End of Roswell and Hornblower

My main reaction was...

( Roswell finale musings )

The last of the Hornblower movies - at least for now - aired on the weekend. Dammit, no more Sunday evenings relaxing with Horatio and company. I think I've been spoiled by the fact that I got to see all eight movies in a row, instead of having to wait a couple of years between each batch.

Ah well. I'm still making my way through the novels, so I do have more Hornblower to keep me occupied. And yesterday I picked up the DVD for The Even Chance, so now I get to rewatch the series from the very beginning. And this time around, I think I'll be watching certain things more closely...

Hornblower quote

From C S Forester's A Ship of the Line:

Lieutenant Bush came hastening on to the quarterdeck, and touched his hat to his captain. The stern swarthy face with its incongruous blue eyes broke into a smile just as incongruous. It gave Hornblower a queer twinge, almost of conscience, to see the evident pleasure which Bush experienced at sight of him. It was odd to know that he was admired--it might even be said that he was loved--by this very capable sailor, this splendid disciplinarian and fearless fighter who boasted so many of the good qualities in which Hornblower felt himself to be lacking.

I love this description. 'This very capable sailor, this splendid disciplinarian and fearless fighter...'