Gen Bingo - Regret - SG1

[stargatesg1971]

I know this isn't 'our' Jack but the blue crystal entity posing as him in Cold Lazarus clearly relives his horror, grief and regret for not locking his gun away and causing the death of his son, so I'm using this scene to fill the prompt. Personally, I prefer the colour version because it's more pleasing to the eye but I think the de-saturated one seems to project more angst so I'm posting both versions.

Comments

[cimmielm.livejournal.com]

Very powerful. Great depiction of the scene and his pain. And it is Jack's pain even if we wer filtering through the entity (one of their early brilliant things as Jack would never share it where we could get it).

The color one is lovely but I think the desaturated one, especially with the slight blurring, is the more powerful and impactful for me.

[stargatesg1971.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the detailed and lovely feedback, hon!! RDA does a great job of projecting Jack's pain in this episode, this scene in particular really pulls at the heart strings...well, and the one at the end where Charlie touches him. And you're right, we'd never see such raw anguish from the real Jack even though we all know it's there beneath the surface.

I think b/w or desaturated pieces always ramp up the anguish and make a piece more powerful. It's surprising how much of a difference it makes. Thanks for letting me know which one worked best for you.