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Starting Over, by Redbyrd (PG-13)
Mar. 21st, 2007 10:42 pmRec Category: Jack O'Neill
Pairing: none
Categories: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Kawalsky, gen, episode related, pre-series
Warnings: language, violence, canonical temporary character death
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Author's Website: Redbyrd's Stargate Fanfiction
Link: Starting Over
Why This Must Be Read: Redbyrd treats us to a retelling of the movie and the year before COTG from Jack's POV, neatly filling in the missing scenes with her usual talented style.
Jack's voice is real and engaging – and rather colorful! – as he takes us through the events of the movie, fleshing out his scenes with the events that took place off-screen, including the shift from "Colonel" and "Jackson" to "Jack" and "Daniel." Then we get the year in between, including how Jack managed to convince West that Daniel was dead, the blossoming of his friendship with Katherine, the quiet divorce, and his coming to terms with his new life… and then those momentous words, "It has to do with the Stargate."
Redbyrd is an absolute master at filling in the blanks and giving us the backdrop of an episode. This long and satisfying fic is a wonderful look at Jack's evolution from the hard-eyed colonel of the movie to the "Jack O'Neill… with two Ls" that we all love.
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