Helen Magnus/Amanda Tapping Thunk, Discussion and Appreciation

[selene0789]

My parents always said eyes like that are called hazel. Mine usually look green, but in the sunlight they blue out a bit. I think that's what hers are, I swear I've seen them as both, and somewhat grey as well. Variety is the spice of life, eh?

Indeed! It amazes me! Hence part of the draw of Sanctuary. There's that little part of me that wonders "what if there are these amazing and fantastical creatures out there? not too big of a leap, given the diversity of the natural world..."

And as for hazel (which for me has always implied that there is significant amounts of brown, or distinct color bands, in the iris... but I know not everyone sees eye to eye on that one [pun TOTALLY intended]), it's a very loose term. Most times I refuse to use it, even though I technically could be a hazel. After a while, I ended up asking people what colors my eyes are. So even though I have some brown around the pupil, the most common answer was "blue" so that's what's on my driver's license. I reserve hazel for those eyes have no predominant coloring, and I'm hard-pressed to single out any one color...

Wow. This got long-winded. Oops. Must mean it's getting late then as you can see, I've put a lot of thought into it over the years...

[Feast of the Muse]

Glad you put thought into it. I just looked at the wiki on eye color. So, it would be accurate to say my eyes are hazel (though my license says green) because I have a thin ring of brown around the pupil. The middle is pretty green, but by the time you get to the outer edge they are blue. I don't think AT can be called hazel at all. (Which is odd because I often come away with the impression that Helen's eyes are brown. Can't figure that one.) I'm going to go with "blueish grey with a slight touch of green". And I'm gonna need a word for that.

LOVED the pun... oh yeah, time for bed, absolutely! LOL

Also, I love your signature!

[fems]

AT has blue eyes, although I have to admit they sometimes look a bit greyish (especially in the later seasons of Stargate) and they definitely look less stunning blue in Sanctuary, but that's probably because of different makeup and hair color.

[iiradned]

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[ZaraShade]

In honour of Victorian era Helen in Tempus... I love that dress.

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[selene0789]

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Ah, going old school! I like! Very 90s! Oh wait, that *was* the 90s! This is the X-Files, yes?

[RTechnik]

Inside The 'Sanctuary' Meet & Greet In NYC 7.10.2011

[fems]

Inside The 'Sanctuary' Meet & Greet In NYC 7.10.2011

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Is it just me or does AT look different somehow? Something about her face... I can't put my finger on it but I also noticed it in the ABC News fragment.

[Feast of the Muse]

Is it just me or does AT look different somehow? Something about her face... I can't put my finger on it but I also noticed it in the ABC News fragment.

My initial thought at seeing those was "Mama Magnus looks tired!"

[Steff]

My initial thought at seeing those was "Mama Magnus looks tired!"

Yeap, They got to NBC Experience Store around 9:30 AM EST. So that is 6:30 Amanda time. So what time to get up for hair/makeup/transportation? And they took the red-eye flight to NY on Wed PM/Thur AM.

[fems]

No! I think it's the bangs... they're to the right (for her) instead of the left, and less full. Plus her hair (and eyebrows) look lighter.

I wasn't merely looking at her eyes, although she does seem a bit tired, it was just the overall picture.

[Feast of the Muse]

Yeah, the makeup is a bit different too... I think there is actually less color on her face than we are used to seeing.

[fems]

Yes! Not so much eye shadow (or a lighter color) and liner as we're used to from Magnus and her lipstick is pinker.