I actually really love Jennifer (really a lot), but McKay/Keller still doesn't work for me, and I'm not really sure why. I confess, I really wonder how much of my dislike of the pairing comes from knowing how much Martin Gero pushed it, knowing how much he projected onto Rodney McKay (could Brain Storm be more obviously his high school revenge fantasy?), and knowing that he had kind of a vocal crush on Jewel. Even when I try to ignore that and just watch what's on screen, that knowledge is still in the back of my brain, and it makes the whole pairing feel kind of creepy.

(Especially since I, ah, may have an unfinished Jennifer/Jeannie drawerfic sitting around. I can't help but wonder if that's me sort of trying to warp McKeller to work for me - even though Jeannie is decidedly not her brother, a lot of the same dynamic would remain. Also, my fondness for John/Jennifer/Rodney, for the same reason. Like my brain is trying to scrub the taint of Gero off the pairing.)

But Jennifer herself is fucking awesome, and the people who dislike her, well. They remind me why I've never spent much time in SG-1 fandom (Sam is my favorite for all time and forever).