Henry Foss/Ryan Robbins Thunk/Discussion/Appreciation

[antoa]

Hmm...I love Henry Also Ryan...I had the opportunity to meet him at a con a couple of weeks ago and he is an absolute sweetheart!

Oh, and I come bearing a gift...the quality isn't great since I was in the cheap seats and don't have the greatest camera, but I loooove his smile!

ETA: At least I thought I would come bearing a gift. For some reason, no matter how many times I resize and upload to photobucket, and make sure it's small enough, it still shows up HUGE on the forum. Thoughts?

I use the thumbnail that photo bucket creates - it's the same URL as the picture, just with a th_ at the beginning of the file name. Then I link the thumbnail to the larger picture. Here is the code I used in my post:

[URL="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u107/geekysam/art/henrydrawingsm.jpg"][IMG]http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u107/geekysam/art/th_henrydrawingsm.jpg[/ IMG][/ URL]

Just use your URL's and remove the spaces in the /IMG and /URL closing tags.

And thank you everyone for the kind words about my drawing

[Elorendil]

I was watching S3 of Battlestar Galactica a few days ago and was pleasantly surprised to discover that our dear Mr. Robbins is in it. I heard his voice before I saw him and I was like, "Wait, is that RyRo? It IS!!!" I had no idea he was in it, it was nice to see him in another role (even if his hair did look a little funny).

[iJOKE]

He isn't my favourite character (that spot is saved for Nikola), but he makes nerdiness seem kind of cool

I met him at armageddon. He is sooo sweet!
and he was preee cool on the dodgems

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVH5S4NtAU4)

I was there ^
I was lurking in the crowd somewhere.. happy to watch!


(btw, he is my second favourite!)

[meredithchandler73]

Ryan Robbins is so adorable. Love him as Henry. I really need to see more of his work. (Know him from Sanctuary and various Stargate appearances.) I did know he had been on BSG a few times, but I was just rewatching the BSG mini-series and didn't realize that he was the Colonial representative at the beginning!!! (In my defense, he does have old age make-up on.) I believe he has only one line, "Yes?" and gets kissed by Number Six. I don't think this role is credited to him on imdb.

[neverendingimagination]

*Dusts of the thread to ask my question*

I'm working on a Henry and Helen piece, looking at their relationship and I've found the more I've double checked my facts on his background and that of H.A.P's, the more confusing the situation has become.

I thought after 'Edward' Henry's back story was nice and clear, but for me Animus threw some questions into the mix and in part contradicted what we already knew.

The facts (as I see them.)

Helen found him on the 'moors' and raised him in the Sanctuary.

She could have left him to live with his own kind (she says she often wonders about what would have happened to him.)

Henry knew he was a H.A.P but chose to ignore it and 'misses being human.'

In 'Animus' we learn that Henry believed himself to be the last of his kind.

An assumption is made that as Erica is the youngest of the 'patients', she is the last know H.A.P to be born. (I've heard this assumption but don't know what information it is based on.)

To me the fact that Helen could have left Henry with his kind contradicts the assertion that Henry is the only H.A.P left - I can't see why he would think he is the only one left. The only reason I can think of is that it is the same reason that Helen took him - something as far as I know, we don't ever get told.

Have I missed anything in any episodes which explain what happened more clearly?

[Whytewytch]

I'm gonna have to do a rewatch to be sure, never, but I think you've caught the writers contradicting themselves or maybe not building Henry's backstory. I think I remember hearing somewhere that Henry was supposed to be just a small, supporting role. When the show aired, however, RyRo as Henry was so well-received that they had to basically build his character from there out. I may be wrong, so don't quote me.

The other thing I was thinking is that perhaps Helen, in a moment of maternal weakness, took Henry away from his own kind. She's reeling from some unknown tragedy, finds this lost young boy and takes him in. He quickly wiggles his way into her heart and she can't bear to give him up and so she lies to him, telling him that he's the last of his kind or raising him as human. I say let your fan ficcie imagination run wild.

[Whytewytch]

BTW, thanks for dusting off the thread. RyRo is actually the inspiration for a character in my current original fic, so I've been thinking of doing a rewatch soon. His character is small in this book, but will have his own story in the next one.

Spoilered for boo-boo Henry:

Spoiler:

[Sparky She-Demon]

I didn't even know there was a thunk thread for him!

[Whytewytch]

I didn't even know there was a thunk thread for him!

What a lovely surprise for you, then, eh?

[Sparky She-Demon]

A *very* nice surprise!

[neverendingimagination]

I'm gonna have to do a rewatch to be sure, never, but I think you've caught the writers contradicting themselves or maybe not building Henry's backstory. I think I remember hearing somewhere that Henry was supposed to be just a small, supporting role. When the show aired, however, RyRo as Henry was so well-received that they had to basically build his character from there out. I may be wrong, so don't quote me.

The other thing I was thinking is that perhaps Helen, in a moment of maternal weakness, took Henry away from his own kind. She's reeling from some unknown tragedy, finds this lost young boy and takes him in. He quickly wiggles his way into her heart and she can't bear to give him up and so she lies to him, telling him that he's the last of his kind or raising him as human. I say let your fan ficcie imagination run wild.

[URL1=http://s297.photobucket.com/user/whytewytch/media/Sanctuary/Henrywithcomputer-1.jpg.html][IMG1]http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm204/whytewytch/Sanctuary/Henrywithcomputer-1.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

That's a interesting idea. I've currently got one version with Henry's family being involved in a tragic event and a rewrite to make it tie in more with 'Edward', with a more political agenda within the clan. Helen offering the clan sanctuary and their hatred of humans, and hostility because of their continued hunting, causing tension. I'm finding the rewrite challenging because I've created a scenario requiring a whole team, I'm having to create the characters to support the story and I'm really not sure on them.

[Whytewytch]

That's a interesting idea. I've currently got one version with Henry's family being involved in a tragic event and a rewrite to make it tie in more with 'Edward' with a more political agenda within the clan. Helen offering the clan sanctuary and their hatred of humans, and hostility because of their continued hunting, causes tension.

Or, Henry's parents run from the hospital with Henry. Helen is going to give the family sanctuary, but they disappear. Later, she finds young Henry and whisks him away to safety in America.

[neverendingimagination]

Or, Henry's parents run from the hospital with Henry. Helen is going to give the family sanctuary, but they disappear. Later, she finds young Henry and whisks him away to safety in America.

Ooooh. That's set the cogs whirring...

[Whytewytch]

Ooooh. That's set the cogs whirring...

Glad I could help. Enjoy! I know I'm not up for any fan fiction writing anytime soon, so you might as well help yourself to my plot bunnies when they hop onto the scene.

[neverendingimagination]

Glad I could help. Enjoy! I know I'm not up for any fan fiction writing anytime soon, so you might as well help yourself to my plot bunnies when they hop onto the scene.

Thank you very much