And of course, spirit of giving, peace on earth, blah blah blah. (pipsqueaky)
Welcome to the second installment of Girls Who Kick Ass!
(Can we pretend it's still Friday? My sincere apologies for the delay. The BSG finale ate my brain.)
Today I'm reccing a woman whom I've loved from the moment she first appeared on the show - even if the other characters took a while to learn to appreciate her. (And some of them never did. Rays, I'm looking at you.) Those who can't abide her refer to her as the Dragon Lady or the Ice Queen; to the rest of us, she's the one and only Inspector Meg Thatcher.
This rec starts out exactly like my last one did: with an appreciation of physical attributes.
RayV: You mean to tell me you haven't noticed that Inspector Thatcher is a good-looking woman?
Fraser: Well, that wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment on, Ray.
RayV: So you do notice.
Fraser: I didn't say that.
~ "We Are the Eggmen"
Maybe Fraser can't comment, but I sure can. Thatcher is a knockout. Witness the evidence:
(Also? She has a great rack.)
(I'm just sayin'.)
Thatcher starts out as a total hardass. Her first line is "You're fired". That makes a pretty big impression. :) We see many displays of her tough exterior, mostly in the first half of Season 2:
Ovitz: She's already eaten two file clerks for breakfast.
~ "Vault"
Thatcher: I thought I made it clear that you're not here to clean up America. This is their problem.
RayV: Well thank you, I appreciate you pointing that out.
Thatcher: I'm not interested in retribution. I'm interested in results.
~ "Promise"
Thatcher: Fraser, I will expect your report to be on my desk by 0900 hours, and if your explanation isn't satisfactory, you can expect to be transferred to Baffin Island.
Fraser: Understood, sir.
~ "Asylum"
Thatcher: What are you doing bringing homeless people here? It's Christmas, for God's sake.
~ "Good for the Soul"
Thatcher: You're late.
Fraser: Yes, uh, there was a delay at the dry cleaners.
Thatcher: I thought true-blue types like you didn't believe in excuses, Fraser.
~ "The Witness"
Thatcher: The life you saved, was this person a Canadian?
Fraser: I shouldn't think so.
Thatcher: Then you're paying for the new boots yourself.
Fraser: Understood.
~ "White Men Don't Jump To Conclusions"
Thatcher: And don't ever go into my office again without permission. That's my first and last warning.
~ "Promise"
But after a while, she begins to soften up, and we get a hint as to why she might feel the need to maintain a coldly professional attitude:
Thatcher: I just didn't expect that he would be the one to be assigned. You see, I, um, spent eight months working for him. And in the course of that eight months ... I'm sorry, um, if I made it seem today like we ... I'm sorry for the ruse. It's just that there have been occasions in my career where I have found it necessary to, um ...
Fraser: ... Deflect?
Thatcher: Yes. There have been occasions in my career where I have found it necessary to deflect the attention of male superiors. And if I made it awkward or uncomfortable for you today, I want to apologize.
Fraser: There's no need to apologize. I understand.
Thatcher: Thank you.
~ "We Are the Eggmen"
And by the end of Season 2, Thatcher is actively trying to shed the ice-queen image she's maintained all this time. Even if it's only for Fraser's benefit.
Thatcher: You think I could be that cold hearted?
Fraser: Forgive me, ma'am, but I would have thought you more than up to the challenge.
Thatcher: Is that what you think of me?
Fraser: I don't mean to upset you.
Thatcher: I'm not upset, Fraser.
[later]
Thatcher: Actually, Fraser, I am upset. What makes you think we're so different? You graduated first of your class, and so did I. You received medals for your field work, so did I. You wear red serge, I wear red serge. The only difference between us is you're a woman and I'm not.
Fraser: I think you have that backwards, ma'am.
Thatcher: You know what I mean.
Fraser: Yes, I do.
Thatcher: I'm not made of stone.
Fraser: I'm very much aware of that.
~ "All the Queen's Horses"
They may have started out as enemies, but Thatcher and Fraser have a lot in common, and eventually they become quite close.
Very, very close.
Fraser is what prompts Thatcher to break out of her hardened shell. She sometimes gets flustered whenever he's around - espeically when he's not wearing much.
