"Everything smells of food. You smell of food"- Heather
Over on the Butcher Block, Fred Hicks makes a valid point that much of the nerdfury over the television series of The Dresden Files comes from fans' knowledge and love of the books, whether consciously or not.
Even a relative newbie to the Dresdenverse such as myself is probably guilty of this; picking holes in the show for what it's not and not critiquing it for what it is. That said general media reaction, as far as I could see, to the first two episodes pretty much stayed in the "okay, not great" and "nothing to get excited about" camps.
That is, until tonight's werewolf tale: Hair of The Dog. A clever spin on the traditional lycanthrope saga - making the werewolf the target of a 'serial killer' trying to break their own curse. Sharp writing, some inventive non-combat magic from Harry and a believable supernatural twist that suggested (finally) to the audience that they are only seeing the tip of The Dresden Files iceberg.
The one thing I do think the show is still missing - and this isn't based on my limited knowledge of the books per se, but rather my love of current televisual trends (such as in Lost, Battlestar Galactica and Heroes) is any hint of a metaplot or story arc for the season; although there is a suggestion at the end of this episode that Heather the wolf-girl will return - which would be awesome as the chemistry and dialogue between her and Harry lit up the screen.
This is the first genuine A-grade episode of The Dresden Files and I hear next week's is even better ...
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