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[sapote]

1) Hey, so: does anyone have recommendations for chatty, informative books about:
a) Jerusalem politics in the year 0
b) the Protestant reformation and major dramatis personae thereof
c) medieval cult of the saints and wacky behavior associated with religious orders?
ETA: or, actually, anything about any episodes of wacky religious factionalism in judeo-christian history at all. I should take this to a reference librarian so that they can roll their eyes and refer me to the entirety of Western history.


2) Does anyone know exactly where Rodney McKay lived as a child? Does anyone have a good guess? I haven't been to Canada since I was six months old, so my geography is, sadly, rusty.

Also, I may be more familiar with the geography of Nunavut than anything closer to the U.S. border.

Anyway, if anyone can point me towards any episodes at all, besides McKay and Mrs. Miller, where Rodney discusses his early life, I would be very grateful.

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[sol-se.livejournal.com]

Ok, here's that scene that has probably spawned more angsty childhood fic than anything.

From (6x02) "Redemption, Part 2": McKay & Carter in the infirmary (7 MB). I rewatched it and, sadly, no mention of where he grew up. From the thread below, Toronto sounds likely, but what do I know? Nothing, that's what.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/78a1sw

And just because he is pretty much too cute for words in this scene. Ah, the birth of McKay/Carter. Fear it. *g* (3 MB)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/dhixtl

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

aww. Young Rodney! So cute! ("Why, what'd you think I said?" and then I laughed, really hard, because apparently I am twelve.)

This is one of those times when I realize that no matter what problems I have with Stargate canon, Rodney McKay is a really well-drawn character, dammit. And so interesting.