Bill and Ted Overlook the Universe, by Tallulah Rasa (PG)

Rec Category: Jack and Daniel friendship

Pairing: none

Categories: Jack and Daniel friendship, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, gen, episode related, character study

Warnings: none

Author on LJ: unknown

Author's Website: To Explore the Universe and Eat Pie

Link: Bill and Ted Overlook the Universe

 

Why This Must Be Read: I shamelessly fangirl Tallulah Rasa for her impeccable presentation of Jack and Daniel's friendship, with all its quirks and awkward pauses and unspoken understandings. In Bill and Ted Overlook the Universe, she gives us the two of them in the aftermath of Double Jeopardy, when Jack is still unsettled by meeting the robots and knowing that robot Daniel has died, and Daniel is still unsettled by the events of Scorched Earth and not quite knowing if he's still on the right path anymore.

 

I love how Tallulah Rasa takes us full circle, from the two of them thinking and speaking at cross-purposes to the two of them flawlessly reading each other's minds. There's alternating POVs and great introspection and just enough angst and humor to balance the scale. But most of all, there's a thoughtful, satisfying character piece that perfectly characterizes Jack and Daniel in all their contradictory glory.


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