Spike or Harry?

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In light of my recent post on how much I’m liking Paul Blackthorne, I figured I’d compare the two side by side…

I will always love James Marsters as Spike more than Paul Blackthorne as Harry.  James has more cheekbone, but in the photo above, Paul is more scruffy…which I like.  James Marsters was initially up for the role of Harry Dresden (as rumors go), but declined because he would have to relocate.  Not gonna lie, I definitely see him as being Harry Dresden, but I won’t complain.

I’m putting this before you, gentle readers.  Please comment on who you’d prefer…  *wink wink*

It’s all Barney’s fault…!

I know what you’re thinking:  How can you blame anything on someone so AWESOME?  Simple…You just do it.

Last night, Barney ran the New York Marathon, which caused Ted to jump a turnstile and have a court date, which in turn made Ted and Robin miss a flight to Chicago…And it’s all Barney’s fault.

I love flashback time episodes where they keep going back later to explain something or find out totally new information that wouldn’t have made sense in the first place.

So, here’s where it ended up.  Someone dropped an AWESOME penny from 1934.  Ted picked it up and took Robin out to dinner with the money get got from the penny.  (It was 150 times the actual worth of the penny totaling $1.50…they had hotdogs…)  While walking home, Robin saw a bridal shop with a huge sale, and told Lily.  Marshall decided to run the NY marathon, and began training, while Lily gave him tips.  Lily and Robin camp overnight at the bridal shop, and afterwards, Robin is too tired to go home, so she takes a nap Ted’s place.  She scares Marshall in the bathroom so bad he breaks his toe and can’t run the marathon, then bets Barney that he can’t do it.  Barney runs the marathon and finishes, winning $50 and taking a free ride on the subway.  Having run for 26 miles, Barney can’t get off the subway because his body won’t work anymore, so he calls Ted to pick him up in a half hour at some train stop.  Ted nearly misses Barney, and has to jump a turnstile to make it, after which he is tackled by a cop and fined, and a court date is mentioned.  Ted attends an early court date, only to miss his first flight, and running to catch another flight to Chicago misses that one, too.  He was not meant to take that job in Chicago. 

His destiny lies in New York.

Fantastic episode, and although the entire thing may not have been Barney’s fault, Ted had fun blaming it on him…

I’ve been noticing that the show is all about moments like that.  Moments that cause other moments that create some other moment that may or may not be significant, and create a destiny.  I find that calming.  We may have control over our own destiny and the choices we make, but we don’t control what decisions others make.  We’ll take life as it comes, and sit back and wonder what got us to this particular moment, good or bad.

I think it’s strange that a sitcom could create such a feeling, but that’s what makes How I Met Your Mother so brilliant.  It’s funny, clever and witty and pure, and I’m coming down on the side of “I Love this show”…

Harry Dresden…007?

I can’t seem to get over how much I’m enjoying watching Paul Blackthorne.  He’s very unconventional and yet, attractive, in a rugged, man’s man sort of way.

And I especially enjoy the way he plays Harry Dresden in The Dresden Files.  This week he was battling werewolves, in his psuedo-erotic wizard way.  In order to find out some information on who a particular woman was who was involved in some weird ritual, Harry needed to borrow energy from Heather, the woman he was helping.  Now, it didn’t take much…and to be perfectly honest, I may have been reading a little more into Heather’s moaning when Harry placed his hand on the back of her neck to access her energy, but I definitely saw something there I hadn’t seen in the show before…emotion.

Harry is a deep, complex character that I’m just starting to know.  This might be a stretch, but I think he has or may be developing certain James Bond-like qualities.  Harry is dashing and charming without actually knowing it, which is AWESOME…And the whole wizard thing helps with the actual problem of trying to solve a case or two here and there.

Harry Dresden…Wizard.

AND WAIT! Added bonus:  He actually looks a little like James Marsters, and sounds like him from time to time which of course makes the whole show almost my favorite part of Sunday night.

How I felt about the Grammys

“What I did for Summer Vacation…”  Okay, maybe not…

And I didn’t watch the Grammys either.  And to be perfectly honest, the only reason I would have watched would be for the Police reunion. 

But had I watched the Grammys, my exact feelings would have gone like what Bill Simmons felt and wrote on the ESPN Sports: Page 2 blog site. 

Witty and funny, and spot on about the hilarity of the Emmys.

Tit for Tat….?

Again I remembered to record 7th Heaven AND watch it immediately.  And what I saw was nothing but twisty goodness.

At first, I was a little surprised by Ruthie.  In the past, she has typically been a little manipulative, so when she told T-Bone she wanted them to get tatoos, I figured she just wanted to see how far she could push him.  And judging by the end and the size of their tatoos…T-Bone could NOT be persuaded as much as Ruthie thought.  So now, Ruthie has this HUGE “T-Bone” on her lower back. and T-Bone has a tiny little pinch on his ankle…Perhaps Ruthie should have been clear about her intentions.

This episode also brought back an aged Colonel and Grandma Ruth, who are concerned about Eric’s heart, although they don’t mention it.  Lucy and Kevin flee with Savannah, to avoid being found out, and Sandy is back in town to meet a guy.

What killed me was the constant mention of George, the adopted son of the Colonel and Ruth, being in the military and the “problems” he’s having.  Which just so happen to be the problems that Jane is having.  Exposition: Jane is married to George, and divorce papers are being filed.  The Colonel and Ruth had mentioned prior to meeting her that they should find his wife and convince that George is a great guy.  And they got their chance when Jane introduced herself as “Mrs. Private Grayson…etc.”

Previews for next week actually look interesting.  More exposition, and everyone realizes once again that you can’t hide anything in the Camden house.  Especially tatoos…