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S'OK. I don't expect anyone to agree or disagree with me!

I really don't like Blair as a cop and few stories in which he is attract me; they're very - to the point of virtual non-existence - rare in my favourites file.

I'm all for Blair as Jim's permanent partner, but I prefer that to be in a voluntary capacity, rather than an official one - it's something they choose to do, together. But cop Blair is, to me, a cop out - it's so boring and un-imaginative! There are many, many more roads their partnership could take. I mean, why must Jim stay a cop? there seems to be a prevailing view that this is somehow, Jim's 'path' - but he was in the army before he was in the police; there must be many more roads Jim can follow, too. When they're both cops, what have you got? The groovy, streetwise cop and his clightly more up-tight partner? That's Starsky and Hutch, isn't it? It lacks imagination, imo.

I tend to prefer stories that emphasise Blair's supernatural role - Shaman Blair, if you like. I think, if the show had been prepared to go this route it could have gone on a lot longer - it gives Blair a reason to still be there beyond the diss, makes them more equal partners and just adds spice, t=rather than taking it out.

Most of all, I like academic Blair - it seems to me, the only times we see real passion from Blair is when he's talking about his work and as a former academic, I can understand that. i still get a massive thrill when someone is talking about my field and start seriously regretting I ever left. There's no reason Blair can't still get his doctorate, then link up with Jim in some capacity that doesn't involve guns, kevlar and short hair. (o: