Helen Magnus/Ranna Seneschal 4eva!

So, I don't watch Sanctuary regularly but back in September I posted about Amanda Tapping saying that in the second half of season three there was going to be an amazing female guest star on the show for several episodes who goes toe to toe with Magnus, and that in reading the scenes Tapping thought that there was some romantic or at least sexual tension between the characters that she thought would be wonderful to explore.

I've just seen the second-half of the two-parter and it was glorious.  I totally understand what Tapping was talking about now that I've seen Pax Romana.

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It was so wonderful getting to see two intelligent, forceful, confident, mature women interacting with each other as equals, and it was even better seeing the genuine respect for each other that grew between them through their interactions throughout the episode.  As they grew to trust each other, and especially by the end of the episode, I could definitely see the romantic potential/sexual chemistry between Helen and Ranna that Tappings was talking about.

( Polly Walker gushing behind the cut ... )

In conclusion, Hollywood needs to let mature actresses be on screen together in meaningful ways more often, and while I still don't love Sanctuary as a whole, I'll be watching all of the Ranna Seneschal episodes, that's for sure!