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Sanctuary article. Why Isn't Helen Magnus Getting Laid?
Lovely title for an article. *rolls eyes*
Naturally, I have something to say about this. This article sort of implies that Helen Magnus needs a man on her arm (or in her bed) to be sensual. I highly disagree. I respect her more for not sleeping with Tesla when he slithered into her room in Animus because that's what a two-dimensional character would have done. Their relationship is complex, but even more so, Magnus is complex. We have no idea what men or women she's with in her own time. I'd like to think that she has a list of lovers she sees time to time, but they're private, just like the rest of her life. If she isn't having regular sex (or even semi-regular sex), that is unfortunate and it would be nice for her to finally have someone to relieve the stress of her life, but I don't think it's necessary to see Helen Magnus as a sensual character.
Magnus, to me, is a strong, independent, powerful, intelligent, savvy woman who does not need anyone else to bring her to that level of sexy. It's one of the reasons I love her as opposed to, let's say, characters on shows like Glee where the girls need a boyfriend in order to have the status cool (nevermind they're silly 16-year-olds).
So would it be nice for Magnus to get laid? Yes. But so far, it doesn't look like she's complaining. She had an opportunity last week with a close friend and she clearly resisted. I respect her for that. She loves her friends and cares for them too much to have a one night stand with them. And judging by Next Tuesday, I honestly think a woman in her position has plenty of men or women willing to help her out when she needs it. ;) I do hope we don't ever get too much of a glimpse of that life though. It's private, it makes her more mysterious. The only reason Magnus doesn't seem as enigmatic as she used to is because the characters we see her through are getting closer to her. Look at how she was viewed by outside characters in Broken Arrow by people who had never met her before. Mysterious. Strong. Powerful. Intelligent. Not easy to undermine one bit.
One thing I do agree with in that article is that I miss the Will Vision. Not the special effects, per se, because Robin can rock the Will vision with or without them, but just the whole Sherlock Holmes side to the character. I do love that Will hasn't been reduced to just a psychiatrist (and I love getting little reminders of that's what he is), and he's not playing the second in command role pretty bad ass. He's a great counterbalance for Magnus.
Anyways, need to be off to work now. Let me know your thoughts! :)
Lovely title for an article. *rolls eyes*
Naturally, I have something to say about this. This article sort of implies that Helen Magnus needs a man on her arm (or in her bed) to be sensual. I highly disagree. I respect her more for not sleeping with Tesla when he slithered into her room in Animus because that's what a two-dimensional character would have done. Their relationship is complex, but even more so, Magnus is complex. We have no idea what men or women she's with in her own time. I'd like to think that she has a list of lovers she sees time to time, but they're private, just like the rest of her life. If she isn't having regular sex (or even semi-regular sex), that is unfortunate and it would be nice for her to finally have someone to relieve the stress of her life, but I don't think it's necessary to see Helen Magnus as a sensual character.
Magnus, to me, is a strong, independent, powerful, intelligent, savvy woman who does not need anyone else to bring her to that level of sexy. It's one of the reasons I love her as opposed to, let's say, characters on shows like Glee where the girls need a boyfriend in order to have the status cool (nevermind they're silly 16-year-olds).
So would it be nice for Magnus to get laid? Yes. But so far, it doesn't look like she's complaining. She had an opportunity last week with a close friend and she clearly resisted. I respect her for that. She loves her friends and cares for them too much to have a one night stand with them. And judging by Next Tuesday, I honestly think a woman in her position has plenty of men or women willing to help her out when she needs it. ;) I do hope we don't ever get too much of a glimpse of that life though. It's private, it makes her more mysterious. The only reason Magnus doesn't seem as enigmatic as she used to is because the characters we see her through are getting closer to her. Look at how she was viewed by outside characters in Broken Arrow by people who had never met her before. Mysterious. Strong. Powerful. Intelligent. Not easy to undermine one bit.
One thing I do agree with in that article is that I miss the Will Vision. Not the special effects, per se, because Robin can rock the Will vision with or without them, but just the whole Sherlock Holmes side to the character. I do love that Will hasn't been reduced to just a psychiatrist (and I love getting little reminders of that's what he is), and he's not playing the second in command role pretty bad ass. He's a great counterbalance for Magnus.
Anyways, need to be off to work now. Let me know your thoughts! :)