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graculusDay 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favourite childhood show
Day 14 - Favourite male character
Day 15 - Favourite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favourite mini series
Day 18 - Favourite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favourite kiss
Day 21 - Favourite ship
Day 22 - Favourite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
Day 9 - Best scene ever
I'm not sure if any one scene can count as 'best scene ever' but in terms of impact on my actions, I would probably have to go with the one scene in Magnificent Seven that made me ship my main pairing (can't really say OTP because I have both read and written others) almost in a heartbeat. I'd never quite expected one single scene to be able to do that, since usually its a cumulative thing, but anyway...
For those who don't know the fandom, my pairing of choice consists of Ezra Standish (gambler and conman) and Nathan Jackson (former slave now turned doctor), in a fandom set shortly after the end of the Civil War. They end up as two of the afore-mentioned seven, unlikely peacekeepers in small Western town that sees more than its fair share of trouble, one way or another.
In this particular episode, 'Working Girls', our heroes fall foul of a local pimp who runs a local tent city-cum-brothel and end up with a bunch of prostitutes hiding out in town after the pimp turns violent. In the scene in question, Ezra takes it upon himself to try and tutor said prostitutes in the female graces, telling them that they're much more likely to land themselves a husband if they can at least behave in a ladylike manner - he sees a new career for them as mail-order brides, with a small percentage as finders fee for himself. One of them points out that marriage is just legalised prostitution, except for no money.
So, there's Ezra coaching the would-be ladies in his 'charm school' and Nathan walks in; he proceeds to tear a strip off Ezra and asks him why he would think Nathan would sit by and watch these women be sold off 'like cattle', considering his own experiences. For once, Ezra is lost for words - this is really not something that happens to him in the series at all, though he's often known for saying a lot without saying very much at all - there's an amazing tension between the two and *sproing* I was shipping it. ;)
