I've never gotten the appeal of Helfer. I remember, when I listened to Ronald
D. Moore's BSG podcast, he frequently spoke of how incredibly beautiful and
sexy she was. I never got it, and like you, she's not the best actress around.
For some reason I could never buy her as the major operative in such a nasty
organization. But hey: it's a lighthearted show in the main, so I rolled with
it. A better choice for that role would have been Lucy Lawless, who alas was
only in one ep before being killed off.
But without any spoilers, I will say it's interesting how the show has no
problem taking out guest stars. They've had a few notable guests who get bumped
off, sometimes after just one appearance.
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From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@lycos.com>
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 8:01:21 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" Season Finale
This show is a prize. The only sour note I hear is the inclusion of
Tricia Helfer as the mystery woman. IMO, she can't act. As a dangerous foe,
she's laughable to me. If I were Michael in that sitch, I would've done what
Mel Gibson's character in "Payback" did to Kris Kristofferson's character when
he wouldn't give him back his $70,000.
Shoot her.
Martin (NOT advocating violence)
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Subject : [scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" Season Finale
Date : Fri, 6 Mar 2009 03:34:27 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Anyone else catching this? What a fun show! Just full of gratuitous car chases,
copious explosions (courtesy of pyromaniac Fiona), fights, and lots of witty
one liners. It's like "The Rockford Files" meets "The A-Team". Just the
lighthearted show I needed, with lots of action thrown in. I'm liking Michael
Shanks as rogue agent Victor. He's pretty good with the witty repartee too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
