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ladysprite ([personal profile] ladysprite) wrote2011-10-29 07:47 pm
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Huff Puff

Having watched the first episode of 'Grimm' (and falling for it hook, line, and sinker), I have just one thought in my head....

Ever since the first time I encountered the trope in 'The Talisman' (which is still one of my favorite books ever, and one that I reread more often than almost anything else), I have managed to develop a serious crush on just about every fictional Big Bad Wolf character I have encountered.

The Talisman. The Tenth Kingdom. Fables. And now this - one episode in, and I am squirming in delight anytime the supposed comic-relief sidekick shows up on the screen. I'm going to have to stick with this show for a good long time, if only for the sake of this one character.

I think this show may be the one keeper, out of this season's hit parade of urban fantasy. Don't get me wrong, 'Once Upon A Time' was cute, and I'll give it at least a second episode. But it's a little too fluffy for my tastes. This one is dark. And a little gritty. And it bribed me in the opening scene with 80's music.... and it has a big bad wolf.

(For the record, I have no idea what my wolf obsession means, with respect to my subconscious or other aspects of my psyche, and I'm not sure I want to. It's not a general Bad Boy fetish, and it's not a werewolf thing either. But yellow eyes, scruff, and danger.... yeah. Sign me up.)

[identity profile] autographedcat.livejournal.com 2011-10-30 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
o/~ Hey there little red riding hood
You sure are lookin' good
You're everything that a big bad wolf could want... o/~

*blinks innocently*
Edited 2011-10-30 00:41 (UTC)

[identity profile] dagibbs.livejournal.com 2011-10-30 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
If I ever do a costume for Arisia... :)
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[identity profile] alexx-kay.livejournal.com 2011-10-30 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"yellow eyes, scruff, and danger.... yeah. Sign me up."

Have you read Carla Speed McNeil's Finder? The often-protagonist, Jaeger, fits that description to a T. He's not a Big Bad Wolf, but he's pretty damn cool.

[identity profile] unicornpearlz.livejournal.com 2011-11-01 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome! I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a crush on the big bad wolf in 10th kingdom!

[identity profile] flaviarassen.livejournal.com 2011-11-06 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
We, too, noticed how the side-kick is MUCH more entertaining to watch than the lead. We hope he's going to develop more; I'm convinced there's more to his girlfriend, or will be.