I really enjoyed this! You made the transitions between Rodney's two lives quite seamless. I loved that, while Sam seems susceptible to Rodney's imagination, John stays entirely himself; and that, I think, speaks to John's consistency, his unwavering character, and his need to bring all his people home... at least as Rodney sees him.

Rodney's flashes of memory, even while in the AU - the jumper for example - were good, not too many and not too few. (Too many, and Rodney should have admitted he was crazy and not gone into work; too few, and Rodney would've had a harder time believing Sheppard.)

The only thing I would say is that the grammar and spelling mistakes are quite distracting. I don't know how old this story is (didn't check the date) but I would strongly recommend a beta before you release anything else. :)

-K

Loved this story. Absolutely loved subconscious!Sheppard, he was just so...Sheppard. =D

Fav bits would have to be the jello hostage situation with subconscious!Sheppard and then the bit where Real!Sheppard brings Rodney the blue jello. I admit, I cackled in glee.

This was written fairly long ago, but I can't help but express curiosity about what happened on the Thereasian planet before and while and after Sheppard rescued Rodney, not to mention Sheppard's pov during this whole thing.

Much, much love.

Oh ...

This was so good!

Excellent story. Wonderful characters and smooth transitions. So many great lines that I couldn't copy them all, but I really loved this last one: "“You are the woman of my dreams. It just turns out that in order to get you, I really had to be dreaming.” With a finally deep kiss, he released her and started back up the ramp. “Goodbye, Sam.”"

Very very nice.

(also: Ronon the mean Kavanghan-dunking pizza delivery boy - Ha!)

M...yummy indeed! ^^

Merry Christmas to my favorite ff author--wish I had as good a present to give you as your stories always are to me!! (Yes, well, 'tis a sappy time of year, and I am easily influenced!) =P

That was one of the best ff's I've ever read. Wow.

I LOVED it.

Excellent story. I know I read this before, somewhere and I am surprised that I had not reviewed it here before.

*standing ovation and wild cheering* Wow, that was awesome! Total psychological whumper *bg* LOVE IT! Funny and sweet and sad :D Excellent ending *happy sigh* thanks!

Wow. Just . . . just wow. Excellent work. You really nailed the characters - and in two realities, no less! The psychological basis for everything that was happening, the way you got us into McKay's head, the flow of the transitions . . . Bravo. That's all I can say. Bravo.

Where do I start with this. Well, a general statement of I love it, and thank you so very much for sharing would be a good place to begin.

The plot was intriguing and a wonderful mix of the surreal to the angst. I had so many highlights - Teyla turning the cat against Rodney, Ronon as the pizza delivery guy, Carson tossing the caber, the blue jello, Zelenka's bedside manner ("Just be a good mad scientist", "Cannot just go little bit crazy", "I expect glowing annual review" and "pieces smaller than lovergirl's cup size").

I could go on gushing and gushing, but it may get embarassing...

And you skillfully switch from the wonderful absurdity to a telling story of Rodney's character and fears. The climax as he tells Sam who she is was a great mix of both elements. The dream Sheppard's support and affection were both perfect all the way through, while his exhaustion at the end beautifully illustrated that the real-life version was going through the same.

So, in conclusion :) Loved it. Thanks again.

Brilliant, weird in places, and so, so funny!!

Beautifully written (of course!) and a superb concept, effortlessly flowing between realiity and dream. Keep them coming!

Hehe.
Ronon, Kav, and pizza sauce... I so want to see that happen.
Also loved the little bit of Radek.
Bubbette...
Gotta love blue jello, and 'The Great Escape'

Touching how they wouldnt let him retreat, and how he realized it. Great mind-games, very well woven.

This was a great story. I really liked to Rodney / Sheppard interactions.

This is brilliant! I am humble before your writing genius. Great characters, great story, a complicated plot perfectly executed. Kudos!

Simply friggin' amazing. Great job moving back and forth between heart-twisting angst and humor (and the funny parts, oh lord ... pizza delivery boy Ronon, caber tossing Beckett, the whole Bubba thing which I *still* can't stop laughing at). I loved the complex treatment of Rodney's connection to his friends, which he tries to deny but ultimately can't, and most of all to Sheppard -- the one constant throughout both his dream world and his waking world, the guy who dragged his butt off Thereasia and, as he says in the dream world at the end, the guy who can drag him back from the brink of insanity. There was never any confusion about the shifts from dream to reality, even though Rodney himself was confused. Truly a well-written story.