Thatcher: So in conclusion, this is not a place where travellers sleep, nor is it a daycare center, and it is most definitely not an institution where you would bring wayward women to satisfy animal needs and unmentionable underwear.
Fraser: Do you mean "desires", sir?
Thatcher: That's what I said.
~ "Bounty Hunter"
Thatcher: Well, you're not going to take it, are you?
Fraser: Well, I haven't --
Thatcher: Because over the years we've developed a relationship. Working, of course, working relationship, and you might be hard to replace. Cost-wise. I mean, not everybody would live here in his underwear -- uh, work -- live in a place where he works.
~ "Mountie on the Bounty"
Eventually, there is the inevitable passionate kiss on the top of a train:
as well as some almost-kisses and some overblown romantic fantasy possibly-a-dream-sequence?-kisses:
Some Interesting Facts About Meg Thatcher:
Thatcher: I don't dislike animals, Fraser. I've had pets.
Fraser: Really.
Thatcher: Small ones. A dachshund.
Fraser: Ah.
Thatcher: He died.
~ "Promise"
Thatcher: It was the summer I spent at the Sorbonne. I was young, and a trifle naïve, I'm afraid.
Robinson: Yes, what artist's model isn't? Do you still have the sketches?
~ "The Mask"
Fraser: We need some kind of diversion. Can you throw?
Thatcher: 1.3 ERA over 30 games.
Fraser: That's good.
~ "We Are the Eggmen"
Fraser: I give up. What is the perfume you're wearing?
Thatcher: I'm not wearing anything, Fraser. I hate perfume.
~ "All the Queen's Horses"
This section is mainly just an excuse to use some cool caps I found. Thatcher looks good in:
glasses,
hats,
formal wear,
casual wear (a half-tucked shirt! now THAT redefines "casual"),
choir robes,
window ledges,
sweaty situations,
bathtubs,
Mountie threesomes,
and repose.
And in conclusion: I think Meg is prettiest when she smiles.
What are your favorite Thatcher moments? Share!
I took lots of screencaps for this post and ended up using less than half of them. A total of 78 Thatcherriffic caps can be found here. Knock yourself out.
(Can we pretend it's still Friday? My sincere apologies for the delay. The BSG finale ate my brain.)
Today I'm reccing a woman whom I've loved from the moment she first appeared on the show - even if the other characters took a while to learn to appreciate her. (And some of them never did. Rays, I'm looking at you.) Those who can't abide her refer to her as the Dragon Lady or the Ice Queen; to the rest of us, she's the one and only Inspector Meg Thatcher.
This rec starts out exactly like my last one did: with an appreciation of physical attributes.
RayV: You mean to tell me you haven't noticed that Inspector Thatcher is a good-looking woman?
Fraser: Well, that wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment on, Ray.
RayV: So you do notice.
Fraser: I didn't say that.
~ "We Are the Eggmen"
Maybe Fraser can't comment, but I sure can. Thatcher is a knockout. Witness the evidence:
(Also? She has a great rack.)
(I'm just sayin'.)
Thatcher starts out as a total hardass. Her first line is "You're fired". That makes a pretty big impression. :) We see many displays of her tough exterior, mostly in the first half of Season 2:
Ovitz: She's already eaten two file clerks for breakfast.
~ "Vault"
Thatcher: I thought I made it clear that you're not here to clean up America. This is their problem.
RayV: Well thank you, I appreciate you pointing that out.
Thatcher: I'm not interested in retribution. I'm interested in results.
~ "Promise"
Thatcher: Fraser, I will expect your report to be on my desk by 0900 hours, and if your explanation isn't satisfactory, you can expect to be transferred to Baffin Island.
Fraser: Understood, sir.
~ "Asylum"
Thatcher: What are you doing bringing homeless people here? It's Christmas, for God's sake.
~ "Good for the Soul"
Thatcher: You're late.
Fraser: Yes, uh, there was a delay at the dry cleaners.
Thatcher: I thought true-blue types like you didn't believe in excuses, Fraser.
~ "The Witness"
Thatcher: The life you saved, was this person a Canadian?
Fraser: I shouldn't think so.
