omg I just remembered the atrocious "your company's computer guy" snl skits and...yup, same cadence

don't get me wrong, he's often written and played for an arrogant fool, but 98% of the time, when the chips are down and the villains are sneering all gravity bends towards Rodney saving the day. we need this guy. aw he's got feelings too, until an ep later.

somefuckinghow was once able to look past Rodney McKay's obvious proto-incel bullshit, like red-string between enjoyers of Atlantis and post-gamergate misogyny, and redpill-adjacent bell curve IQ-type stuff, it is so gross, every episode is glaringly lesser for his presence

(❤️ U David Hewlett, tho)

unrelatedly, I remember where I dropped that ream of bubble wrap

...like king crimson?

(and also knew/knows jack about D&D)