Nope, didn't skip her. As the Expedition head, she would be in ethical violation if she were to engage in a relationship with ANY member of the Expedition, civilian OR military, as she works for the IOA and everyone, civilian or military, ultimately works for her. It's vastly worse if she becomes involved with someone directly in her chain of command (John, Rodney, Carson, Kate, and, after they become civilian contractors, Ronon and Teyla). And she still faces the same issues wrt involvement with alien races as the rest of the expedition does -- generally they're considered a security risk. Plus, as head of the Expedition, Elizabeth is at greatest kidnap/hostage risk, and really should never be allowed any contact with unvetted people, at least not without a large marine presence. But yes, even Elizabeth/Halling would be 1) dangerous, and 2) diplomatically inappropriate.
All that said, I think Elizabeth/Ronon would be the best option, mainly because the team would shield their privacy, Ronon would bend over backwards not to endanger her position, he'd be loyal as loyal, and he would help ground her in the same way that he helps ground Sheppard. Of course, I do see John and Elizabeth as Brother-Sister monarchs who share near-identical neuroses and relationship issues (Nancy, Simon) and career pressures. They're far too twin-like for me to comfortably see in a relationship, personally, but YMMV.
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Date: 2008-09-06 09:50 pm (UTC)All that said, I think Elizabeth/Ronon would be the best option, mainly because the team would shield their privacy, Ronon would bend over backwards not to endanger her position, he'd be loyal as loyal, and he would help ground her in the same way that he helps ground Sheppard. Of course, I do see John and Elizabeth as Brother-Sister monarchs who share near-identical neuroses and relationship issues (Nancy, Simon) and career pressures. They're far too twin-like for me to comfortably see in a relationship, personally, but YMMV.