Thatcher: Then you're paying for the new boots yourself.
Fraser: Understood.
~ "White Men Don't Jump To Conclusions"
Thatcher: And don't ever go into my office again without permission. That's my first and last warning.
~ "Promise"
But after a while, she begins to soften up, and we get a hint as to why she might feel the need to maintain a coldly professional attitude:
Thatcher: I just didn't expect that he would be the one to be assigned. You see, I, um, spent eight months working for him. And in the course of that eight months ... I'm sorry, um, if I made it seem today like we ... I'm sorry for the ruse. It's just that there have been occasions in my career where I have found it necessary to, um ...
Fraser: ... Deflect?
Thatcher: Yes. There have been occasions in my career where I have found it necessary to deflect the attention of male superiors. And if I made it awkward or uncomfortable for you today, I want to apologize.
Fraser: There's no need to apologize. I understand.
Thatcher: Thank you.
~ "We Are the Eggmen"
And by the end of Season 2, Thatcher is actively trying to shed the ice-queen image she's maintained all this time. Even if it's only for Fraser's benefit.
Thatcher: You think I could be that cold hearted?
Fraser: Forgive me, ma'am, but I would have thought you more than up to the challenge.
Thatcher: Is that what you think of me?
Fraser: I don't mean to upset you.
Thatcher: I'm not upset, Fraser.
[later]
Thatcher: Actually, Fraser, I am upset. What makes you think we're so different? You graduated first of your class, and so did I. You received medals for your field work, so did I. You wear red serge, I wear red serge. The only difference between us is you're a woman and I'm not.
Fraser: I think you have that backwards, ma'am.
Thatcher: You know what I mean.
Fraser: Yes, I do.
Thatcher: I'm not made of stone.
Fraser: I'm very much aware of that.
~ "All the Queen's Horses"
They may have started out as enemies, but Thatcher and Fraser have a lot in common, and eventually they become quite close.
Very, very close.
Fraser is what prompts Thatcher to break out of her hardened shell. She sometimes gets flustered whenever he's around - espeically when he's not wearing much.
Thatcher: So in conclusion, this is not a place where travellers sleep, nor is it a daycare center, and it is most definitely not an institution where you would bring wayward women to satisfy animal needs and unmentionable underwear.
Fraser: Do you mean "desires", sir?
Thatcher: That's what I said.
~ "Bounty Hunter"
Thatcher: Well, you're not going to take it, are you?
Fraser: Well, I haven't --
Thatcher: Because over the years we've developed a relationship. Working, of course, working relationship, and you might be hard to replace. Cost-wise. I mean, not everybody would live here in his underwear -- uh, work -- live in a place where he works.
~ "Mountie on the Bounty"
Eventually, there is the inevitable passionate kiss on the top of a train:
as well as some almost-kisses and some overblown romantic fantasy possibly-a-dream-sequence?-kisses:
Some Interesting Facts About Meg Thatcher:
Thatcher: I don't dislike animals, Fraser. I've had pets.
Fraser: Really.
Thatcher: Small ones. A dachshund.
Fraser: Ah.
Thatcher: He died.
~ "Promise"
Thatcher: It was the summer I spent at the Sorbonne. I was young, and a trifle naïve, I'm afraid.
Robinson: Yes, what artist's model isn't? Do you still have the sketches?
~ "The Mask"
Fraser: We need some kind of diversion. Can you throw?
Thatcher: 1.3 ERA over 30 games.
Fraser: That's good.
~ "We Are the Eggmen"
Fraser: I give up. What is the perfume you're wearing?
Thatcher: I'm not wearing anything, Fraser. I hate perfume.
~ "All the Queen's Horses"
This section is mainly just an excuse to use some cool caps I found. Thatcher looks good in:
glasses,
hats,
formal wear,
casual wear (a half-tucked shirt! now THAT redefines "casual"),
choir robes,
window ledges,
sweaty situations,
bathtubs,
Mountie threesomes,
and repose.
And in conclusion: I think Meg is prettiest when she smiles.
What are your favorite Thatcher moments? Share!
I took lots of screencaps for this post and ended up using less than half of them. A total of 78 Thatcherriffic caps can be found here. Knock yourself out.