idgaf about the high-stake situation they’re trying to make me focus on, show me their personalities and a deeper understanding of the workings of their relationships dynamic!!

When you know a guy who can climb walls and skitter up the rafters… And he owes you BIG time.

(I tried to resist but sga-mcshep-4ever 's Conversion gifs and all the Bug!John goodies in the tags were stronger than my will! Sorry everyone!)

Bonus panel: