Side Effects: 100 Days
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| Title: | Side Effects: 100 Days |
| Author(s): | Rutherford |
| Date(s): | |
| Length: | 64K |
| Genre: | femslash |
| Fandom: | Stargate SG-1 |
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Side Effects: 100 Days is a Sam/Janet story by Rutherford.
A related story is Side Effects: Divide & Conquer.
Reactions and Reviews
A series of missing scenes from the episode 100 Days, this story shows that there was more going on during that time than meets the eye. Beginning from the premise of a Sam/Janet established relationship, the author seamlessly reinterprets the canon and takes the story several steps beyond.What I enjoy most in this story is the characterisation of Janet. It's easy to paint Janet a saint, the "good doctor", but here the author avoids that and instead creates a very human character. Janet's personal feelings for Sam interfere with her objectivity as a doctor. She makes mistakes, she gets angry and petulant. She displays a quirky sense of humour - the comparison of Jack with Han Solo is oddly apt - and her emotional journey throughout the story is engaging. Small details stand out in a way that will resonate for anyone who has been in a similar situation, and Janet's struggle to be both a mother to Cassie and an understanding lover to Sam is well written.
The author takes the Sam/Jack UST that the episode is known for and puts an entirely new spin on it, showing Sam's determination to bring Jack home from Edora and the effect of her obsession on those she loves. All of the consequences: the abandonment of Cassie (the adopted daughter of Sam and Janet); Sam's disregard for her own health and her relationship with Janet; and finally, her guilt, even as she succeeds, that she couldn't succeed sooner.
There are some things missing. While it's clearly not intended to be a "team" story it feels unbalanced. Janet dwells a lot on her feelings (occasionally hostile, occasionally otherwise) toward Colonel O'Neill, and Sam is, naturally, the main focus of the story. Teal'c gets barely a mention. In the context of the episode (In 100 Days it was Teal'c who risked his life to rescue O'Neill) his absence seems wrong. He is mentioned, but plays no significant part.
All in all, it's a well written story with an original perspective on the episode.[1]