I have never fallen in love with a fictional character faster than I did Sikozu (by the time her eyes earnestly followed John's 'upstream' hand movement in Crichton Kicks I was smitten, and by the time she spit out 'what was YOUR plan?' I was a goner). I thought the show was perfect until she showed up and showed me there was something missing, even as she fixed that lack. In my opinion she was a seamless addition to the show and I love her interaction with everyone. I only wish she and Stark had had a moment to compare and contrast their experiences.
I often think that she is meant to be the John of S4, his darker, mirror image, thrust into this world, all her purpose stripped away, distrusted and her intellect often dismissed or derided. She is abrasive and condescending, but I also find her almost unfailingly patient and good hearted - she simply does not care or understand how she is perceived by others. It doesn't matter to her, and she is perplexed by their reaction to her, and their focus on what seems unimportant. I've told Em that if Sikozu weren't an alien I'd think she had Asperger's, and as the sister and wife of Aspies, I find that tremendously appealing, and perhaps am more inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt, or interpret her words and actions and attitudes in a more charitable light than others.
I have very little clue as to what was going on with her in PKW, and have blocked most of it from my mind. I can read fic based on it, but the actual movie makes me too despondent and the choice to make her a traitor was the wrong one for the character, in my opinion. That said, I really enjoyed reading your take on it, and on her and Scorpius - much food for thought!
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Date: 2011-09-15 01:56 pm (UTC)I often think that she is meant to be the John of S4, his darker, mirror image, thrust into this world, all her purpose stripped away, distrusted and her intellect often dismissed or derided. She is abrasive and condescending, but I also find her almost unfailingly patient and good hearted - she simply does not care or understand how she is perceived by others. It doesn't matter to her, and she is perplexed by their reaction to her, and their focus on what seems unimportant. I've told Em that if Sikozu weren't an alien I'd think she had Asperger's, and as the sister and wife of Aspies, I find that tremendously appealing, and perhaps am more inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt, or interpret her words and actions and attitudes in a more charitable light than others.
I have very little clue as to what was going on with her in PKW, and have blocked most of it from my mind. I can read fic based on it, but the actual movie makes me too despondent and the choice to make her a traitor was the wrong one for the character, in my opinion. That said, I really enjoyed reading your take on it, and on her and Scorpius - much food for thought!