of tooth and claw and fairy dust

I'm quite enjoying the show Hex at the moment, in particular the way Thelma keeps getting done over in her dealings with the Nephilim. Especially with the recent [to us in Oz] introduction of Maya. It would be interesting to see if them do a Simon Green story (I shudder upon hearing that his Tales of the Nightside has been optioned to Hollywood; I don't think the Americans can embrace such an archetypically British occulty story). One thing I particularly enjoyed in Hex was the portrayal of Nurse Petrie (see icon) by Katrine de Candole. I think the reason why I found her rather intriguing was the body language she used in her portrayal reminded me of the body language of my closest friends when I was growing up. [1] It was interesting to later discover that she prepared for her role by watching the velociraptors in Jurassic Park. On thinking about it a bit, it explains a lot about the people I grew up with... [1] And not just because she is quite cute in a nurses uniform... <grin>