My Weekend Crush

There is a solidness to Anna Torv that has nothing to do with weight and everything to do with sensibility. It speaks of confidence and capability. Unfussiness and intellect. Strong hands and short nails. What? I'm just saying... The Australian newcomer (at least to our side of the pond, and hemisphere) has been steadily overseeing the weird as it gets weirder on the freshman sci-fi series “Fringe.” I've watched on and off since its start and have always been impressed by Anna. At first glance she looks like a the middle sister of Cate Blanchett and Blake Lively. As Agent Olivia Dunham she has a buttoned-up intensity that intrigues. Also, the woman looks good in a suit. Or, for that matter, out of her suit.

So one night I let my curiosity get the better of me and Googled her name. Which led me to YouTube. Which led me to “Mistresses.” Which led me to another sleepless night. I had heard about the BBC show before. I knew about its lesbian storyline. And I had even gathered it was pretty hot. Yet I had resisted. I don't know, the whole mistress thing sounded a little, um, trashy. But then I learned that Anna was part of its lesbian storyline and this, well, this I had to see. Curiosity is a very, very good thing. Anna Torv + a thumb ring + her real accent* = God bless The Internets. Happy weekend, all.

p.s. I know she is Rupert Murdoch's niece. But it's on his ex-wife's side. So you can't blame a gal for who her relatives marry.
p.p.s. Shelley Conn is, obviously, lovely too. Plenty of weekends, plenty of crushes.
p.p.p.s. Well, damn. Anna married her co-star over the weekend, and not the lesbian one. Sigh. But you can hear what I am hoping is really her real accent here, too. [*Will you forgive me, not only?]