Five Planets Sam Carter Wishes She'd Never Visited, by Jedibuttercup (G)

Rec Category: Five Things
Categories: Sam, ep related, angst
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: jedibuttercup
Author's Website:Jedibuttercup at AO3
Link: Five Planets Sam Carter Wishes She'd Never Visited

Why This Must Be Read: Exactly what it says on the tin: five canon planets that Sam wishes they'd never visited, with an extra dash of angst in the last one for good measure. Good, solid characterization that fits Sam perfectly! Too short to excerpt, so just click and read. :)

Five ways Vala surprised her teammates, by Skieswideopen (PG)

Rec Category: Five things
Categories: Vala, character study, team
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: skieswideopen
Author's Website: LJ fic list (more complete) / skieswideopen at AO3
Link: Five ways Vala surprised her teammates

Why This Must Be Read: I really like this five things, which fits Vala perfectly: apparently bright and shiny and silly, but with unexpected depths. If that's not Vala, then what is?